peckerhead 0 #26 September 13, 2006 QuoteTell Terry I was on the student load in the spring when he had to pull the guy off the wing back into the airplane. You tell him. It sounds like a tall tale to me. The spring is way more than two months ago. It is September dude. No worries, you can talk about skydiving on the internet or you can come out to the airport. Your choice..... Tough love bubba.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #27 September 13, 2006 Quote You tell him. It sounds like a tall tale to me. The spring is way more than two months ago. It is September dude. No worries, you can talk about skydiving on the internet or you can come out to the airport. Your choice..... Tough love bubba.... That was my FIRST jump when that happened - the guy who froze on the wing. I made 3 jumps SINCE then, the most recent of which was a bit less than 2 months ago. I'd be glad to talk at the airport, but as you started out by calling into question my very existence, I feel the need to post it here. Have fun at the boogie. I'll be sure to jump before Sept. 30th to keep up the ghostly reputation, and I'll be sure to tell the other instructors to continue pretending I don't exist. Then we can pick this up where we left off.... -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #28 September 13, 2006 ZippO... if you were female, hot, blond (or brunette... or red-head) & stacked the JMs would sure remember you... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #29 September 13, 2006 QuoteZippO... if you were female, hot, blond (or brunette... or red-head) & stacked the JMs would sure remember you... Yes, but if I was female, hot, blonde, and stacked, I'd be way too busy doing porn movies to find the time to skydive. But you're right - they probably remember the hot ladies, even if it was 2 YEARS between jumps, let alone months..... Oh well. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #30 September 13, 2006 Do you really think Chad would ever part with that totally sexy hot pink and bright blue container? Nothing screams masculine more than that thing does! Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #31 September 13, 2006 Why do you think Peckerhead knows who I am even though I maybe jumped with him twice, but doesn't remember you And I'm not even hot, blonde or stacked!!! Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #32 September 13, 2006 QuoteWhy do you think Peckerhead knows who I am even though I maybe jumped with him twice, but doesn't remember you And I'm not even hot, blonde or stacked!!! Oh, believe me, I noticed. I was waiting for him to be like "....yeah, you wore the tight purple spandex pants with the blue stripe on our last jump...." -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #33 September 13, 2006 So next time you head to Maytown, why don't YOU wear the purple spandex with the blue stripe Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #34 September 13, 2006 I was not and still am not a natural born skydiver. I've always caught on to things very quickly also. But skydiving takes all my concentrtion to do what I need to do. You sure as hell can't pick up all you need to in four jumps dude. Continue, cause it only gets better. Sometimes I wonder why I do it. Then I jump again and remember OH YEA, cause I love it and it gets better every jump. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #35 September 13, 2006 I would definetly remember a guy with blue blockers and a gilligan hat...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #36 September 14, 2006 QuoteI would definetly remember a guy with blue blockers and a gilligan hat...... Well, I was in the navy, so I can probably dig up the squid lid. I'll have to work on the blu-blockers. And I will be pissed if you don't run over and say "Dude, I know you!" -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daremrc 0 #37 September 14, 2006 keep going if its too expensive, is static line an option for you? They don't offer IAD at my dz so I have no idea how they compare pricewise. My student jumps are $55 I did 2 tandems before I decided I wanted to get licensed, and that definately factored into my decision to do the S/L rather than AFF. 2 routes to the same end point, and I've done the freefall before so I didnt feel the need to get right in on my student program. I'm on hiatus until I have an old shoulder injury worked over, which is another thing I can thank skydiving for. I've been walking around for 10 years with a shoulder that sometimes decides to come out of place. that's totally unacceptable in freefall, so I guess it's time to get it operated on because I am definately not quitting this sport... waaay too much fun. good luck, ymmv, and I hope for your sake that you really do exist Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #38 September 14, 2006 Quote Yes, but if I was female, hot, blonde, and stacked, I'd be way too busy doing porn movies to find the time to skydive. Dunno... I know one of those that's all that AND a skydiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ron 7 #39 September 14, 2006 Quote1. Quit. You've experienced jumping, move on. Not bad, some do it and move on. No problem with that or them. Quote2. I feel like I NEED to experience freefall before I make any final decisions. In that spirit, do a tandem. Not a bad option. If you don't like that...no problem, move on with your life. Quote3. Go AFF. AFF will give me freefall, and if I feel better about it than IAD, I can continue right along with the training. This is the best option I think. But lets be honest, maybe you just do not like jumping that much...Its OK, you did more than 99% of the world will ever do. If you are unsure, do the AFF and then decide. Quote4. Take some time to chill. Then when I feel the urge, make one more IAD before deciding. A good jump will probably get me back on track. I'd do the AFF personally. This sport is not for everyone, and thats OK. I have had students land and NEED to jump again. I have also had others who would never do it again no matter what. BOTH are OK."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zipp0 1 #40 September 14, 2006 Thanks Ron. I think I let too much time go betwwen my 3 & 4th jumps. I was actually more nervy than my first jump. I am going to chill for a bit and really think it over. If/When I jump again, I am going to do as many jumps as I can every month. After a jump I was always excited to jump again. I think i need to jump before that excitement begins to fade. that will help keep me motivated. