sparkie 0 #1 October 9, 2006 I have obly 42 jumps atm but the ppl at manifest are starting to look more and more like dealers. I ask for 9k ft, but somehow I walk away to find myself manifested at 12k ft again. Same happens with intended number of jumps...somehow these slick dealers squeeze me for more than I intended to jump. Also, I find myself calculating in the currency "number of jumps I could do". I'm afraid it wont be long now before some of the cars parked at the dz will be missing car stereo's and navigation units....I wonder if manifest takes those as payment or the more formal "sell the stolen goods first then comeback with money" is still the way to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carpediem 0 #2 October 9, 2006 QuoteI'm afraid it wont be long now before some of the cars parked at the dz will be missing car stereo's and navigation units.... not from the dz. you hit best buy Those who do, can't explain. Those who don't, can't understand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #3 October 9, 2006 Haven't you heard of e-bay... its the way I went! I'm in a lul right now though, got bills to pay and changing jobs soon so can't justify blowing all my money on jumping. But once I'm in the new job I'm gonna jump my tits off (not that I have tits - maybe moobs, but not tits) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 898 #4 October 9, 2006 I personally always refer to a jump ticket in manifest as one rock of crack...so when I buy more I simply tell them: "Give me x number of rocks of crack!" of just "Gimme some crack!" same thing really.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #5 October 9, 2006 Quotesame thing really.... nah, smoking crack doesn't result in nearly as many lectures on responsibility from friends and familyI 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
boinky 0 #6 October 9, 2006 As a manifestor, I feel that unless you're getting a HELL of a deal on a hop-n-pop...it's wasted money. Our hop-n-pop's are $15 and you go to around 5000 feet. That's roughly $3 per 1000 feet. A ride to full altitude (which is between 13-14,000 feet) costs only $21. If you go to 14,000, then that's approximately $1.50 per 1000 feet. You get more altitude, more time to work on manuevers and more free fall time to go towards your licenses and awards. To me...it would be a no brainer. IMHO.....If I'm going to bother getting all geared up and get on that plane, I want my money's worth! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #7 October 9, 2006 Do you try to get people to buy extra altitude to sell to their friends???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
boinky 0 #8 October 9, 2006 Guess you'd have to come to my dz to find out! Nina Are we called "DAWGs" because we stick our noses up people's butts? (RIP Buzz) Yep, you're a postwhore-billyvance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
