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| 1.Q |
Tell me
about the first time you remember being thrilled. |
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| 1.A |
Not sure
whether fear outweighed the excitement. Crossing a dam on the
family's property in a leaking canoe. My brothers and I could
just get to the other side before the canoe sank. |
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| 2.Q |
What’s the slightest thing
to have thrilled you? |
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| 2.A |
Seeing
someone after 10 or more years and remembering their name and
where I met them. |
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| 3.Q |
What’s the most frightening
yet thrilling thing you’ve done? |
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| 4.Q |
Tell me
why you’re not completely sensible. |
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| 4.A |
I continue
to do things or say things when logic/sense/risk management
tells me I should stop. |
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| 5.Q |
What’s
the most uninhibited thing you’ve ever done? |
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| 6.Q |
What have
you considered doing for pleasure but were too concerned about
the risks? |
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| 6.A |
Nothing.
I consider bungee jumping is too dangerous but I have never
considered doing it as it would not give me pleasure. So the
answer is nothing. |
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| 7.Q |
Describe
the event in one sentence (there’s time to expand later) |
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| 7.A |
Horses
riding near the pyramids outside Cairo. |
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| 8.Q |
Tell me
a bit about yourself around this time. |
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| 8.A |
An exciting,
fantastic holiday experience. I had never been to Egypt before
and cruising the Nile was a dream come true. |
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| 9.Q |
List the
sequence of events leading up to your thrill. Try to remember
how you felt at each stage. The smallest detail could be important
(this is your chance to expand). |
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| 9.A |
Our friend
said "What about a ride? " Feeling of pleasure and
excitement. Horse riding around the pyramids! Hey!! Lawrence
of Arabia and all that! "The riding establishment has been
recommended by a colleague although he has fallen off. The horses
gallop on the way home." Fear. I know what this will be
like. No duty of care. Horse riding is a dangerous activity
and this is a scenario for a serious accident. |
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| 10.Q |
What were
your thoughts and feelings at the precise moment of thrill? |
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| 10.A |
Great pleasure
overcame the 'knowing' that it was a dangerous moment...or two!!!
It is so exciting you are not aware of breathing. |
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| 11.Q |
What did
you do afterwards? |
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| 11.A |
I relaxed
totally. I was relieved and very happy. |
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| 12.Q |
What were
the risks? |
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| 12.A |
Very high.
So many horse-riding accidents are fatal. The leader was not
controlling the group at all. Two fairly competent riders and
two beginners. None of us could have brought our horses to a
stop (in case, for instance, someone began to fall off or was
being dragged along with a foot caught in the stirrup). Something
happens with one rider and the other riders should be able to
stop, ride back, or whatever, in order to assist the rider and
quieten all the horses. |
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| 13.Q |
What did
you imagine other people thought of you during and after the
event? |
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| 13.A |
I can ride
but I'm a wimp and a killjoy! |
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| 14.Q |
How often
do you think about the event, and why? |
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| 14.A |
Not often.
Maybe a couple of times a year. It was exciting and a really
memorable occasion (the condition of the horses, the companionship,
the incredibly exotic setting). And I must remember what it
was like and improve my riding so that, if I wished, I could
walk my horse while others gallop past. My horse does not make
the decision to gallop, I do! |
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| 15.Q |
Some people
probably don’t understand how such a thing can thrill
you; explain it to them. |
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| 15.A |
A 'thrill'
contains some fear and horse riding is potentially very dangerous.
The pleasure and excitement is in moving with a very large animal,
to feel the rhythm of the movement, to feel as if you are on
a swing, and to be traveling at different paces over the countryside.
The pleasure is learning a skill (horse riding) but unlike,
for instance, driving a car, your mode of transport is alive
and therein lays the danger. A car has to travel on roads; a
horse can take you almost anywhere. The thrill derives from
the scenery and the mode of transport. The more skilful you
become (the better you ride), the more thrilling it becomes.
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| 16.Q |
What three
changes could have made the experience better, and why? |
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| 16.A |
I don't
really think anything could have improved it. I think this question
is important for your design but I cannot really think of an
improvement to the thrill. I would have enjoyed a repeat to
see the difference in the riders and the horses the next time
'galloping point' was reached! But the fear component of the
thrill would have been less the next time around. |
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Is there
anything you want to add? |
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