vertigofreefly 0 #1 October 31, 2007 How do you feel about the 200 jump wonders in our sport! They start skydiving buy all the gear, find out how difficult the learning process can be then leave and go and find something else in there lives. The thing I find quite upsetting is that you become friends with these people and give them coaching and advice that you have learnt over many years then they simply disappear has though you are worthless. Does anybody have this feeling? · Only talk to and become friends with people who are quite experienced. I would like to no if it is just me that has this feeling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 October 31, 2007 I think everyone with lower jump #'s then me is a loser. everyone with higher jump#'s is an egomaniacMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 October 31, 2007 Sounds like cheap 2nd hand hardly used gear to me You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 October 31, 2007 Okay I guess I can answer your question now.Friends are Friends are Friends are Friends. if they lose touch because of your hobby then you have better friends somewhere. I know that it's hard to be friends with a skydiver because my life revolves around jumping. I gave up friday nights at the bar. I gave up going to some random place (on a regular occasion) just to waste time and drink so I can be sober and energized in the morning. I don't see my whuffo friends as much as I would if I were a whuffo....but I still see them. My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #5 October 31, 2007 Quote I think everyone with lower jump #'s then me is a loser. everyone with higher jump#'s is an egomaniac Good thing we're going by jump numbers and not post numbers.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #6 October 31, 2007 Wow... I hope this is a sarcastic or tongue in cheeck comment otherwise remind me not to waste your time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #7 October 31, 2007 I so wana be a 200 jump wonder...this 100 jump wonder stigma is a hard thing to overcome!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #8 October 31, 2007 It just seems that way, cause these folks found out they couldn't hold their alcohol. "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
gonzalesna 0 #9 October 31, 2007 Quote I so wana be a 200 jump wonder...this 100 jump wonder stigma is a hard thing to overcome!!!!! I hear that... First year of jumping, it seemed like I jumped every weekend. Now it's like I jump solely to keep my currency.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #10 October 31, 2007 Nah everyone with one post or more is an attention whore who thinks this site is all about them.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #11 October 31, 2007 I don't mind making friends, and help with people who genuinely wish to learn and improve, but when people "expect".... well then that's when I find something else to do.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #12 October 31, 2007 Quote Nah everyone with one post or more is an attention whore who thinks this site is all about them. It's not about them!!! It's about ME!!!!Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #13 October 31, 2007 Quote Quote I so wana be a 200 jump wonder...this 100 jump wonder stigma is a hard thing to overcome!!!!! I hear that... First year of jumping, it seemed like I jumped every weekend. Now it's like I jump solely to keep my currency. Come to Nova Scotia...here if you jump every second weekend you are current. Esp if you keep it up all year round..... -10 @10 is balmy in Febuary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #14 October 31, 2007 QuoteOnly talk to and become friends with people who are quite experienced. If you do that then nobody will ever become experienced My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #15 October 31, 2007 Skydiving is not for everyone. People get involved, jump in with both feet and then for what ever reason they step back. It could be anything but given that the bad outcomes in this sport can have dire consequences if some one leaves even after you have "Helped" them it is ultimately their choice. If you are looking at it form a friend point of view and really have a concern for them, contact them away from jumping and ask. Scott C. p.s. the above comment on lightly used gear cheap also went through my mind. How low you decide to offer will be the true test of your friendship "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L.O. 0 #16 October 31, 2007 It hurts me a little bit, every time a 200 jump wonder fades from view. It used to bother me, but I have grown past that. I used to think they had abandoned me, I had done something that had turned them off to the sport. Now I have found ways to let them go. Like talking bad about them, hoping they get run over by a bus, the normal stuff you feel for those people to whom you have given everything and who subsequently leave you. Seriously though, it is the way of the sport, and there is no escape from this pain. All you can do is continue to invest in the future, knowing that one of these new losers will eventually become more then you. I do it almost every day. That hope is the only thing that makes it all worth doing. It makes me feel so good, I will never give it up.HPDBs, I hate those guys. AFB, charter member. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #17 October 31, 2007 Quote It's not about them!!! It's about ME!!!! THat is exactly what I keep telling everyone.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #18 October 31, 2007 I see your opinions have at least held consistent since your last post. Good to know. And man, that one's just as (unintentionally) funny the second time around."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
ladydyver 0 #19 October 31, 2007 Quote I so wana be a 200 jump wonder...this 100 jump wonder stigma is a hard thing to overcome!!!!! Geez....is that why no one will do a jump with me? I was thinking it was the way that I smell!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
airtwardo 6 #20 October 31, 2007 Quote I think everyone with lower jump #'s then me is a loser. everyone with higher jump#'s is an egomaniac Fuckin' tourist! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #21 November 1, 2007 What I really hate is fucking 2000 jump wonders who think they invented the goddam sport. You hope some of them hang around long enough to get some humility, but you know that's probably not going to happen. It's about as likely as them shutting their pie hole once in a while and listen to those of us that have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #22 November 1, 2007 Quote I think everyone with lower jump #'s then me is a loser. everyone with higher jump#'s is an egomaniac come and see me in another 1300 jumps you loserhttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #23 November 1, 2007 Quote I think everyone with lower jump #'s then me is a loser. everyone with higher jump#'s is an egomaniac Yeah....you cocky SOB...I feel like a loser...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #24 November 1, 2007 QuoteWhat I really hate is fucking 2000 jump wonders who think they invented the goddam sport. You hope some of them hang around long enough to get some humility, reply] fuck....where can I get some of that ? bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BIGUN 1,053 #25 November 1, 2007 While it can be disheartening, For the 50 that walk away, there's the 1 in 50 or a hundred that go on to be a National Champion, a fellow Instructor, a well-respected wingsuiter, etc. Forget about the 50... It's the "one" that counts.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
BIGUN 1,053 #25 November 1, 2007 While it can be disheartening, For the 50 that walk away, there's the 1 in 50 or a hundred that go on to be a National Champion, a fellow Instructor, a well-respected wingsuiter, etc. Forget about the 50... It's the "one" that counts.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
