GogglesnTeeth 6 #1 February 20, 2018 Wow.... I'm guilty of it too... I don't browse the Bonfire for hours and hours anymore. I used to have the Bonfire open all day at work and watch the first two pages with updates all day, every day. Now.... crickets!!! The first two pages would have daily updates, now I see things from months ago on the first page. Sad.... Has Facebook killed the Bonfire? No more Billy Vance craziness to get us through the day??? I would quickly click on the "NSFW" threads first!!! How the mighty have fallen.... I remember the days of "Talk Back" before the crack down! Am I so old??? Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #2 February 20, 2018 I remember. I'm not actively jumping these days but still like to check in every now and then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #3 February 20, 2018 I remember the days of rec.Skydiving.orgi have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #4 February 20, 2018 A lot has changed, but yes. Hardly anybody posts in here anymore. And yes, I do think Facebook is the reason. You choose who gets to see your posts on there. But hey, I do have my You Can't Make This Up news story thread going, after the mods shitcanned my NSFW thread. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #5 February 20, 2018 keithbar I remember the days of rec.Skydiving.org Yep, I was on there before I started on here. Remember the Nipplboy troll posts? Hilarious. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,048 #6 February 20, 2018 I don't: Face Tweet Tumble + Snap Whats QQ Insta Or whatever... You can reach me by phone, text, email or by PM here. Can't say I haven;t tried the others, but I like to keep it simple. I was a rec. observer. Joined DZ.com in 2002 under a different name. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #7 February 20, 2018 I quit Facebook a few years ago. Now I just Tweet or jump on here. Mainly joined Twitter to get instant weather updates directly relevant to my home area. It paid off big time a few days later when my state was hit by massive hail storms (for my state anyway) last spring. I would have had both vehicles totalled if I had not moved them both into the basement. I had 10 minutes warning. Twitter is nice in some ways, you get to interact with celebrities. There are also the usual political nutcases as well, the arguments I've seen are worse than Speakers Corner. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #8 February 21, 2018 Those were the days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #9 February 21, 2018 Conundrum Those were the days. Hey, stranger! So how you doin'?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #10 February 21, 2018 Gettin the band back together.... We just need ACMESkydiver, RockyMtHigh, and about a dozen others! Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #11 February 21, 2018 GogglesnTeeth Gettin the band back together.... We just need ACMESkydiver, RockyMtHigh, and about a dozen others! There be trouble...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #12 February 21, 2018 Remster ***Gettin the band back together.... We just need ACMESkydiver, RockyMtHigh, and about a dozen others! There be trouble... Don't be worried; He didn't mention Turtlespeed."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #13 February 21, 2018 ryoder ******Gettin the band back together.... We just need ACMESkydiver, RockyMtHigh, and about a dozen others! There be trouble... Don't be worried; He didn't mention Turtlespeed.Eh, I've got him and Waltappel in a groupme group. Zero filter of course. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #14 February 21, 2018 ryoder ***Those were the days. Hey, stranger! So how you doin'?Hi!! Haven’t been on here forever. Hope everyone is doing well! Miss you guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 February 21, 2018 Conundrum ******Those were the days. Hey, stranger! So how you doin'?Hi!! Haven’t been on here forever. Hope everyone is doing well! Miss you guys. Good to see you back on here as well. Remember when threads would catch on fire on here almost every day? Now you don't see that anymore... Except in Speakers Corner when they just had their first fire thread in a long time, mostly between 6-8 people arguing with each other "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #16 February 21, 2018 I would constantly look for updates on the Billy Vance NSFW thread from several years ago.... and yes, i looked at it most of the time while at work. Hmmmmm...... I lost both of those jobs come to think of it! Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #17 February 21, 2018 Where's Aggie Dave these days?"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 February 21, 2018 DJL Where's Aggie Dave these days? Just above me on the all time post whore list... His last post was a bit over 3 years ago. ETA: Remember when Clay was the #1 postwhore for the longest time? Then he earned a perma-ban. Still took over a year or so for him to get knocked down the list. Now BillVon is so far ahead of everyone else. Turtlespeed doesn't post much anymore, and Kallend is still going full speed, mostly in SC, so at his rate, he'll be #2 soon."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #19 February 21, 2018 Why did Clay get banned? I remember it happening but don't remember why."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #20 February 21, 2018 DJLWhere's Aggie Dave these days? I believe he decided to stay on the ground for a while. So he took a break from here too. IIRC, kids were taking up enough time that he couldn't stay current enough to be safe (smart move IMO). He was also busy writing his books, among other things. Life happens."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #21 February 21, 2018 wolfriverjoe***Where's Aggie Dave these days? I believe he decided to stay on the ground for a while. So he took a break from here too. IIRC, kids were taking up enough time that he couldn't stay current enough to be safe (smart move IMO). He was also busy writing his books, among other things. Life happens. A bit of googling turned up his website. He now lists himself as an ex-skydiver, and ex-cop, who is now a writer and photographer. I'm really curious how well that torn muscle in his arm recovered."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #22 February 22, 2018 He left the police force while he was still active here. My understanding was that, as part of his job as a cop, he became a qualified 'accident re-constructor', that is, someone who does all the calculations and re-creations to determine exactly what happened with the vehicles involved in an accident. Heavy duty physics. As he became more and more involved in that part of his job, he started doing it on a wider scale as a consultant. And reached the point where he could do it full time. He was writing "zombie apocalypse" fiction at the time. Also he was an accomplished photographer. Good to see that he is continuing with those."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,116 #23 February 22, 2018 And, in many ways more important, he’s busy raising kids with his wife, who enjoy hiking and camping together in wild places. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #24 February 22, 2018 Really? WTF? Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,380 #25 February 22, 2018 flyhiReally? WTF? It has been like that for years, ever since a software upgrade on the forums."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites