Bungee-Jumping in Mexico

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23845 – 1284

Dear Readers,

As I thought about this story, even though I’d like to think I’d be brave, I also think I might I’d have second thoughts as the guy in this video appears to be having. The company, Shotover Canyon Swing, looks very professional and safe, but I don’t know if I would want to do it. Well, I probably wouldn’t go to New Zealand for the experience (even though I think I would like to visit the country, sometime.). I say all that, but in the same thought, I am intrigued. Maybe… Well, if I do go bungee-jumping or anything of that ilk, I’ll let you all know first.

Here’s the haps:

A couple of buddies, Dave and Sam, were bungee-jumping one day. Sam said, “You know, Dave, we could make a lot of money running our own bungee-jumping service. In fact, I think if we traveled around some of the smaller villages in Mexico, it might make us some pretty okay money. It would create a carnival kind of atmosphere in the towns we went to, and there’d be no competition that way.”

The guys are good salesmen with an entrepreneurial spirit, and this seems like a great idea. The two friends pool their money to buy everything they’ll need – a tower, an elastic cord, insurance, etc. They travel to Mexico and begin to set up on a small town square. As they are constructing the tower, a crowd begins to assemble. Slowly, more and more people gather to watch them at work.

Finally, they climb the tower, flip a coin, and Sam puts on his safety equipment and jumps first. He bounces at the end of the cord, but when he comes back up, Dave notices that, even with the safety equipment, Sam has a few cuts and scratches. Unfortunately, he isn’t able to catch him, and he falls again, bounces, and comes back up a second time. This time, he is bruised and bleeding. Again, Dave misses him. Sam falls again, but thankfully, this time, when he bounces back up, Dave catches him. Now he is pretty messed up – his helmet looks cracked, and he’s got a couple of broken bones and is barely conscious. Dave says, “Sam! Sam! What happened‽‽ Was the cord too long‽‽” Sam lifts his head weakly and says, “No. No. The cord was fine. But Dave, tell me. What’s a piñata?”

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