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites daremrc 0 #41 September 14, 2006 here's another thought for you. one of my static line instructors told me that if money was an issue with being able to jump, then I should save it and come out to do 3-4 jumps per weekend, once a month.. He was saying that this is way better than 1 jump every weekend all summer because y the time you come back, some of the stuff you learned on the last jump has already faded. From my experience, my first jump of the day is always a little shaky. One day, I went out and made 5 student jumps in a day. While my muscles were sore the next day, I felt like I progressed a lot more being able to correct my mistakes on later jumps. Besides, I still get some door fear but it only really gets to me the first jump of the day. After that, it's no problem... thats how it seems to work for me, anyways. Maybe go do a tandem, save your money all winter, and pre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day?Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peregrinerose 0 #42 September 14, 2006 Quotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zipp0 1 #43 September 14, 2006 Both very good suggestions. Thanks! The whole "delayed gratification" thing has always eluded me. Maybe it's time to give it another shot. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #44 September 14, 2006 QuoteThe whole "delayed gratification" thing has always eluded me. Maybe it's time to give it another shot. Just a thought; being able to "delay gratification" will become very important once you do get that A license (assuming you decide to go ahead). I posted some thoughts on that in another thread here. On whether to continue your progression - skydiving has never come easy to me, and often when things don't come easy to me, I don't bother sticking with them. Somehow skydiving took hold and my stubborness took over. As others have said, my experience has been that I progress faster the more regularly and frequently I am able to jump. I may never be a world champion at anything in this sport, but hell, I get to fly. That alone is worth it for me."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 558 #45 September 14, 2006 Quote ... one of my static line instructors told me that if money was an issue with being able to jump, then I should save it and come out to do 3-4 jumps per weekend, once a month.. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Agreed! Also consider the cost of gasoline, meals and maybe even a motel room make the cost of one jump per weekend prohibitive. Another angle was the German skydiver (with a few hundred jumps) who used to bypass the Dornier (an old single-engined airplane even slower than a piston-pounding Cessna) DZ near his home town to spend one long weekend per month jumping from the Porter in Strassbourg. By jumping with top-of-the-heap French coaches - and sleeping for cheap in the DZ bunkhouse - he was able to learn more for less money than at most German DZs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 558 #46 September 14, 2006 Quotekeep going if its too expensive, is static line an option for you? They don't offer IAD at my dz so I have no idea how they compare pricewise. My student jumps are $55 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Static-line and IAD cost the same in terms of airplane time and instructor time, so the end result is that S/L and IAD usually cost the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zipp0 1 #47 September 14, 2006 I may get rid of my cell phone, or get a super cheap pre-pay phone a seldom use it. That's over $50 a month = 1 more jump. And really, I hate when that damn thing rings when I'm driving anyway. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ZigZagMarquis 8 #48 September 14, 2006 QuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I NEVER buy blocks of jump-tickets ahead of time or do something like pre-register for a boogie and would NEVER have paid the entire AFF course ahead of time... way too supersticious (sp?) to do something like that. For example... every year, my home DZ has a "January White Sale" on jump tickets where you can buy blocks of tickets at an even more reduced pirce then during the rest of the year, but January White Sale tickets are only good for that year and their not transferable without permission from the DZO... even with those two cavieats, its a really good deal and lots of folks will buy blocks of 50, 100, 150 or even 200 tickets and use them up that year. I myself NEVER do this as I'm conviced that if I do, I'll do soemthing silly like slip and fall getting out of the shower the next day and break my neck... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chutem 0 #49 September 14, 2006 If the boat you're "restoring" has an OMC stringer mount drive system sell it now. They are the "black hole" of boat drive systems. Most people I know trying to bring old boats back to life spend way more than they are worth only to have an undependable pile. Remember B-O-A-T stands for bust out another thousand. That said it doesn't sound like you are ready to give up skydiving yet, keep after it. James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites daremrc 0 #50 September 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I got surprised by my shoulder trouble halfway into my training and thought about trying to get a refund of the unused portion, but I ultimately decided that I paid for skydiving training and dammit I want to skydive! It's good motivation for me to get my stuff together this winter because I have all those jumps waiting for me next spring, after I am hopefully recovered. I could understand not wanting to buy 200 jump tickets that turn into a pumpkin at midnight on new years eve, tho...Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 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. 