Squeak 17 #1 July 18, 2004 Well you lot in the states are at least 12 hours behind, CATCH UP 0:5:0 Did 5 really good jumps 3 four ways and a 3 way animal dive (from the 3 way pool) and a 2 way Funnell I'm getting a little better at this skydiving lark You 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
Brodes 0 #2 July 18, 2004 0:1:1 Crappy weather...one jump, we accidently started drinking after that . 1 case owed for first time landing in the plane...what a really weird feeling stepping off it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #3 July 18, 2004 Leaving for the dz in a matter of minutes.... It's about time!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #4 July 18, 2004 ; 4 ; 1 none of your business 4 jumps, 3 wingsuit with Loic JeanAlbert beer owed for my 1st Skyvan jumpscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flygirl03 0 #5 July 18, 2004 The 1st half of the weekend: : 2 : my first 2 jumps out of a Cessna = also had a supervised (poor attempt at a) pack job. jumped it for my second jump... and survived it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RoadRash 0 #6 July 18, 2004 Ok, this weekend was a bummer except:... zero: zip: nada: and 1 trip to Rantoul... Despite not being able to jump this weekend (low on funds)...I got to hang out with Bernice and Jeran at Grishom Hall while they were getting ready for the volunteer meeting for WFFC...Needless to say, Thelma and Louise kept me entertained......Just don't let Bernice pump gas...... ~R+R......~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crzjp20 0 #7 July 18, 2004 :7:0 good weekend, lots of jumps from a good otter. I managed to funnel a formation twice... that is not the pride of my life oh well lots of 3 ways, 2 4ways, and one eightway good times, to much beer, now my head hurts.....-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jceman 1 #8 July 18, 2004 2nd Surgical Procedure on my left eye, hence the rest:0:0 Starting to feel better today and seeing clearer, now I just hope I can get in the air before WFFC! Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Snowbird 0 #9 July 18, 2004 1:2:1 1 interesting discussion about attending boogies and experience levels. 2 jumps, one lurking a friend doing a tandem (first time, thus the beer) and a 3 way that I funneled the exit, but got to do some fun flying to put it back together. Have fun, be safe everyone! Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BoostedXT 0 #10 July 18, 2004 : 3 : 1 Oh yeah..... 3 jumps.....1 solo belly, 1 2 way coach on video, and my first clear and pull. Damn thats a fun feeling! 1 case owed for the clear and pull....that was my first one and it was a blast! JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GogglesnTeeth 6 #11 July 18, 2004 0:3:0 Yeah, back to being able to post numbers. The knee is at least "jumpable." 1 on Friday and 2 Saturday at Blue Skies!! OH, and one good, yet scary picture of me just before my very hard landing, notice the one side of my parachute just starting to close then collapse and the "oh shit" look on my face.... and yes, that is the corner of a building!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildchild 0 #12 July 18, 2004 not as many as planned/4/lots! 1. no comment. Did my CAT II (SA) second test jump on Sat. a.m. and went LOW for the first time!!! A quick solo this morning, then re-did the test jump - first jump with another woman! And it was awesome - did the test twice over comfortably. Then my first 2-way not with a coach - was great fun. Did a compressed accordion exit (another first for me) which um...well..got quite exciting when we ended up in a crazy spin! The jump pretty much went to shit after that, but I have never laughed so much in freefall..... All in all an awesome weekend. I haven't gotten around to counting all the firsts yet.____________________________ "If there is doubt, there is no doubt." - Tonto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #13 July 18, 2004 Hey Wildchild, congrats on your catII. Good way, goin for yor cat 8. Gogglesnteeth, what happened with yr canopy ?? do you know ?? Was there a landing issue or did it end correctly ?? (hope it did)scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites damion75 0 #14 July 18, 2004 Hooray - I get to post actual numbers this weekend!! 0:5:1 No 5 jumps - nothing serious, lots of zoo action... 1 BOGOF weekend so ultra cheap jumps! *************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sheenster303 0 #15 July 18, 2004 1:0:0 Weather was complete shit on Saturday. It cleared up for a few loads to go up, but I somehow missed the boat on those. I gotta start jumping more again! 1 really awesome sunset tracking dive in Nate's honor. I wasn't on the dive but I was on the ground watching the little specks move across the sky.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freefalle 0 #16 July 18, 2004 2:5:1 Kick ass weekend, got back to titusville, havent been there in a while, made some new friends and got to go on my 1st hybrid. It was a blast! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GogglesnTeeth 6 #17 July 18, 2004 Long story about my bad landing, check your pm's for what i can recall of the details. Just glad to be back in the air again!!!!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #18 July 19, 2004 ?:2:0 She's crabby, and I'm sore. 2 Birdman jumps, one of which I didn't fully tighten my leg straps, giving me a nice crack on the chin with the metal part of my chest strap. Ouch. Some blood, and a bit of swelling. Ugh. Ibuprofin and cheap beer. Fixes everything.