gravitational 0 #1 February 25, 2006 I received the email below and my response. The response is on top, the original email on the bottom. I have removed the phone numbers and her email address. Please pass this along to your vendor contacts. Michael ------ Shayna - It is a very unfortunate incident that you were involved it. From the comments that you have made on TV and having watched video of the incident, I unfortunately will have to turn down your request (or attempt) at obtaining free gear. The things that you have said in the media have damaged the sport more than you can imagine. Your comments alone generated several dozen inquiries to GroundRush.com for comment. I did not make any comment as I did not know the nature of the incident. To put it bluntly, you should not jump again and any organization that donates money or equipment to your cause will, unfortunately, be opening themselves to a liability. You've got your child on the way. You got lucky - you were ultimately able to walk away from this incident. Do yourself a favor and stay on the ground. Do the sport a favor and stay out of the eye of the media. You don't do the sport a favor and your story/knowledge of the sport isn't what it should be to put a positive spin. Regards Michael Webmaster www.GroundRush.com [email protected] The Internet's Foundation of Skydiving Information > Dear Michael, > My name is Shayna Richardson. You may have heard of me, and/or my story > from recent TV stations, magazines, and newspapers. I was involved in a > near fetal skydiving accident on October 9th, 2005. I had a spinning > main that lead me to a spinning reserve. I hit the ground at about 50 > MPH face first into the pavement. The accident shattered every bone in > my face, knocked out the front 5 teeth in my mouth, fractured my pelvis > in 3 places, and fractured my right leg below the knee. When I was in > the emergency room I was also told that I was 2 weeks pregnant! (I am > now 23 weeks along, and my baby appears to be perfect...he is due June > 22, 2006). Once the baby is born I plan to jump again just as soon as > time permits. However, the accident didn't only break much of my body, > but all of my gear as well. When the time comes for me to jump every tv > station, magazine, and newspaper that I have talked to already will be > there ready to hear from me again. If you, and your company would ! > be > interested in assiting me in obtaining the gear I need to perform my > future jumps I would be more then happy to support your company during > any/all future interviews I do. If this is something that we can work out > together please let me know as soon as possible. I am very eager to get > in the air again, but I am now simply looking for help to make it happen! > I hope to hear from you soon! > > Thanks, > Shayna Richardson > address removed > address removed > 417-xxx-xxxx > 417-xxx-xxxx > 417-xxx-xxxx > [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #2 February 25, 2006 Quote> Dear Michael, > My name is Shayna Richardson. You may have heard of me, and/or my story > from recent TV stations, magazines, and newspapers. I was involved in a > near fetal skydiving accident on October 9th, 2005. Come on now, there is some humor (albeit a bit dark) in that misspelling! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #3 February 25, 2006 QuoteI was involved in a near fetal skydiving accident Wow.. I hope I never have one of those! But hey.. she sent you an unsolicited request for free gear, and you gave her unsolicited advice on skydiving.. sounds fair to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitational 0 #4 February 25, 2006 QuoteCome on now, there is some humor (albeit a bit dark) in that misspelling! Blues, Dave Ya know, I never even caught that...now I'm laughing my ass off...------ Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #5 February 25, 2006 QuoteYa know, I never even caught that...now I'm laughing my ass off... Speaking of ass. Peanut just jumped on my lap and her ass smells...i think she just got done visiting the litterbox. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #6 February 25, 2006 Wasn't this an AFF jump? Had she purchased gear for her AFF? Strange... -S_____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leapdog 0 #7 February 25, 2006 Send her to skyride, since there is such a liability. Maybe she will do them a "favor". Gunnery Sergeant of Marines "I would like it if I were challenged mentally at my job and not feel like I'm mentally challenged." - Co-worker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #8 February 25, 2006 QuoteWasn't this an AFF jump? Had she purchased gear for her AFF? Strange... -S I think that was part of all of the drama.. her baby daddy is an instructor and he found her some non-student gear that she was good enough for. Or something like that. Home dz wouldnt let her jump it so they went to another dz where she had her "fetal accident". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
