Snowbird 0 #1 March 25, 2004 My hubby and I were talking last night about how, although we both love skydiving, I'm way more addicted than he is. And even though I'm finding more balance in my life after 2 years in the sport, it's still the thing I think about all the time and I live for jump weekends. I keep telling myself that the hunger is easing off, that skydiving has its niche and that my life will be more... normal... but it's a lie. If the circumstances fit, I'd happily drop everything and live at a dz for a couple years, totally immerse myself in the sport. Is this healthy? I don't know, and don't really care. So, how addicted are you? Do you think of nothing else? Do you love it but it doesn't rule your life? Do you enjoy it as something to do but not all the time? 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
Nightingale 0 #2 March 25, 2004 I love it and go a little stir-crazy when I can't jump. my roommate, to me a week ago: "You're driving me nuts! Will you go throw yourself out of a plane, already?!...(pause)... I didn't mean that the way it sounded. Go throw yourself out of a plane WITH a parachute." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #3 March 25, 2004 I've been jumping for a long time and I never get tired of it. I love being up in the air. I'm at peace with the world when I'm flying like a bird. I can't imagine life without it. I guess you could call it an addiction but I sincerely feel like it's a part of who I am. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites feuergnom 29 #4 March 25, 2004 you missed one option: i'm an addict but prefer postwhoring The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Orchid 0 #5 March 25, 2004 It is ridiculously insane for me to be addicted to skydiving. A year ago, I would never thought I'd be addicted to anything...to this magnitude. All I think about is sitting on that plane...doing gear check and wait for the light to turn green. When I'm at home on the week-days, I check for weather...look up in the sky when I hear an airplane. It's insane!!!!!! If there is a weekend that I can't jump, I can't sit still. ^_~"Love is doing small things with great love." Lacrosse: Legally beating men with sticks since 1492 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #6 March 25, 2004 220 dives in two years is hardly obsessive... Unless it's easy to get high on your addiction.. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Snowbird 0 #7 March 25, 2004 On my budget - or lack thereof - jumping at a wee cessna dz in Canada? Trust me, if I could be at a year-round, 7 day a week dz, that number would be way higher, and I'd be even farther in the red than I am. Like I said, circumstances. The number of jumps is not representative of the drive and desire for more, or of the time spent thinking/watching video/squatting against a wall to work on my sitfly position/reading about skydiving. 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 mailin 0 #8 March 25, 2004 Quote The number of jumps in not representative of the drive and desire for more, or of the time spent thinking/watching video/squatting against a wall to work on my sitfly position/reading about skydiving. Couldn't agree with you more Snowbird! JenniferArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KrisFlyZ 0 #9 March 25, 2004 Quote220 dives in two years is hardly obsessive... What about 50 jumps in the last month? No wonder I am broke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallinWoman 1 #10 March 25, 2004 I had to take some time off for illness....and have yet to really return to skydiving. While I was recovering I acquired a live-in boyfriend and his daughter....so life is full of changes. That doesn't mean that I dont' think about it all the time, though. I am hoping to find the time to go spend a day at the dz, jump several times and be reminded of my former serious obsession. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weegegirl 2 #11 March 25, 2004 skydiving. what's that? hi, my name is liz, and... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #12 March 25, 2004 I don't doubt you're right for a second. I did only 20 in my 1st year, but here I am... 19 years later.. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gremlin 0 #13 March 25, 2004 I have become increasingly addicted. the more jumps i have the more stuff i can do and the different people I can jump with. There is so much stuff I want to play around with and never enough time.I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #14 March 25, 2004 My level goes up and down a bit. If I don't jump for a couple of weeks then I'm really itching to get up there. If I leave it longer then the craving gradually dies down but never completely, and I still think about it a lot. I think maybe the best measure is to ask yourself how you'd feel if you were told you could never jump again. I guess that would make me realise how addicted I am! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crzjp20 0 #15 March 25, 2004 im about to pick up a second job so i can afford to jump as much as i wish i could-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yardhippie 0 #16 March 25, 2004 does thinking of ways to move closer to a large DZ, and selling off almost everything of value count as an addiction?Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Snowbird 0 #17 March 25, 2004 Quotedoes thinking of ways to move closer to a large DZ, and selling off almost everything of value count as an addiction? If you think of something, let me know. I'm open to ideas! 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 yardhippie 0 #18 March 25, 2004 my current idea is "fuck it". Its not that hard to start over... again...Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NeedToJump 0 #19 March 26, 2004 I've been jumping for about 2 years now and have about 925 jumps and I'd guess 50ish hours of wind tunnel time (although a lot of those hours are coaching in there now.) I basically dropped my life in New York to move down to Florida this past October to pursue skydiving. Yeah, you could say that I'm addicted to everything about this sport Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #20 March 26, 2004 I don't think i'm addicted at all. 