Unstable 8 #1 January 19, 2008 Our DZ is open and jumping despite the high of 24 deg F for the day, but the runway is ploughed and we're going up. I'm calling it a day for me though. I love jumping in the cold, but I was up for a few hours last night tossing my cookies after eatting some chicken that wasn't prepared all the way. So, I may swing out later and help with the accounting, but I'm resting today.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #2 January 19, 2008 Currently at 10:30AM RAIN Temperature: 37°F Cloud Cover: 100 % Ceiling: 1500 ft Forecast tomorrow is clear and cold. If the winds aren't too high (they're forecast to be pretty high) I might do some popsicle jumps."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
Unstable 8 #3 January 19, 2008 My whole point of this thread is to poke fun at people for not jumping for sissy reasons. In your case, with rain, you really leave me no where to go...Maybe you can't jump because you need to clip your toenails? Tea party? Anything? =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #4 January 19, 2008 Quote Ceiling: 1500 ft What?!? You've never heard of a hop and pop?!??!=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #5 January 19, 2008 No Cash... If I had any you could bet I'd be at the DZ, but they have currently blue skies and -8°F so we'd be grounded anyways... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #6 January 19, 2008 Quote No Cash... Lemmi get this straight.... You have No cash for jumping, but you have at least 1 kidney that you arn't using, and ample amounts of blood and plasma.....=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #7 January 19, 2008 Same weather at 11:11 AM. Plus our daughter is in the school play tonight, and she has to help with the matinee show too. So today we'll be at the theater.She's the lead in "The Diary of Anne Frank." She did a great job in the Thursday night show. Tonight is the closing show. I'm really looking forward to seeing it again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpervint 0 #8 January 19, 2008 Current conditions are 30 degrees and overcast, ceiling is 1800 feet. Besides that, we currently have no plane, and even if we did, it's hard to scrape up even 4 hardy souls this time of year. Oh, and tomorrow's high is supposed to be 21 and Monday's 17, with lows in the single digits. Vint. . . . . "Make it hard again." Doc Ed “A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free” Nikos Kazantzakis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #9 January 19, 2008 Too cloudy, so I've been cleaning and declutting the house. All of my linens are in cute baskets on the shelf now. I might do popsicle jumps tomorrow too. In Florida terms, that means it is supposed to be below 60 on the ground. Brrrrr!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
Hausse 0 #10 January 19, 2008 QuoteQuote No Cash... Lemmi get this straight.... You have No cash for jumping, but you have at least 1 kidney that you arn't using, and ample amounts of blood and plasma..... Has anybody ever done the donating blood for money thing? I'd like to keep my kidney and most of my liver, but selling blood for money doesn't sound too bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #11 January 19, 2008 it's cloudy, windy.... and oh yeah, I'm broke!!! Need that winning lotto ticket!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #12 January 19, 2008 They say a picture is worth a thousand words."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysprite 0 #13 January 19, 2008 Same reason as the last time I answered one of these threads. Plus I was up tossing my cookies as well, at 6 in the morning. Bad chinese food. Ugh.~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #14 January 19, 2008 you kids over in mad hatter town are just hardcore and I have lost that edge years ago.. but then again it's 24degrees and i really don't like jumping in the cold. For all you Manhattan jumpers, a group of KC locals are going roller skating tonight in overland park, you should come over!www.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #15 January 19, 2008 Quote For all you Manhattan jumpers, a group of KC locals are going roller skating tonight in overland park, you should come over! I just called the Dropzone, after flying a few loads of Students, we shut down and sent the pilot home. Bummer. Last week, in the same temperature, we flew some 15 loads..... BTW, are you gunna make it out sometime? We have some good events coming up this spring!=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denete 2 #16 January 19, 2008 It's snowing and the roads will soon be freezing over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #17 January 19, 2008 Quote Quote Ceiling: 1500 ft What?!? You've never heard of a hop and pop?!??! I'm in the northwest. If it weren't raining, I'd be turning points. Better? "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
dannydan 0 #18 January 19, 2008 Quote My whole point of this thread is to poke fun at people for not jumping for sissy reasons. In your case, with rain, you really leave me no where to go...Maybe you can't jump because you need to clip your toenails? Tea party? Anything? Me and two other funnies were socked in at a dz once where it was 100% covered ground to 22k.... RAIN to beat the band...as we eyed SSW we saw something coming from the distance which we figured was a HOLE... We asked if it was ok to ride up and if looked good enuf for the pilot and we 3 agreed, we would exit! We also agreed to whatever the pilots choice was! The DZO bestowed alot of TRUST in us ... I mean alot of TRUST here! Anyway, when we got to 7100' that HOLE was about 1/4mi away and HEADING right over our LZ at maybe 10mph... This HOLE was about 1/2 to 3/4mi wide and 8k AGL (think of a 1/2mi wide WINDTUNNEL without wind) It was cylindrical and way cool and calm.... about 72degF grdwindsSSWat8-11mph ALL 4 of us AGREED to....... "DOOOR"... It was a blast! We got wet, we got lost(sorta), in and out of the clouds but none of us ever lost sight of the dz and or landing area. I popped at 2800 one popped higher and the most exp brother went down to about 2000 or 2200....... We didnt have much time to play or anything, just exit, fall, open fly alittle and land... It was ALL GOOD!!NO jumps for me AGf@&*ingAIN... I was planning on SDC tomorrow, but our company Christmas party is tomorrow noon and straight to work right after! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auburnguy 0 #19 January 19, 2008 Ceiling is 1k feet, its 30 degrees and im broke."If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #20 January 19, 2008 Quote Has anybody ever done the donating blood for money thing? I'd like to keep my kidney and most of my liver, but selling blood for money doesn't sound too bad. I think you have to sell plasma ... I think whole blood can only be donated in the U.S."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
kschilk 0 #21 January 19, 2008 Too cold....even the birds are takin' taxis."T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #22 January 19, 2008 QuoteQuote Has anybody ever done the donating blood for money thing? I'd like to keep my kidney and most of my liver, but selling blood for money doesn't sound too bad. I think you have to sell plasma ... I think whole blood can only be donated in the U.S. Does it pay good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #23 January 19, 2008 because it is sunday and it is too hot. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #24 January 19, 2008 Quote They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Nice job!! I don't have any of the breaks, but i do have some after repairs Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #25 January 19, 2008 because it is snowing and about 20 degrees........ DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
