daniel52587 0 #1 December 28, 2006 I have only jumped 3 times, still in AFF. But man do I truly love it. I cant wait until they reopen on the 5th (stupid holidays, j/k, well sort of). Not many things make me truly happy on the inside like skydiving. Ive been sad for so long, but while I am in the air I am truly happy. But I go back to the sadness when I am back on the ground. This may sound stupid but how much do you guys love Skydiving? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #2 December 28, 2006 Oh hell, we hate it. That's why we spend thousands, if not tens of thousands every year buying new gear, going to boogies, jump tickets, gas money, food, RV's, etc. I come from a dysfunctional family and we weren't allowed to explore new things as a child so I'm making up for it in my adulthood. "Sorry, I'm feeling a bit emotional right now, can I get a hug?" -Bear in Armageddon. 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
shropshire 0 #3 December 28, 2006 It's sort of O.K.... passes the time till the fishing season starts. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #4 December 28, 2006 I only do it so I can post here and piss off the brits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #5 December 28, 2006 i have only jumped once..a tandem...i start aff next saturday. i asked one of my best friends if i talk about it too much...he said yes..but its something i love...so its all good. 24 hours inthe day...sleep for 4-6 of them. that leaves roughly 16 hours left...ill talk about skydiving and how much im going to/do love it about 15 hours....the other hour is spent eating the three meals during hte day....lol"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel52587 0 #6 December 28, 2006 Yeah I am very much the same. Ill talk about it and how cool it is, and how amazing it is all day. They think I am crazy for jumping out of an airplane, but they just don't understand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #7 December 28, 2006 I'm with Bigun. Skydiving has ruined my life. I hate it with a passion. So far it's cost me thousands and thousands of dollars, hours and hours of time, a credit rating, a back surgery, numerous friends, any hope of a normal life... Best thing you can do is run, run away from the dropzone, as fast as you can, before it ruins your life too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 13 #9 December 28, 2006 I love it a lot too. Even after a long time doing it, it is something that always has something new to offer. If you get good at Freeflying, try CRW. If you perfect that, go up with a wingsuit, or do RW. There is almost no end to the variety of skydiving. The longer you do it, the more people you will meet who also skydive. They are, as a group, the most interesting, exceptional people you can find anywhere. Kevin_____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #10 December 28, 2006 QuoteI'm with Bigun. Skydiving has ruined my life. I hate it with a passion. So far it's cost me thousands and thousands of dollars, hours and hours of time, a credit rating, a back surgery, numerous friends, any hope of a normal life... Best thing you can do is run, run away from the dropzone, as fast as you can, before it ruins your life too. Has skydiving made your life unmanageable? Skydivers Anonymous can help! -Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #11 December 28, 2006 OY.... It's Brits not brits - god that pisses me off. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWATcop 0 #12 December 28, 2006 Eh, its something to do on a Monday when everyone else is at work.Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loonix 0 #13 December 28, 2006 QuoteYeah I am very much the same. Ill talk about it and how cool it is, and how amazing it is all day. They think I am crazy for jumping out of an airplane, but they just don't understand. I've pretty much stopped talking to people about it. Mostly because I realized all people want to know is "what happens if the chute dont work?".. Now you could of course entertain yourself by thinking up new funny responses to this (search the forums, there are a couple of threads on this subject) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #14 December 29, 2006 i love it so much, that when my car got totalled last Jan. and my ins. co. gave me a measly $2,400. instead of taking on the payments of a new car i bought a used beater 90' celica for $1,500 and spent the rest on jumps and gear. and couldn't be happier with the decision.diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #15 December 29, 2006 You at the next hollar ways kev 13th 14th january i believehttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #16 December 29, 2006 You're going to love SD Dallas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chrismgtis 0 #17 December 29, 2006 Put it like this. I've jumped 19 times. I'm never going to stop doing it unless I just can absolutely not afford to jump at all. In that case, it's only temporary. Until I retire at, oh, 75?Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Eule 0 #18 December 29, 2006 QuoteThis may sound stupid but how much do you guys love Skydiving? So much that I went to great lengths to give one of my AFF instructors my cherry. No, really! Eule It wasn't my first jump, but he had just got his instructor rating and I was his first paying customer. (I didn't know this until after the jump.) I had to drive ~30 minutes into town to find a real grocery store where I could buy a jar of cherries and a card. I went back to the DZ, the head instructor and I signed the card, and I presented my instructor with the jar of cherries. (edit: reworked to remove unclear antecedent for pronoun)PLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymynci 0 #19 December 29, 2006 Skydiving? HOOOOOOOOOORRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!WAHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOhooooooooooooooohoooohoooooowoooohoooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Well. It's all right isn't it? I only go when there's nothing good on the telly of course."I don't mean to harass you, but I was very impressed with the capable and stylish manner in which you dealt with that situation. And I was thinking to myself, now this girl's special..." M Renton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #20 December 29, 2006 QuoteHas skydiving made your life unmanageable? Skydivers Anonymous can help!really? cause the last SA meeting I went to was held at a dropzone... I'm with several others here in expressing faliciously that I absolutely despise skydiving... