Some of your most thrilling moments?

WoollyRedHat

Name some of your most thrilling moments.

For me, landing in J.F.K, and just being in NYC at nightime and going down the subway, the buzz was exhilrating.

The time Ireland played France in a win or lose for the Grand slam against France. We lost, but for the few seconds in which victory seemed not only possible but probable, it was great, especially the atomsphere, and the edge of your seats stuff with everyone else watching it in the pub. And then the silence as we lost
I think it was 2007.

Only two that sprung to mind for now.

m83

This thread.

Senna

Christ my life is boring, bar stuff that happened when i was a kid i cant think of anything.

Run_to_da_hills

Getting chased by the law on a Honda CBR 900

banshee_bones

being in lansdowne road when theyre playing irelands call at an irish international


cant describe how i feel at that moment...

m83

banshee_bones wrote: »

being in lansdowne road when theyre playing irelands call at an irish international


cant describe how i feel at that moment...

I'm quite thrilled at your mixing of tenses. Oh, such a hoot!

Xavi6

Becoming a mod.

I da powah

The_B_Man

me skydiving from 14000ft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZRigXups1Q

blow69

Being on a huge rollercoaster in America. You know the ones. A slow agonising clmb to the top followed by a sudden near-vertical drop! Feels like you're falling from the sky with no parachute, if only for a second.

And I plan on sky-diving next year so that will claim the top spot then I guess...

Snowie

for me it was a wek before the winter season in france ended and I was doing the one pow run id been waiting to do all season getting to the bottim and taking this picture

http://i44.tinypic.com/2qipg6e.jpg

was pretty much the most euphoric adrenlised pumped up feelign i could discribe

alan4cult

Going to the moon

Crash

hmmm thrilling and terrifying - used to ski when i was a kid (like, until I was 6). This year, at age 22, was the first time I got back on skis. Second day in, my girlfriend accidently brings me down a black slope in NZ. I was not happy, though all the other ones seemed really easy after that.

Oh, and around the point when I stopped being afraid of going fast was pretty thrilling too

BraziliaNZ

banshee_bones wrote: »

being in lansdowne road when theyre playing irelands call at an irish international


cant describe how i feel at that moment...

perhaps you feel like covering your ears in embarassment or violently throwing up at the sound of that f*cking earsore?

FlutterinBantam

Walking down O'Connell St ,big King Edward on the clutch,straining robustly against the spinct,but like the Green Bay Packers D, holding firm.

Cross to Westmoreland St ,more pressure, some seepage,cheeks ultra tight.

Will I make the Westin is the challenge. Maybe.

Pass Cassidy's ,Black Tie, definite seepage,at breaking point,teeth clenched,steps shorter,Jaysus!!! almost lost it there.

Westin looms,in rapido,straight ahead, any cube will do, reverse, bend, push, sssssssplattttt.

Unusual, but hard to beat.

Takes all kinds:D.

Quazzie

The_B_Man wrote: »

me skydiving from 14000ft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZRigXups1Q

Do ya ever jump in Ireland?

Biggins

Asking my then girlfriend on top of Blackpool tower to marry me.
Skydiving.
Birth of my kids.
Turning the first profit in a business I run, after many initally startup costs paid off.

shenanigans1982

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Name some of your most thrilling moments.

For me, landing in J.F.K, and just being in NYC at nightime and going down the subway, the buzz was exhilrating.

Mine is pretty similar, the first view of manhattan as the plane comes into JFK is amazing. The athmosphere of the city is just unbelievable and it gets even better the further away from the touristy parts you get.

humberklog

Nailing a 180 + 360 on a quarter pipe then realising...anytime, no bother. (BMX+Snowboard)

Letting rip with an M16.

Whizzing in a Chinook with the bay door open.

Fingering first bird.

javaboy

humberklog wrote: »

Nailing a 360 on a quarter pipe then realising...anytime, no bother. (BMX+Snowboard)

Letting rip with an M16.

Whizzing in a Chinook with the bay door open.

Fingering first bird.

Are they in chronological order?

Latchy

Hmmm so many .....

Firing an 2 energa rockets via an FN rifle (from several hundred years away and hitting the target both times) into an old sherman tank down in Kilworth asa recruit Co Cork is one. = throwing greandes ,firing FN rifle/GPMG,/BAP/Gustaf at various differnt times .

passing out as a 3 star soldier a few months after the above .....

winning a few bob every now and again on the lotto always gives me a thrill .Just wish it would happen more often .:)

The buzz of being in another country for the first time ....