divnswoop 0 #9 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteI was involved in a near fetal skydiving accident QuoteWow.. I hope I never have one of those! I had a S/L student years ago that was involved in a near fecal accident........ well, I'm pretty sure it wasn't near now that I think about it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SBS 0 #10 February 25, 2006 Quotenon-student gear that she was good enough for. Um...evidently not... _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ntrprnr 0 #11 February 25, 2006 Now she's not only blighted skydiving, but the events sponsorship industry, as well. EW EW EW EW EW. EW_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #12 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuotenon-student gear that she was good enough for. Um...evidently not... That was sarcasm . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SBS 0 #13 February 25, 2006 QuoteThat was sarcasm . Um...I knew that...really...yeah...I was just playing along...yeah...that's it... _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #14 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteThat was sarcasm . Um...I knew that...really...yeah...I was just playing along...yeah...that's it... Thanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Floats18 0 #15 February 25, 2006 Unfreakingbelievable... I really wonder how she is planning on making friends in the skydiving community. We all know who she is and what she's done. As far as I'm concerned, she is not a skydiver.--- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #16 February 25, 2006 QuoteI had a S/L student years ago that was involved in a near fecal accident........ well, I'm pretty sure it wasn't near now that I think about it... ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SBS 0 #17 February 25, 2006 QuoteThanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. And I miss your tongue on my nuts... _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #18 February 25, 2006 Obviously.. she doesn't care about making friends. She cares about making money. And if Shayna is reading this and telling herself that the rest of us would be doing the same, no, we wouldn't. Those of us who have been injured in this sport haven't done what she is doing. And those of us who will be injured sometime in the future won't do it either. Anyhoo.. drama drama drama. I'm checking back in to the real world now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #19 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteThanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. And I miss your tongue on my nuts... And I have missed your sexual harassment... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SBS 0 #20 February 25, 2006 QuoteAnd I have missed your sexual harassment... You know it's true... (the missing the sexual harassment part...not the tongue on my nuts...that was just a fantasy) Remember when I wouldn't tell you why that day I had to take my chair outside and hose it down? _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #21 February 25, 2006 I'm kinda torn on this whole subject though... I mean, on the one hand, I don't know any jumpers that would intentionally display an accident to the general public or media. Period. I don't care what you say, it's gonna make the rest of us look like shit. On the other hand, as far as needing help with the dental stuff, I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to watch a young woman go through the pain of life without her front teeth. I really think some people could be just a tiny bit more compassionate about the reality of that... As far as a sponsorship solicitation goes...well, in a way, many of us do that. I'll be the first to admit that I apply to major companies for scholarships. I apply to smaller companies for scholarships, too. It's not THEIR job to put me through college, but if I can prove that I'm worth the helping hand, and they can write it off their taxes and are LOOKING for this type of write off, why would anyone else be upset about that? The flip side of that is this is a recreational activity, and asking for financial/gear sponsorship to put this person back into a situation where she could again potentially be begging the world for money to heal her and be given the opportunity to slander our sport with such vigor after a second f*ck up...knowing full-well that she would definitely feed it right back to the national media and make our brethren in the sky look like fools for allowing her back...well, that's kind of horrifying, too. The possibility of this sensation-hound making our sport look even more ludacris feels a lot like jumpers should be 'once bitten, twice shy'. I dunno.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #22 February 25, 2006 QuoteRemember when I wouldn't tell you why that day I had to take my chair outside and hose it down? I think I just threw up a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jdthomas 0 #23 February 25, 2006 QuoteObviously.. she doesn't care about making friends. She cares about making money. . She and her boyfriend need money, and they are begging to get it.. They seem to avoid working like the rest of us! She and Rick "planned" on having this child yet they did not have jobs to support this child.. They did go to a diffrent Dz to make this jump because the home DZ would not allow it and she had used gear that was out of her skill range. It' is sad that her teeth are gone, but she has had them replaced for free by a dentist that only wants her to spout his name during TV shows.. now she wants to get gear so she can get back ont he shows I guess. Last I knew and this was per Shayna, she would not get a job because it would take away her state benifits and Rick was still not working.. He is supposedly on dissability but I wonder how that works when the DZ's you have been working at are going to report your taxes this year.. could be more and more intresting for them yet! Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #24 February 25, 2006 QuoteShe and Rick "planned" on having this child.... Last I knew and this was per Shayna, she would not get a job because it would take away her state benifits QuoteHe is supposedly on dissability but I wonder how that works when the DZ's you have been working... I see this all too often in the poorer parts of the County where I work (I work in the medical field, like you). Women don't have health insurance to cover their pregnancy, then 'can't' get off State medical help because if they did no outside health insurance will accept a pre-existing condition. If they -did- plan to get pregnant without coverage (unless they planned on paying for it with cash) it makes my blood boil. This, and the raping of the disability system by someone who -can- work (he was an instructor who was still jumping, right?), is why this country's disability system is a wreck. When the government gets his 1099 they can investigate...and if found that he was faking his disability he is eligible for jail...plus mandatory payment back to the state for all his disability benefits. Poor planning on their part. For the child, she needs to stay on state benefits. For him, well, it will catch up with him in the end...if what you write is true. