TribalTalon 0 #1 December 13, 2003 i put my freakin student logbook in the washer/dryer!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH i'm freakin out its in a billion little wadded up pieces. FUCK FUCK!! am i screwed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #2 December 13, 2003 lol.. its kinda funny, really, but damn did i wish it hadnt happened to me. I found out that i can unwad most of the stuff, and still kinda/barely read what the JMs wrote. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 December 13, 2003 Call Waller, they keep student logs in manifest. Atleast they used to.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #5 December 13, 2003 Sorry to say I'm laughing my arse off. Just hope your DZ kept records. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #6 December 13, 2003 LMAO but feeling your pain. Let us know how it goes. Did you get videos? That could help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #7 December 13, 2003 QuoteLMAO but feeling your pain. Let us know how it goes. Did you get videos? That could help. LoL...Sorry, dude, that really sucks! Just talk to your JMs and see about video. Plus, you might want to get a larger more permanent log book...(Oh, my God, its like the equivalent of your dog eating your homework in skydiving...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #8 December 13, 2003 Yep, you're screwed sure 'nuff. Turn in your equipment and never go to the DZ again. Really, there should be a record of your jumps in the DZ master training logs and if nothing else, your instructors will have them in their personal logbooks. Hell, I once lost logbooks with over 1000 jumps in them right before I was due to get my gold wings and still got them anyway. You'll be OK, chill.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frodo 0 #9 December 14, 2003 QuoteSorry to say I'm laughing my arse off.Ditto. Sorry man How small is the log that you can put it into the washer and not see it? Recalling a few episodes from my "early childhood", I'd lost a few postage stamps from my collection (ok, from my "collection" ) in that fashion, but that was about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #10 December 14, 2003 QuoteOh, my God, its like the equivalent of your dog eating your homework in skydiving...lmao well, I'd figure at most dropzones they'd at least keep track of your numbers, and if you've been filling out your a-license proficiency card as you go along (you have haven't you?) you can just pick up a beefier log book and start on jump #whatever and do a memorial jump for all the comments you lost Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmithd8769 0 #11 December 14, 2003 Quotei put my freakin student logbook in the washer/dryer!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH i'm freakin out its in a billion little wadded up pieces. FUCK FUCK!! am i screwed? Hey man, you'll never attain Skygod status pulling stunts like that You do realize that incidents such as that go on your "permanent record" don't you?_____________________________ "And when the prophet shall arise who appeareth as a bird then the time of the Lord draweth nigh and the flock shall rule the earth." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #12 December 14, 2003 Re-soak the book and place it under something heavy for a day to flatten out the pages... then, open it up and let it air out to dry. Redo as much of the book as you can in another OR, start a new book leaving off from your last jump. Take the new book and the old book to an S&TA to endorse the first log of the new book as verified jumps. Keep the old one in case you need to go for a rating of some type. It happens and as long as you have the old and the new, most instructional Course Directors have known something like that to happen. You may want to develop a better story than the washer/dryer thing...make it more melodramatic. "No shit, there I was..." In all seriousness... it happens. The most common resolution is to have the S&TA endorse the new book and if your DZ can create a report on you... that helps as supporting documentation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TribalTalon 0 #13 December 14, 2003 no this was like a little student paper log book, it looked like a little booklet thing. lol. its not that big of a deal, i guess, i remember the JMs writing a copy of each jump for the manifest, and now i know why The ink is all smeared and blurry now, its almost impossible to read what was written. hmmm... forget the washer.. no shit there i was, coming in on final bearing down on a large boulder smack dab in the middle of the Colorado River on a Class five rapid, i just barely missed that dang thing and began to flare and............... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 December 14, 2003 Hey, while your'e at it, buy a real freak'n log book. Something your instructor actually has room to write in. Those little paper books are 100% worthless.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #15 December 14, 2003 Have you thought about one of those infant books that you can wipe clean - they would be waterproof and ideal in case you have another 'accident.' I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenspooner 0 #16 December 15, 2003 That's why I love my protrack so much. I know its not official, but when your dog chews up the paper logbook its better than nothing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meathorse 0 #17 December 15, 2003 Uh oh! Someone thinks his protrack is dog-proof Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bshl 0 #18 December 15, 2003 This is a fear of mine (losing, not washing). What do you experienced folks do to protect against it? Shucks, in addition to my doing something stupid, there are always fires, sacrifices to the moving gods and all sorts of other dumb things that can go wrong. What to do? By the way, Don, chicks don't dig the jigsaw puzzle variety log books... Blue skies and happy landings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #19 December 15, 2003 QuoteHey, while your'e at it, buy a real freak'n log book. Something your instructor actually has room to write in. Those little paper books are 100% worthless. Yeah, I hear they give those things away with Happy Meals. (Sales pitch - "And with your first jump, you get a REAL SKYDIVER'S LOGBOOK" oh yay ) ... 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
algboy 0 #20 December 16, 2003 As few jumps as I have--I'd be catatonic for a week if that happened to me. Fortunately, I've put the first 19 on my website, but I would've lost the last 6--some pretty amazing jumps. I hope you can remember them and hook up w/ your instructors to fill in the blanks on your next REAL (big, fat and hard to put in the wash) logbook “Keep your elbow up!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #21 December 16, 2003 QuoteThis is a fear of mine (losing, not washing). What do you experienced folks do to protect against it? My logbook lives in my locker at the DZ, along with my previous 2 logbooks. Before I started keeping a locker, they lived in my gear bag. You wouldn't loose your rig would you...so a gear bag is a good place.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
North95 0 #22 December 16, 2003 I scanned my logbook, copied it to my second hard drive, and it's about to be uploaded to a Mac server probably in Cupertino CA. Of course, with only five jumps this wasn't a big task. Even if a nuclear bomb hit NYC my logbook would survive. Of course I wouldn't.Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. Franklin D. Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BethUK 0 #23 December 16, 2003 Ohh unlucky!! Is it not worth drying it out or is it just a bit like a pulp?! Hmmmm, dont know what Id do!!!! Good luck! Bx------------------------------------------------------------ "This isn't flying...it's falling with style!" Buzz Lightyear - Toystory 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WILDBILLAQR 0 #24 December 16, 2003 Dude!That Sucks! Was that the 1st logbook you destroyed? BEER!!!---------------------------------------------- "Thats not smoke, thats BUCKEYE!!" AQR#3,CWR#49 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #25 December 16, 2003 LMFAO, that is so funny i'm drooling on myself laughing (okay, well not really "drooling")! Ha ha ha... Lesson #1 If it's not on video, it never happened! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
