littlejohn 0 #1 January 27, 2006 all you skydiver's out there. how much do you really appreciate your packers. i'm not bad mouthing anyone. not at all. i just want to know how much you appreciate us.i know most of you do i was just wondering about it. thanks little johndeath before dishonor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #2 January 27, 2006 I love you man!7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #3 January 27, 2006 I try very hard to take care of my packers and show my appreciation. Unless it is my packing bitch, Sid. I walk all over him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loonix 0 #4 January 27, 2006 I love my packer. He's me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites woodpecker 0 #5 January 27, 2006 I buy mine beer at the end of the day.....every day I jump. And if I didnt have any hard openings, I usually throw in a little extra cash too. Take care of them and they will ALWAYS take care of you, and I still havent had a reserve ride. SONIC WOODY #146 There is a fine line between cockiness and confidence -- which side of the line are you on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites klingeme 0 #6 January 27, 2006 When I need one I appreciate it very much, but they are very well paid. $6 for 7 minutes work roughly translates to $51 per hour tax free.... I think they should be appreciated, but should appreciate their jobs also. I've done it and it is hard work, but you are paid well for it. Mark Klingelhoefer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GTAVercetti 0 #7 January 27, 2006 Oh, I appreciate myself everyday.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites karenmeal 0 #8 January 27, 2006 Quote$6 for 7 minutes work roughly translates to $51 per hour tax free.... Some of us pay taxes.. (I did when it was under the table..) "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nbblood 0 #9 January 27, 2006 I very much appreciate my packer and it goes both ways. He also appreciates my business. There are many things that I do to make sure my packer is taken care of. If you're a packer, I'm the customer YOU want. First, I stow my brakes, un-collapse the slider, and cock the pilot chute. I replace any broken locking and line stows, so when he gets to it, he's just got to pack. Over the course of the day I'll bring him a Red Bull or two and at the end of the day, beer. I always tip well too. In return, he makes sure I've always got a rig ready for every load. I always make the back to back to back to back's. He never lets me down. He doesn't fret on the occasion when I don't get to the slider or pilot chute because I drop the rig and grab the other on the way through the packing room. He knows he has my loyalty. I won't drop my rig to another packer just because he's busy at the moment. I know, when I get down I'll have a rig ready because of the same type of loyalty. Some say, if you do all the things I do, why hire a packer. I think it's worth taking care of the packer so he'll take care of you. When it's busy with a hundred rigs on the ground, I always know mine will be ready on time. When it's busy I'll make 12-15 jumps a day, and....oh by the way....if you pack for me you probably pack for my wife too who made the same loads. Now, who doesn't want to be my packer??....Sorry, position currently filled.Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites karenmeal 0 #10 January 27, 2006 Nathan, I love packing for folks like you. Even if I'm sick of packing and just want to stop, when I have someone who treats me that well, I go out of my way to help them out. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #11 January 28, 2006 Most of my regular customers are awesome to me. They generally tip me very well at the end of the day, buy me water or gatorade. But i'm also good to them. I'll adjust break lines when asked, sort out step thrus, actually pick out corn stalks if they have some in the canopy. It goes both ways and i'm lucky to have the customers i do. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 14 #12 January 28, 2006 I love 'em all, even the one that packed me a streamer and especially the one that packed me a total. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites littlejohn 0 #13 January 31, 2006 QuoteI love 'em all, even the one that packed me a streamer and especially the one that packed me a total.death before dishonor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WILDBILLAQR 0 #14 January 31, 2006 Hay John you know I love my packers, well I have too! Ones my offspring and the other is you! Hell, even Arlen still loves his packer---------------------------------------------- "Thats not smoke, thats BUCKEYE!!" AQR#3,CWR#49 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites briguy 0 #15 January 31, 2006 i think the better question here is what kind of "appreitation" are you looking for? (aside from the cash you are receiving) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nws01 0 #16 January 31, 2006 I used to pack full time at a dropzone. I was treated like shit from some "skygod instructors and coaches" but most of the fun jumpers were totally cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites darnknit 0 #17 January 31, 2006 appreciate packers? you're all a buncha pot-smokin, ecstacy droppin, sandal