Bucketing

Cro Magnon amused me earlier today . When once again bragging about extolling the virtues of the city of Brighton, he declared that ice skating on the rink in front of The Royal Pavilion was definitely NOT on his "Bucket List".

This made me reflect upon the things I would not want on my own "Bucket List" - a kind of "Anti-Bucket List".  I have come up with ten things:-

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1. I would not want to swim with dolphins. They might bite or carry infection.

2. I would not want to climb Mount Everest. Such a trip would be very expensive and very dangerous too for my Sherpa guides as well as me.

3. I would not want to visit the wreck of "The Titanic" in a mini-submarine. I mean - what's the point? I can just look at photos or video footage created by someone else.

4. I would not want a tattoo of any description - not because of the pain involved but because they are all so passé - pointless and uninteresting. Whenever I see them I think of flocks of sheep.

5. I would not want dinner with Donald J. Trump in Mar-a-Lago or indeed anywhere else. The guy is a boorish, somewhat demented narcissist and his dinner conversation would be very tedious.

6. I would not want to go sky-diving - even if was for some worthy charity. I had  a tandem paragliding experience in Turkey back in 2008 and that was quite enough for me. See here.

7. I would not want to run a marathon - leaving aside the obvious point that I would be incapable of such an achievement. Running twenty six miles is so unappealing when I could simply walk it without having to don a lycra running suit and ridiculously expensive day-glo running shoes.

8. I would not want to swim with crocodiles. They have sharp teeth and are frequently hungry. To be honest, swimming with dolphins would be infinitely preferable. (Also would not want to swim with piranhas)

9. I would not want to appear as a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing". For one thing, I am not a celebrity and for another thing, I have never been a fan of ballroom dancing. Give me traditional folk dancing any time!

10. I would not want to travel into outer space aboard a rocket ship. I don't want to bounce around on our lifeless moon like a loon and I have absolutely no interest in visiting Mars. Apart from anything else, such trips take humans away from the realities of living on Earth  and burn up aviation fuel as if there was no tomorrow... which, when I think of the climate crisis, is probably true.

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Please name one item you would have on your own Anti-Bucket List