Amazon 7 #1 October 29, 2007 One of the greatest things about this website is the networking and friendships I have made with people all over the world. One of the worst things.... are all the people who I have met on this website that are no longer here with us. Please.. for those who love you......be mindful of what it does to those who love you, who are left behind to ponder and mourn your passing Please be careful out there.. I am getting really tired of crying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #2 October 29, 2007 Jeanne, I'm so sorry to hear that you are hurting and for all of us who personally knew anyone who has died while skydiving. I wish there was something we could do to bring them back, but I would hope they knew that this was a possibility? That they could die skydiving and leave us crying? I hope no one starts skydiving with the disillusion that this can't happen to them. One thing that was stressed to me was (and I think Ron quotes this often) 'you can do everything right and still die' I did take your advice though: Quotebe mindful of what it does to those who love you, who are left behind to ponder and mourn your passing Thats why I stopped jumping. I can no longer bear the thought of my husband and toddler standing at my grave/memorial crying and me not being able to help them. Especially when my decision to sky dive did not truly include them. Don't cry for your friends who died knowing this could happen - they, and especially T, were doing what they loved and if it was going to happen I hope that was how they would have wanted it - doing something they loved.Arianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #3 October 29, 2007 yea, sometimes its just better to step back and remember what we have in life. and what can be lost..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #4 October 29, 2007 TOO LATE!!!! I busted ny tib/fib today during a routine BASE jump. Then the EMT kicked it twice before they evaced me. "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
airtwardo 6 #5 October 29, 2007 a routine B-A-S-E jump... Quote Now there's a contradiction in terms! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JeepDiver 0 #6 October 29, 2007 Quote TOO LATE!!!! I busted ny tib/fib today during a routine BASE jump. Then the EMT kicked it twice before they evaced me. Ouch, shit stitch, sorry to hear that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites virgin-burner 1 #7 October 29, 2007 Quote TOO LATE!!!! I busted ny tib/fib today during a routine BASE jump. Then the EMT kicked it twice before they evaced me. what was worse, the EMT or actually breaking it!? hope you heal soon!!“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #8 October 29, 2007 OW!!! A tib/fib! you need to take better care of yourself, or find someone that can! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 14 #9 October 29, 2007 Quote Don't cry for your friends who died knowing this could happen - they, and especially T, were doing what they loved and if it was going to happen I hope that was how they would have wanted it - doing something they loved. This may be a bad place to disagree, but we should cry for them. Life is full of risks, from the moment you get out of bed in the morning. I've enjoyed over 30 years in this sport. It's not a death sentence. People need to stay smart about the risks they are taking and what they can do to minimize those risks. Most accidents are preventable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites stitch 0 #10 October 29, 2007 Quote OW!!! A tib/fib! you need to take better care of yourself, or find someone that can! A tib/Fib fracture i still better that a Femur, Pelvis, or broken ankle."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 turtlespeed 212 #11 October 29, 2007 Even Me? I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #12 October 29, 2007 QuoteEven Me? Even you Turtle.. I would even cry for you....not that I want to m ind you...but you are a special guy in your own kind of way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 212 #13 October 29, 2007 Quote Quote Even Me? Even you Turtle.. I would even cry for you....not that I want to m ind you...but you are a special guy in your own kind of way. Awwe - and I thought I was just a whipping post for you.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #14 October 29, 2007 Quote Awwe - and I thought I was just a whipping post for you. But I thought you liked that sort of thing..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladydyver 0 #15 October 29, 2007 Quote Quote Awwe - and I thought I was just a whipping post for you. But I thought you liked that sort of thing..... He doesJeanne, I know that you have had a lot to deal with this month.....know that you are in me and doc's thoughts and prayers.....I hope that gives you some kind of strength and comfort.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 Amazon 7 #16 October 30, 2007 Oh believe me.. all the PM's and well wishes have helped.... We have just lost sooo many this year and last that I knew so well. Just when I stop crying every time I think of someone who has left us...... another one goes off and gets them selves dead... that is what really sucks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skinnyshrek 0 #17 October 30, 2007 Quote Oh believe me.. all the PM's and well wishes have helped.... We have just lost sooo many this year and last that I knew so well. Just when I stop crying every time I think of someone who has left us...... another one goes off and gets them selves dead... that is what really sucks. I have deleted 8 of my really good friends off my cell phone in the past 2 years. Beezy is still in there though. I guess after his ash dive he will be next. Are we getting older or are our close friends kicking the bucket too soon? Skydiving is a really close nit group so we take it harder i guess when someone passes. Pretty soon they will be breaking the 400 record up in the skies.http://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 Amazon 7 #18 October 30, 2007 I have not deleted them.. Shannon is in there and so is Deuce.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skinnyshrek 0 #19 October 30, 2007 Quote I have not deleted them.. Shannon is in there and so is Deuce.... Do you ever get a call back I deleted them nly because i had urges to call their number and hear them. That got hard after a while. so now i just watch video footagehttp://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 Amazon 7 #20 October 30, 2007 Well if I ever make it down that way maybe we should pop the cork on it and hoist a glass to her memory. Boogies this year just have not been the same with out her there... hell I could not even manage to bring myself to go to Byron this year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #21 October 30, 2007 I understand Jeanne. A very close friend that I worked with died a year ago June. I still cannot bring myself to delete her emails. