MF42 0 #1 July 25, 2006 This morning I went to get x-rays taken of my back in preparation for what will hopefully be the last follow-up visit with the doctor. X-ray tech: So what happened? How'd you do this to yourself? Me: Skydiving. X-ray tech: Oh, wow. Did you fall? Me: ...Yes. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie 0 #2 July 25, 2006 QuoteThis morning I went to get x-rays taken of my back in preparation for what will hopefully be the last follow-up visit with the doctor. X-ray tech: So what happened? How'd you do this to yourself? Me: Skydiving. X-ray tech: Oh, wow. Did you fall? Me: ...Yes. Hey Dave, in unison. "HERE'S YOUR SIGN!" Tubing, so easy a caveman can do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelpdiver 2 #3 July 25, 2006 in fairness, a hard opening can cause all sorts of back and neck fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #4 July 25, 2006 After getting checked out after a slammer, the ER doctor released me after a few hours, with this: "You know, this is the first time I get to release a skydiver so soon. Usually, their chute didn't open." ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites The111 1 #5 July 25, 2006 Quotein fairness, a hard opening can cause all sorts of back and neck fun. Yup. When seeing a series of doctors after a hard opening hurt my back, EACH one entered the room and said "oh, so I heard you had a hard landing?" Even after I explained to each one that was never the case, and I never told that to anyone so there is nowhere they should be "hearing it", the new ones still kept coming in saying the same thing. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Phillbo 11 #6 July 25, 2006 After breaking my Tib/Fib I had many staff come into my hospital room wanting to see the skydiver that survived his chute not opening.. I got tired of explaning that my chute did open but I just hosed the landing so I just let most of them think what they wanted to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MF42 0 #7 July 25, 2006 Yes, a hard opening can hurt your back. What struck me as strange was the question, "Did you fall?", when falling is pretty much the only thing that you can be certain happened on any given skydive. It's like asking a swimmer, "Did you get wet?" Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Brains 2 #8 July 25, 2006 When i broke my tib, i told the Docs i fell off a ladder. The x-ray tech came in after seeing the x-rays and asked me how i did it, he looked at me and said, "Damn, how tall was that freaking ladder?" i just grinned. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites miss3sixty 0 #9 July 25, 2006 Its funny how you felt you had to explain your first post in a later post! "did you fall?" Its a f**king classic. Its not even that funny, but so simple its almost poetic! It put a smile on my face when I started work at 6.30 this morning I got asked THIS the other day when chatting to a tandem passenger "Oh, so you can jump out on your own- do you have to keep your eyes open all through the freefall? err..it does help one get ones moneys worth!Miss3sixty Skydiving- it has its ups and downs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billyg23 0 #10 July 25, 2006 i posted this on another forum.....but its worth repeating.... whilst chatting to a girl i mentioned that i had taken my rig onto a flight to spain recently she looked at me.......................... with a questioning look in her eyes...................... and said............................... "do they let you jump from 'easyjet' planes?" fantastic! ---------------------------------------- I AM THE ATMOSPHERE HOOLIGAN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites talon2 0 #11 July 26, 2006 Friend broke leg......Went back to see Doc for clearance to jump..Doc not keen but finally gave him the OK on the proviso that he only did "little jumps" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SSGJOHNSON 0 #12 July 26, 2006 I think the best one I heard from a Doctor was one that told me he wouldnt skydive because well he just has so much more to lose then everyone else. I know ill go to heaven because ive spent my time in Hell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites valcore 0 #13 July 26, 2006 I got asked last week a good whuffo question. "so i hear that in free fall your going so fast that you don't have to breath. Air is absorbed in through your skin" ME: "Yea and when you fall though a cloud you could drown." "really?" ME: "No" The most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help’. ~Ronald Reagan 30,000,000 legal firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cloudi 0 #14 July 26, 2006 That's great! The Docs in our neck of the woods seem to be up on the most popular way to hurt one's self while skydiving these days. I went after an extremely hard opening for a hurt back and broken finger. He walked in and said (with a chuckle), "Oh, I heard it was a skydiving injury, so I expected to see a broken femur." Kim Watch as I attempt, with no slight of hand, to apply logic and reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TrickyDicky 0 #15 July 26, 2006 QuoteI got asked last week a good whuffo question. "so i hear that in free fall your going so fast that you don't have to breath. Air is absorbed in through your skin" ME: "Yea and when you fall though a cloud you could drown." "really?" ME: "No" The problem is that fooled alot of skydivers too when it was origionally posted as a joke on a newsgroup FAQ. UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chanti 0 #16 July 26, 2006 Quote Usually, their chute didn't open." I love that! About a week and a half ago as I was wheeled into the recovery ward after a pin was inserted into my now halved femur, the lady in the next bed wanted to know what had happened to me. I took about fifteen minutes to explain carefully in the simplest layman language possible about my reserve ride and off-DZ landing