popsjumper 2 #51 January 22, 2008 Aw geez...you missed your chance! You should have reminded her of that old, always held up, skydiving tradition of having wild monkey sex with the jumper you are meeting for the first time. freakin' noob. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #52 January 22, 2008 Quote Quote History even knows it - can we say Brontosaurous? And the books were written by the victor. Um...Karen...what are you saying about my Brontosaurus? That's one of my favorite dinosaurs. Othniel Marsh lied. (I'm thinking his story wasn't good enough. That's why he did it.... either that or he was an international spy) But nope, no Bronto burgers for Fred. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobie331 0 #53 January 22, 2008 Last weekend we did a 62 point 4-way out of a 182 from 10K. We breathed helium all the way to altitude to slow our fall rates down. Stupid vidiot forgot to hold his breath though and went low so the last 38 points didn't get videoed. It's a gift, I don't try to explain it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #54 January 22, 2008 wow, you guys must be amazing fliers!!! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #55 January 22, 2008 Quote I was test jumping a new canopy (it was a paracommander 57) Paracommander 32. If you're gonna tell a whopper, you might as well set a new world record in the process. Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #56 January 22, 2008 Quote So.... once my foot heals [cuz I broke it on this really rad move, I was test jumping a new canopy (it was a paracommander 57) from a helicopter into the andes, my ski fell off, I landed on the one ski, I knew something was broke when I landed, but HAD to finish the run. It was a 6mile slope at 70deg. Trees everywhere! But on my broken leg (with the bones sticking out) I turned and missed all but one.... It just jumped in front of me, cuz trees do that. But luckily, I just grazed it because I must have been doing 150mph. I just knew how to roll right. Then I got back up on the ski and finished the run.] I'll work on getting better stories. Sounds like a story Nipplboy would have posted on rec.skydiving! "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
quade 4 #57 January 22, 2008 Funniest thing I think I -ever- saw was a guy in the Bomb Shelter at Perris with a Trident tattoo on his leg talking about being a SEAL. He wasn't, but the three guys around him were. As I recall, he did manage to walk away still in one piece.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #58 January 22, 2008 QuoteNowadays, I avoid mentioning skydiving just because people assume that I am a death-defying, hair-on-fire, risk-taker, etc. Ho! Hum! I would rather discuss Belgian politics. Actually, I know this belgian jumper who, being Under the Influence became a death-defying risk taker - he deliberately set his hair on fire."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
gearless_chris 1 #59 January 22, 2008 That helium stuff is great. We did helium to 10k last week and with our flying squirrel costumes we got 10 minutes of freefall."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #60 January 22, 2008 QuoteQuoteProbably the same reason why women lie about their age and weight. And what's that reason? So people will say to them "Crap, you look pretty heavy and old for that. Get some rest" women like resting ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #61 January 23, 2008 Quote Othniel Marsh lied. (I'm thinking his story wasn't good enough. That's why he did it.... either that or he was an international spy) But nope, no Bronto burgers for Fred. I'm crushed. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #62 January 23, 2008 Quote Skydiving vs Scuba We've never lost one As far as i know, every jumper who ever jumped eventually came back down, but not every scubadiver that ever went down has come back up.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #63 January 23, 2008 Both sports have the same concern. You don't want to run out of air. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #64 January 23, 2008 Quote That helium stuff is great. We did helium to 10k last week and with our flying squirrel costumes we got 10 minutes of freefall. Let the air outa' the planes tires....it'll climb to altitude faster, without the extra pounds! "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #65 January 23, 2008 Quote Quote Skydiving vs Scuba We've never lost one As far as i know, every jumper who ever jumped eventually came back down, but not every scubadiver that ever went down has come back up. ....but since we land under canopy....if the main and reserve should both fail, you could be stuck up there forever! No wonder they say it's dangerous!"T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHawks 0 #66 January 23, 2008 I jumped out of a Coast Guard C-130 here at Midway, they took me all the way to 25,000, but my alti didn't work, so I pulled at I think 22 thousand feet, but then this jet liner came by and I saw all the Japanese passengers waved at me while I was under canopy. Then I got hypoxic and a little high and a albatross came up and said "hello." We flew and caught squid together. Then I got lower but since I was so far away from the island, I had to land in the water and spinner dolphins took me back as I was waving buy to them, the fish and wildlife service said I was getting a ticket for swimming with the dolphins and not having an impact survey done.