wearin, tree-bark eatin, eyebrow piercin, bead stringin, till noon sleepin, cigarette stealin, rubber-band flickin, techno playin, bongo beatin, tip whorin, pinko commie hippie-freaks. if monkeys didn't fling poo, you would all be out of a job in a new york minute. pulling is cool. keep it in the skin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChasingBlueSky 0 #18 January 31, 2006 I'm a Bears fan, so I've never been a fan of the Packers. It's a Chicago thing _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites payback462 0 #19 January 31, 2006 my god, what a fucking whine fest, oh no, nobody apreciates me! well maybe if you took a shower and turned down that goddamn trance shit you listen to all the time packing is the realworld equivalent to the guy who mops the spooge off the walls in the peep show rooms in the middle of cracktown. fucking derelicts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites darnknit 0 #20 January 31, 2006 you're being a little unfair to spooge moppers, don't ya think? pulling is cool. keep it in the skin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 35 #21 January 31, 2006 Quoteyou're all a buncha pot-smokin, ecstacy droppin, sandal wearin, tree-bark eatin, eyebrow piercin, bead stringin, till noon sleepin, cigarette stealin, rubber-band flickin, techno playin, bongo beatin, tip whorin, pinko commie hippie-freaks. Wow...packers have all the fun!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 brierebecca 0 #22 January 31, 2006 I bought a 20 dollar pack job the other weekend. I don't ever use packers, I just wanted to jump with my poor broke friend. How's that for packer appreciation? Brie"Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dzpunk 0 #23 January 31, 2006 QuoteI buy mine beer at the end of the day.....every day I jump. And if I didnt have any hard openings, I usually throw in a little extra cash too. Take care of them and they will ALWAYS take care of you, and I still havent had a reserve ride. You are my favorite kind of customer, you can keep your money if you buy me beer. unless its close to the end of the month, thats when i need to eat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites darnknit 0 #24 January 31, 2006 QuoteI bought a 20 dollar pack job the other weekend. How's that for packer appreciation? sounds more like extortion to me. monkeys would have gotten your friend on the load for free(even on a short call), and with a couple of trash can lids you wouldn't even have had to deal with the poo flinging. you got ripped off dude. check out the guy right above my post, bragging about the fact that he has a chop stick in his tongue. do you really want someone who's job is every bit as important as an EMT's to be looking like the reject from the last Jackass audition? pulling is cool. keep it in the skin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #25 January 31, 2006 you and payback are killing me I wish I was that funny ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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woodpecker 0 #5 January 27, 2006 I buy mine beer at the end of the day.....every day I jump. And if I didnt have any hard openings, I usually throw in a little extra cash too. Take care of them and they will ALWAYS take care of you, and I still havent had a reserve ride. SONIC WOODY #146 There is a fine line between cockiness and confidence -- which side of the line are you on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klingeme 0 #6 January 27, 2006 When I need one I appreciate it very much, but they are very well paid. $6 for 7 minutes work roughly translates to $51 per hour tax free.... I think they should be appreciated, but should appreciate their jobs also. I've done it and it is hard work, but you are paid well for it. Mark Klingelhoefer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #7 January 27, 2006 Oh, I appreciate myself everyday.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #8 January 27, 2006 Quote$6 for 7 minutes work roughly translates to $51 per hour tax free.... Some of us pay taxes.. (I did when it was under the table..) "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #9 January 27, 2006 I very much appreciate my packer and it goes both ways. He also appreciates my business. There are many things that I do to make sure my packer is taken care of. If you're a packer, I'm the customer YOU want. First, I stow my brakes, un-collapse the slider, and cock the pilot chute. I replace any broken locking and line stows, so when he gets to it, he's just got to pack. Over the course of the day I'll bring him a Red Bull or two and at the end of the day, beer. I always tip well too. In return, he makes sure I've always got a rig ready for every load. I always make the back to back to back to back's. He never lets me down. He doesn't fret on the occasion when I don't get to the slider or pilot chute because I drop the rig and grab the other on the way through the packing room. He knows he has my loyalty. I won't drop my rig to another packer just because he's busy at the moment. I know, when I get down I'll have a rig ready because of the same type of loyalty. Some say, if you do all the things I do, why hire a packer. I think it's worth taking care of the packer so he'll take care of you. When it's busy with a hundred rigs on the ground, I always know mine will be ready on time. When it's busy I'll make 12-15 jumps a day, and....oh by the way....if you pack for me you probably pack for my wife too who made the same loads. Now, who doesn't want to be my packer??....Sorry, position currently filled.Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #10 January 27, 2006 Nathan, I love packing for folks like you. Even if I'm sick of packing and just want to stop, when I have someone who treats me that well, I go out of my way to help them out. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #11 January 28, 2006 Most of my regular customers are awesome to me. They generally tip me very well at the end of the day, buy me water or gatorade. But i'm also good to them. I'll adjust break lines when asked, sort out step thrus, actually pick out corn stalks if they have some in the canopy. It goes both ways and i'm lucky to have the customers i do. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #12 January 28, 2006 I love 'em all, even the one that packed me a streamer and especially the one that packed me a total. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlejohn 0 #13 January 31, 2006 QuoteI love 'em all, even the one that packed me a streamer and especially the one that packed me a total.death before dishonor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WILDBILLAQR 0 #14 January 31, 2006 Hay John you know I love my packers, well I have too! Ones my offspring and the other is you! Hell, even Arlen still loves his packer---------------------------------------------- "Thats not smoke, thats BUCKEYE!!" AQR#3,CWR#49 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briguy 0 #15 January 31, 2006 i think the better question here is what kind of "appreitation" are you looking for? (aside from the cash you are receiving) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #16 January 31, 2006 I used to pack full time at a dropzone. I was treated like shit from some "skygod instructors and coaches" but most of the fun jumpers were totally cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darnknit 0 #17 January 31, 2006 appreciate packers? you're all a buncha pot-smokin, ecstacy droppin, sandal wearin, tree-bark eatin, eyebrow piercin, bead stringin, till noon sleepin, cigarette stealin, rubber-band flickin, techno playin, bongo beatin, tip whorin, pinko commie hippie-freaks. if monkeys didn't fling poo, you would all be out of a job in a new york minute. pulling is cool. keep it in the skin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #18 January 31, 2006 I'm a Bears fan, so I've never been a fan of the Packers. It's a Chicago thing _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
payback462 0 #19 January 31, 2006 my god, what a fucking whine fest, oh no, nobody apreciates me! well maybe if you took a shower and turned down that goddamn trance shit you listen to all the time packing is the realworld equivalent to the guy who mops the spooge off the walls in the peep show rooms in the middle of cracktown. fucking derelicts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darnknit 0 #20 January 31, 2006 you're being a little unfair to spooge moppers, don't ya think? pulling is cool. keep it in the skin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #21 January 31, 2006 Quoteyou're all a buncha pot-smokin, ecstacy droppin, sandal wearin, tree-bark eatin, eyebrow piercin, bead stringin, till noon sleepin, cigarette stealin, rubber-band flickin, techno playin, bongo beatin, tip whorin, pinko commie hippie-freaks. Wow...packers have all the fun!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
brierebecca 0 #22 January 31, 2006 I bought a 20 dollar pack job the other weekend. I don't ever use packers, I just wanted to jump with my poor broke friend. How's that for packer appreciation? Brie"Ive seen you hump air, hump the floor of the plane, and hump legs. You now have a new nickname: "Black Humper of Death"--yardhippie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzpunk 0 #23 January 31, 2006 QuoteI buy mine beer at the end of the day.....every day I jump. And if I didnt have any hard openings, I usually throw in a little extra cash too. Take care of them and they will ALWAYS take care of you, and I still havent had a reserve ride. You are my favorite kind of customer, you can keep your money if you buy me beer. unless its close to the end of the month, thats when i need to eat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darnknit 0 #24 January 31, 2006 QuoteI bought a 20 dollar pack job the other weekend. How's that for packer appreciation? sounds more like extortion to me. monkeys would have gotten your friend on the load for free(even on a short call), and with a couple of trash can lids you wouldn't even have had to deal with the poo flinging. you got ripped off dude. check out the guy right above my post, bragging about the fact that he has a chop stick in his tongue. do you really want someone who's job is every bit as important as an EMT's to be looking like the reject from the last Jackass audition? pulling is cool. keep it in the skin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #25 January 31, 2006 you and payback are killing me I wish I was that funny ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