and low turn to avoid powerlines. An hour later when her husband came to see her, she said:"Hi honey, this is Chanti - she's a skydiver and her chute didn't open" ! ------------------------------------------------------------ -Chanti- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DiscoStu 0 #17 July 26, 2006 Maybe we should start using the phrasing" I crashed my parachute". That way Whuffo's will think of it more like crashing a car. I don't know about anyone else but the chute not opening remarks and comments really get on my nerves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dumpster 0 #18 July 26, 2006 When I busted my tib/fib a couple years ago......One of the nurses commented that they'd seen all sorts of car, motorcycle, skiing, snowmobile, ATV, etc. accidents but this was the first time she'd seen a skydiving accident - I was doped up and told her she owed beer - I got the puzzled look and and just let it die right there - - - - - Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites valcore 0 #19 July 26, 2006 you know I think the beer policy should apply to may different things in life. Sports, Work, Drugs, School. We would all be happy drunk people then. The most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help’. ~Ronald Reagan 30,000,000 legal firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Buried 0 #20 July 26, 2006 QuoteWe would all be happy drunk people then. say that to the irish Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #21 July 26, 2006 QuoteAn hour later when her husband came to see her, she said:"Hi honey, this is Chanti - she's a skydiver and her chute didn't open" ! Yep, they hear and process it the way they want to. I went to see my doc after I'd passed out under canopy on a cross-country last August. He ran a stress test and pronounced me just fine. I came back in January after I'd gotten a concussion on a bad landing. He started telling me the story about "another patient" who had passed out "before her chute opened!" I had to explain, patiently, that not only was that me, but that my "chute" had been open for quite some time before I passed out. (Of course, this is in direct contrast to the guy who checked me out at the ER near Eloy right after that landing "So, how'd you screw up? Flare too late? Too early?" Found out later he's a regular jumper at Eloy. )"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 Elisha 1 #22 July 26, 2006 Pass out under canopy? What was the situation? You "come to" before landing I assume? If there is some rehash thread, just point me to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #23 July 26, 2006 QuotePass out under canopy? What was the situation? You "come to" before landing I assume? If there is some rehash thread, just point me to it. Here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Elisha 1 #24 July 26, 2006 Thanks - you're so awesomely prompt. I felt like bumping the thread and mentioning that she was jumping Eric's container, but the thread was too old to be funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kevinwhelan 0 #25 July 26, 2006 We would all be happy drunk people then. say that to the irish And exactly what dose that mean? "be honest with yourself. Why do I want to go smaller? It is not going to make my penis longer." ~Brian Germain, on downsizing 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. 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kelpdiver 2 #3 July 25, 2006 in fairness, a hard opening can cause all sorts of back and neck fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #4 July 25, 2006 After getting checked out after a slammer, the ER doctor released me after a few hours, with this: "You know, this is the first time I get to release a skydiver so soon. Usually, their chute didn't open." ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #5 July 25, 2006 Quotein fairness, a hard opening can cause all sorts of back and neck fun. Yup. When seeing a series of doctors after a hard opening hurt my back, EACH one entered the room and said "oh, so I heard you had a hard landing?" Even after I explained to each one that was never the case, and I never told that to anyone so there is nowhere they should be "hearing it", the new ones still kept coming in saying the same thing. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #6 July 25, 2006 After breaking my Tib/Fib I had many staff come into my hospital room wanting to see the skydiver that survived his chute not opening.. I got tired of explaning that my chute did open but I just hosed the landing so I just let most of them think what they wanted to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #7 July 25, 2006 Yes, a hard opening can hurt your back. What struck me as strange was the question, "Did you fall?", when falling is pretty much the only thing that you can be certain happened on any given skydive. It's like asking a swimmer, "Did you get wet?" Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #8 July 25, 2006 When i broke my tib, i told the Docs i fell off a ladder. The x-ray tech came in after seeing the x-rays and asked me how i did it, he looked at me and said, "Damn, how tall was that freaking ladder?" i just grinned. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miss3sixty 0 #9 July 25, 2006 Its funny how you felt you had to explain your first post in a later post! "did you fall?" Its a f**king classic. Its not even that funny, but so simple its almost poetic! It put a smile on my face when I started work at 6.30 this morning I got asked THIS the other day when chatting to a tandem passenger "Oh, so you can jump out on your own- do you have to keep your eyes open all through the freefall? err..it does help one get ones moneys worth!Miss3sixty Skydiving- it has its ups and downs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billyg23 0 #10 July 25, 2006 i posted this on another forum.....but its worth repeating.... whilst chatting to a girl i mentioned that i had taken my rig onto a flight to spain recently she looked at me.......................... with a questioning look in her eyes...................... and said............................... "do they let you jump from 'easyjet' planes?" fantastic! ---------------------------------------- I AM THE ATMOSPHERE HOOLIGAN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