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Ron 7 #39 September 14, 2006 Quote1. Quit. You've experienced jumping, move on. Not bad, some do it and move on. No problem with that or them. Quote2. I feel like I NEED to experience freefall before I make any final decisions. In that spirit, do a tandem. Not a bad option. If you don't like that...no problem, move on with your life. Quote3. Go AFF. AFF will give me freefall, and if I feel better about it than IAD, I can continue right along with the training. This is the best option I think. But lets be honest, maybe you just do not like jumping that much...Its OK, you did more than 99% of the world will ever do. If you are unsure, do the AFF and then decide. Quote4. Take some time to chill. Then when I feel the urge, make one more IAD before deciding. A good jump will probably get me back on track. I'd do the AFF personally. This sport is not for everyone, and thats OK. I have had students land and NEED to jump again. I have also had others who would never do it again no matter what. BOTH are OK."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #40 September 14, 2006 Thanks Ron. I think I let too much time go betwwen my 3 & 4th jumps. I was actually more nervy than my first jump. I am going to chill for a bit and really think it over. If/When I jump again, I am going to do as many jumps as I can every month. After a jump I was always excited to jump again. I think i need to jump before that excitement begins to fade. that will help keep me motivated. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daremrc 0 #41 September 14, 2006 here's another thought for you. one of my static line instructors told me that if money was an issue with being able to jump, then I should save it and come out to do 3-4 jumps per weekend, once a month.. He was saying that this is way better than 1 jump every weekend all summer because y the time you come back, some of the stuff you learned on the last jump has already faded. From my experience, my first jump of the day is always a little shaky. One day, I went out and made 5 student jumps in a day. While my muscles were sore the next day, I felt like I progressed a lot more being able to correct my mistakes on later jumps. Besides, I still get some door fear but it only really gets to me the first jump of the day. After that, it's no problem... thats how it seems to work for me, anyways. Maybe go do a tandem, save your money all winter, and pre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day?Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #42 September 14, 2006 Quotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #43 September 14, 2006 Both very good suggestions. Thanks! The whole "delayed gratification" thing has always eluded me. Maybe it's time to give it another shot. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #44 September 14, 2006 QuoteThe whole "delayed gratification" thing has always eluded me. Maybe it's time to give it another shot. Just a thought; being able to "delay gratification" will become very important once you do get that A license (assuming you decide to go ahead). I posted some thoughts on that in another thread here. On whether to continue your progression - skydiving has never come easy to me, and often when things don't come easy to me, I don't bother sticking with them. Somehow skydiving took hold and my stubborness took over. As others have said, my experience has been that I progress faster the more regularly and frequently I am able to jump. I may never be a world champion at anything in this sport, but hell, I get to fly. That alone is worth it for me."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #45 September 14, 2006 Quote ... one of my static line instructors told me that if money was an issue with being able to jump, then I should save it and come out to do 3-4 jumps per weekend, once a month.. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Agreed! Also consider the cost of gasoline, meals and maybe even a motel room make the cost of one jump per weekend prohibitive. Another angle was the German skydiver (with a few hundred jumps) who used to bypass the Dornier (an old single-engined airplane even slower than a piston-pounding Cessna) DZ near his home town to spend one long weekend per month jumping from the Porter in Strassbourg. By jumping with top-of-the-heap French coaches - and sleeping for cheap in the DZ bunkhouse - he was able to learn more for less money than at most German DZs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 558 #46 September 14, 2006 Quotekeep going if its too expensive, is static line an option for you? They don't offer IAD at my dz so I have no idea how they compare pricewise. My student jumps are $55 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Static-line and IAD cost the same in terms of airplane time and instructor time, so the end result is that S/L and IAD usually cost the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zipp0 1 #47 September 14, 2006 I may get rid of my cell phone, or get a super cheap pre-pay phone a seldom use it. That's over $50 a month = 1 more jump. And really, I hate when that damn thing rings when I'm driving anyway. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ZigZagMarquis 8 #48 September 14, 2006 QuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I NEVER buy blocks of jump-tickets ahead of time or do something like pre-register for a boogie and would NEVER have paid the entire AFF course ahead of time... way too supersticious (sp?) to do something like that. For example... every year, my home DZ has a "January White Sale" on jump tickets where you can buy blocks of tickets at an even more reduced pirce then during the rest of the year, but January White Sale tickets are only good for that year and their not transferable without permission from the DZO... even with those two cavieats, its a really good deal and lots of folks will buy blocks of 50, 100, 150 or even 200 tickets and use them up that year. I myself NEVER do this as I'm conviced that if I do, I'll do soemthing silly like slip and fall getting out of the shower the next day and break my neck... