bluepill 0 #1 February 2, 2003 Hello everyone, Been a newbie for a few days and thought I'd introduce myself whilst I sip my earl grey tea in sunny England. I raced dirtbikes for 12 years then took up skydiving in '97. I've now done 70 jumps with most of these in Florida. Havent jumped much over the least 3 years due to educational commitments but I am coming back this year. I've already made one posting to a forum regarding 'Asthma and skydiving' and I've been blown away with the advice and insightful experiences in the responses. Really looking forward to talking to you all in the future and progreessing from a newbie to something else! Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #2 February 2, 2003 Hi and welcome.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #3 February 2, 2003 Welcome to the forums! What dzs in Florida have you done your jumping at? She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 3 #4 February 2, 2003 Wot, wot ? Another bloody Brit ? Welcome to the nuthouse. There are any number of your countrymen already posting here.....I guess it must be hard to find good comedy in England. Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #5 February 3, 2003 welcome! It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluepill 0 #6 February 3, 2003 I've only jumped at 1 DZ in Florida - Skydive Sebastian. Did my first AFF jump with Vladi Pesa and Mick Hall which was a great. Those guys really got me hooked. Been back to Florida a few times but only ever jumped at Seb, did try to jump at Lake Wales once but the place was closed??? Im willing to try any DZ where the humour is better than the English . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #7 February 3, 2003 Ah-ha ! At last ! A fellow tea dinker on DZ.COM. Thank You ! ! ! Amongst all these coffee drinking nutters we're a rare breed. Welcome to the Forums. Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blewaway5 0 #8 February 3, 2003 Welcome to the forums! Now I must confess, I, too, drink tea. I drink coffee, too, especially on cold mornings, but I'm not above lowering myself to the level of a cup of tea occasionally Other than the gentleman part I'm sure you'll fit in just fine Truman Sparks for President Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speer 0 #9 February 3, 2003 Welcome to the forums, and enjoy your upcoming trip to the States. If you get the chance, there is also some great winter jumping weather on the west coast. I suspect there are more than a few of us tea drinkers here... many of the younger crowd probably can't handle the funny looks that tea drinkers seem to get occasionally here in the colonies. I, on the other hand, couldn't give rat's butt whether someone else approves. Not that I dislike coffee (if it has enough cream and sugar), but I prefer to save it for the times I need to stay awake (a 6oz cup will jack me up about as well as a Dexamil). Russ Generally, it is your choice; will your life serve as an example... or a warning? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #10 February 4, 2003 Hello i have a cup of tea in front of me right now..! Has to be PG tho, with full fat milk.. hmmmmmmmmmmm where abouts are you in the UK, i'm down in maidstone, kent way. Did you do all your AFF course with mick? i ask because thats where i'm thinking of going, and indeed learning with...! what was it like? where did you stay? Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluepill 0 #11 February 4, 2003 Used to be a PG man myself, but have now progessed to earl grey.. great with lemonsIm in one of the skydiving voids of the UK - Bristol. It was 97 when I did all my AFF and consolidation at Sebastian and it was great. The staff, facilities and training were all brilliant. We originally tried camping at the site, but it was the end of June and it was too hot and noisy so we moved to the Sandrift motel. After a couple of days we ended up staying with one of the instructors (for a small fee – beer!!) My AFF was mostly with Vladi but I went back the following year and did 1 on 1 with Mick and he is excellent, very safety conscious and did not miss a single thing I did on my dives. We went to Sebastian because it fitted with our travel arrangements (we were travelling down to Miami) and I have nothing but good things to say about the DZ facilities, training and staff. I have friends who have trained at other places in the US and every one of them has always come back with similar experiences that I have had. I.E They have met, befriended and learned from some exceptionally talented and inspirational skydivers. For me Sebastian was excellent, but there are lots of really good DZ’s and I can’t wait to go and jump em.So if your undecided as to where to go then think about what what you want to do and where you want go, then pick a DZ that fits in with that and ask in one of the forums what its like, you’ll get all the answers you need. So are you going to be doing AFF? Have you jumped before?? Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #12 February 4, 2003 never jumped before, just going for it i suppose i should look at doing a tandem or something, but it's just extra expense that i could be putting towards solo dives Where do you dive in the UK? Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XtremeSA 0 #13 February 4, 2003 Welcome to the hotspot.It's always nice to see new people on the site. Stay cool! Etienne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #14 February 4, 2003 Bloody Pommes! There everywhere! My mum is in Austrailia so I have to give you a hard time. Welcome to the.... whatever this is! Is great to have ya! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
