wildblue 7 #26 February 12, 2007 Stop sugar coating things you fucking sissy.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funks 1 #27 February 12, 2007 Quote Stop sugar coating things you fucking sissy. Ok. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysprite 0 #28 February 12, 2007 I work for a skydiver so I don't have to worry about posting any signs. In fact he'll probably fill me in on what I don't know! Does anyone happen to have the Today show segment they could upload? I'd like to see the interview.~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #29 February 12, 2007 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17113222/ No video, just article.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #30 February 12, 2007 Quote http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17113222/ No video, just article. videoSkydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #31 February 12, 2007 Got 4 calls since then. It was kinda like my last accident.Minus the Today show appearance-------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratman05 0 #32 February 12, 2007 I had kinda the same (less canopy - another jumpers, my main wrapped around me, and my reserve in a barber poll). It's amazing what video of crashing in the ground goes for. They stopped talking to me after told them I wouldn't show it (didn't have it to begin with). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #33 February 12, 2007 Had the video,but the was between me and other jumpers.In a way I think it make us look "crazy" considering popular opions on most whuffos-------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #34 February 12, 2007 Quote Stop sugar coating things you fucking sissy. am I the only one that doesn't see his earlier comment? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #35 February 12, 2007 Quote Quote Stop sugar coating things you fucking sissy. am I the only one that doesn't see his earlier comment? funks deleted it. I think he saw the error of his ways - it was all flowers and sunshine... everyone should be concerned about their stress levels and blood pressure and not so much with the media's portrayal of a skydiving accident. It was sickening. He really should take the kids' gloves off and give you fuckers some tough love.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraliscious 0 #36 February 12, 2007 My dad just sent me this e-mail... "Today Show had a guy who survived a jump with neither parachute opening..." LOL, I told him, no I hadn't heard of that particular incident, but SOMETHING must have been opened. Funny how things get sensationalized... Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #37 February 12, 2007 make sure that you show proper respect to my pseudo father-in-law, "Dad" and I are very close....or we would be if we had ever met and you were a real wifeI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #38 February 12, 2007 Quote TOTALLY using that on my email and blog today. Thank you. Wow, you really did-I kinda feel intelligent by proxy now.I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #39 February 12, 2007 The general public tends to think of parachutes in digital terms. It's either open or it's not. It takes a bit of education for them to realize that not all malfunctions are total mals. So a partially opened main with an entangled reserve gets turned into "neither parachute opening." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funks 1 #40 February 12, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Stop sugar coating things you fucking sissy. am I the only one that doesn't see his earlier comment? funks deleted it. I think he saw the error of his ways - it was all flowers and sunshine... everyone should be concerned about their stress levels and blood pressure and not so much with the media's portrayal of a skydiving accident. It was sickening. He really should take the kids' gloves off and give you fuckers some tough love. deleted it my ass...the sadistic regime that controls our minds via this website deleted it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratman05 0 #41 February 12, 2007 I have some video...shows the wrap happening (CRW)...then you can see me spinning a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #42 February 12, 2007 Quote My dad just sent me this e-mail... "Today Show had a guy who survived a jump with neither parachute opening..." I had a coworker say: hey, news story here about a guy that fell from skydiving and lived....I didn't look away from my screen and said "does it say his chute(s) failed from a couple miles up at hundred miles per hour made a loud crash and somehow lived but will jump again?" He thought I had already read the article lol._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sartre 0 #43 February 12, 2007 Quote Quote My dad just sent me this e-mail... "Today Show had a guy who survived a jump with neither parachute opening..." I had a coworker say: hey, news story here about a guy that fell from skydiving and lived....I didn't look away from my screen and said "does it say his chute(s) failed from a couple miles up at hundred miles per hour made a loud crash and somehow lived but will jump again?" He thought I had already read the article lol. If we all think about it, maybe this type of misconception is a good thing. When someone's been nagging us about how dangerous skydiving is, and they use something like this as an example, it's our chance to say, "SEE? Skydiving's not that dangerous. This guy was able to land with NO parachute at all!" PS Yes, I know, skydiving is dangerous, and we shouldn't pretend it's not. I'm being facetious. My second big word of the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #44 February 12, 2007 I almost made it the whole day... Until my mom just called. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sartre 0 #45 February 12, 2007 I took today off and I haven't left the house since 9am. So noone's asked any questions of me. But then again, my mom hasn't called in a couple of years.......***tear**** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #46 February 13, 2007 Surprisingly I did make it all day - Pretty rare - Tomorrow is another story. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
white_falcon 0 #47 February 13, 2007 Quote I almost made it the whole day... Until my mom just called. I haven't spoken to my mom in a year, So that was easy for me. LOL I see Satre and I are in the same boat. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #48 February 13, 2007 Quote ...If all else fails and you see you are not going to be able to Track into your Riggers car Rigger as you should, Look for Blackberry Bushes your rigger's beer fridge to land on. Fixed.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #49 February 13, 2007 ITs going to be on COUNTDOWN with Keith Oberman on MSNBC in the next segment.. Turn it on now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #50 February 13, 2007 I've heard about it a few times at work today, and now that I have seen the video (thanks to the other thread,) I can at least talk about it a bit. Just waiting to hear about it from the family, etc.... So glad the guy lived to tell the tale, but why go to the international media with it??? Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
