larry 0 #1 June 19, 2005 All excuses are like assholes... none the less it's been 10 months work is my excuse end of July is my estimated return date WHAT'S YOUR BULLSHIT EXCUSE?“Now click your heels together 3 times so you can return to Kansas to live in poverty with your teetotaling, dirt farming aunt and uncle!” paraphrased Prof. Farnsworth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #2 June 19, 2005 Quote All excuses are like assholes... none the less it's been 10 months work is my excuse end of July is my estimated return date WHAT'S YOUR BULLSHIT EXCUSE? What's the bullshit questionYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larry 0 #3 June 19, 2005 Sorry, thought it was obvious... How long since your last jump? (only those a little or more out of currency need reply and/or vote)“Now click your heels together 3 times so you can return to Kansas to live in poverty with your teetotaling, dirt farming aunt and uncle!” paraphrased Prof. Farnsworth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 June 19, 2005 <-----feeling REALLY uncurrent.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissBuffDiver 0 #5 June 19, 2005 1979 How's that grab ya? I met a whuffo, moved away from the DZ. Then I started having health problems. Can't jump again. Would love to make 3 more for 1000. I have logged millions in my dreams though. My heart will always be at the DZ and with the people that I still talk to through emails. Sandy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larry 0 #6 June 19, 2005 Quote Then I started having health problems. Hope you are doing well. I also hope you don't mind my saying that I don't feel as bad now. I always feel strangely guilty as though I'm cheating on someone the longer I'm away. I never claimed to be great at it but when I am doing it I feel so alive.“Now click your heels together 3 times so you can return to Kansas to live in poverty with your teetotaling, dirt farming aunt and uncle!” paraphrased Prof. Farnsworth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissBuffDiver 0 #7 June 19, 2005 Alive! You said it. Whuffos used to ask me how it felt to skydive? The question that all jumpers hear all the time. I would just say that it's the biggest thrill you can have with your pants on. They usually said, Wow, that good huh? My health? I am 3x cancer survivor. I have other problems that are keeping me from jumping. The body starts to fail as we get older. Especially when you beat the hell out of it when you're young. I am a survivor, and will continue to be one. Sandy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 June 19, 2005 Hmmm............I think it was like 9 or 10 April. Really don't know. I do know it will be August before I get another. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a DZ in Iraq. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #9 June 19, 2005 I haven't been able to find a DZ in Iraq. Quote dude are you serious? you should come to Skydive Baghdad with me this weekend. just head south, turn left in Tikrit, then take a right at the third mosque on the left, its next to the camel dealership I've been there every weekend for the last seven monthsHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #10 June 19, 2005 Quote its next to the camel dealership Oh yeah............I know where that is! Funny you should say that. The last time I went to Tikrit was the ONLY time I have ever seen camels in Iraq. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #11 June 19, 2005 March. No excuse needed. I stopped jumping for personal reasons, to include flight training, which is much more demanding (and unfortunately, a lot less fun) than skydiving.~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
Sheenster303 0 #12 June 19, 2005 Since August 1, 2004. So 10 and a half months. Broke myself and now I'm too poor to jump.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sistaluv 0 #13 June 19, 2005 ...car accedent broke my back and whiplash ...it's almost been 2yrs .....im healed now just need to get in better shape (stronger) then I'll be everywhere;) sista soldier Blue Skies and Terminal Memories 4 Life Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #14 June 19, 2005 My excuses: 1. I quit skydiving (there is still hope down the road just not right now) and have acquired some sponsorships. 2. Started the PMTS. I'm PMTS#1 and ~ month later we are 19 strong and growing! 3. Running tunnel camps for friends & out of state students. 4. Since Oct. 31, 2004 I have acquired 25+hours flying in the tunnel. 5. I've got so much going on at the tunnel, I would barely have time for the sky (or $ for that matter). 6. My body hurts enough just existing after my accident, openings render me useless. 7. I would much rater give to my friends the knowledge I have acquired (an cont. to) in the tunnel and have my focus be there now. 8. I also have the luxury of working with the next generation of skydivers and bodyflyers Not all excuses are assholes Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #15 June 19, 2005 Since May, 2003. Relocated, whuffo wife, kid, business, etc. Money, time, etc. Hell, I don't even golf anymore. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #16 June 19, 2005 The last time I went to Tikrit was the ONLY time I have ever seen camels in Iraq. Quote bro i haven't seen a single camel in this country, i think that would have made missing all this skydiving worth somethingHistory does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingNurse 0 #17 June 20, 2005 Before today: One and a half years. After today: sorry, jumped today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #18 June 20, 2005 Come to Picton. We have two Skyvans, a Twin Otter, a Turbine Beaver, and two camels. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #19 June 20, 2005 Quote bro i haven't seen a single camel in this country I only saw them momentarily out the window of a blackhawk that was hauling ass. There were about 10-15 of them in a pen. Someones pets or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 5 #20 June 20, 2005 It's been about 7 months for me now since I came down with a non-skydiving "injury." I went in the wind tunnel this last weekend, and other than some muscle soreness, it was all good. I plan to make some skydives on the weekend of July 4th. Finally!There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindee 0 #21 June 20, 2005 I haven't jumped since 7/25/03 when I landed and couldn't get up. Still not sure if I can run out a landing so I might consider flying in the tunnel. __________________________________________________ "If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #22 June 21, 2005 Last jump First week of April this year....surg in May..hoping back in the air by Sept....She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #23 June 21, 2005 Rantoul '04....sad, isn't it??? Excuse? None. Life just gets in the way. Eleven year-old daughter, wedding planning, an ankle injury (non-jumping injury).....Then we are just out of the habit of going to the dz on a regular basis....I need to get back up, cuz this sucks. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #24 June 21, 2005 Ummm.... 2 months? Just not as "excited" about it as I used to be... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #25 June 22, 2005 Hi Scarry, Well, it's been less than a month so i guess I'm fairly "current?" Anyway, Over the years I've had various events curtail my jumping much the same as anybody else. eg. no $, bad weather, broken bones, being involved in the Indo-Chinese War, (that was good for two different interruptions although I did get to make a couple ofjumps during the last Cruise) and the beat goes on......SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
