skyediver

Hey there, it's been a while since I've jumped but am in Scotland hopefully until August and would like to visit one or two different dropzones. I'm currently living in Edinburgh so I was wondering if anyone could tell me which would be the closest dzs to me by train or the ones with the better views :) Thanks!

N/A

Although I had never met Vicki, as she would have started jumping shortly after my last visit to the dz, I was sad to hear the news on Monday. My sincerest condolences go to her family and friends... The Waterville crew is a very special one -- know that I am thinking of you, as I always do. ~ Arran

One of my middle names is Skye...so my user name isn't overly original, but it works

Hey people!! :) My name is Arran and I live in Nova Scotia, but I'm going to Quebec for 6 weeks over the summer for a work exchange program...I'm going to Laval and I was hoping to visit some dropzones while I'm there, preferably closer to Laval...so I was wondering if anyone who jumps there or knows anything about the dzs over there could help me out so I know if there's chance in hell of me getting to one, haha ...I'd really appreciate it!...Thanks!! :D

Did a tandem for my 15th bday, and then started jumping last year 22 days after my 16th bday :) I only have 15 jumps total but our first day back at the dz is a week from tomorrow!!!!!! :D Too bad these canadian winters don't give us good jumping weather all year! - Arran

Hi Steve, I'm only 16, so I definetly can't help you with the parent persepctive...but I have two tattoos already...and my opinion would be to not worry about it too much. I don't think that piercings and tattoos really define who we are...I've had so many reactions where people have said that I'm the last person they would've expected to have a tattoo..but it hasn't changed me at all..i wasn't doing it to freak out my parents, they each took me to get one...they were supportive and my dad checked out several places before allowing me to go...anyways, just thought I'd give you another teenage view ...Being a female, I can also tell you that there are worse places she could have gotten that piercing :) Hope that helps, haha - Arran

sorry...this doesn't follow the theme of cows...or st. patricks day...or drinking... :/

Supposedly people encounter snotty receptionists at least once... An 86 year old man walked into a crowded doctor's office. As he approached the desk, the receptionist said, "Yes sir, what are you seeing the doctor for today?" "There's something wrong with my penis," he replied. The receptionist became irritated and said, "You shouldn't come into a crowded office and say things like that." "Why not? You asked me what was wrong and I told you," he said. The receptionist replied, "You've obviously caused some embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and then discussed the problem further with the doctor in private." The man walked out, waited several minutes and then re-entered. The receptionist smiled smugly and asked, "Yes?" "There's something wrong with my ear," he stated. The receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice. "And what is wrong with your ear, Sir?" "I can't piss out of it," the man replied.

Some of these are actually funny...my personal favourite is #12 :D DEEP THOUGHTS: BY JACK HANDY 1. Before criticizing someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then, when you do criticize them, you will be a mile away and have their shoes. 2. If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let go, because, they're gone, man. They're gone. 3. If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason. 4. To me, it's a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?" You can say, "Sorry, got these sacks." 5. The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face. 6. I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not for our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex. 7. If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is, "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is, "Probably because of something you did." 8. If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid seeing yourself in the mirror because I bet that's what REALLY throws you into a panic. 9. Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant and she fell on me? Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny. 10. To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other. 11. I hope if dogs ever take over the world and they choose a king, they don't just go by size because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas. 12. Maybe in order to understand mankind we have to look at that word itself. MANKIND. Basically, it's made up of two separate words "mank" and "ind." What do these words mean? It's a mystery and so is mankind. 13. If you go flying back through time and you see somebody else flying forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye contact. 14. It's easy to sit there and say you'd like to have more money. And I guess that's what I like about it. It's easy. Just sitting there, rocking back and forth, wanting that money. 15. As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way. 16. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world because they'd never expect it. 17. I hope some animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain because later, you might think you're having a good idea but it's really just the eggs hatching. 18. Whenever you read a good book, it's like the author is right there, in the room talking to you, which is why I don't like to read good books. 19. Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait-I guess that's like a regular window. 20. During the Middle Ages, probably one of the biggest mistakes was not putting on your armour because you were "just going down to the corner." 21. When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then, I got curious about it. And I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was and why he had deer horns. 22. Remember, kids in the backseat cause accidents; accidents in the backseat cause kids.

I can't remember exactly how this goes...but you get the idea... A mathematician sends a fax to his wife. It reads... Dear wife, by the time you receive this fax I will be at the Grand Hotel with my 18 year old teaching assistant. You are now 54, and can no longer satisfy my needs. Please don't be offended, I'll be home late. - your husband When the mathematician gets to the hotel there is a fax waiting for him. It reads: Dear husband, By the time you receive this fax I will be at the Hilton with my 18 year old lover. You are also 54, and can no longer satisfy my needs. Being the brilliant mathematician that you are, you know that 18 goes into 54 a lot more than 54 goes into 18. Please don't take this the wrong way, - your wife

hey you guys...subject says it all...canadian weather sux...no jumping for me :(

yardhippie, i'd be perfectly happy if i could move to the dz or somewhere where i could jump year round...but i'm only 16 so it's not exactly an option at the moment :)

i play the piano and the celtic harp..hoping to learn the guitar soon!!!

Hi Kel...I'm 16, female and i just started jumping in august of 2002. I have to admit that when I was on my lunch break during the first jump course, i honestly wasn't sure if i was going to jump...i figured i'd end up forcing myself but i was definetly sacred shitless!! But let me tell you, as soon as I jumped and I felt the parachute open behind me almost immediately after leaving the plane (IAD) I took one look at the view and took a second to think about what i'd just done...and i was hooked!! It was getting dark, but twenty minutes after I'd landed i was heading up for another jump!! If you're doing a tandem...well i did that when i was 15 and for some reason, coulda been that i was being filmed, i just showed no emotion at all!! i wasn't scared or nervous, or anything really...hard to explain...but i'm sure that once you meet the people you'll be even happier that you decided to jump because the people in this sport are amazing!! I only have 15 jumps and i've been a part of the skydiving world for only about 6 weeks (less than three months til i start up again!!) but it's like nothing else...i love the people as much as i love the jumping itself...but you'll see soon enough :) Arran - P.S. what province are you from if you don't mind my asking?!