TheRus 0 #1 July 3, 2003 Ok gang, I leave in a few hours to head for New Orleans for the weekend and will do my 1st jump on Saturday. I wanted to give thanks first to all those who have encouraged me here on the boards and through PMs, emails, and IMs...Also, I'll be offline until prolly Sunday night so I wanted to say "Happy Birthday" to Viking since I won't get to on Saturday. I'll post pics when I get back - then you can all see what I look like now that the Dimebag look has gone away. Americans - have a safe holiday weekend! The rest of the world - have a safe weekend and try not to make fun us too much! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #2 July 3, 2003 Rus, Rus, Rus - goodness pal, here we go. Your first jump (case of beer should be brought with you in advance) will be so fantastic you may want to wear a panty shield. I look forward to seeing you in Moss Point. I'm leaving this evening to partake in $15 Friday jumps...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #3 July 3, 2003 ill be there on sat too rus! have a good trip!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #4 July 3, 2003 Good luck, have fun!!! -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #5 July 3, 2003 Sweeeet! Have a great time~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #6 July 3, 2003 Have an awesome jump!!!!!! I can't wait to see the pics!!!! Jan -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #7 July 3, 2003 Have a great weekend yourself Rus, and enjoy every minute of it. oh.... and get yer hair cut boy. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #8 July 3, 2003 Rus, You will be different man by Sunday. Love every second of it!!!! Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #9 July 7, 2003 Does anyone know if Rus jumped?? I haven't heard from him, and I'm just curious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites n2skdvn 0 #10 July 7, 2003 From what i hear he jumped.....a little at firstif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #11 July 7, 2003 He did. His post about it is in the Weekend Numbers thread.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #12 July 7, 2003 QuoteDoes anyone know if Rus jumped?? I haven't heard from him, and I'm just curious. yea he jumped. he hated it so he decided to get as far away form these idiots as he can...hence why he hasnt posted!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Laurel 0 #13 July 7, 2003 QuoteDoes anyone know if Rus jumped?? I haven't heard from him, and I'm just curious. See the post titled HEY THERUS...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheRus 0 #14 July 8, 2003 Ok, since I found out today that I am NOT going home until next weekend, I am gonna go on and post the story (such as it is) here and now.Yes, I DID jump. Carl was my TM and Scotty was my videographer. I went to the DZ with my mom, her boyfriend, my sister, and my son Logan. We went there on the 5th as planned but I couldn't jump due to the weather. I got to meet n2skdvn (Kreg) though and he let us use his camera to get a couple of shots of me and him together at the DZ as evidence and so I can have a decent avatar soon. Anyway, we drove the 90 miles back home without jumping but had set an appointment to jump on the 6th. Next day, we drove out and the weather was perfect! Got everything set up and met my TM. We went over everything that was gonna go down (no pun intended) and waited for the next load. While I was waiting I saw a chick with very curly hair pulled back in a pony-tail that I kept thinking looked familiar. Sure enough, it was Laurel. We started talking and when I introduced her to my family she and my mom shrieked each others' names - they work together on radio spots for the casino down here! Anyway, we finally get on the plane and this chick next to me asks if I'm the guy from Shreveport - turns out she was too! Same high school again and everything! I guess a bunch of us migrated down this way... Anyway, I kept getting the usual "screw-with-the-new-guy" treatment on the ride up. TM asleep behind me, folks asking if he took his medication b4 he boarded, all of them asking if they ever found his last tandem passenger's body parts, etc... I was in too much of a daze to really let them bother me though. Scotty kept saking me if I had anything to say for my video and for one of the few times in my life all I could do was look at him and say "No'... I was so focused on the view from the window that I couldn't think of anything to say! We got to 14K ft and they started to bail out. That was really the oddest part for me - seeing people suddenly just "disappear" out the door. Then we started towards the door and I got set... Ready-Set-Gone! I remember during the exit flip looking back up at the plane thinking "Wow, that's odd!" and then suddenly being aware that yes I was still breathing and that yes I was out in mid-air! It was unreal and honestly nothing like I expected (great, just not in any way I had anticipated). I tried to yell but couldn't hear myself so I stopped and just enjoyed the ride. I saw later on the video that I had the typical "dopey-permagrin" plastered on my face though... Anyway, free-fall was over WAY too fast and the canopy opening was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Carl had wisely advised me to "make sure the furniture was in the middle of the room" when we got the harness on, so no debilitating injurues... although I think I'll pass on wearing boxers next time just for speed's sake. He spun us around A LOT and showed me our shadow and the rainbow on a cloud nearby - right before we went through it... it was great! Now, I could be a badass and try to skip this next part but I swore not to do that so here ya go - I puked between 1,500 and 1,000 ft but none got on me or Carl so no harm done. I'e never felt better while puking in my life so it's all good. We landed a little off-target in a swampy area left over from the rains and the slip-n-slide the day b4 but I didn't care - it