Adam King

[Mark Lambert @sitsio]

Does anyone remember this amazing story? On July 2, 1982, a truck driver from California flew 16,000 feet into the sky in a lawn chair. Larry Walters, 33, from San Pedro, had dreamed of flying his whole life. He bought 42 eight-foot helium weather balloons, tied them to a regular Sears lawn chair, strapped on a parachute, packed a BB gun to pop balloons to descend, a CB radio, sandwiches, and a six-pack of beer.
He expected to float a few hundred feet above his backyard. He cut the rope and shot up like a rocket — to 16,000 feet. He drifted directly into the main approach path for LAX. Two airline pilots radioed the tower: they had just passed a man in a lawn chair holding a gun at 16,000 feet. For 45 minutes, he floated over Los Angeles, freezing cold, too scared to shoot balloons because he might fall. Finally, he started popping balloons one by one and slowly descended.
He landed tangled in power lines in Long Beach, California, causing a blackout. When police arrested him, they asked why he did it. He said, "A man can't just sit around." The FAA fined him $4,000. He became a national folk hero — Lawnchair Larry — and inspired the movie Up.

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

I’d move to another zoo �

[Dr. Clown, PhD @DrClownPhD]

Why are these questions actually breaking my brain 🤯

[Dr. Clown, PhD @DrClownPhD]

This blows my mind! 🤯

[NewsForce @Newsforce]

LMAO, accurate or what?

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

4 years of therapy in 1 minute

[Adam King @kingy0982]

Customer Service claimed they were unable to exchange, & were dismissive of attempts to raise a formal complaint. I’m a big fan of the products, but the contempt shown by customer service needs to dealt with. 👎

[Adam King @kingy0982]

@HEAD_PADEL great products, terrible customer service. I ordered Head Motion Pro Boa Padel Shoes via Club Head on Black Friday, but the size 8 were a little small. I asked to exchange for a larger size, that were in stock, & Head wanted to charge an extra £74 for the privilege.

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

Such a fun way of explaining calories in, calories out 👇

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.

[Sky Sports F1 @SkySportsF1]

"Martin, I'm his brother" 🤣

Martin Brundle's grid walk didn't disappoint after he unintentionally blanks Lewis Capaldi 🍿

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Japan never fails to amaze with its fireworks

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

I’m a huge fan of whatever the heck this is

[LAnDo NIFFIRG™️🇨🇦 @llandoniffirg]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[NoRegretVet @JohnnyBoi116127]

@BGatesIsaPyscho

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

This guy built a harmonica mortar that his dog fetches and it’s incredible

[Ted Zhang @TedHZhang]

This mindset relates directly to trading.

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

We need more people like him 😊

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Scary