mamajumps 0 #1 May 19, 2008 As I sit here in fairly bad muscle pain from my reserve snatching me around on opening this past Saturday, I just find it comical that the people I work with (I told one co-worker and it spread like wild fire), find it nessacery to come by my office and criticize me. Most have asked if this will stop me from jumping from "perfectly good airplanes" and my answer has been a consistant NO. In fact, b/c of the events on Saturday, Im now a much more confident jumper and cant wait to get back in the air... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 May 19, 2008 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #3 May 19, 2008 I use to hear "only stupid people jump out of a perfectly good airplane" all the time. So I came up with a response... Stupid enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Smart enough to be able to do it again. Don't forget to wink at em and give em that eat shit and die smile. www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 May 19, 2008 QuoteAs I sit here in fairly bad muscle pain from my reserve snatching me around on opening this past Saturday, I just find it comical that the people I work with find it nessacery to come by my office and criticize me. They're really just psychologically reassuring themselves that they are doing the right thing by not being a skydiver. Next time one of them is in an auto accident, be sure to ask them if they are now going to quit driving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #5 May 19, 2008 Quote I use to hear "only stupid people jump out of a perfectly good airplane" all the time. So I came up with a response... Stupid enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Smart enough to be able to do it again. Don't forget to wink at em and give em that eat shit and die smile. How do people know an airplane is a perfectly good airplane? Do they know all the parts, have they checked all the parts, etc..."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #7 May 19, 2008 i just tell them "it's not perfectly good...it's got this big hole in the side!" or "you obviously have never seen a skydiving plane..." Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #8 May 19, 2008 Quote I use to hear "only stupid people jump out of a perfectly good airplane" all the time. So I came up with a response... Stupid enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Smart enough to be able to do it again. Don't forget to wink at em and give em that eat shit and die smile. Hellz Yeah! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #9 May 19, 2008 My pat answer is that pilota are half crazy so you can only trust them for half a trip. It goes over really well when I'm teaching classes to pilot groups and seems to disarm the next 30 questions that I would have had to answerYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #10 May 19, 2008 My mate told me a funny reply today. Hes a non-jumper but pretty cool and likes a good wind up. He said we should say that skydiving aircraft are aircraft removed from commercial applications as they are deemed too dangerous or have structural faults so they arent safe to land fully loaded With some of the stupid shit people come out with they might just believe it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #11 May 19, 2008 I love this thread!! perfectly good airplanes been asked how comfortable is it in the "good" air planes you jump out of.... I've said well we cram as many as we can fit in there and we dont have seats... they just look dumbfounded. no seats? I had one guy ask.. what happens when the door gets opened? .... we fall out ... yep, lost the whole load of us right out the door. (I.C.D#2 VP) ""I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #12 May 19, 2008 Quote I had one guy ask.. what happens when the door gets opened? .... we fall out ... yep, lost the whole load of us right out the door. Naturally, I mean....you know, with the rapid cabin depressurization & sh*t, we don't stand a chance!"T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #13 May 19, 2008 exactly (I.C.D#2 VP) ""I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #14 May 19, 2008 Would you like to tell us here about the reserve ride or maybe post something in the Incidents Forum? Got a Nomex suit to take the heat? Doesn't it feel good to know you can handle it? “The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #15 May 19, 2008 Quote Would you like to tell us here about the reserve ride or maybe post something in the Incidents Forum? Got a Nomex suit to take the heat? Doesn't it feel good to know you can handle it? I posted it in safety & training "just call me chop chop" Didnt really feel like it belonged in incidents since I walked away rattled but unscathed... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #16 May 20, 2008 Thanks, I hadn't dug down enough into the forums to read it when I posted my reply.