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ragnarok 0 #25 February 25, 2006 Her instructor was kicked off a DZ for being unsafe. They went to another DZ and jumped, performing outside AFF guidelines. She had an inconvinence with her main that could have been easily corrected. She cut away a perfectly good main. Her reserve slider needed a little coaxing and her reserve would have been fine. To top everything off, she was sleeping with her instructor. Bad juju, very bad juju. I can give her credit for just being a student and not knowing any better, but soliciting gear/money for media favors? That is absolutely tasteless. I think she and her baby's daddy need to figure a way to support this child before she tries to jump again. I know that gear is not cheap, but I got mine - along with thousands of other jumpers - without a handout. It is a shame that this is our current poster child. Just what we need, some bad decision making from a couple people that should not be jumping. WHat about all the good things skydivers have done - IE Jump for the Cause??? How come that did not get nearly a 10th of the attention that this got???_________________________________________ Twin Otter N203-Echo,29 July 2006 Cessna P206 N2537X, 19 April 2008 Blue Skies Forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 1 of 6 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. 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SBS 0 #10 February 25, 2006 Quotenon-student gear that she was good enough for. Um...evidently not... _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ntrprnr 0 #11 February 25, 2006 Now she's not only blighted skydiving, but the events sponsorship industry, as well. EW EW EW EW EW. EW_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #12 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuotenon-student gear that she was good enough for. Um...evidently not... That was sarcasm . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #13 February 25, 2006 QuoteThat was sarcasm . Um...I knew that...really...yeah...I was just playing along...yeah...that's it... _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #14 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteThat was sarcasm . Um...I knew that...really...yeah...I was just playing along...yeah...that's it... Thanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Floats18 0 #15 February 25, 2006 Unfreakingbelievable... I really wonder how she is planning on making friends in the skydiving community. We all know who she is and what she's done. As far as I'm concerned, she is not a skydiver.--- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #16 February 25, 2006 QuoteI had a S/L student years ago that was involved in a near fecal accident........ well, I'm pretty sure it wasn't near now that I think about it... ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SBS 0 #17 February 25, 2006 QuoteThanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. And I miss your tongue on my nuts... _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #18 February 25, 2006 Obviously.. she doesn't care about making friends. She cares about making money. And if Shayna is reading this and telling herself that the rest of us would be doing the same, no, we wouldn't. Those of us who have been injured in this sport haven't done what she is doing. And those of us who will be injured sometime in the future won't do it either. Anyhoo.. drama drama drama. I'm checking back in to the real world now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #19 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteThanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. And I miss your tongue on my nuts... And I have missed your sexual harassment... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SBS 0 #20 February 25, 2006 QuoteAnd I have missed your sexual harassment... You know it's true... (the missing the sexual harassment part...not the tongue on my nuts...that was just a fantasy) Remember when I wouldn't tell you why that day I had to take my chair outside and hose it down? _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #21 February 25, 2006 I'm kinda torn on this whole subject though... I mean, on the one hand, I don't know any jumpers that would intentionally display an accident to the general public or media. Period. I don't care what you say, it's gonna make the rest of us look like shit. On the other hand, as far as needing help with the dental stuff, I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to watch a young woman go through the pain of life without her front teeth. I really think some people could be just a tiny bit more compassionate about the reality of that... As far as a sponsorship solicitation goes...well, in a way, many of us do that. I'll be the first to admit that I apply to major companies for scholarships. I apply to smaller companies for scholarships, too. It's not THEIR job to put me through college, but if I can prove that I'm worth the helping hand, and they can write it off their taxes and are LOOKING for this type of write off, why would anyone else be upset about that? The flip side of that is this is a recreational activity, and asking for financial/gear sponsorship to put this person back into a situation where she could again potentially be begging the world for money to heal her and be given the opportunity to slander our sport with such vigor after a second f*ck up...knowing full-well that she would definitely feed it right back to the national media and make our brethren in the sky look like fools for allowing her back...well, that's kind of horrifying, too. The possibility of this sensation-hound making our sport look even more ludacris feels a lot like jumpers should be 'once bitten, twice shy'. I dunno.