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #22 October 30, 2007 Quote I have not deleted them...... I don't either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladydyver 0 #23 October 30, 2007 Keep hanging in there and let me or doc know if there is anything you need....even if it is a day on the boat.....we are headed over in november.....maybe you should come up and visit us. Let me know if you are game and I will let you know the dates.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 Amazon 7 #24 October 30, 2007 Tanks hun.... I may need it soon... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 212 #25 October 30, 2007 Quote Tanks hun.... I may need it soon... You be a'aight!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
JeepDiver 0 #6 October 29, 2007 Quote TOO LATE!!!! I busted ny tib/fib today during a routine BASE jump. Then the EMT kicked it twice before they evaced me. Ouch, shit stitch, sorry to hear that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #7 October 29, 2007 Quote TOO LATE!!!! I busted ny tib/fib today during a routine BASE jump. Then the EMT kicked it twice before they evaced me. what was worse, the EMT or actually breaking it!? hope you heal soon!!“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #8 October 29, 2007 OW!!! A tib/fib! you need to take better care of yourself, or find someone that can! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #9 October 29, 2007 Quote Don't cry for your friends who died knowing this could happen - they, and especially T, were doing what they loved and if it was going to happen I hope that was how they would have wanted it - doing something they loved. This may be a bad place to disagree, but we should cry for them. Life is full of risks, from the moment you get out of bed in the morning. I've enjoyed over 30 years in this sport. It's not a death sentence. People need to stay smart about the risks they are taking and what they can do to minimize those risks. Most accidents are preventable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #10 October 29, 2007 Quote OW!!! A tib/fib! you need to take better care of yourself, or find someone that can! A tib/Fib fracture i still better that a Femur, Pelvis, or broken ankle."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
turtlespeed 212 #11 October 29, 2007 Even Me? I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #12 October 29, 2007 QuoteEven Me? Even you Turtle.. I would even cry for you....not that I want to m ind you...but you are a special guy in your own kind of way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #13 October 29, 2007 Quote Quote Even Me? Even you Turtle.. I would even cry for you....not that I want to m ind you...but you are a special guy in your own kind of way. Awwe - and I thought I was just a whipping post for you.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #14 October 29, 2007 Quote Awwe - and I thought I was just a whipping post for you. But I thought you liked that sort of thing..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #15 October 29, 2007 Quote Quote Awwe - and I thought I was just a whipping post for you. But I thought you liked that sort of thing..... He doesJeanne, I know that you have had a lot to deal with this month.....know that you are in me and doc's thoughts and prayers.....I hope that gives you some kind of strength and comfort.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
Amazon 7 #16 October 30, 2007 Oh believe me.. all the PM's and well wishes have helped.... We have just lost sooo many this year and last that I knew so well. Just when I stop crying every time I think of someone who has left us...... another one goes off and gets them selves dead... that is what really sucks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #17 October 30, 2007 Quote Oh believe me.. all the PM's and well wishes have helped.... We have just lost sooo many this year and last that I knew so well. Just when I stop crying every time I think of someone who has left us...... another one goes off and gets them selves dead... that is what really sucks. I have deleted 8 of my really good friends off my cell phone in the past 2 years. Beezy is still in there though. I guess after his ash dive he will be next. Are we getting older or are our close friends kicking the bucket too soon? Skydiving is a really close nit group so we take it harder i guess when someone passes. Pretty soon they will be breaking the 400 record up in the skies.http://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
Amazon 7 #18 October 30, 2007 I have not deleted them.. Shannon is in there and so is Deuce.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #19 October 30, 2007 Quote I have not deleted them.. Shannon is in there and so is Deuce.... Do you ever get a call back I deleted them nly because i had urges to call their number and hear them. That got hard after a while. so now i just watch video footagehttp://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
Amazon 7 #20 October 30, 2007 Well if I ever make it down that way maybe we should pop the cork on it and hoist a glass to her memory. Boogies this year just have not been the same with out her there... hell I could not even manage to bring myself to go to Byron this year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #21 October 30, 2007 I understand Jeanne. A very close friend that I worked with died a year ago June. I still cannot bring myself to delete her emails. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #22 October 30, 2007 Quote I have not deleted them...... I don't either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #23 October 30, 2007 Keep hanging in there and let me or doc know if there is anything you need....even if it is a day on the boat.....we are headed over in november.....maybe you should come up and visit us. Let me know if you are game and I will let you know the dates.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
Amazon 7 #24 October 30, 2007 Tanks hun.... I may need it soon... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #25 October 30, 2007 Quote Tanks hun.... I may need it soon... You be a'aight!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
