Jeth 0 #1 August 18, 2004 I am just curious.... I am not an adrenaline junkie. I have never been into extreme sports (or sports much at all, really) nor major risk taking. But as soon as I tried skydiving, I was HOOKED. Now I can't wait to get to that place where I know what I'm doing and can jump with my friends! Any other jumpers out there with skydiving as their only "extreme" passion??"At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #2 August 18, 2004 if i wasn't so terrified to jump i'd might agree but yes i'm hooked on jumping but just not at this point (if it makes sense) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #3 August 18, 2004 I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, however I do enjoy sports that are challenging and require discipline, concentration, coordination, etc... Actually I am pretty terrified of heights so I really don't get a "rush" from jumping, it is more of a personal gratification thing, kinda like motorcycle racing.NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #4 August 18, 2004 I'm one of the most boring people you'd ever meet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #5 August 18, 2004 [yoda voice]you will be..[/yoda voice]____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb092 0 #6 August 18, 2004 I just like to jump!!! What could possibly go wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #7 August 18, 2004 I don't consider myself to be one. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atsaubrey 0 #8 August 19, 2004 me either. like it was said before it is more gratifing know I can do what i do."GOT LEAD?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #9 August 19, 2004 Well guess I'm not alone then! For me it is the "rush" as well as the satisfaction of doing it. It's just a unique experience like no other. WOO-HOO!!!! "At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #10 August 19, 2004 Many moons ago when I entered the Fire SErvice I used to get extreme rushes from Fire calls, after I began skydiving though my internal spaz module developed a much higher threshold. I see guys on my crew with double the amount of time in the dept as I have get twice as excited as I do. Having that said I do some sport rappelling and am on the S.O.R.T. (Special Operations Response Team) at work whici constists of High Angle Rope rescue, Hazardous Materials and Search and Rescue resposes, so no I am not a Junkie, I just need it to feel balanced, I think that I am the sanest person I know I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudynot 0 #11 August 19, 2004 me me I'm a adrenaline junkie The word NOT doesn't go with my vocabulary GO JUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clouds are cool to move through but not if they are NOT jumpable Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #12 August 19, 2004 I wouldn't say I am an adrenaline junky but... The only thing other than skydiving that I do that is thrill seeking I guess is speeding... I very much like to drive fast. It's where 'fast' was originally derived from.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #13 August 19, 2004 I am not an Adrenaline Junkie at all. I am a Statistician who plays a string instrument - I'm a Freaking Nerd!!! =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tspillers 0 #14 August 19, 2004 I am not a junkie. I can stop anytime...no really...ok maybe tomorrow. Todd I am not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudynot 0 #15 August 19, 2004 QuoteI am not a junkie. I can stop anytime...no really...ok maybe tomorrow. SURE Clouds are cool to move through but not if they are NOT jumpable Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #16 August 19, 2004 perhaps i am,but i would never say if i felt so Personaly i dont feel like any kind of Junkie,but i know that if i havnt jumped for er longer periode of time(like a week)i start to begin to be gnarly.. just ask my gf... but junkie??naah not at all Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #17 August 19, 2004 I'm definitely NOT an adrenaline junky. Most of my hobbies are active and challenging... hiking, horseback riding, off road jeeping, now this. I don't ever get an adrenaline rush with jumping, even during my first jump. I just love the challenge, the sense of flying, and the total peace and quiet of being under canopy. It is one of the few moments of my life where I'm not thinking a bazillion miles a second about work, my mental to do list, and everything else. I'm mentally quiet, paying attention only to my skydive. That all by itself is extremely relaxing. Jen Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #18 August 19, 2004 I guess it depends on what you're definition of an adrenaline junkie is... I love skydiving, motorcycles, living life passionately. When I was young and had to jump off the high board at the swimming pool, I was scared, but then I got addicted to jumping off the high dive! Also, when I was camping in middle school w/ my fam, I jumped off a tressle bridge 13 times...little did I know my dad didn't think I was gonna do it, since he withheld info from me about some guy dying jumping off it.. But anyways, I think I am adventurous, maybe a little bit of an adrenaline junkie Sarah Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #19 August 19, 2004 I'd say I am one, yes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #20 August 19, 2004 QuoteI guess it depends on what you're definition of an adrenaline junkie is... I love skydiving, motorcycles, living life passionately. When I was young and had to jump off the high board at the swimming pool, I was scared, but then I got addicted to jumping off the high dive! Also, when I was camping in middle school w/ my fam, I jumped off a tressle bridge 13 times...little did I know my dad didn't think I was gonna do it, since he withheld info from me about some guy dying jumping off it.. But anyways, I think I am adventurous, maybe a little bit of an adrenaline junkie Sarah that sounds like an adrenaline junkie to me... I consider myself adventurous in that I love to travel to exotic places, try new things, meet all sorts of people - basically just get out there and experience life. But thats different than always looking for the next big thrill, or pushing the envelope to get the ultimate rush. (Although I did thorougly enjoy going 110mph on a crotch rocket... ok, maybe i am a bit of an adrenaline junkie myself... )"At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #21 August 19, 2004 Quote I am not an Adrenaline Junkie at all. I am a Statistician who plays a string instrument - I'm a Freaking Nerd!!! Thats okay... I won't tell anyone... "At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
