Erroll 49 #1 September 16, 2003 From Hookit's "13 years" thread - Quote :In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AaaaH!!! Lucky 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Pagan and Native American religions 13 IS a lucky number. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indeed. I did my first freefall on jump 13, literally 10 minutes after my last DRCP. Didn't have time to consider the luck or otherwise of #13. Does superstition play a role in anyone's skydiving routines or habits? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 September 16, 2003 nope. jumped on friday the 3th several times & never even thought about it much. I've never understood why people go in for superstition. There just doesn't seem much point to it. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #3 September 16, 2003 I ALWAYS where my closing pin necklace curved to the right and I ALWAYS have to go through toss, peel ,pull , punch at LEAST 3 times on the way to alt and right before I jump!!!! Yeah it all may be silly but hay what ever makes your skydive easieris good with me!! jasonFreedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #4 September 16, 2003 for superstition.. have you "bounce proofed" your loh book??? ya know having somebody sign the last entry so you have to make it to there??? ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 49 #5 September 16, 2003 Quotenope. jumped on friday the 3th several times & never even thought about it much. Hmmm.... not a lot of risk on the 3th, methinks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #6 September 16, 2003 QuoteQuotenope. jumped on friday the 3th several times & never even thought about it much. Hmmm.... not a lot of risk on the 3th, methinks. Ahhh but yee be wrong... Bad things happen in 3's. Or didn't ya ever hear that? That's why my lucky (unlucky) Number is 3. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #7 September 16, 2003 QuoteI ALWAYS where my closing pin necklace curved to the right Oh, I'm so curious....why to the right?Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #8 September 16, 2003 QuoteDoes superstition play a role in anyone's skydiving routines or habits? Not in mine. I was getting into a habit of wearing a "lucky scarf" around my neck even when it wasn't that cold. Then on one jump when I was walking to the plane I noticed I had forgotten it. I considered going back and getting it, felt stupid, and went ahead with the jump without it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #9 September 16, 2003 Quotenope. jumped on friday the 3th several times & never even thought about it much. Oh ya?!! My last reserve repack was done on Friday the 13th and it was the, aheem, first time I'd seen it. Then, for the hell of it, I took a hop n pop just because -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #10 September 16, 2003 It is bad Luck to be superstitious!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #11 September 16, 2003 Sort of got into the habit of putting my car key in my jumpsuit pocket because there was no one to leave it with when I first started jumping at my DZ. The other day (the 13th!) for the first time my mother and father were up at the DZ (Put my mother out on a Tandem for her 62nd birthday) I asked my Dad to look after the key and BINGO!!! First cutaway! Next couple of jumps (Now lucky key in pocket ) and happy as Larry! Don't really like to have a supersition though as it just makes you loose focus and unsettles you if you then forget to do what ever your 'lucky' thing is. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiverRick 0 #12 September 16, 2003 We used to celebrate Friday the 13th at a dz I used to jump at. The dz cat was pure black. We would pet the cat, walk under the ladder that we leaned against the wall while on our way to the plane. We never had a cut-away or injury on any of these jumps. never pull low......unless you are Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #13 September 16, 2003 I have my Dad's dogtag in the reserve flat pocket in my container and a piece of his silk canopy from WWII (that saved his life) in my jumpsuit pocket. While I will jump without these things, they make me feel good having them with me. Patrick-- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #14 September 16, 2003 No joke, Friday the 13th is my lucky day. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #15 September 16, 2003 Hmm, I have gone up on the 13th load, quite a few times, never had any real problems... Did land out oin my 13th jump, but I probally could of made it back ~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
flyangel2 2 #16 September 16, 2003 I jump with my dad's Airborne coin in my jumpsuit pocket. Since I have a couple of jumpsuits, my friend that is in the Air Force gave me a coin, and I have that in my other jumpsuit. Oh, and always have to have chapstick in the pockets. Need to put that on right before I leave the plane.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luv2Fall 0 #17 September 16, 2003 ....just a quick prayer for good openings and safe landings for everyone on the load. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #18 September 16, 2003 QuoteI have my Dad's dogtag in the reserve flat pocket in my container and a piece of his silk canopy from WWII (that saved his life) in my jumpsuit pocket. While I will jump without these things, they make me feel good having them with me. Thats very cool. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #19 September 16, 2003 QuoteDoes superstition play a role in anyone's skydiving routines or habits? Nope. I was having a friendly conversation with an Airborne chaplain one day when I was in the Army. He asked me if I prayed before I jumped. I replied, "No. God didn't pack my main or reserve". There you have it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #20 September 16, 2003 QuoteI ALWAYS have to go through toss, peel ,pull , punch at LEAST 3 times on the way to alt and right before I jump I like this - if only every superstition happened to be a safety procedure! Personally, I don't let superstitions get in the way of fun. My 13th jump was also my first pack job Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skymonkey13 0 #21 September 16, 2003 I was born on a Friday the 13th. Good luck for me, Bad luck for my parents, i guess... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygoddess 0 #22 September 16, 2003 Well lets see, I was married to my worthless ex on Friday, June 13th 1997...well yeah he was a loser... my 13th jump I flared too high and let it up and my canopy surged forward and I cracked my fibula and tore my right knee's menicus...but I think that was more my fault than it being my 13th jump... I always touch all of my handles several times in order before exiting, and check my pins, but that is nore of a habit that I was told to do as a student and so I always do now... I don't really have anything to take with me on my jumps. If I forget to take my closing pin necklace off before I get on the plane I do put it in my pants pocket, but only because I have heard that there were reports of the pin getting stuck in someones throught due to a hard opening...and I do jump a Sabre 135... Other than that nothing really, oh wait I kiss my kids goodbye and tell them that I love them very much before I leave to go any where...because you never know if that is the last time you will see eachother... Kathryn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyflygirl 0 #23 September 16, 2003 I've always been superstitious with the number 13. The first time I saw that I was on Load #13 I tried to get changed to a different load , didn't get it changed and it actually was the best jump up to that date I had. Since, I've been on another load 13 and been through my 13th jump and actually those were all really awesome skydives as well. So I say screw the superstition!!! Although I still won't cross the path of a black cat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #24 September 16, 2003 QuoteOh, I'm so curious....why to the right? Cause its the way I dress myself .....No Just kidding!! I actually dress to the left..but HEY thats another thread! Anyway it sounds stupid but everything happens to the right...you deploy to the right (well most of us) and you start your cutaway proceedures to the right...When packing I start with the bottom flap of coarse but then go to the right flap first, So thats just the way it worked out !!! The Irony of it all is that I'm a lefty!! jasonFreedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lostinspace 0 #25 September 17, 2003 I’m super new. One Friday about a month ago, I did jumps 5, 6, and 7. On 5, I and the 2 JM went upside down on exit, I was all alone on and on my back{I righted my self}, and it felt pretty good. Jump 6 felt good, but I failed. Jump 7, felt great. Then the weather got crappy. Missed jumping, so I ordered an altimeter online. I had it sent to work, I was so happy when it arrived … until I looked at it. Picture below. I debated on returning it, decided not to. That would be silly, I don’t want to pay for the postage. Did 4 jumps that next weekend with the altimeter. They went super crappy and didn’t feel good. That Friday went back to do my level 5 for the fifth time. Decided to use the drop zone’s altimeter. The jump went crappy AND I have the video to prove it. So it is not the altimeter, it is me. :} I put my altimeter back on, and made 2 more jumps. They went minimally better, still crappy … but better {and fun} and with my unlucky altimeter. Oh well, more then you wanted to know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