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feuergnom 29 #4 March 25, 2004 you missed one option: i'm an addict but prefer postwhoring The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orchid 0 #5 March 25, 2004 It is ridiculously insane for me to be addicted to skydiving. A year ago, I would never thought I'd be addicted to anything...to this magnitude. All I think about is sitting on that plane...doing gear check and wait for the light to turn green. When I'm at home on the week-days, I check for weather...look up in the sky when I hear an airplane. It's insane!!!!!! If there is a weekend that I can't jump, I can't sit still. ^_~"Love is doing small things with great love." Lacrosse: Legally beating men with sticks since 1492 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #6 March 25, 2004 220 dives in two years is hardly obsessive... Unless it's easy to get high on your addiction.. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #7 March 25, 2004 On my budget - or lack thereof - jumping at a wee cessna dz in Canada? Trust me, if I could be at a year-round, 7 day a week dz, that number would be way higher, and I'd be even farther in the red than I am. Like I said, circumstances. The number of jumps is not representative of the drive and desire for more, or of the time spent thinking/watching video/squatting against a wall to work on my sitfly position/reading about skydiving. 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
mailin 0 #8 March 25, 2004 Quote The number of jumps in not representative of the drive and desire for more, or of the time spent thinking/watching video/squatting against a wall to work on my sitfly position/reading about skydiving. Couldn't agree with you more Snowbird! JenniferArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #9 March 25, 2004 Quote220 dives in two years is hardly obsessive... What about 50 jumps in the last month? No wonder I am broke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #10 March 25, 2004 I had to take some time off for illness....and have yet to really return to skydiving. While I was recovering I acquired a live-in boyfriend and his daughter....so life is full of changes. That doesn't mean that I dont' think about it all the time, though. I am hoping to find the time to go spend a day at the dz, jump several times and be reminded of my former serious obsession. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #11 March 25, 2004 skydiving. what's that? hi, my name is liz, and... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #12 March 25, 2004 I don't doubt you're right for a second. I did only 20 in my 1st year, but here I am... 19 years later.. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #13 March 25, 2004 I have become increasingly addicted. the more jumps i have the more stuff i can do and the different people I can jump with. There is so much stuff I want to play around with and never enough time.I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #14 March 25, 2004 My level goes up and down a bit. If I don't jump for a couple of weeks then I'm really itching to get up there. If I leave it longer then the craving gradually dies down but never completely, and I still think about it a lot. I think maybe the best measure is to ask yourself how you'd feel if you were told you could never jump again. I guess that would make me realise how addicted I am! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crzjp20 0 #15 March 25, 2004 im about to pick up a second job so i can afford to jump as much as i wish i could-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yardhippie 0 #16 March 25, 2004 does thinking of ways to move closer to a large DZ, and selling off almost everything of value count as an addiction?Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Snowbird 0 #17 March 25, 2004 Quotedoes thinking of ways to move closer to a large DZ, and selling off almost everything of value count as an addiction? If you think of something, let me know. I'm open to ideas! 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 yardhippie 0 #18 March 25, 2004 my current idea is "fuck it". Its not that hard to start over... again...Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NeedToJump 0 #19 March 26, 2004 I've been jumping for about 2 years now and have about 925 jumps and I'd guess 50ish hours of wind tunnel time (although a lot of those hours are coaching in there now.) I basically dropped my life in New York to move down to Florida this past October to pursue skydiving. Yeah, you could say that I'm addicted to everything about this sport Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #20 March 26, 2004 I don't think i'm addicted at all. I can, and have gone months without jumping.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
crzjp20 0 #15 March 25, 2004 im about to pick up a second job so i can afford to jump as much as i wish i could-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #16 March 25, 2004 does thinking of ways to move closer to a large DZ, and selling off almost everything of value count as an addiction?Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #17 March 25, 2004 Quotedoes thinking of ways to move closer to a large DZ, and selling off almost everything of value count as an addiction? If you think of something, let me know. I'm open to ideas! 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
yardhippie 0 #18 March 25, 2004 my current idea is "fuck it". Its not that hard to start over... again...Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #19 March 26, 2004 I've been jumping for about 2 years now and have about 925 jumps and I'd guess 50ish hours of wind tunnel time (although a lot of those hours are coaching in there now.) I basically dropped my life in New York to move down to Florida this past October to pursue skydiving. Yeah, you could say that I'm addicted to everything about this sport Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #20 March 26, 2004 I don't think i'm addicted at all. I can, and have gone months without jumping.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