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #17 May 20, 2008 Quote been asked how comfortable is it in the "good" air planes you jump out of.... I've said well we cram as many as we can fit in there and we dont have seats... they just look dumbfounded. no seats? I had one guy ask.. what happens when the door gets opened? .... we fall out ... yep, lost the whole load of us right out the door. Great response, but when you jump from a C-182 like we do at Star, I think there are times you could turn the plane sideways with the door open and we still wouldn't fall out. It's a tight fit sometimes."safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyawaygirl78 0 #18 May 20, 2008 I am in complete agreement w/ya!! Had a similar situation after I had my first reserve ride last yr at Chicks Rock. My confidence went up tremendously as I realized that when it comes down to go time, I can do what I need to do to get myself back on the ground safely. I also had the similar frustrations that you did in my office @ work. Most whuffos will never understand why we do what we do and why we are so passionate about it and I have found that wasting my breath trying to explain myself doesn't benefit them or me very much (it is quite exhausting actually!!). Bottom line if you love what you do, keep doing it and who cares what anyone else thinks/says/whatever (that's my take on it anyway ). "Sex.... It's just like cuddling - only damper." Flying Hellfish#695 Muff Brother#3885 Rodriguez Brother#1526-Tronca Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyawaygirl78 0 #19 May 20, 2008 Don't forget to wink at em and give em that eat shit and die smile. HAHAHA; that's great!!! "Sex.... It's just like cuddling - only damper." Flying Hellfish#695 Muff Brother#3885 Rodriguez Brother#1526-Tronca Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWScottIV 0 #20 May 20, 2008 Quote As I sit here in fairly bad muscle pain from my reserve snatching me around on opening this past Saturday, I just find it comical that the people I work with (I told one co-worker and it spread like wild fire), find it nessacery to come by my office and criticize me. Most have asked if this will stop me from jumping from "perfectly good airplanes" and my answer has been a consistant NO. In fact, b/c of the events on Saturday, Im now a much more confident jumper and cant wait to get back in the air... I usually mention something about how many people go through their whole lives without ever living... Then I say something to the effect of, "Well, at least you're not like that, I mean, you mentioned you used to be really into bowling, right?"... Just to remind them of their pitifully boring existence. I'm pretty sure most of the time they don't know if it was an insult or if I was actually being sincere.Gravity Waits for No One. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #21 May 20, 2008 Quote I usually mention something about how many people go through their whole lives without ever living... Then I say something to the effect of, "Well, at least you're not like that, I mean, you mentioned you used to be really into bowling, right?"... Just to remind them of their pitifully boring existence. So basically you are just a complete bowling whuffo. Seriously, if skydivers are not trying to dispel the ignorance about our sport, who'll do it for us? Hollywood? The Mass Media? Basically, I try not to *keep* gushing to my friends, family and acq.. aquia.. er, people I vaguely know about skydiving but if they ask questions I try my best to answer them - in language they can understand and with examples they can understand. Does this mean we should not laugh about 'silly whuffo' questions? Of course not. But the least you can do is explain to them just why you find the question funny. Rant over, flame away. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #22 May 27, 2008 Quote Does this mean we should not laugh about 'silly whuffo' questions? Of course not. But the least you can do is explain to them just why you find the question funny. I seem to have killed this thread, let's see if I can restart it... The other day I was talking on the phone to my mom, who has always been very supportive about my skydiving. However, when I told her about my recent CRW jump and explained what it is, she said: "Hmm.. I think you should know I'm not to thrilled about that. [..] Grabbing on to each other in freefall and making figures before opening your parachute is all fun and games, but doing that once your parachute is open is starting to sound like those extreme sports you sometimes hear about." Respect, mom.. you're one tough cookie! "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #24 May 27, 2008 Quote(I told one co-worker and it spread like wild fire) why even bother....if they don't skydive it just scares them and they have no notion of what we are doing it for anyway. without skydiving themselves they have absolutely no understanding, our descriptions are inadequate....one must experience it to know it "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #25 May 27, 2008 Why not? Everyone has their own subject they are passionate about, it's completely normal to bug friends with stories about it. Inadequate my descriptions may be, but my friends know it means a lot to me so they listen. As I in my turn listen to them talk about stuff that I couldn't care less about."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
