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Wow, that looked like fun! Congrats to you!!!!

Congrats!

So sorry for your loss. I lost my Nana on her 93rd birthday, this past February. I don't think I've ever felt loss like this before, it sucks and I miss her terribly! I keep getting automatic reminders to send flowers to Ellen: Mother's Day, 4th of July. It makes me sad that I can no longer send her flowers, but also happy that I always did - and she loved purple flowers. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family! "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller

Awesome! So glad to hear of your progression, as I know how excited you were to start after the first tandem!

Ouch! I did that when I was 12 or so. Bike brake locked up (thanks so a plastic bag that was kicked into it - long story!) ... flipped the bike and all but my right index finger cleared the handlebars as they were slammed into the road. Bone out, finger crushed! Chin was sliced open to the bone. It didn't even hurt until I turned my hand over and saw it. Then, it hurt like a bitch! "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller

I had this same problem. (I say 'had' because I've since moved and don't currently jump because I don't have any health insurance. ) Anyway, I had a fast fall rate and never found too many people that really wanted to jump with me; however, it's hard to correct that on your own when you don't quite know what you're doing wrong. Good luck though and don't give up, like I did. I let myself feel defeated and didn't jump as much as I should have and now that I can't, I regret it tremendously!

Thanks for this info. as I was bummed I couldn't watch it last night... after reading your post on here, I watched it online. What a great documentary!

Congrats! I was so excited to get my issue in the mail and see your awesome work in print! I truly hope you're a regular contributor to the mag.

Sucks you feel this way, but I certainly can relate. I never felt all that included/welcomed where I learned to jump either - which in turn kept me from staying current. Good on you for continuing on, though. I've since moved to a new state - so here is to hoping things may be different elsewhere. Maybe check out another DZ - just so you have something to compare your 'home' DZ to. Best of luck! "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller

Voted! Best wishes to Tommi and her family! "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller

I can certainly see how the addition of 4" would make a significant influence!!!! "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller

Wow! So sad!!!! Thoughts and vibes to her son and family. "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller

What a wonderful post! Thank you for sharing! Ben sounds truly inspirational... The mind is amazing powerful and proves how positive thinking (truly positive thinking) can be beneficial when nothing else seems to help.

So very sorry! "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller

Actually, this affects a LOT of people you may not be thinking about! I work for a govt contractor and we got our furlough notices early to prepare us. Basically, we are non-essential: if they can't get paid by the govt they won't be paying us. I won't get paid for any time I don't work retroactively or not - so I guess thankfully it's not Christmas time - but then, boo hooo me, eh? "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller