jillr

I'll second this- I had some personal problems with mine - my own stupidity hard at work mostly - and they were more then willing to help me fix them. outstanding customer service... now if I could get another warm day this year to jump it some more...

I'll tell you what *not* to order... their cocconut shrimp with that weird white sauce. blech.

the last one was so much fun they decided to have another one... hopefully this one won't end with a tornado! ;-) Crete Skydiving center -one day only- September 25th, no registration, $18 jumps. Night jumps the night before, briefing starts at sunset!

and maybe the way she handeled it wasn't right either... there's no need to condemn a whole boogie just because of a couple punks that likely won't be back the next year. 99.99% of the men wouldn't give women in the showers a hint of a problem, those that do... maybe we ought to add a 4th catagory to the best dressed party saturday night for being tarred and feathered.

and joy almost gave it to someone else because she couldn't see me! ack- the horror! ;-) thanks couchfreaks for another good boogie!

AMEN! edited to add... the fun I had... well let's go with the what happens at freaks, stay at freaks theory. I'll let someone else do the talking. I sure did enjoy walking up the stage however to get the neptune!

where are the negative numbers?

are you offering to be my bath mat? cause that'd be super! ;-) I guess maybe the way you put it to them might have made a difference too. How's that saying go? you'll attract more bees with honey? Asking for a minute to finish up might have avoided the whole thing and not turned you off to the boogie in such a terrible tragic way. They probably didn't reply because they are a relatively small group and the website has gone thru a change of hands this year. I'm going to step out on a limb and say it was lost in the webmaster shuffle. Another thing I could educate newbies on is the beer truck is open everyday all day. Do us all a favor and don't think you can have a drink with supper and still make that sunset load. It makes me sick to my stomach when I hear the sirens coming straight for the airport or life flight landing to refuel before picking up someone at the hospital to take them to a qualified trama center.

you have informed everyone fine by yourself... I can think of three distinct threads where you mention the showers. Neither here or there tho... I'll agree- first timers should be warned, and I do but it's not near as bad as one would think. When you reach the shower, the wheel is a joke- it's only meant to confuse the first timers to the boogie. Lift the screen a little and announce yourself as boy or girl. If you're sensitive, don't shower at 7 am or pm, don't go alone and just be aware of your surroundings and you'll be fine. When you have your girlfriend holding a towel up so you can take shower- please don't stop other girls from coming in too if there's room. The water is colder then cold most of the time and *everyone* just wants to get in, get clean and out as quickly as possible. Oh and don't forget a pair of thongs so when it gets a little muddy under the pallets your feet will stay relatively clean. Don't bring your hair dryer with you- you'll only blow circuits- shutting off the lights and don't leave anything in there you want to come back for (ie. electric razors) cause it won't be there when you do come back. Did I forget anything? and no, I have nothing to do with running this boogie- beyond running to the beer truck to get more beer! The freaks do a wonderful job of providing facilities on that desolate airport.

then no sense in beating a dead horse.

the situation doesn't change because you show up for the boogie expecting it, working around it (swimsuit, taking a shower at off-peak times, ect), or choking up the money for hotel. Maybe put up a sign at manifest offering to pay a couple bucks to shower at someone's hotel room if you're staying on the grounds. or... as you said so eloquently "learn to live with what life has to thow at you".

keg pyramid. ;-) edited to add: largest cluster f*ck, horney gorilla... another drink and I'm sure I'll have a few more.

you forget tho dave... it's a good idea only after it becomes someone else's. :-P ps... everyone watch out when dave's around- he's not the innocent video geek this year... he's the one making the video. ;-) heaven help us.

practice what? beer drinking? Hon... you should have that down long before you get to freaks. anyone brought up the thought of dz.com load?

and just so everyone knows because someone *cough atsaubrey* didn't... the beer is free, there's lots of it (I've yet to ever see them run out) and it's cold. Just look for the old milk truck, sides all tapped out and don't forget your glasses because the little 8oz plastic cups don't cut it. By saturday night we should have plenty for keg bowling. ;-)

and really... with this sort of response to such a simple statement... this is why I don't post. I'll go back to being quiet, getting drunk and not calling y'all.

telling someone to grow up- usually is taken as an attack. edit to respond- these rules I believe have been in place ever since it's conception. I'm all about stalker prevention, but I hardly think I qualify as a stalker when I've been here this long and had someone vouche for me.

no you grow up. I made no personal attacks and you do... tsk tsk. and I believe I was around when it started.

eh but it's principle. I'm as much as this community as anyone else, I spend countless hours on here but I'm not good enough because I'm quiet. Isn't there enough segregation in this sport already that we can leave that bs behind when the beer light comes on? so I guess I could just start my own list... if you have one post and have at least been to a dz before pm your number and I'll add you. We won't includes names or gender just a name.

I still think it sucks that after being on here for three years, having a pw even vouch for me, I can't join in on the fun because I don't do the same... :-P edit to add- this exclusive list is proof positive "we're one big happy family".

actually there are two dropzones in nebraska, one in weeping water (www.skdyivelspc.com) and the other just on the other side of lincoln (www.skydivecrete.com) both are open year round. currency won't be an issue at all... if that helps with your decision at all.

so what's the word on the price for one of these?

I'm just wondering what the women that buy those look like... I can't imagine they fit a normal girl after being stretch that rediculously far. say no to spandex. ;-)

ask him if he's getting the ol' id10t error...

I'm late to this thread, but I wanted to add my own experience with a missing acl. Mine was missing for probably three years, I lived fine without it for QUITE a while until one night I was at a concert hopped up to jump with the crowd and things changed. It wasn't a big hop, I wasn't pushed to have to react sideways with landing- my point is it wasn't much to cause me significant pain and further my problems with my knee. After that, the knee would seem to pop out of place, my leg would go tingly and I couldn't put weight on it. Walking 100 yards to the pop machine would make it "pop" so I decided to see the doctor. It was a quick visit as my knee would unnaturally bend and surgery was scheduled shortly after. I had lived with the missing acl for so long I had torn my cartlidge- in a bucket tear- and that was what was causing me pain catching in the joint. They ended up taking out a lot of cartlidge in my knee while using another tendon from the back of my leg to fix the acl. My second point- waiting to get it fixed isn't a great idea because it won't fix itself and you're only causing more damage. I now have a descent acl and I'm back to skydiving. Surgery was in October and I've made 4 careful jumps in the last few weeks. I've also been left with bursitis and the outlook of premature arthritis in my knee because it's missing so much of the cartlidge. Jump with a brace, and go see a good pt to get some excersices to stregthen your leg (it will help now, and for a quick return after surgery).