britboynz 0 #1 March 19, 2005 How the fuck do you confuse a toolbag with a canopy?! http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=48651 Flase alarm on Mt Vic summit Police and emergency services scrambled amidst reports of parachutist in trouble at top of radio mast in Wellington 19 March 2005 Police and emergency services were called to the summit of Mount Victoria in Wellington on Saturday afternoon. A report had come in that a parachutist had landed on the top of the radio mast, and the parachute had become enmeshed in it. However it turned that the object was in fact a maintenance worker's bag. Emergency services were stood down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #2 March 19, 2005 Big toolbag and people who think we still jump rounds looking at it from a few hundred feet down would be my guess. Better to be safe than sorry. Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #3 March 19, 2005 Wuffos frequently call EMS when they see a cutaway main floating down....they -swear- that they see a person dangling underneath and going in. Sometimes we have to show them the canopy to explain what they saw...and occasionally they -still- insist that they saw a person bouncing... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #4 March 19, 2005 they -still- insist that they saw a person bouncing... Quote Assure them that they did...but EMS is only called at the END of the day~ so they only have to make one trip out! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #5 March 19, 2005 My last cutaway was on the 4th of July in front of a crowd at a large soccer field. My main was recovered by a firetruck and ambulance crew, lights flashing, sirens going, the whole 9 yards. They thought there was a skydiver attached to it. Easiest recovery of all my stuff I've ever had. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #6 March 21, 2005 QuoteWuffos frequently call EMS when they see a cutaway main floating down....they -swear- that they see a person dangling underneath and going in. Sometimes we have to show them the canopy to explain what they saw...and occasionally they -still- insist that they saw a person bouncing... Story time! Someone once had a cutaway on a sunset load, and the cutaway main canopy landed in front of a couple of houses about a half-mile away. Someone called the police, figuring there was a dead person under the canopy. Meanwhile, the drop zone gopher drove over and recovered the canopy, picking it up and putting it in the back of the pickup truck, and returned to the DZ. Well, that's when things got interesting. We were all standing around talking, having cracked our beer open after that last load of the day. A sheriff's car arrives, the cop hops out, wanders over authoritatively, and says; "Where are you hiding the body!" "Huh?" "We have witnesses that saw you removing a body from a parachute accident scene!" We finally managed to convince him of what "really" happened. But it took some doing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjoseph14k 0 #7 March 21, 2005 If it wasn't so pathetic it might be funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #8 March 22, 2005 QuoteQuoteWuffos frequently call EMS when they see a cutaway main floating down....they -swear- that they see a person dangling underneath and going in. Sometimes we have to show them the canopy to explain what they saw...and occasionally they -still- insist that they saw a person bouncing... Story time! Someone once had a cutaway on a sunset load, and the cutaway main canopy landed in front of a couple of houses about a half-mile away. Someone called the police, figuring there was a dead person under the canopy. Meanwhile, the drop zone gopher drove over and recovered the canopy, picking it up and putting it in the back of the pickup truck, and returned to the DZ. Well, that's when things got interesting. We were all standing around talking, having cracked our beer open after that last load of the day. A sheriff's car arrives, the cop hops out, wanders over authoritatively, and says; "Where are you hiding the body!" "Huh?" "We have witnesses that saw you removing a body from a parachute accident scene!" We finally managed to convince him of what "really" happened. But it took some doing... OK, great story, but what did you do with the body REALLY? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 March 22, 2005 QuoteOK, great story, but what did you do with the body REALLY? It's still moldering up in the attic. Don't tell anyone this though, okay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #10 March 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteOK, great story, but what did you do with the body REALLY? It's still moldering up in the attic. Don't tell anyone this though, okay? Your secret is safe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #11 March 25, 2005 QuoteMy last cutaway was on the 4th of July in front of a crowd at a large soccer field. My main was recovered by a firetruck and ambulance crew, lights flashing, sirens going, the whole 9 yards. They thought there was a skydiver attached to it. Easiest recovery of all my stuff I've ever had. i wonder what they thought of the freebag and reserve PC? a midget having a mal? MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