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #22 February 25, 2006 QuoteRemember when I wouldn't tell you why that day I had to take my chair outside and hose it down? I think I just threw up a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jdthomas 0 #23 February 25, 2006 QuoteObviously.. she doesn't care about making friends. She cares about making money. . She and her boyfriend need money, and they are begging to get it.. They seem to avoid working like the rest of us! She and Rick "planned" on having this child yet they did not have jobs to support this child.. They did go to a diffrent Dz to make this jump because the home DZ would not allow it and she had used gear that was out of her skill range. It' is sad that her teeth are gone, but she has had them replaced for free by a dentist that only wants her to spout his name during TV shows.. now she wants to get gear so she can get back ont he shows I guess. Last I knew and this was per Shayna, she would not get a job because it would take away her state benifits and Rick was still not working.. He is supposedly on dissability but I wonder how that works when the DZ's you have been working at are going to report your taxes this year.. could be more and more intresting for them yet! Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #24 February 25, 2006 QuoteShe and Rick "planned" on having this child.... Last I knew and this was per Shayna, she would not get a job because it would take away her state benifits QuoteHe is supposedly on dissability but I wonder how that works when the DZ's you have been working... I see this all too often in the poorer parts of the County where I work (I work in the medical field, like you). Women don't have health insurance to cover their pregnancy, then 'can't' get off State medical help because if they did no outside health insurance will accept a pre-existing condition. If they -did- plan to get pregnant without coverage (unless they planned on paying for it with cash) it makes my blood boil. This, and the raping of the disability system by someone who -can- work (he was an instructor who was still jumping, right?), is why this country's disability system is a wreck. When the government gets his 1099 they can investigate...and if found that he was faking his disability he is eligible for jail...plus mandatory payment back to the state for all his disability benefits. Poor planning on their part. For the child, she needs to stay on state benefits. For him, well, it will catch up with him in the end...if what you write is true. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ragnarok 0 #25 February 25, 2006 Her instructor was kicked off a DZ for being unsafe. They went to another DZ and jumped, performing outside AFF guidelines. She had an inconvinence with her main that could have been easily corrected. She cut away a perfectly good main. Her reserve slider needed a little coaxing and her reserve would have been fine. To top everything off, she was sleeping with her instructor. Bad juju, very bad juju. I can give her credit for just being a student and not knowing any better, but soliciting gear/money for media favors? That is absolutely tasteless. I think she and her baby's daddy need to figure a way to support this child before she tries to jump again. I know that gear is not cheap, but I got mine - along with thousands of other jumpers - without a handout. It is a shame that this is our current poster child. Just what we need, some bad decision making from a couple people that should not be jumping. WHat about all the good things skydivers have done - IE Jump for the Cause??? How come that did not get nearly a 10th of the attention that this got???_________________________________________ Twin Otter N203-Echo,29 July 2006 Cessna P206 N2537X, 19 April 2008 Blue Skies Forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 1 of 6 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
Floats18 0 #15 February 25, 2006 Unfreakingbelievable... I really wonder how she is planning on making friends in the skydiving community. We all know who she is and what she's done. As far as I'm concerned, she is not a skydiver.--- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #16 February 25, 2006 QuoteI had a S/L student years ago that was involved in a near fecal accident........ well, I'm pretty sure it wasn't near now that I think about it... ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #17 February 25, 2006 QuoteThanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. And I miss your tongue on my nuts... _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #18 February 25, 2006 Obviously.. she doesn't care about making friends. She cares about making money. And if Shayna is reading this and telling herself that the rest of us would be doing the same, no, we wouldn't. Those of us who have been injured in this sport haven't done what she is doing. And those of us who will be injured sometime in the future won't do it either. Anyhoo.. drama drama drama. I'm checking back in to the real world now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #19 February 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteThanks for giving me this opportunity to point out that you are a dumbass; I have SO missed doing that. And I miss your tongue on my nuts... And I have missed your sexual harassment... