promise5 17 #1 February 27, 2013 Just had this conversation with a friend of mine and wanted to know what others thought. If you had been involved in a skydiving accident and your SO asked you to give up the sport because of it would you? My thoughts were I couldn't ask them to give up something they love.No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philly51 0 #2 February 27, 2013 It's real simple......................NO Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, Shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #3 February 27, 2013 Well, I was involved in a skydiving accident (destroyed ACL, MCL, meniscus, and patellar cartilage) the same day my husband broke his back (See tandem vs. dust devil incident). He may have to give up skydiving, not sure yet. He made it clear that he does not want me to give it up even if he has to. If he did ask me to quit, and had a very good reason, I would consider it. My husband matters more than the sport. If it was a 'quit or I am leaving' kind of request, then I would not quit, because I couldn't be married to that kind of ultimatum sort of person. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,370 #4 February 27, 2013 You can't change someone else. You can tell them what the consequences are if they keep skydiving (e.g. "I'll divorce you" or "I'll be scared shitless until you're home every time" or "I'll be jealous of all the guys hitting on you"). Then the other person can decide based on that. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitch 0 #5 February 27, 2013 NO. ..already had this conversation with the wifey. We agreed that I'll quit jumping when I can no longer jump safely, when I decide not to, or when she allows me a matching set of live in asian concubines. I even tried to sweeten the deal by pointing out that they would do all the cooking and cleaning. ...I'm still jumping! :-PRandomly f'n thingies up since before I was born... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #6 February 27, 2013 Quote NO. ..already had this conversation with the wifey. We agreed that I'll quit jumping when I can no longer jump safely, when I decide not to, or when she allows me a matching set of live in asian concubines. I even tried to sweeten the deal by pointing out that they would do all the cooking and cleaning. Very funny...I'm still jumping! :-P No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #7 February 27, 2013 It's been almost ten years since I jumped. I've got young kids and I'm fine with it. I've really been missing it the last couple of days but the sky will be there when I'm ready. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavydude 0 #8 February 27, 2013 My wife wouldnt even try that line as she knows the answer, however I am also real conservative and dont do anything outside of standard skydiving. Being over 50 I dont take extreme chances, however I feel regular skydiving to be a normal activity. That being said I wont hesitate to quite as soon as it stops being fun, I gave up sailboat racing a decade or so because it became too much work and little fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damir 1 #9 February 27, 2013 Yes, if my wife asked me too. Without a second thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 40 #10 February 27, 2013 I was severely injured (pancaked my calcaneus), and that effectively ended my jumping. mrowc6 continued to jump for a few more years, and I would never have asked him to stop. By the time I was heeled enough (pun intended), there were a couple of kids, and we just couldn't afford it. With or without my injury, it really was a non-issue, because even before that, we were well aware of the risks. Neither of us would have asked the other to give up something they love, whether it was skydiving-related or some other thing. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #11 February 27, 2013 It would depend on the situation and the tone of the request/demand. I would have to do a lot of thinking about being with someone who would ask me to give up something I loved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #12 February 27, 2013 I do not allow my wife to jump! So, she doesn't.Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #13 February 27, 2013 OK. The truth is she has no desire to jump and she wouldn't listen to me if I did try to tell her something. The absoulute truth is I know better than to even try to "Tell" her something. ...And, she's glad when I leave for the DZ. Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 40 #14 February 27, 2013 Quote OK. The truth is she has no desire to jump and she wouldn't listen to me if I did try to tell her something. The absoulute truth is I know better than to even try to "Tell" her something. ...And, she's glad when I leave for the DZ. Glad you cleared that up. I was looking at your posting history to see if you were serious or not, and now I can stop. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #15 February 27, 2013 Shouldn't you make the first jump before you think about giving the sport up? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #16 February 27, 2013 Quote Quote OK. The truth is she has no desire to jump and she wouldn't listen to me if I did try to tell her something. The absoulute truth is I know better than to even try to "Tell" her something. ...And, she's glad when I leave for the DZ. Glad you cleared that up. I was looking at your posting history to see if you were serious or not, and now I can stop. I didn't have the nerve to let that first post stew for very long.But, it's always fun to stir the pot.Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 40 #17 February 27, 2013 lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #18 February 27, 2013 If you had been involved in a skydiving accident and your SO asked you to give up the sport because of it would you? Quote Something CLOSE to that once...Kinda sorta fell off of a rice burning crotch rocket at about 125 mph once... Bent me up pretty good, but when my SO & I went to the wrecking yard to get my keys & stuff off the bike, she saw it was a burned up mess sitting in 3 shopping carts...I got the 'me or a motorcycle' ultimatum from her. I was good with it at the time since the California Highway Patrol was rather strongly 'suggesting' I not drive much of ANYTHING for a while. *if there wasn't loose gravel on the off-ramp they would have never caught me - and it wouldn't have BEEN an issue in the 1st place. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croc 0 #19 February 27, 2013 If I bounced and lived she'd be the one to feed me. I would quit jumping if it bothered her that much. She does not like it much, but, except for CRW, I'm a pretty conservative jumper, and have upsized recently due to a bum knee, even after surgery. I'm sixty-one, been married for twenty nine years. Her happiness is more important to me than mine. If I felt I would make her unhappy if I continued with something that frightened her, I'd quit it. Just re-read what I wrote.Got to get myself to a low T center right away!"Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #20 February 28, 2013 Quote If you had been involved in a skydiving accident and your SO asked you to give up the sport because of it would you? Quote Something CLOSE to that once...Kinda sorta fell off of a rice burning crotch rocket at about 125 mph once... Bent me up pretty good, but when my SO & I went to the wrecking yard to get my keys & stuff off the bike, she saw it was a burned up mess sitting in 3 shopping carts...I got the 'me or a motorcycle' ultimatum from her. I was good with it at the time since the California Highway Patrol was rather strongly 'suggesting' I not drive much of ANYTHING for a while. *if there wasn't loose gravel on the off-ramp they would have never caught me - and it wouldn't have BEEN an issue in the 1st place. I had an Indiana Highway Patrol car pursing me on my Sportster around the winding roads of Lake Wawasee one day. I missed a hairpin turn, took an unplanned shortcut through someone's lawn, got back on the road, and managed to get away."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #21 February 28, 2013 Quote Shouldn't you make the first jump before you think about giving the sport up? Don't discourage her; It's always good to plan ahead."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #22 February 28, 2013 You guys are funny. To the OP's question, I've told my sweetie that if she ever made me quit jumping I'd be getting a motorcycle and start drag racing again. Pick the poison. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyH 0 #23 February 28, 2013 No I wouldn't. I like my girlfriend... I love this sport.Carpe Diem, even if it kills me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #24 February 28, 2013 Quote No I wouldn't. I like my girlfriend... I love this sport. Not to worry... if she reads this forum, you no longer have a girlfriend to worry about. Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyH 0 #25 February 28, 2013 I guess I am glad she doesn't jump therefore doesn't read the forums Carpe Diem, even if it kills me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
