thesaint 0 #1 January 27, 2006 Ok we're going to Europe to ski, but I've already made up my mind that Im ONLY doing bunny slopes because after all I just can't risk getting hurt right before jump season....... That's bad "If a thousand people agree on a dumb ideal, it's STILL a dumb ideal." Skully Bro #1 - POPS# 10440 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weichkeks 0 #2 January 27, 2006 ... you tell your dentist the new bridge has to wait coz you need a new rig first Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QSilver2005 0 #3 January 27, 2006 When Girlfriend says you need to choose between Skydive and Me…….. My response……. Hell I am going to miss you…….. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #4 January 27, 2006 ...you postpone a visit to see your family on the weekend, because your local DZ is only open weekends and it looks to be good weather. (Yep, did it for the second weekend jumping ever.) ...you're at the airport, waiting for your first commercial flight since you started jumping. You have no rig with you, either carry-on or checked. They announce boarding and everyone lines up. Without thinking about it, you check your handles. (Almost did it without thinking. Realized what I was going to do and did it anyway, just for grins.) ...you're going hiking, and you decide to hike the easy trail, since you're jumping later that afternoon and don't want to get hurt. (Did it, but it was tunnel time instead of jumping.) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rasmack 0 #5 January 27, 2006 When you are at the airport and the smell of jet-fuel cheers you up. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pa2themd 0 #6 January 27, 2006 You save up for months to visit another country to attend a boogie for a few weeks, when you get back and someone asks you if you saw this and that ... you say no, I spent 3 weeks at the dz jumping "Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else!" Ivern Ball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travman 6 #7 January 27, 2006 When a girl asks you to spend the weekend at her place and you check the weather report before responding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBrant 0 #8 January 27, 2006 ...you skip a good friend's wedding b/c the weather was way to nice to waste on some wedding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #9 January 27, 2006 Quote ...you're at the airport, waiting for your first commercial flight since you started jumping. You have no rig with you, either carry-on or checked. They announce boarding and everyone lines up. Without thinking about it, you check your handles. (Almost did it without thinking. Realized what I was going to do and did it anyway, just for grins.) I haven't done that, but I have found myself constantly glancing at my left wrist on the way up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #10 January 27, 2006 I did the same thing except it was my cousins wedding. A lot of the family was going and I was like I can't afford it. Instead I went to the annual memorial day boogie at my dz and spent probably just as much money as it would have cost to go to the wedding. Hey you got to have priorities.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 1 #11 January 27, 2006 ..You see a Cessna flying low over head during the week and think.. I would jump from that Altitude... Or you hear a plane look up and yell DOOR! (We have lots of cessna's flying over our buildings while we are at work) When asked what you want for Christmas/Birthday etc you just say call 800-skydive (locally 800 number for skydive Ogden) and put money on my books.. You want to Name your Son Jumper! MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #12 January 27, 2006 QuoteWhen you are at the airport and the smell of jet-fuel cheers you up. Does that include Narita? It's pretty strong..... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laughlinlisa 0 #13 January 27, 2006 you have lost weight because you are cutting back expenses in order to pay for AFF course...i just HAVE to!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ my tandem changed my life....i have never done it from behind....and i liked it.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #14 January 27, 2006 Quotesomeone asks you if you saw this and that ... you say no, I spent 3 weeks at the dz jumping HEY you went to Cadaques remember ?? it was my 1st time there in 9 visits to EB...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #15 January 27, 2006 you test your visual alti awareness out the window of a commercial jet (and confuse yourself because it ascends/descends just a tiny bit faster than the cessna you're used to) no plans are made for weekends until they're there and you know what the weather's doing!Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSky 2 #16 January 27, 2006 I am going to Maui for a wedding. I will be there ten days. One of the ten days Im going to Oahu to skydive and for some reason it is the only part of the trip I can thin about “Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerboy 3 #17 January 27, 2006 You gain weight because you can't afford a new parachute and you want to go faster! -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #18 January 27, 2006 QuoteWhen a girl asks you to spend the weekend at her place and you check the weather report before responding. ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT3P 0 #19 January 27, 2006 How about waiting in line to board and start asking everyone what they're doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackpunx 0 #20 January 27, 2006 I delayed my hernia surgery because I just got a new rig and wanted to try it.. I made the Dr promise to release me to jump otherwise I wouldn’t have it.. He did.. I was jumping with in two weeks.. All is good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #21 January 27, 2006 you sell your car because you see it as wasted capital. You can get by with a little older car anyway. Only use it to get from A to B after all!! Plus you seen some gear you like the look of and you want to jump but dont get paid for another 3 weeks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerboy 3 #22 January 27, 2006 How about... you know you got it bad when you spend the majority of your awake but not jumping hours on dropzone.com. Not to mention some hours that you should be sleeping or working. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #23 January 27, 2006 QuoteOk we're going to Europe to ski, but I've already made up my mind that Im ONLY doing bunny slopes because after all I just can't risk getting hurt right before jump season....... That's bad That's weak . Ski hard, go big, charge the steeps. Most of the time the snow is soft enough from doing much else than bruising. Take chances, push yourself .BASE 1224, Senior Parachute Rigger, CPL ASEL IA, AGI, IGI USPA Coach & UPT Tandem Instructor, PRO, Altimaster Field Support Representative Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #24 January 27, 2006 go to Dillingham Air Force Base on the North Shore - incredible views from altitude. be forwarned though - kinda tight landing area and funky winds lots of days... As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSky 2 #25 January 28, 2006 Quotego to Dillingham Air Force Base on the North Shore - incredible views from altitude. be forwarned though - kinda tight landing area and funky winds lots of days... I am doing that! my point was out of a 10 day vacation Im only really excited about the one day I am jumping!“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
