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Simply Red · 12-08-2005, 04:07 PM

The abandoned insane asylum. Is it still there? You know the one by Arrowhead. People in High-school used to go there as a thrill. Kind of a rush. you know. Fill me in I have been away from MO for 14 yrs. now. and I'm like 'whoa' ...

12-09-2005, 12:30 PM

When I attended SMSU in Springfield there was an african american albino that went there. The only way to tell he was african american was by his features. Weird to see a black guy with red eyes, white hair and skin though, definately something you don't see everyday. I didn't even know about that albino farm there. Was there for four long years and never even had heard about it. Also use to go to Jordan Creek a lot and never knew there were tunnels. Too busy drinking I guess.

MOhillbilly · 12-09-2005, 12:43 PM

when we were kids we would go to local caves and get in w/ flashlights and get out in stonecold pitchblack.

bout the most creeped out you can get.

try it.

phisherman · 12-09-2005, 12:54 PM

caving's interesting..best to take someone experienced or you can lost very very very easily

bp

NewChief · 12-09-2005, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

caving's interesting..best to take someone experienced or you can lost very very very easily

bp

I used to do a lot of caving in high school and college. One of the coolest, and largest, caves I was ever in was located in Madison County Wildlife Refuge. We had been down in the cave for about 2 hours, moving pretty much non stop. We got to a point, and the guy showing us around said, "You can actually swim out of the cave at this point if anyone wants to." Me and a couple of others said we were going to do it. It was pretty crazy because there were points where there was only about a foot or so of air space between the water and roof of the cave.

Anyway, we emerged from the cave in about 5 minutes of swimming, soaking wet, to a temperature of around 40F. We'd given all the rest of the group our car keys and such, so we were locked out of our cars and had to wait for 2 hours for them to make their way back out of the cave the way we'd gone in. Needless to say, we had 2 hours of misery to contemplate our poor decision making skills. No one got hypothermia or even sick, somehow.

MOhillbilly · 12-09-2005, 01:08 PM

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Anyway, we emerged from the cave in about 5 minutes of swimming, soaking wet, to a temperature of around 40F. We'd given all the rest of the group our car keys and such, so we were locked out of our cars and had to wait for 2 hours for them to make their way back out of the cave the way we'd gone in. Needless to say, we had 2 hours of misery to contemplate our poor decision making skills. No one got hypothermia or even sick, somehow.

shoulda rubed two sticks together....

Sully · 12-09-2005, 01:09 PM

I had a prof at Mizzou that was big into spelunking, so he would discuss it at every opportunity in our geog. class. Seems very interesting, if you do it safely.

phisherman · 12-09-2005, 01:09 PM

DOGPILE!

sometimes it works for warmth

bp

MOhillbilly · 12-09-2005, 01:11 PM

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DOGPILE!

sometimes it works for warmth

bp

my dad broke a gig and fell in once.
we did that-saved his ass.

phisherman · 12-09-2005, 01:22 PM

hell yes...

people mock it until they're out in freezing cold

bp

MOhillbilly · 12-09-2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

hell yes...

people mock it until they're out in freezing cold

bp

no doubt.
when it hits the fan all the taboos go out the window.

phisherman · 12-09-2005, 01:34 PM

damn straight....btw, love Wild at Heart and Clockwork Orange...

some moloko plus?

bp

**Rain Man** · 12-09-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

when we were kids we would go to local caves and get in w/ flashlights and get out in stonecold pitchblack.

bout the most creeped out you can get.

try it.

I could never do that. It'd creep me out to much to keep thinking, "Hmm...if the flashlight dies, so do I."

Doing scuba spelunking is way beyond my limit. Now you can die even if you just get lost for an hour.

Halfcan · 12-09-2005, 01:42 PM

As teens, just for a scare, we used to go party near the Oddfellows home. It was an insane aslum on n. 291 past Indep. toward Liberty. One time someone had left a door open or something and all these elderly and very weird folks were walking out on the spacious lawn in hospitol gowns and pajamas. Very strange night.

Yes Selsa road supposedly had cults. We also used to jump the hill on Ringo road in Indep. before they graded it down due to a bad accident. At fifty you could get about 2-3 feet of air. I ended up in a guys yard driving my moms car-a Granada. Those were the days-lol

phisherman · 12-09-2005, 01:53 PM

ringo road was awesome! we jumped that thing a ton of times...

the oddfellows home is also very cool...never got a chance to get inside, but i've seen lots of pics..supposedly the owner is trying to turn it into a vineyard, and he employs a security guard that lives on the grounds...i got chased off once my freshman year in college

bp

MOhillbilly · 12-09-2005, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

As teens, just for a scare, we used to go party near the Oddfellows home. It was an insane aslum on n. 291 past Indep. toward Liberty. One time someone had left a door open or something and all these elderly and very weird folks were walking out on the spacious lawn in hospitol gowns and pajamas. Very strange night.

Yes Selsa road supposedly had cults. We also used to jump the hill on Ringo road in Indep. before they graded it down due to a bad accident. At fifty you could get about 2-3 feet of air. I ended up in a guys yard driving my moms car-a Granada. Those were the days-lol

its not an insane farm the oddfellows is an oldskool thing like the Shriners and KoC.

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ChiefsKing Guest	When I attended SMSU in Springfield there was an african american albino that went there. The only way to tell he was african american was by his features. Weird to see a black guy with red eyes, white hair and skin though, definately something you don't see everyday. I didn't even know about that albino farm there. Was there for four long years and never even had heard about it. Also use to go to Jordan Creek a lot and never knew there were tunnels. Too busy drinking I guess.
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MOhillbilly Mama Tried Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri	when we were kids we would go to local caves and get in w/ flashlights and get out in stonecold pitchblack. bout the most creeped out you can get. try it.
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Sully It Goes On Sully's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lees Summit	I had a prof at Mizzou that was big into spelunking, so he would discuss it at every opportunity in our geog. class. Seems very interesting, if you do it safely.
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phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO	hell yes... people mock it until they're out in freezing cold bp
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Halfcan In Search of a Life Halfcan's Avatar Join Date: Aug 2005	As teens, just for a scare, we used to go party near the Oddfellows home. It was an insane aslum on n. 291 past Indep. toward Liberty. One time someone had left a door open or something and all these elderly and very weird folks were walking out on the spacious lawn in hospitol gowns and pajamas. Very strange night. Yes Selsa road supposedly had cults. We also used to jump the hill on Ringo road in Indep. before they graded it down due to a bad accident. At fifty you could get about 2-3 feet of air. I ended up in a guys yard driving my moms car-a Granada. Those were the days-lol
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phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO	ringo road was awesome! we jumped that thing a ton of times... the oddfellows home is also very cool...never got a chance to get inside, but i've seen lots of pics..supposedly the owner is trying to turn it into a vineyard, and he employs a security guard that lives on the grounds...i got chased off once my freshman year in college bp
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