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites daniel52587 0 #21 December 29, 2006 Nice I am in somewhat of a same situation. I totaled my car so of course I now have to buy a new one. I am going to get a cheap car so I can still afford to go skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MagicGuy 0 #22 December 29, 2006 I can't describe how much I love it. Besides sex, it's pretty much all I think about. If I'm having a bad day at work I just think about the upcoming weekend of jumping I'll be doing. In 5 months I managed 87 jumps, and would've done a lot more if it hadn't been for bad weather and things like Mom getting married and couldn't go to the DZ. Yeah, I love skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FreeDiver 0 #23 December 30, 2006 I've only had 30 jumps so far which I made 3 years ago. I stopped for financial reasons (started my business back then) but I plan to get back at it in 2007 I LOVE the way it makes me feel inside!! I truely don't think there would be ANY other activity that makes me feel so great! But to be honest, I don't think I will ever become one of the 24/7 dropzone people. I have a life besides skydiving, a family, friends. Other hobbies. I play guitar also... So unlike most I plan on doing some fun jumps every now and then (most weekends). I love it and it's a passion but I'm not going to let it take over my life!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 0 #24 December 30, 2006 QuoteI presented my instructor with the jar of cherries. Rather an odd gift. Wouldn't lederhausen have been more appropriate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rapter 0 #25 December 30, 2006 spend over 20 years many, many weekends on the DZ, sold the dirt bike and let the skies rot. sometimes go there and not even jump. Met my wife on the dropzone. My boy was there first time when he was 3 weeks old, take my gear when I'm on the road. most of me friends are jumpers. It's no longer a sport but a way of life. Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, 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. 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 Go To Topic Listing
chrismgtis 0 #17 December 29, 2006 Put it like this. I've jumped 19 times. I'm never going to stop doing it unless I just can absolutely not afford to jump at all. In that case, it's only temporary. Until I retire at, oh, 75?Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #18 December 29, 2006 QuoteThis may sound stupid but how much do you guys love Skydiving? So much that I went to great lengths to give one of my AFF instructors my cherry. No, really! Eule It wasn't my first jump, but he had just got his instructor rating and I was his first paying customer. (I didn't know this until after the jump.) I had to drive ~30 minutes into town to find a real grocery store where I could buy a jar of cherries and a card. I went back to the DZ, the head instructor and I signed the card, and I presented my instructor with the jar of cherries. (edit: reworked to remove unclear antecedent for pronoun)PLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymynci 0 #19 December 29, 2006 Skydiving? HOOOOOOOOOORRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!WAHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOOhooooooooooooooohoooohoooooowoooohoooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Well. It's all right isn't it? I only go when there's nothing good on the telly of course."I don't mean to harass you, but I was very impressed with the capable and stylish manner in which you dealt with that situation. And I was thinking to myself, now this girl's special..." M Renton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #20 December 29, 2006 QuoteHas skydiving made your life unmanageable? Skydivers Anonymous can help!really? cause the last SA meeting I went to was held at a dropzone... I'm with several others here in expressing faliciously that I absolutely despise skydiving... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel52587 0 #21 December 29, 2006 Nice I am in somewhat of a same situation. I totaled my car so of course I now have to buy a new one. I am going to get a cheap car so I can still afford to go skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MagicGuy 0 #22 December 29, 2006 I can't describe how much I love it. Besides sex, it's pretty much all I think about. If I'm having a bad day at work I just think about the upcoming weekend of jumping I'll be doing. In 5 months I managed 87 jumps, and would've done a lot more if it hadn't been for bad weather and things like Mom getting married and couldn't go to the DZ. Yeah, I love skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FreeDiver 0 #23 December 30, 2006 I've only had 30 jumps so far which I made 3 years ago. I stopped for financial reasons (started my business back then) but I plan to get back at it in 2007 I LOVE the way it makes me feel inside!! I truely don't think there would be ANY other activity that makes me feel so great! But to be honest, I don't think I will ever become one of the 24/7 dropzone people. I have a life besides skydiving, a family, friends. Other hobbies. I play guitar also... So unlike most I plan on doing some fun jumps every now and then (most weekends). I love it and it's a passion but I'm not going to let it take over my life!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 0 #24 December 30, 2006 QuoteI presented my instructor with the jar of cherries. Rather an odd gift. Wouldn't lederhausen have been more appropriate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rapter 0 #25 December 30, 2006 spend over 20 years many, many weekends on the DZ, sold the dirt bike and let the skies rot. sometimes go there and not even jump. Met my wife on the dropzone. My boy was there first time when he was 3 weeks old, take my gear when I'm on the road. most of me friends are jumpers. It's no longer a sport but a way of life. Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, 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. 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
MagicGuy 0 #22 December 29, 2006 I can't describe how much I love it. Besides sex, it's pretty much all I think about. If I'm having a bad day at work I just think about the upcoming weekend of jumping I'll be doing. In 5 months I managed 87 jumps, and would've done a lot more if it hadn't been for bad weather and things like Mom getting married and couldn't go to the DZ. Yeah, I love skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeDiver 0 #23 December 30, 2006 I've only had 30 jumps so far which I made 3 years ago. I stopped for financial reasons (started my business back then) but I plan to get back at it in 2007 I LOVE the way it makes me feel inside!! I truely don't think there would be ANY other activity that makes me feel so great! But to be honest, I don't think I will ever become one of the 24/7 dropzone people. I have a life besides skydiving, a family, friends. Other hobbies. I play guitar also... So unlike most I plan on doing some fun jumps every now and then (most weekends). I love it and it's a passion but I'm not going to let it take over my life!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #24 December 30, 2006 QuoteI presented my instructor with the jar of cherries. Rather an odd gift. Wouldn't lederhausen have been more appropriate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapter 0 #25 December 30, 2006 spend over 20 years many, many weekends on the DZ, sold the dirt bike and let the skies rot. sometimes go there and not even jump. Met my wife on the dropzone. My boy was there first time when he was 3 weeks old, take my gear when I'm on the road. most of me friends are jumpers. It's no longer a sport but a way of life. Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