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vallerina 2 #19 July 19, 2004 I made 5 people cry:14:0 What a great weekend at SDC! They're a crazy bunch over there! Since weather was crappy Saturday morning, I got involved in a game of basketball. I don't think the kind people at SDC will play with me anymore because of the injuries I caused! I did some great jumps this weekend, and I even learned a thing or two! The party last night was big fun. I think I was dancing around to the Guns N Roses cover band, but it may have been more like stumbling. You know the party is good when even FalingILWeenie outlasts me! (I went to bed early at 3 am or so! ) I met SuperWoman! She's very cool! Kallend hates me! eeneR lives in fear of getting her car windows busted out and sugar poured in her gas tank! Okay. I'm tired.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #20 July 19, 2004 Quote: 3 : 1 Oh yeah..... 3 jumps.....1 solo belly, 1 2 way coach on video, and my first clear and pull. Damn thats a fun feeling! 1 case owed for the clear and pull....that was my first one and it was a blast! Joe What's a clear and pull?You 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 GrumpySmurf 0 #21 July 19, 2004 Somewhere between 'No comment' and lost count:0:relates to 'No comment' and lost count. No jumping, unless getting jumped alot counts. Crossed 4,000 mile mark on the bike on Wednesday (now at 4,600). Watched S/O nearly smear herself into the back of a car after she tried her best imitation of Trinity in the 'Matrix: Reloaded', at a 100 and some odd mph. She now has a wonderful sized bald spot on the rear tire of her FZ1. My only thought, watching this unfold just in front of me, "She gonna get blood all over the damn jacket I just loaned her" - never gonna tell her that, mind y'all. And she had the nerve to 'comment' about my 'extreme lean angle' through turns (what's the point in riding a sport bike if you're are not gonna use up ALL of the tire's surface area). Women! Jumping at SDC to follow this weekend coming up, keeping the fingers crossed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #22 July 19, 2004 A lot!:2:0 Only got 2 freakin jumps in. Weather was iffy both days. Have RW to do next weekend. Well......I should get in some jumps at the convention anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #23 July 19, 2004 :0:0 Timing was off all weekend... I hate being late... and it seemed I was late everywhere I tried to go... no jumps on the weekend... but taking a at least one day off this week to get in some packing instruction and some coach jumps in... Gotta work on that A. ScottLivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelel01 1 #24 July 19, 2004 Plenty:0:0 Funny, but I never thought I'd have an absolutely perfect weekend without any jumps. ) guy, and spent some quality time with other friends. It sucks to be home. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChasingBlueSky 0 #25 July 19, 2004 Quote eeneR lives in fear of getting her car windows busted out and sugar poured in her gas tank! Okay. I'm tired. I thought it was her sugar tank? BTW - that was the first time I ever drank the worm at the bottom of the bottle!_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... 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RevJim 0 #3 July 18, 2004 Leaving for the dz in a matter of minutes.... It's about time!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 July 18, 2004 ; 4 ; 1 none of your business 4 jumps, 3 wingsuit with Loic JeanAlbert beer owed for my 1st Skyvan jumpscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #5 July 18, 2004 The 1st half of the weekend: : 2 : my first 2 jumps out of a Cessna = also had a supervised (poor attempt at a) pack job. jumped it for my second jump... and survived it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #6 July 18, 2004 Ok, this weekend was a bummer except:... zero: zip: nada: and 1 trip to Rantoul... Despite not being able to jump this weekend (low on funds)...I got to hang out with Bernice and Jeran at Grishom Hall while they were getting ready for the volunteer meeting for WFFC...Needless to say, Thelma and Louise kept me entertained......Just don't let Bernice pump gas...... ~R+R......~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crzjp20 0 #7 July 18, 2004 :7:0 good weekend, lots of jumps from a good otter. I managed to funnel a formation twice... that is not the pride of my life oh well lots of 3 ways, 2 4ways, and one eightway good times, to much beer, now my head hurts.....-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #8 July 18, 2004 2nd Surgical Procedure on my left eye, hence the rest:0:0 Starting to feel better today and seeing clearer, now I just hope I can get in the air before WFFC! Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #9 July 18, 2004 1:2:1 1 interesting discussion about attending boogies and experience levels. 2 jumps, one lurking a friend doing a tandem (first time, thus the beer) and a 3 way that I funneled the exit, but got to do some fun flying to put it back together. Have fun, be safe everyone! Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoostedXT 0 #10 July 18, 2004 : 3 : 1 Oh yeah..... 3 jumps.....1 solo belly, 1 2 way coach on video, and my first clear and pull. Damn thats a fun feeling! 1 case owed for the clear and pull....that was my first one and it was a blast! JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #11 July 18, 2004 0:3:0 Yeah, back to being able to post numbers. The knee is at least "jumpable." 1 on Friday and 2 Saturday at Blue Skies!! OH, and one good, yet scary picture of me just before my very hard landing, notice the one side of my parachute just starting to close then collapse and the "oh shit" look on my face.... and yes, that is the corner of a building!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild 0 #12 July 18, 2004 not as many as planned/4/lots! 1. no comment. Did my CAT II (SA) second test jump on Sat. a.m. and went LOW for the first time!!! A quick solo this morning, then re-did the test jump - first jump with another woman! And it was awesome - did the test twice over comfortably. Then my first 2-way not with a coach - was great fun. Did a compressed accordion exit (another first for me) which um...well..got quite exciting when we ended up in a crazy spin! The jump pretty much went to shit after that, but I have never laughed so much in freefall..... All in all an awesome weekend. I haven't gotten around to counting all the firsts yet.____________________________ "If there is doubt, there is no doubt." - Tonto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #13 July 18, 2004 Hey Wildchild, congrats on your catII. Good way, goin for yor cat 8. Gogglesnteeth, what happened with yr canopy ?? do you know ?? Was there a landing issue or did it end correctly ?? (hope it did)scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #14 July 18, 2004 Hooray - I get to post actual numbers this weekend!! 0:5:1 No 5 jumps - nothing serious, lots of zoo action... 1 BOGOF weekend so ultra cheap jumps! *************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #15 July 18, 2004 1:0:0 Weather was complete shit on Saturday. It cleared up for a few loads to go up, but I somehow missed the boat on those. I gotta start jumping more again! 1 really awesome sunset tracking dive in Nate's honor. I wasn't on the dive but I was on the ground watching the little specks move across the sky.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefalle 0 #16 July 18, 2004 2:5:1 Kick ass weekend, got back to titusville, havent been there in a while, made some new friends and got to go on my 1st hybrid. It was a blast! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #17 July 18, 2004 Long story about my bad landing, check your pm's for what i can recall of the details. Just glad to be back in the air again!!!!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #18 July 19, 2004 ?:2:0 She's crabby, and I'm sore. 2 Birdman jumps, one of which I didn't fully tighten my leg straps, giving me a nice crack on the chin with the metal part of my chest strap. Ouch. Some blood, and a bit of swelling. Ugh. Ibuprofin and cheap beer. Fixes everything.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #19 July 19, 2004 I made 5 people cry:14:0 What a great weekend at SDC! They're a crazy bunch over there! Since weather was crappy Saturday morning, I got involved in a game of basketball. I don't think the kind people at SDC will play with me anymore because of the injuries I caused! I did some great jumps this weekend, and I even learned a thing or two! The party last night was big fun. I think I was dancing around to the Guns N Roses cover band, but it may have been more like stumbling. You know the party is good when even FalingILWeenie outlasts me! (I went to bed early at 3 am or so! ) I met SuperWoman! She's very cool! Kallend hates me! eeneR lives in fear of getting her car windows busted out and sugar poured in her gas tank! Okay. I'm tired.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #20 July 19, 2004 Quote: 3 : 1 Oh yeah..... 3 jumps.....1 solo belly, 1 2 way coach on video, and my first clear and pull. Damn thats a fun feeling! 1 case owed for the clear and pull....that was my first one and it was a blast! Joe What's a clear and pull?You 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
GrumpySmurf 0 #21 July 19, 2004 Somewhere between 'No comment' and lost count:0:relates to 'No comment' and lost count. No jumping, unless getting jumped alot counts. Crossed 4,000 mile mark on the bike on Wednesday (now at 4,600). Watched S/O nearly smear herself into the back of a car after she tried her best imitation of Trinity in the 'Matrix: Reloaded', at a 100 and some odd mph. She now has a wonderful sized bald spot on the rear tire of her FZ1. My only thought, watching this unfold just in front of me, "She gonna get blood all over the damn jacket I just loaned her" - never gonna tell her that, mind y'all. And she had the nerve to 'comment' about my 'extreme lean angle' through turns (what's the point in riding a sport bike if you're are not gonna use up ALL of the tire's surface area). Women! Jumping at SDC to follow this weekend coming up, keeping the fingers crossed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #22 July 19, 2004 A lot!:2:0 Only got 2 freakin jumps in. Weather was iffy both days. Have RW to do next weekend. Well......I should get in some jumps at the convention anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #23 July 19, 2004 :0:0 Timing was off all weekend... I hate being late... and it seemed I was late everywhere I tried to go... no jumps on the weekend... but taking a at least one day off this week to get in some packing instruction and some coach jumps in... Gotta work on that A. ScottLivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #24 July 19, 2004 Plenty:0:0 Funny, but I never thought I'd have an absolutely perfect weekend without any jumps. ) guy, and spent some quality time with other friends. It sucks to be home. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #25 July 19, 2004 Quote eeneR lives in fear of getting her car windows busted out and sugar poured in her gas tank! Okay. I'm tired. I thought it was her sugar tank? BTW - that was the first time I ever drank the worm at the bottom of the bottle!_________________________________________ 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
