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Quote.....I think it's probably the most entertaining thread I've ever read on this site.Quote Clicky

just thinking of some music that I used to always listen to, and haven't heard in a while. Was wondering if there are any Hum, Paw, or Toadies fans out there? Any cd's in your collection that you should wipe the dust off and PLAY!!?

How about - Off Landing High on the Hill(if it's on a hill) The Reserve First Timers Sky Bar Hard Deck Swoop Stop...

QuoteI guarantee there's no DZ in Albuquerque that has an Otter..... Quote ok.

don't feed him after midnight and don't get him wet!!!

cool that you got this in the works - I'd love to be able to see skydiving on a weekly tv show! Maybe you could throw in some education, so you attract an ideal customer, and not every nutcase who watches the show. I think the player should have to pick one team player from the opposing team to join him/her. What an interesting bonding experience that would be. Or maybe the whole team has to go - if you try to market to groups to come jump, you can really get some good business. Good luck!

yeah, this is the current battle of the sexes, and it looks like their final mission is to jump tandem. winning team gets lots of $$$!

QuoteSounds like the Perris SharkQuote oops, you both beat me

well, this last mission was in albequerqe(sp?), so maybe a dz near there.

I've only been in the sport since 9/11/2004 myself, and am feeling alot like you. But, even though sometimes wonder if I will be able to give up my life as I now know it(skydiving-welcome to the world of the financially irresponsible,right?), I know I will jump again. Your numbers are higher, but I think the most difficult thing we face is how we think. I think and feel like I'm not a skydiver yet, but not a whuffo either. But I think just by posting here and visiting the forums, you know that skydiving may not actually be "out of [your] mind". Sometimes I too feel like the magic is leaving, but I know I haven't played with it enough to let it go. I plan on making a comeback this spring and giving it all I can. I would love to hear the answers to all your questions too. In the meantime, dream, read, talk, plan, watch, study skydiving. We may blend in with the rest of the wuffos, but we both know why we are constantly looking up at the sky. Hope to see you in the skies soon! Quinn Analysis is paralysis.

Just wondering at what point in your skydiving did everyone stop falling in freefall and start "flying"?

baawaahaaaa! ***$20 a jump adds up when you're doing 5-10 a weekend. *** Is it a couple jumps a month or 5-10 a weekend?Gotcha!

yeah you're right, just wanted to whine a little. And as soon as my jumps cost what yours do, the paycheck to paycheck issue will be gone. Of course that's after I "sell the farm" to get through aff and get a rig.

. . .I am not current. Last jump 11/07, second level aff. Hopefully I'll be back up early spring. Plan on having enough cash to finish quickly. I don't want to try and jump paycheck to paycheck. Anyone else having money and weather issues?

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I think people are misinterpreting what I meant. All I was trying to say is a mistake does not automatically equal death. And i realize that most fatalities in this sport result from a mistake, or a series of them. I have no intention of being careless or ignorant in my approach to this sport, I was simply wanting to read something that could give me some ideas on what to do(smart choices), rather than just read what not to do. Feel scared for me if you must, but realize with my numbers, I still have enough fear on my own.. Thanks for the ideas so far.

. . . Jump 4, decided not to take zantrex and drink Red Bull on way to dz, like I had the week before.. Much less nervous overall. As a student, I would love to hear about some of the smarter skydiving things ya'll have done. Ron says, "This sport does not care who you are, How much experience you have, or how nice you are...It WILL kill you if you screw up." But really, It WILL NOT necessarily kill you if you screw up. You can do a poor packing job, lose altitude awarenees, land off, screw up, and live. I'm brand new and expect to screw up, but hopefully the smart choices we make will outweigh the mistakes.

I completely agree. Sept 11 I did a tandem for my 30th, and knew it had changed me forever. After that day, I knew that I've never longed for something like I was longing for another jump. So of I quickly signed up. I shelled out $600 over the course of a month for one more tandem, gound school, and aff jump I and II. And now, it's Nov 19, I've opened all the bills, and realized that I need to really need to get my finances in order as I enter this not so cheap addiction. . In the meantime I'm reading the sims, checked out every skydiving book my library offers, watched videos, and lurked and posted here (kind of like masturbating when you really want intercourse). As I gain knowledge, I feel very inexperienced and wonder if I'll ever really notice other people in the sky, much less do rw. I don't think I fear jumping out of an airplane, I think I fear not jumping out of airplane. I know knowledge is powerful, but experience is priceless. So while I try to catch up and budget, may an unusually sunny day sneak in(hopefully right after payday) and give me the wonderful oppurtunity to jump! Can anyone offer advice on how to practice and prepare if i do lose currency?

I have done two tandems and completed level II in my AFF program within two months.I wonder how realistic it would be for me to stay current with the weather and holidays approaching(I work in retail), so should I ignore my financial and work responsibilities and pawn my posessions and get out there and finish AFF; OR should I get my stuff together and wait out the season(which means not staying current) and do as many jumps as I can to finsh AFF in the spring?

get him the SIMS(skydiver's information manual). Inexpensive - about $25, but so far to me it has been priceless!

does anyone know if there will be jumps at skydive caroilna on turkey day?

please

hey thanks

sorry folks, boyfriend got hold of my username and password! but he did do a two way on his tandem. Ask him when he is going to do his aff.

I am the boyfriend. LOL