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dane cook is.. meh. hes got his moments i guess. way bigger fan of carlos mencia "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

naw havn't started yet, and unfortunitly some money issues may make me wait a bit longer. "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

If jack Bauer was gay his name would be Chuck Norris "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

Thank you jarrodh, I think that that's most likly the best shot. I just now gotta convinc them to do it themselves... which will be interesting. Bay area skydive is only about 25 miles from their place so hopefully I can get them there over the summer or something. In them mean time I do have a job so maybe if I cut back on less important things like food or doing laundry I might be able to scrape up enough extra cash so I don't have to dip into savings. If anyone else has comments/opinions I'd still love to hear 'em. "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

hahaha true just saying "get the hell off my back, it's my life" would most likly work. but yes, seeing as they are paying for me to go to college out of respect for them I would at least like to get their blessing. I'm not looking to make them gung-ho about it or even for them to encourage it, I'm just looking for ways to help them better understand my point of view. "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

that's a good idea, I'll have to look into that when I get back down there. Do you have to be pretty experienced before they would consider you? like auschwitz?? I'm confused haha oh man if only I could convince them to do that I think this would be a lot easier, or it could backfire horribly, not sure Thank you guys for your responses. "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

Well convincing the parents has become quite a task, from looking around at other posts it seems that this is pretty common. However my case is a bit different: my parents don’t seem to care that much about the safety aspect, more so they keep telling me that I would just be wasting money and if I wanted a thrill I should just start riding roller costars. For me I found skydiving so much more than an adrenalin rush, as I know many of you feel the same way, I found it as total freedom. However, when your attached to an instructor there is only so much you can experience. I have tried to explain this too them but the responses I get in return are “It only last for minute and it costs too much,” “falling out of an airplane doesn’t take skill, fine something more difficult,” (attempted to tell them about all of the different disciplines, but their still not convinced). I’ve spent hours on the net researching, reading articles, posts, and watching movies to try to better answer their questions but I am kind of at a lost. Things they are worried about: -I am spending way too much and not learning good money management -I’m going to get board with it and try BASE jumping (then the safety lectures start) -It doesn’t take skill to fall -The thrill only last for 1 min and that is not worth 40$ -I don’t know what I’m talking about I’m just being obsessive/a stupid 19year old (this is possible ‘cause right now all I can think about is how much I want to be looking out of the plane door again) As of now I could not possibly imagine this sport becoming boring, I could see how the rush of “oh I just jumped out of a plane” would wear off,” but I can’t see it becoming boring, and even if it did it seems like there is so much to do with it such as: wing suit, sky surfing, free fly, etc (not BASE as I have promised my parents 1,000 times). Are there people that do become bored and drift out of the sport?? Any advice would be mucho appreciated -Ben "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

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On a Swedish Chainsaw: Do not hold blade with hands or genitals "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

callin bullshit on that one "Shermanator," trying to have sex with a grapefruit doesn't count "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

ok to everyone driving over 300 miles I'm not buying it (especially you freeflir29), there’s gotta be something closer... how often do you guys jump... "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

How much time (and money) does it usually take to get comfortable with the tunnel? The closest tunnel I could find is down in San Diego (only one I could find in California), but from what I'm learning from my other post in Bonfire I guess driving long distances isn't unheard of... how about just paying for extra altitude during the AFF jumps? Would that help? "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

How many miles do you drive to get to the DZ? for me it's about 50 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

I donno either: Is man the only creature made in your image? or are there other "children of god" on different planets? or the homer simpson question: Could you microwave a burrito so hot that you yourself could not eat it? "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

meh... I'm jewish "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"