Have you ever done anything TOTALLY out of your comfort zone....

I ran my one London Marathon when I was 64. It was tough and I haven't done it again.

I did, though, enjoy the occasion, the crowd support and the feeling of relief and triumph afterwards despite taking over 5 hours to get round. I still get a buzz from big races but over half-marathon distance. A Marathon is far more than twice the challenge of a half marathon. My target is just to finish, not last. So far, so good!

Anyone live in Leek?

I did a 3.5 month trip to Australia via Bangkok and Singapore, returning via Hongkong, travelling solo, many years ago and had a fantastic time. I spent a couple of weeks staying with relatives and friends in Australia, which I crossed with Greyhound coaches, and the rest of the time I booked hotels.

I went down a very long water slide which went outside the building - in the middle of winter! It was still warm as it was enclosed. Great fun, but I haven't done anything very daring for years.
Now is the time to think of something.

I can swim. callgirl1 but I am not a strong swimmer and slides terrify me as I had a similar experience of whizzing down a slide and going under at the end. I couldn't put my feet to the floor and honestly thought I would drown. I watch my DGC swimming like fishes and diving in like little penguins and I regret not being a stronger swimmer.

Really funny that the water only came up to your waist though. I bet you felt such a fool when you realized.

It may not seem very daring to anyone else, but not being a swimmer, I was persuaded to go down a water slide when in Florida, in 1991. My husband, daughter and then SIL all promised to wait in the pool at the bottom and catch me when I got there. When I got to the top of the slide, I was watching to see what everyone else was doing, they all lay down, so that`s what I did. I went down like a bat out of hell, but when I got to the bottom nobody caught me and I went under. I panicked, and when they got me upright I was crying my eyes out, but all they did was laugh, especially as once I was upright, the water only came to just above my waist (I still had one then!) Never again!

At the age of 59, on the spur of the moment I applied for funding to go on a course at a French University. The last time I was at uni, I was 21. To my surprise I got the funding and it was only when I was sitting in Schiphol airport, waiting for a connecting flight to Lyons that I panicked, realising what I had done. I was terrified. I assumed that there would lots of people from the UK- I assumed wrongly. The participants were from all over Europe. I had a ball. I could probably have been the mother of most of the students! I am so glad I did it, as I am not usually spontaneous!

I went to Florida with my family firmly thinking that I would be chief bag minder.

I ended up going on all the rides even though I was terrified out of my mind.

I enjoyed every minute of it even though my face was green !

I did a Tandem Skydive over the Kent countryside from 13,000 ft for my 50th Birthday. I have also climbed over the top of the 02 and Sydney Harbour Bridge and been white water rafting in Oz. I would now love to do a Wingwalk, maybe for my 70th Birthday in a couple of years, although it is very expensive! Never say never

Oh making the tassels go in different direction is a skill Teetime as we found out last night those with the larger boobies found it much easier

I have no problem public speaking and have been interviewed on both telly and radio for work but all that physical stuff in previous posts - never in a million years for me, I'm such a wuss. I once went on a roller coaster, when they were quite tame, aged 8 in Yarmouth. My knees were literally knocking in the queue to get on, I hated it and I've never been on one since. Well done to all you brave women - the most I do is Zumba but I can shimmy!

No nipple tassels. DH once got thrown out of a strip club (in his younger days) for laughing when the lady in question made the tassels go in two different directions. I do not wish to be the source of his mirth!!

Oh I see chuckling. Thanks for the very descriptive definition Teetime. ☺️

The thought of me doing a naked shimmy makes me feel physically sick!

Teetime

what one does in the privacy of one's own home is one's own business [snotty Margo Leadbitter emoticon]

Do you have nipple tassels by any chance? I had some lovely sparkly ones on last night !

Over the top of my clothes of course.

I took a job as a market researcher. I'm extremely shy so it was really difficult to go and meet people. I am so proud I did it.

Had a baby.

To shimmy - stand up hold your arms out wide and shake your bosoomers and hips- do it naked if you dare!!!

waiting... tapping fingers. S'been nearly an hour now.

Mmmmmm yes. But I'm not telling!

Teetime - what's a shimmy?

Come on Teetime explain !

We're all waiting...

Teetime - what's a shimmy?

Back in September I spoke live on local radio about the issue of the right of grandchildren to see their grandparents. In some ways it was within my comfort zone as I was on the phone in my own living room lying on the sofa in my dressing gown! In other ways it wasn't, because althought I'd prepared a cribsheet it went totally out of the window, as the presenter asked me things I wasn't really expecting. I think it went ok though, and there was a time when I really couldn't have considered doing such a thing.

Since then, a national petition has been launched on the Petition Parliament website: -

“Support the right of children to have an ongoing relationship with grandparents."

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/188381

Please sign the petition and pass it on! (Plug plug.)

I stood up to an ex husband and told him I was filing for divorce. Never been so scared in my life. Never looked back since.

Never been one for public speaking myself, but we were told to give a 5 min talk on anything we liked, using props, and this was to be copied to video. Talk about scared! OMG! I did one on living and working in Norway, which went well, but I could feel myself shaking like a leaf inside. For some strange reason I looked calm on the video, which just goes to show that even if you are scared stiff you can bluff your way through and no-one will notice. Concentrate on your props, people will be more interested in those; Breath deeply in and out as you walk up those steps; Find someone you know and speak to them, better to have a few others dotted around the room. Do not mumble talk to someone at the back of the room. I used to take an asprin beforehand and convince myself that it was calming me down :-)