Watching the irish soccer/rugby teams doing well is a great buzz ....

Going to see the Beach Boys/ Brian wilson in concert several times -Legends

birth of my kids ..........

Stargal

Being in a room in Virginia with about 100 other volunteers on the night Obama won, after spending the previous two weeks slogging my guts out campaigning for him. That was like nothing else I've ever experienced.

Neamhshuntasach

Crossing the gulf of honduras in a tiny boat during a hurricane.
Being kidnapped by Farc.
Experiencing an earthquake in Peru.
Seeing a tornado in Colorado.
Paragliding off a mountain in Mérida, Venezuela.
Sky diving in San Diego.
Firing an arsenal of automatic weapons including an RPG in Cambodia.
Dublin winning the Sam in 95.

MagicMarker

Camping & hiking in numerous National Parks in Utah/Arizona. Nothing beats looking up at the starts whilst sleeping on a picnic table.

Flying around the Grand Canyon in a Helicopter.

Standing at the top of the Empire State Building.

Waking up for the first time in NYC and eating breakfast whilst overlooking Time's Square.

Hearing Dark Side of the Moon live, along with 'Shine of You Crazy Diamond' and 'Comfortably Numb'

deleriumtremens

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Walking down O'Connell St ,big King Edward on the clutch,straining robustly against the spinct,but like the Green Bay Packers D, holding firm.

Cross to Westmoreland St ,more pressure, some seepage,cheeks ultra tight.

Will I make the Westin is the challenge. Maybe.

Pass Cassidy's ,Black Tie, definite seepage,at breaking point,teeth clenched,steps shorter,Jaysus!!! almost lost it there.

Westin looms,in rapido,straight ahead, any cube will do, reverse, bend, push, sssssssplattttt.

Unusual, but hard to beat.

Takes all kinds:D.

You my friend are priceless!! Haha!!

Zebra3

Getting ceann for the first time. :cool:

marzic

Biggins wrote: »

Asking my then girlfriend on top of Blackpool tower to marry me.
Skydiving.
Birth of my kids.
Turning the first profit in a business I run, after many initally startup costs paid off.

...you have a nerve Michael Dell!

gerk86

paddling into a double overhead wave

WoollyRedHat

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Mine is pretty similar, the first view of manhattan as the plane comes into JFK is amazing. The athmosphere of the city is just unbelievable and it gets even better the further away from the touristy parts you get.

MM, the view from above is pretty breathtaking alright.

Photi

"False alarm, honey!"

Diabhal Beag

Smashing crossbar from 50 yards in a Cup Final match. I never felt such a conflict of joy and misery. Some cheeky bollocks smashed in the rebound though

towel401

blow69 wrote: »

Being on a huge rollercoaster in America. You know the ones. A slow agonising clmb to the top followed by a sudden near-vertical drop! Feels like you're falling from the sky with no parachute, if only for a second.

sheikra?

galwayrush

Experiencing the births of my kids,
Getting to see Rush live , amazing 3 hour show,
Getting to see the legendary Led Zeppelin at the O2 in London dec 07.

towel401

galwayrush wrote: »

Experiencing the births of my kids

is that not kind of disgusting and gruesome?

The_B_Man

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Do ya ever jump in Ireland?

not yet. I did that when i got to Australia, and I'm still in Oz now for another year. I'd love to do another one in New Zealand or anywhere really. So I reckon I'll prob do one when i get back to ireland. A friend of mine did a skydive in Carlow!

galwayrush

towel401 wrote: »

is that not kind of disgusting and gruesome?

That was my opinion beforehand, but i sure was wrong, It turned out to be a mindblowing amazing experience, i'll never forget it, i am so glad i was there.:)
It's impossible to put the feeling into words, but my advice to anyone, no matter how squeamish you are ( and i was ) Don't miss out on it.

SeekUp

The_B_Man wrote: »

I'd love to do another one in New Zealand or anywhere really.

I'd have to back you on that one -- jumping out of a plane at 12,000 feet over Lake Wanaka was pretty effing thrilling.

FearDark

My first time paragliding.
Losing my virginity