askir 0 #1 June 9, 2003 I had my first cut-away in almost 20 years yesterday. As luck would have it my main landed in an area cleverly named by the locals as "Little Vietnam". The brush is so thick in there you litterally have to crawl in your hands and knees to get in, and once you are in there is poison oak, snakes, thorns, rusted barbed wire, hot, humid, hell they may as well have pungy sticks. My canopy was in a 50 foot tall tree. Guys I barely knew volunteered their jumping time and got scratched, bitten cut and lost in there to help a fellow jumper get his stuff back, one guy drove in from two ours away to provide his tree climbing expertise> canopy was retreived with no damage and best of all I realized The best part of this sport: THE PEOPLE, Thank u all at Skydive Houston: Catfish, Dan, Steve, Russell, Virgilio and if I forget names please forgive me beer has been delivered THANK YOU!!!! LIFE IS LIKE A CIGARETTE, YOU CAN SIT THERE AND WATCH IT BURN AWAY OR YOU CAN SMOKE THAT BITCH TO THE FILTER Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 June 9, 2003 sweet! 1st in 20 years? WOW! glad you had such good friends..even if you didnt know them!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivinMedic 0 #3 June 9, 2003 That's a pretty damn good track record if you ask me, but then again, I'm still a newbie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #4 June 9, 2003 ya i helped someone get there main and freebag out of the middle of rattle snake country once. Freebag was in a tree which we had to cut down (too small to climb) What caused your chop?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
jtval 0 #5 June 9, 2003 Quoteya i helps someone get there main and freebag out of the middle of rattle snake country. What caused your chop? my guess would be his red pillow handle! PLPLPLMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #6 June 9, 2003 jesus christ you POST WHORE!!!! you respond in the same mintue that i posted!!!! FAAAAWK!! get a life dude!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
jtval 0 #7 June 9, 2003 lol I got a lilfe! it consists of posting here! lolMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #8 June 9, 2003 That is exactly the best part, isn't it though? Congrats on the opportunity to like people. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SadSue 0 #9 June 9, 2003 Ladies!!!!! PLEASE! Hope you don't get Banned! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 June 9, 2003 Yeah, the folks in Waller a great! Virgilio, catfish, russell and everyone else there is really great. I'm glad that they were able to help you out. I got to do the same thing today in Aggieland, one of our jumpers had a cutaway (that he packed), so I bumped off the next load to help get his freebag/pc and main (with Perky). Luck would have it that we found it very very quickly (5minutes) so I could still make the load.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #11 June 9, 2003 QuoteLadies!!!!! PLEASE! well he is a big whore!!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
Perky77 0 #12 June 9, 2003 Quote Luck would have it that we found it very very quickly (5minutes) so I could still make the load. it is because we have great hunting skills my friend. And, yes those guys in Waller are great guys. "Sacrifice is a part of life. It is supposed to be. It's not something you regret . It's something to aspire to." Mitch Albom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 June 9, 2003 Quoteit is because we have great hunting skills my friend. Well, we would have gotten it sooner if it wasn't for the wild bore and the midget!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perky77 0 #14 June 9, 2003 don't forget that damn gorilla "Sacrifice is a part of life. It is supposed to be. It's not something you regret . It's something to aspire to." Mitch Albom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #15 June 9, 2003 Yeah, that was a big fucker...had to fight him off with my watch and a pocket knife (don't ask)...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perky77 0 #16 June 9, 2003 the things we do for our friends.....you'd think we like this stuff. at least we found a cool place to hide the wild women coming to Summer Jam.....we can get them lost in there and keep them here forever. marco? "Sacrifice is a part of life. It is supposed to be. It's not something you regret . It's something to aspire to." Mitch Albom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
