MissBuffDiver

I was in CA before AZ, so I have no other elec. comparison. I'm not bitching. I'm just stating the facts from my area.

I will trade summer with anyone of you. The AZ desert is 105-120 between June and Oct. It cools down to 90 at night. The A/C is on 24/7 from June/July to Sept/Oct. My elec. bill is $250+ in the summer. Anbody wanna trade summers? Didn't think so. So quit yer bitchin' ...SANDY***WHEN YOU'RE HOT YOU'RE HOT Sandy

AZ desert was 110 today. Summer is coming! I can use the outdoors to bake a cake and the sidewalk to fry eggs soon. I hate Aug and Sept they are 115+ in the shade. Water jumps into the river are great. Para-sailing behind the boat is fun too. Sandy

That is beautiful. I love a good poem or writing that has life meaning to it.

Congrats to you on 33 yrs. 3 is my lucky #. Props to you [no pun intended].

Hey John! The rates quoted so far sound about right. In 70' the FJC was $40 and $30 for a group. Group being 5 or more. This was at Perris when the Kiernans owned it. I remember in the 60's when the manifest was a card table, a blackboard and a cash box. You put your name on the board, the altitude, then you put your $ in the box [made your own change] , and when they had enough names to fill the plane, someone counted the $ and yelled [not sure], and up they went. Bob Palmeri owned the DZ then? Long time ago. Brain cells are floating around the DZ, thanks to Cardinal Puff and SCR, SCS, etc.etc. Too much BEER + other brain cell killing activities. Sandy Sandy

Thanks Sparky I'm totally blown away. Just imagine leaving the DZ in the 70's and having no contact or computer for 25 yrs. Except for TV and the newspaper I have had no other source of DZ info. I feel a bit foolish and a little dumb posting sometimes, but I am just grossly unaware and not at all up to date on skydiving. Reading dropzone.com is great fun for me no matter what my knowledge of the sport.

Yeah, but I think these were pickled all week and eaten on Fri. night to be enjoyed by ALL on the early morning load Sat. It's been 25 yrs and I still remember the SPECIAL egg farts at altitude. I still smell an egg fart from time to time. But, Damn, they are NOT DZ EGG FARTS. I guess you could say I still go to altitude when I smell them, even though I don't jump.

My grandson gets these little packs of lunchables. They have Fun Facts on them. Todays reads: On April 18, 2000, the biggest parachute traffic jam in history happened when 588 parachutists jumped together from 7 airplanes flying at 12,000 feet. Does anyone know about this? I have not been to the DZ in 25 yrs and I know things have changed alot, but 588 at 12,000 ft???? I just can't fathom them at 12,000 ft. Traffic Jam? Hell yeah there was! Is this true? If so. Them-Them-Fuck Them

Hard boiled eggs???? You can have the plane all too yourself. I know guys that ate them on weekends only. Fuckers!!! Gotta love those guys, and their egg farts too. Sandy

Seriously, the happiest jumps were seeing others so excited. 2 come to mind. The first was when Larry Yohn, got his SCR and his first kiss pass by me. You'd have thought he won the lottery. Larry was an amputee, [leg] and passed away due to injuries on a Demo. The second was when I organized an all girl 10 way round for a Cancer benefit at Perris. Holly Johnson got her WSCR, and yes we got the 10. When she came into the slot she was across from me. Her smile was sooooo big that I thought her lips were gonna split. I believe that it was also her first time to break wrists. She had pinned and gone base, but this was really big for her. A couple others got their WSCR also. Great jump. Happy Women. There weren't alot of female jumpers back then. So, all women jumps made me HAPPY.

The old Howard at Elsinore DZ. I'm sure alot of people I knew in the 70's could say the same.

Wow!!! When I was 40, he was 22. The best student ever! Just kidding. Kinda. We spent 5 yrs trying to out teach each other. He wanted kids I could not give him, so he went off to start a family. We are still very good friends and his kids are beautiful.

Well excuuuuuuse me! I guess you know what I was thinkin'. I don't get out much. I can just blame my ignorance on the fact that I left most of my brain cells at Perris DZ in the 70's. That is O.K. though cuz that's where my heart is too.

I was just getting ready to head off to bed and thought I'd read one last thread. Hey, that rhymes. Fucking Brilliant story. I've heard lots of strange but true stories. One of those sad but true ones. The ones we don't want to tell but almost have too. Props to you. [no pun intended] Sandy

I didn't really get hurt. My feet stung like crap for about an hour. I acted like it was worse though. The guys carried me and my gear in from the DZ. I don't think the pain was too bad after the pitchers and laughter started. Sandy

1 yr and 172 jumps cool! There is always the chance that you are not in control of your spot and or landing conditions though. Your feet have to carry you for a long time. I've been on mine for 59 yrs. I'm not preaching, but take care of your stumps [FEET] I have landed in some places where barefeet would have been a BAD choice. Not my fault of course. I lied. Sandy

Aug. in the 70's. Sorry! Sandy

Well almost barefoot anyway. It was a very busy day at the Perris DZ in CA. So busy that I forgot to change my shoes. August is hot in CA. so I had flipflops on when I was packing. Got in the plane, got to altitude, stood up for jump run and the floor felt a LOT weird. Looked down at my feet and saw flipflops instead of tennies. Shit no one else noticed either. So I yelled out and said I can't jump. They yelled back and said yes you can. Then all of a sudden a roll of duct tape was being wrapped around my feet. I was protesting but said what the hell my accuracy is real good. NO problem. Well I landed in the peas.

You are a long way from the Colorado River in Arizona. If I bought a ticket, I'd buy myself one. I'd love to go to Australia more than anywhere else. So, I'll just take a dip in the river for ya mate. Sandy

I just bought a speed boat! Wanna get wet? Sandy

How do you know? Are you double-jointed? Sandy

Are you kidding? They would BLANK each other to death. Sandy

Miss Buff Diver was my title for Nude jumps into the Miss Nude USA Contests in CA in the 70's. I still have the banner I wore, [the only thing I wore actually.] A blue banner with yellow letters, kinda like a beauty pagent, but in the NUDE. Picture? Yes, but can't post cuz my grandkids might find this website. 5 grandsons. Understand? We called ourselves the Buff Divers, I was the only female, so walla, Miss Buff Diver was born. Sandy