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #20 February 25, 2006 QuoteAnd I have missed your sexual harassment... You know it's true... (the missing the sexual harassment part...not the tongue on my nuts...that was just a fantasy) Remember when I wouldn't tell you why that day I had to take my chair outside and hose it down? _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #21 February 25, 2006 I'm kinda torn on this whole subject though... I mean, on the one hand, I don't know any jumpers that would intentionally display an accident to the general public or media. Period. I don't care what you say, it's gonna make the rest of us look like shit. On the other hand, as far as needing help with the dental stuff, I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to watch a young woman go through the pain of life without her front teeth. I really think some people could be just a tiny bit more compassionate about the reality of that... As far as a sponsorship solicitation goes...well, in a way, many of us do that. I'll be the first to admit that I apply to major companies for scholarships. I apply to smaller companies for scholarships, too. It's not THEIR job to put me through college, but if I can prove that I'm worth the helping hand, and they can write it off their taxes and are LOOKING for this type of write off, why would anyone else be upset about that? The flip side of that is this is a recreational activity, and asking for financial/gear sponsorship to put this person back into a situation where she could again potentially be begging the world for money to heal her and be given the opportunity to slander our sport with such vigor after a second f*ck up...knowing full-well that she would definitely feed it right back to the national media and make our brethren in the sky look like fools for allowing her back...well, that's kind of horrifying, too. The possibility of this sensation-hound making our sport look even more ludacris feels a lot like jumpers should be 'once bitten, twice shy'. I dunno.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #22 February 25, 2006 QuoteRemember when I wouldn't tell you why that day I had to take my chair outside and hose it down? I think I just threw up a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #23 February 25, 2006 QuoteObviously.. she doesn't care about making friends. She cares about making money. . She and her boyfriend need money, and they are begging to get it.. They seem to avoid working like the rest of us! She and Rick "planned" on having this child yet they did not have jobs to support this child.. They did go to a diffrent Dz to make this jump because the home DZ would not allow it and she had used gear that was out of her skill range. It' is sad that her teeth are gone, but she has had them replaced for free by a dentist that only wants her to spout his name during TV shows.. now she wants to get gear so she can get back ont he shows I guess. Last I knew and this was per Shayna, she would not get a job because it would take away her state benifits and Rick was still not working.. He is supposedly on dissability but I wonder how that works when the DZ's you have been working at are going to report your taxes this year.. could be more and more intresting for them yet! Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #24 February 25, 2006 QuoteShe and Rick "planned" on having this child.... Last I knew and this was per Shayna, she would not get a job because it would take away her state benifits QuoteHe is supposedly on dissability but I wonder how that works when the DZ's you have been working... I see this all too often in the poorer parts of the County where I work (I work in the medical field, like you). Women don't have health insurance to cover their pregnancy, then 'can't' get off State medical help because if they did no outside health insurance will accept a pre-existing condition. If they -did- plan to get pregnant without coverage (unless they planned on paying for it with cash) it makes my blood boil. This, and the raping of the disability system by someone who -can- work (he was an instructor who was still jumping, right?), is why this country's disability system is a wreck. When the government gets his 1099 they can investigate...and if found that he was faking his disability he is eligible for jail...plus mandatory payment back to the state for all his disability benefits. Poor planning on their part. For the child, she needs to stay on state benefits. For him, well, it will catch up with him in the end...if what you write is true. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ragnarok 0 #25 February 25, 2006 Her instructor was kicked off a DZ for being unsafe. They went to another DZ and jumped, performing outside AFF guidelines. She had an inconvinence with her main that could have been easily corrected. She cut away a perfectly good main. Her reserve slider needed a little coaxing and her reserve would have been fine. To top everything off, she was sleeping with her instructor. Bad juju, very bad juju. I can give her credit for just being a student and not knowing any better, but soliciting gear/money for media favors? That is absolutely tasteless. I think she and her baby's daddy need to figure a way to support this child before she tries to jump again. I know that gear is not cheap, but I got mine - along with thousands of other jumpers - without a handout. It is a shame that this is our current poster child. Just what we need, some bad decision making from a couple people that should not be jumping. WHat about all the good things skydivers have done - IE Jump for the Cause??? How come that did not get nearly a 10th of the attention that this got???_________________________________________ Twin Otter N203-Echo,29 July 2006 Cessna P206 N2537X, 19 April 2008 Blue Skies Forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