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chutem 0 #49 September 14, 2006 If the boat you're "restoring" has an OMC stringer mount drive system sell it now. They are the "black hole" of boat drive systems. Most people I know trying to bring old boats back to life spend way more than they are worth only to have an undependable pile. Remember B-O-A-T stands for bust out another thousand. That said it doesn't sound like you are ready to give up skydiving yet, keep after it. James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites daremrc 0 #50 September 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I got surprised by my shoulder trouble halfway into my training and thought about trying to get a refund of the unused portion, but I ultimately decided that I paid for skydiving training and dammit I want to skydive! It's good motivation for me to get my stuff together this winter because I have all those jumps waiting for me next spring, after I am hopefully recovered. I could understand not wanting to buy 200 jump tickets that turn into a pumpkin at midnight on new years eve, tho...Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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riggerrob 558 #46 September 14, 2006 Quotekeep going if its too expensive, is static line an option for you? They don't offer IAD at my dz so I have no idea how they compare pricewise. My student jumps are $55 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Static-line and IAD cost the same in terms of airplane time and instructor time, so the end result is that S/L and IAD usually cost the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zipp0 1 #47 September 14, 2006 I may get rid of my cell phone, or get a super cheap pre-pay phone a seldom use it. That's over $50 a month = 1 more jump. And really, I hate when that damn thing rings when I'm driving anyway. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ZigZagMarquis 8 #48 September 14, 2006 QuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I NEVER buy blocks of jump-tickets ahead of time or do something like pre-register for a boogie and would NEVER have paid the entire AFF course ahead of time... way too supersticious (sp?) to do something like that. For example... every year, my home DZ has a "January White Sale" on jump tickets where you can buy blocks of tickets at an even more reduced pirce then during the rest of the year, but January White Sale tickets are only good for that year and their not transferable without permission from the DZO... even with those two cavieats, its a really good deal and lots of folks will buy blocks of 50, 100, 150 or even 200 tickets and use them up that year. I myself NEVER do this as I'm conviced that if I do, I'll do soemthing silly like slip and fall getting out of the shower the next day and break my neck... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chutem 0 #49 September 14, 2006 If the boat you're "restoring" has an OMC stringer mount drive system sell it now. They are the "black hole" of boat drive systems. Most people I know trying to bring old boats back to life spend way more than they are worth only to have an undependable pile. Remember B-O-A-T stands for bust out another thousand. That said it doesn't sound like you are ready to give up skydiving yet, keep after it. James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites daremrc 0 #50 September 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I got surprised by my shoulder trouble halfway into my training and thought about trying to get a refund of the unused portion, but I ultimately decided that I paid for skydiving training and dammit I want to skydive! It's good motivation for me to get my stuff together this winter because I have all those jumps waiting for me next spring, after I am hopefully recovered. I could understand not wanting to buy 200 jump tickets that turn into a pumpkin at midnight on new years eve, tho...Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 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
Zipp0 1 #47 September 14, 2006 I may get rid of my cell phone, or get a super cheap pre-pay phone a seldom use it. That's over $50 a month = 1 more jump. And really, I hate when that damn thing rings when I'm driving anyway. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #48 September 14, 2006 QuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I NEVER buy blocks of jump-tickets ahead of time or do something like pre-register for a boogie and would NEVER have paid the entire AFF course ahead of time... way too supersticious (sp?) to do something like that. For example... every year, my home DZ has a "January White Sale" on jump tickets where you can buy blocks of tickets at an even more reduced pirce then during the rest of the year, but January White Sale tickets are only good for that year and their not transferable without permission from the DZO... even with those two cavieats, its a really good deal and lots of folks will buy blocks of 50, 100, 150 or even 200 tickets and use them up that year. I myself NEVER do this as I'm conviced that if I do, I'll do soemthing silly like slip and fall getting out of the shower the next day and break my neck... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chutem 0 #49 September 14, 2006 If the boat you're "restoring" has an OMC stringer mount drive system sell it now. They are the "black hole" of boat drive systems. Most people I know trying to bring old boats back to life spend way more than they are worth only to have an undependable pile. Remember B-O-A-T stands for bust out another thousand. That said it doesn't sound like you are ready to give up skydiving yet, keep after it. James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daremrc 0 #50 September 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuotepre-pay the rest of your training so that you can knock out as many jumps as you can in a day? That's what I did... saved up for a year, and paid for all of AFF in one shot. Saved me a couple hundred bucks to do it that way as a package, plus I wasn't worried about where the money for the next jump was coming from. I had saved enough for gear too. Glad I did it that way. Wow!!! You are more brave then I'll ever be!!! I got surprised by my shoulder trouble halfway into my training and thought about trying to get a refund of the unused portion, but I ultimately decided that I paid for skydiving training and dammit I want to skydive! It's good motivation for me to get my stuff together this winter because I have all those jumps waiting for me next spring, after I am hopefully recovered. I could understand not wanting to buy 200 jump tickets that turn into a pumpkin at midnight on new years eve, tho...Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