talon2 0 #11 July 26, 2006 Friend broke leg......Went back to see Doc for clearance to jump..Doc not keen but finally gave him the OK on the proviso that he only did "little jumps" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSGJOHNSON 0 #12 July 26, 2006 I think the best one I heard from a Doctor was one that told me he wouldnt skydive because well he just has so much more to lose then everyone else. I know ill go to heaven because ive spent my time in Hell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
valcore 0 #13 July 26, 2006 I got asked last week a good whuffo question. "so i hear that in free fall your going so fast that you don't have to breath. Air is absorbed in through your skin" ME: "Yea and when you fall though a cloud you could drown." "really?" ME: "No" The most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help’. ~Ronald Reagan 30,000,000 legal firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloudi 0 #14 July 26, 2006 That's great! The Docs in our neck of the woods seem to be up on the most popular way to hurt one's self while skydiving these days. I went after an extremely hard opening for a hurt back and broken finger. He walked in and said (with a chuckle), "Oh, I heard it was a skydiving injury, so I expected to see a broken femur." Kim Watch as I attempt, with no slight of hand, to apply logic and reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #15 July 26, 2006 QuoteI got asked last week a good whuffo question. "so i hear that in free fall your going so fast that you don't have to breath. Air is absorbed in through your skin" ME: "Yea and when you fall though a cloud you could drown." "really?" ME: "No" The problem is that fooled alot of skydivers too when it was origionally posted as a joke on a newsgroup FAQ. UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chanti 0 #16 July 26, 2006 Quote Usually, their chute didn't open." I love that! About a week and a half ago as I was wheeled into the recovery ward after a pin was inserted into my now halved femur, the lady in the next bed wanted to know what had happened to me. I took about fifteen minutes to explain carefully in the simplest layman language possible about my reserve ride and off-DZ landing and low turn to avoid powerlines. An hour later when her husband came to see her, she said:"Hi honey, this is Chanti - she's a skydiver and her chute didn't open" ! ------------------------------------------------------------ -Chanti- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiscoStu 0 #17 July 26, 2006 Maybe we should start using the phrasing" I crashed my parachute". That way Whuffo's will think of it more like crashing a car. I don't know about anyone else but the chute not opening remarks and comments really get on my nerves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #18 July 26, 2006 When I busted my tib/fib a couple years ago......One of the nurses commented that they'd seen all sorts of car, motorcycle, skiing, snowmobile, ATV, etc. accidents but this was the first time she'd seen a skydiving accident - I was doped up and told her she owed beer - I got the puzzled look and and just let it die right there - - - - - Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
valcore 0 #19 July 26, 2006 you know I think the beer policy should apply to may different things in life. Sports, Work, Drugs, School. We would all be happy drunk people then. The most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help’. ~Ronald Reagan 30,000,000 legal firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #20 July 26, 2006 QuoteWe would all be happy drunk people then. say that to the irish Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #21 July 26, 2006 QuoteAn hour later when her husband came to see her, she said:"Hi honey, this is Chanti - she's a skydiver and her chute didn't open" ! Yep, they hear and process it the way they want to. I went to see my doc after I'd passed out under canopy on a cross-country last August. He ran a stress test and pronounced me just fine. I came back in January after I'd gotten a concussion on a bad landing. He started telling me the story about "another patient" who had passed out "before her chute opened!" I had to explain, patiently, that not only was that me, but that my "chute" had been open for quite some time before I passed out. (Of course, this is in direct contrast to the guy who checked me out at the ER near Eloy right after that landing "So, how'd you screw up? Flare too late? Too early?" Found out later he's a regular jumper at Eloy. )"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
Elisha 1 #22 July 26, 2006 Pass out under canopy? What was the situation? You "come to" before landing I assume? If there is some rehash thread, just point me to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #23 July 26, 2006 QuotePass out under canopy? What was the situation? You "come to" before landing I assume? If there is some rehash thread, just point me to it. Here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #24 July 26, 2006 Thanks - you're so awesomely prompt. I felt like bumping the thread and mentioning that she was jumping Eric's container, but the thread was too old to be funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinwhelan 0 #25 July 26, 2006 We would all be happy drunk people then. say that to the irish And exactly what dose that mean? "be honest with yourself. Why do I want to go smaller? It is not going to make my penis longer." ~Brian Germain, on downsizing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