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlucky1 0 #67 January 23, 2008 I was at work 2 months ago, when a delivery driver came in and told me that he was a skydiver (he didn't know that I was). I asked him how many jumps? He says 13,000. Where do you jump? He says Talkeetna(no DZ in Talkeetna, only Wasilla). What do you jump out of? A floatplane. What license number do you have? I don't need one. Let me see..you've made 13,000 jumps, all in Talkeetna,Alaska, where there is no DZ, and you don't have a license? Yep, thats right. What kind of rig do you have? A Kenworth (truck). No, I mean what kind of parachute do you have? A paraflight. I've never heard of a Paraflight, who is it made by? I made it myself.... At this point I was laughing so hard to myself, I didn't bring myself to call him a fucking liar! He has also told me that his daughter speaks 58 lanquages and is a Rhodes Scholar... Also that he is a multi-millionaire who owns 15 yachts, but he does delivery just to "see how the other half lives...it keeps me grounded". There are tons more lies that come out of this guy. He is a TRUE Pathological liar. ITs absolutely amazing the stuff this guy comes up with. He actually believes it. Quite entertaining. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeatlast 0 #68 January 23, 2008 Quote There are tons more lies that come out of this guy. He is a TRUE Pathological liar. ITs absolutely amazing the stuff this guy comes up with. He actually believes it. Quite entertaining. Perhaps he should run for office ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #69 January 24, 2008 Quote Quote There are tons more lies that come out of this guy. He is a TRUE Pathological liar. ITs absolutely amazing the stuff this guy comes up with. He actually believes it. Quite entertaining. Perhaps he should run for office ... I think he already has.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k_marr08 0 #70 January 24, 2008 I've come across 2 of these people, with a possibility of three: 1: a guy in oklahoma with a mullet and missing half his teeth working at a beer place (they make their beer less alcoholic there by the way..yuck!) said "oh hey you're skydivers??? wow I skydive all the time" -- I get all excited -- "where do you jump?" he's like "oh my buddy has a plane; we all smoke pot and jump -- they never taught me how to jump, the just gave me the parachute and pushed me out of the plane" so I'm thinking, ok this guy watched fandango a bit too much 2: guy in a bar I was working at found out I skydive and he's all "I skydive too" I'm like COOL where do you jump? "I jump at Hawaii" me: o wow I heard the wind's crazy there him: "yea it's pretty crazy my friends are instructors so they just let me jump out without doing a tandem jump" me: so you went through AFF? him: "nope, they just gave me a parachute and let me jump out" me: well they're really bad friends that sucks dude, sorry, how many jumps have you done? him: "I have 20 jumps but I'm gonna do more" me: ok good luck make sure you get some instruction, and don't talk to those guys anymore they don't like you very much -- they obviously wanted you to die. (hehe) possible 3: Disclaimer: I don't know much about base jumping, but this doesn't seem very plausible to me: guy I know says he base jumped but won't skydive -- me: ummm how the hell did you base jump if you've never skydived? him: I dunno I went to a place in some state and they told me what to do and I landed in the water"I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead" - Charles Lindbergh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #71 January 24, 2008 Unfortunately - "possible 3: Disclaimer: I don't know much about BASE jumping, but this doesn't seem very plausible to me: guy I know says he BASE jumped but won't skydive -- me: ummm how the hell did you BASE jump if you've never skydived? him: I dunno I went to a place in some state and they told me what to do and I landed in the water " Happens. I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #72 January 24, 2008 Quote possible 3: Disclaimer: I don't know much about base jumping, but this doesn't seem very plausible to me: guy I know says he base jumped but won't skydive -- me: ummm how the hell did you base jump if you've never skydived? him: I dunno I went to a place in some state and they told me what to do and I landed in the water Not completely implausible. I know a guy who got turned down by a couple of DZs who didn't want to train him because he was deaf. So he went B.A.S.E. jumping instead. This was out in Idaho and eastern Washington though. Of course, he didn't have the most graceful landings. "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
Lastchance 0 #73 January 25, 2008 I was 5' 10 and 3/4 " till a few yrs ago. Now I'm 5'10". Damn. I'm shrinking. And thats the truth. And the reason that womens depth perception is so out of whack is that all their lives they've been shown 5" and told it was 8" I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #74 January 25, 2008 I had a guy come in to apply for work and seen picture of me in jumping and told me that he had close to 300 jumps in Calif. Where in Calif. Couldn't remember. Do you have your own rig? Used to. What make and what canopy did you fly. Can't remember. Had to sell my rig. How much? 200 dollars. Wow. You mean you gave your rig away? I didn't hire him I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #75 January 25, 2008 QuoteI had a guy come in to apply for work and seen picture of me in jumping and told me that he had close to 300 jumps in Calif. Where in Calif. Couldn't remember. Do you have your own rig? Used to. What make and what canopy did you fly. Can't remember. Had to sell my rig. How much? 200 dollars. Wow. You mean you gave your rig away? I didn't hire him He could have been at ALOT of safety meetings.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
