I must confess I have
not developed the best ironing skills over the years. I learned to
iron when I was in the military. I quickly realized it is not
something for amateurs. An iron has settings, they may be able to
spray water and more. I made some mistakes with ironing, but I did
learn how to use the water squirt part of the iron to squirt water on
people very well. If someone got upset, they backed off once they
knew you were holding a hot iron. I thought it was a fun game. I
had no idea of the possibilities associated with ironing and games.
There is an actual sport called extreme ironing. Let us think about
this for a minute. It is not just ironing, it is extreme ironing. I
think it probably involves more than just squirting water on people
and being ready to defend yourself with a hot iron. I wonder if
doing this could be made part o the sport?
Below are excerpts from
the story with my valuable insights in italics.
In order to participate,
you must have an iron, an ironing board, an item to iron, and an
extreme location in order to do the deed. Some competitors have
climbed cliff-edges, dived to the dizzying depths of the ocean,
jumped out of airplanes and even kite-surfed, all while keeping their
eyes on the prize – pressing a creased item of clothing.
I would have to say
that purchasing an iron and ironing board is a little on the low
scale for an investment of equipment for a sport. I would like to
participate in this sport, but I know I'm not bold enough to iron
after jumping out of an airplane or kite-surfing or in the ocean's
depths.
I wonder if they would
accept some of the activities I consider to be in the realm of
daredevil actions.
I could lock myself in
a room with the last of my wife's favorite chocolate and iron my
clothes as she tries to tear down the door and get to the chocolate.
Maybe I could try
ironing clothes on a hot summer day in my house and have no air
conditioning.
How about I go to a
busy mall parking lot, on a busy day, and iron clothes in a good
parking spot?
I could go to a
vegetarian restaurant and iron clothes as I eat a hamburger.
There is always ironing
the clothes of an annoying relative when they are still wearing them.
I think my idea of
being a daredevil is worth consideration.
Before you get your
equipment ready for the big iron, make sure that your iron is hot.
The rules do state that the iron must be hot.
This makes sense. It
is like any other type of sport. You have to carefully check your
equipment prior to using it.
“I'm ready to do some
extreme ironing.”
“Do you have an
ironing board?”
“I have a super X
model ironing board with a rating that identifies it as able to
withstand hurricane force winds, ocean depths, tsunamis, and sand
storms.”
“Do you have clothes
to iron?”
“I've got shirts that
are from House Of Versace and pants that are Burberry.”
“How about an iron?”
“My iron has 24
different settings and can simultaneously be used to iron clothes as
well and squirt water on as many as twelve people at once.”
“You're all set.”
“There is only one
problem.”
“What?”
“I don't know
anything about ironing.”
“Oh.”
In 2003, John Roberts and
Ben Gibbons ironed on Mount Everest! Hardly the location you need a
well-pressed shirt unless you’re going to meet your maker that is.
The second notable achievement was by tenor Jason Blair. He pounced
on the opportunity to iron on a section of the M1 Motorway in the
United Kingdom after a section had been cordoned off due to a fire.
I've never been
mountain climbing. I have seen documentaries on people who have
climbed Mount Everest. I even interviewed someone who had climbed
it. This is impressive to me. These people who climb the highest
mountain in the world are faced with carrying food, tent, oxygen and
more during their climb. Knowing someone would take an ironing board
and iron illustrates a level of dedication I have to admire. They
could have gotten frostbite, died from exposure or been killed in an
avalanche, but they would have had on some very well-pressed clothing
when it happened.
I can only imagine when
there is a large fire in the United Kingdom many things are occurring
all at once. As flames are dancing around and destroying property
there are people also running toward the fire with ladders, fire
hoses, and other firefighting equipment. Then there is also a lone
man running toward the fire carrying clothes, an ironing board, and
iron. I wonder if he offered to press the clothing of the
firefighters In this situation, I'm sure there was no problem with
having an iron that was hot.
This sport (whose
classification is still disputed) still has much room for
improvement. Some ironists (yep, they have a name) think of
bungee-ironing as the ultimate experience
I like how the
participants in this sport call themselves ironists. I wonder if my
mother could have been considered an ironist. Her version of extreme
ironing was making dinner, folding clothes, watching television and
talking on the phone as she ironed. It may not have been something
people consider the activities of a daredevil, but I believe it was
pretty extreme.
Below is a link to the
article.
http://www.dailysportx.com/tennis/extreme-ironing
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