was unreal! Scotty came over to me and asked how I liked it and my exact words (on video so I can't dodge them) were: "Well, I'm alive and I only puked once so it must have been good!" Everyone there with me kept asking me what it was like and I kept having to tell them that no matter what I told them it would NOT do justice to the experience! I went back to manifest, got my 1st jump certificate, bought the surprise for a friend as promised, signed Carl's jump log, got my video and headed back home. In short (too late), I am hooked now. My son (age 6) is just dying to get to be a teenager so he can do it now. He has watched both me and his mom jump so he feel he must do it... I am hoping to be his TM when he hits his 16th birthday. I think I can get in 500 jumps in the next 9 and 1/2 years at least! I am planning to start AFF as soon as possible back home in AR at the new DZ that just opened and am already planning to be at the Mardi Gras Boogie down here next year. So that was it - I want to thank several folks while I am PWing here anyway... in no particular order: Laurel - for telling me about the DZ and making me feel welcome b4 I ever got close to the place. JT & Viking - for answering all my newbie questions in PMs and making me feel like one of the gang b4 I ever made the jump. hooked - for being a constant source of confidence in me and just "being there" in PMs when I had doubts n2skdvn - for approaching me when I got there on the 5th and making me feel welcome. Also for taking the time to have pictures made with me and showing me his rig and explaining what everything was and how it worked. Jumpergirl - for being in almost daily contact with me for the past month and just being a great friend in general... and for being the first person from DZ.com to ever call me on the phone. ...and to all the rest of you for tollerating a newbie in the meantime. Hope to see you all sometime in the near future - I see MANY road trips in the not-too-distant future! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hooked 0 #15 July 8, 2003 What a great write up of your experience!!!! You mentioned how odd it was to see everyone exit out that open door, I still love to see that! Simply amazing. I am so glad you had a good time. There is just no way you can describe to someone what it is like to jump from an airplane.....they have to do it themselves. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheRus 0 #16 July 8, 2003 Hehe, being a former Lit major in college helps when relating stories... Unfortuantely, I am MUCH better at writing than I am at speaking in person. I am sure Laurel and Kreg will attest to that! Thanks for the compliment though sweetie! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Laurel 0 #17 July 8, 2003 "He spun us around A LOT and showed me our shadow and the rainbow on a cloud nearby - right before we went through it... it was great! " For the record - that wasn't a cloud - it was industrial haze. We don't jump through clouds at Gold Coast - it's against USPA rules. Glad you had fun Rus!..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites n2skdvn 0 #18 July 8, 2003 Glad you had a great time wish I could of been there. Carl is a great TM and scotty is a good person to know! if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites groovychic 0 #19 July 8, 2003 Thanks for sharing, I love reading the first tiem stories, especially when you can remember what the story teller has just expierenced...many more blue skies to ya my new sky brotha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #20 July 8, 2003 ok ok so now youre a skydiver....get you damn lisence and bring your bass to a boogie so we can jam!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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n2skdvn 0 #10 July 7, 2003 From what i hear he jumped.....a little at firstif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #11 July 7, 2003 He did. His post about it is in the Weekend Numbers thread.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #12 July 7, 2003 QuoteDoes anyone know if Rus jumped?? I haven't heard from him, and I'm just curious. yea he jumped. he hated it so he decided to get as far away form these idiots as he can...hence why he hasnt posted!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #13 July 7, 2003 QuoteDoes anyone know if Rus jumped?? I haven't heard from him, and I'm just curious. See the post titled HEY THERUS...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRus 0 #14 July 8, 2003 Ok, since I found out today that I am NOT going home until next weekend, I am gonna go on and post the story (such as it is) here and now.Yes, I DID jump. Carl was my TM and Scotty was my videographer. I went to the DZ with my mom, her boyfriend, my sister, and my son Logan. We went there on the 5th as planned but I couldn't jump due to the weather. I got to meet n2skdvn (Kreg) though and he let us use his camera to get a couple of shots of me and him together at the DZ as evidence and so I can have a decent avatar soon. Anyway, we drove the 90 miles back home without jumping but had set an appointment to jump on the 6th. Next day, we drove out and the weather was perfect! Got everything set up and met my TM. We went over everything that was gonna go down (no pun intended) and waited for the next load. While I was waiting I saw a chick with very curly hair pulled back in a pony-tail that I kept thinking looked familiar. Sure enough, it was Laurel. We started talking and when I introduced her to my family she and my mom shrieked each others' names - they work together on radio spots for the casino down here! Anyway, we finally get on the plane and this chick next to me asks if I'm the guy from Shreveport - turns out she was too! Same high school again and everything! I guess a bunch of us migrated down this way... Anyway, I kept getting the usual "screw-with-the-new-guy" treatment on the ride up. TM asleep behind me, folks asking if he took his medication b4 he boarded, all of them asking if they ever found his last tandem passenger's body parts, etc... I was in too much of a daze to really let them bother me though. Scotty kept saking me if I had anything to say for my video and for one of the few times in my life all I could do was look at him and say "No'... I was so focused on the view from the window that I couldn't think of anything to say! We got to 14K ft and they started to bail out. That was really the oddest part for me - seeing people suddenly just "disappear" out the door. Then we started towards the door and I got set... Ready-Set-Gone! I remember during the exit flip looking back up at the plane thinking "Wow, that's odd!" and then suddenly being aware that yes I was still breathing and that yes I was out in mid-air! It was unreal and honestly nothing like I expected (great, just not in any way I had anticipated). I tried to yell but couldn't hear myself so I stopped and just enjoyed the ride. I saw later on the video that I had the typical "dopey-permagrin" plastered on my face though... Anyway, free-fall was over WAY too fast and the canopy opening was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Carl had wisely advised me to "make sure the furniture was in the middle of the room" when we got the harness on, so no debilitating injurues... although I think I'll pass on wearing boxers next time just for speed's sake. He spun us around A LOT and showed me our shadow and the rainbow on a cloud nearby - right before we went through it... it was great! Now, I could be a badass and try to skip this next part but I swore not to do that so here ya go - I puked between 1,500 and 1,000 ft but none got on me or Carl so no harm done. I'e never felt better while puking in my life so it's all good. We landed a little off-target in a swampy area left over from the rains and the slip-n-slide the day b4 but I didn't care - it was unreal! Scotty came over to me and asked how I liked it and my exact words (on video so I can't dodge them) were: "Well, I'm alive and I only puked once so it must have been good!" Everyone there with me kept asking me what it was like and I kept having to tell them that no matter what I told them it would NOT do justice to the experience! I went back to manifest, got my 1st jump certificate, bought the surprise for a friend as promised, signed Carl's jump log, got my video and headed back home. In short (too late), I am hooked now. My son (age 6) is just dying to get to be a teenager so he can do it now. He has watched both me and his mom jump so he feel he must do it... I am hoping to be his TM when he hits his 16th birthday. I think I can get in 500 jumps in the next 9 and 1/2 years at least! I am planning to start AFF as soon as possible back home in AR at the new DZ that just opened and am already planning to be at the Mardi Gras Boogie down here next year. So that was it - I want to thank several folks while I am PWing here anyway... in no particular order: Laurel - for telling me about the DZ and making me feel welcome b4 I ever got close to the place. JT & Viking - for answering all my newbie questions in PMs and making me feel like one of the gang b4 I ever made the jump. hooked - for being a constant source of confidence in me and just "being there" in PMs when I had doubts n2skdvn - for approaching me when I got there on the 5th and making me feel welcome. Also for taking the time to have pictures made with me and showing me his rig and explaining what everything was and how it worked. Jumpergirl - for being in almost daily contact with me for the past month and just being a great friend in general... and for being the first person from DZ.com to ever call me on the phone. ...and to all the rest of you for tollerating a newbie in the meantime. Hope to see you all sometime in the near future - I see MANY road trips in the not-too-distant future! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. 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hooked 0 #15 July 8, 2003 What a great write up of your experience!!!! You mentioned how odd it was to see everyone exit out that open door, I still love to see that! Simply amazing. I am so glad you had a good time. There is just no way you can describe to someone what it is like to jump from an airplane.....they have to do it themselves. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRus 0 #16 July 8, 2003 Hehe, being a former Lit major in college helps when relating stories... Unfortuantely, I am MUCH better at writing than I am at speaking in person. I am sure Laurel and Kreg will attest to that! Thanks for the compliment though sweetie! Yeah, it's fine, we'll walk down the line. Leave our rain, a cold trade for warm sunshine You my friend, I will defend... and if we change, well, I love you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #17 July 8, 2003 "He spun us around A LOT and showed me our shadow and the rainbow on a cloud nearby - right before we went through it... it was great! " For the record - that wasn't a cloud - it was industrial haze. We don't jump through clouds at Gold Coast - it's against USPA rules. Glad you had fun Rus!..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #18 July 8, 2003 Glad you had a great time wish I could of been there. Carl is a great TM and scotty is a good person to know! if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groovychic 0 #19 July 8, 2003 Thanks for sharing, I love reading the first tiem stories, especially when you can remember what the story teller has just expierenced...many more blue skies to ya my new sky brotha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #20 July 8, 2003 ok ok so now youre a skydiver....get you damn lisence and bring your bass to a boogie so we can jam!My photos My Videos 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
jtval 0 #20 July 8, 2003 ok ok so now youre a skydiver....get you damn lisence and bring your bass to a boogie so we can jam!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
