Mayberry 0 #1 February 19, 2004 Hey everybody!! How's it going? I thought it was time I finally quit lurking & do a meet & greet to introduce myself, since it looks like my "# of jumps" is FINALLY gonna be more than 1 in a couple of days. WOO-HOO!! I'll start off by saying I've found this site to be not only educational & informative (first & foremost) but DAMN ENTERTAINING as well!! In the short time I've been here I feel like I've known many of you for years!! The first thing I do now when I log on is to see who else is online. I think that's one of the many things I find so awesome about all of this...friendly, supportive, approachable people. But I must say...A FEW OF YOU SCARE ME!! Let's see..I'm 40, basically been blue-collar all my life, married for a little over 12 years now to Nora, (we're D.I.N.K's, BTW), & the MOST of the rest you can get by clicking on my name. I did a tandem ("roller coaster ride" whuffo) @ Skydive Orange in the late fall of '02, got hooked immediatley & had HOPED to start AFF this past spring, but some family stuff put it on hold (which actually wasn't a bad thing) because in the meantime I've tried to educate myself as much as possible thru every book I could get my hands on, reading the SIM from cover to cover, ordering videos, talking to people, and of course you guys!! Also along the way I've gone to Skyventure in Orlando while on vacation this past July which was AWESOME, dragged the wife to Bridge Day down in WV, saw "Adrenaline Rush" in IMAX, constantly look up in the sky & sometimes stick my head & arms out my car window while driving just to feel the wind!! (C'mon, I know you've all done it!!) What's missing??? JUMPING FROM A FRIKKIN' PLANE!! Lo & behold, we leave this Fri. for a little vacation down in the Keys, so I told Nora "I don't care WHAT we do as long as I get to jump!!" So...as soon as we land in Ft. Lauderdale on Fri., we pick up the rental car & haul ass first thing to Skydive Miami!! I CAN'T WAIT!! Things are looking a little better now, so with a little luck this will be the year!! My goals are simple...be safe, constantly learn, & have fun!! Well, that's about it for now. Thanks for takin' the time to read this, & I hope to one day meet everybody!! (A special shout out to the "older" crowd & those of you from VA) Blue Skies & stay safe. DonDon Here's to friends! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyFox 0 #2 February 19, 2004 It must of been a long year for you. Once you've enjoyed the feeling of skydiving you can't wait to go back. Good luck on your next jump and welcome to sport. *****Why would anyone jump from a perfectly good airplane? Because it isn't much fun if it's broke.**** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #3 February 19, 2004 Welcome to the forums! Enjoy your time in FL, and I hope you get to get a lot of jumps in.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlvaroCarvalho 0 #4 February 19, 2004 Hey Mayberry! Welcome and have fun! Blue skies! Hey...ho...let's go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orbitjunkie 0 #5 February 19, 2004 sorry Mama, I've seen you once and still have nightmares. ok just kidding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smit705 0 #6 February 19, 2004 Welcome, wish I could come along to warm Miami. Good Luck and Blue Skies! Dave Smith In Christ Dave Smith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #7 February 19, 2004 Welcome to the forums, just be very careful with Skydive Miami, I went there on may 15 2002 for a tandem, that's all I wanted to do, and now I have 385 jumps Say hay to everybody there from a swiss guy who did 3 tandems in one day. BTW if you manage to get any info about a nice miss who was jumping there, Kimmy was her name and she was a sargeant in the army, we had a talk about military career, and now I should become a captain by the end of the year... P.S. ENJOY EVERY SECOND OF ITscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayberry 0 #8 February 19, 2004 COOL!!! (You know you've arrived when Skymama greets you!!) Thanks Andrea!! No, you're DEFINITELY not a scary one!! You & the other greenies do a great job. Oh-BTW, congrats on getting your real estate license!! Thanks to everyone else who has said hi so far!! Well gotta get ready for work, 1 more day!!!! See Ya!! DonDon Here's to friends! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #9 February 19, 2004 Quotesorry Mama, I've seen you once and still have nightmares. LOL....that must have been when I didn't have any make-up on. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
streaker 0 #10 February 19, 2004 Quote (A special shout out to the "older" crowd & those of you from VA) Blue Skies & stay safe. Don Started juming at age 50 (tandem at the WFFC in Quincy) been lovin' the sport ever since. Welcome to the wild blue skies! Beautiful Landings, StreakerHave a yippee ki ya day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redramdriver 0 #11 February 19, 2004 Welcome to the Blue Zone...loading or unloading?? Enjoy Fl and get in lots of safe happy jumps.So, you bring your beer? Its 5 o'clock somewhere POPS #9344 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croc 0 #12 February 20, 2004 Man, you are so ready! Good luck and have fun with AFF-- from one of the older guys. (Started in the fall of 2002 at age 51.)"Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #13 February 20, 2004 Welcome to the forums. Or should I say. Nice you finally spoke up and said hi.Bottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
