jwilkinson 0 #1 January 23, 2008 Who else is getting ready to start there aff coarse and cant seem to stay off this site. Its so addictive that I have been trying to drink more to kick the dz.com habit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cancina 0 #2 January 23, 2008 I plan on starting in March and have spent countless hours on this site and others viewing rigs, watching videos, window shopping for a bunch of stuff I think I want but don't know where to begin. Where and when do you plan on starting? Hope it is sooner than later. See ya! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwilkinson 0 #3 January 23, 2008 ground class 24th and hopefully aff1 thru however many I can get in the 2nd and 3rd. going to skydive spaceland in houston Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #4 January 23, 2008 I joined in 2001 and I still can't stay off this site. 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
grannyinthesky 0 #5 January 23, 2008 Quote Who else is getting ready to start there aff coarse and cant seem to stay off this site. Its so addictive that I have been trying to drink more to kick the dz.com habit. This place is just about as addictive as skydiving itself. Drinking won't/can't cure the addiction. You just end up drunk posting. Have fun when you get to AFF. I'm sure ready for lmore jumps if the weather will just cooperate."safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baseknut 0 #6 January 24, 2008 Quote Quote Drinking won't/can't cure the addiction. Some would say it is part of the addiction.Step into my (sub)terminal Playground Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #7 January 24, 2008 Yearh, I noticed...ANd as airtwardo told me, cold fast food and booze should be the primary staples for skydivers. I did correct him and let him know it should be cold pizza and guiness!!!! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slobuzzard 0 #8 February 1, 2008 Sounds like someones had one tee many martoonis! Cold pizza and Guiness, yeah, yeah, two thumbs up! Throw in some anchovies and we gotta match. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #9 February 1, 2008 I''ve actually never tried anchovies. Are they any good? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slobuzzard 0 #10 February 3, 2008 If you like biting into a fishy salt block! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #11 February 3, 2008 Well, when I was a kid, I had an uncle who used to smoke candlefish. They were salty and fishy and I liked them. Maybe????"safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwilkinson 0 #12 February 3, 2008 so I get 2 spaceland about 9am yesterday, go through malfunction junction, fill out dive flow worksheet get with my aff instructor. We walk into manifest and the i get the bad news. wind is up to 18 and being level 1 I could not jump. sat the rest of the day in the hanger. waiting, never got to jump. will have to wait another week:( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slobuzzard 0 #13 February 3, 2008 "Smoke" and "Candlefish", are you being punny? I guess the anchovies are a salt and beer thing. I had a craving for anchovies one time and called in a pizza. When I got there some drunk was sitting at the counter going on about, " what kinda idiot would order a anchovy pizza." Ahh, Mr. Idiot here to pick up his pizza Sir. Wish I would have had a camera! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwilkinson 0 #14 February 3, 2008 and the big kicker about me not being able to jump, I brought 2 friends with me to do there first tamdems, each did 2 to my 0 so it was a long ride home to say the least. but I do now have 2 more friends to jump with because they are hooked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #15 February 3, 2008 Quote "Smoke" and "Candlefish", are you being punny? Nope....Candlefish are small fish he would catch at night near the mouth of the river in the Eureka, CA area. He smoked them, sort of like smoked salmon jerky.....yummy, by the way. OP.....sorry about the hijack"safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwilkinson 0 #16 February 11, 2008 levels 1,2 and 3 in the books. 3 standup landings on target....targetish:) exit on 1 little unstable, pulled my left knee towards me until I realized it was going the wrong way. lots better on 2 and 3. overall a great day. cant wait till the 13th to get hopefully get 4-9 done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpinjojo 0 #17 February 13, 2008 well done m8 on your 1st 3 jumps Hope you got your other jumps done today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwilkinson 0 #18 February 14, 2008 thanks, I did get 4 jumps in today. first solo exits went pretty well, after the first couple of back flips. arched hard and went bellydown. Did my upper and lower 360's very well. Barrelrolls OK, needs some work. Last jump of the day, bad spot landed out unassisted standup in the middle of a muddy field. I am 6 for 7 standup :)))) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
