TomAiello 26 #1 May 15, 2003 I've just posted my BASE Nazi Rant. If you, or anyone you know, are interested in BASE, you might want to give it a read. This post dedicated to Skybytch, and Canopy Nazis everywhere-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 May 15, 2003 WOO HOO!!! CN#2 approves... Tom.. prohaps droping some initials of those that said those two know what they are safe and know what they are doing might help some other newbie stay away from that person as a mentor.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #3 May 15, 2003 Unfreakingbelievable! I am surprised either of those two had that many jumps with that kind of judgment. You should have kept them there long enough for your fellows to land. Then, yer buddies could have held them down as you hook knifed the lines off the risers to send both canopies back to their "sponsor" with a nice little note like the one you posted. Really, unfuckingbelievable! Thanks Tom. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #4 May 15, 2003 AAARRRRGGG!!!! Ok so they're sponsored. Maybe then the sponsor will pay for the funerals of those two, because at this rate, it WILL happen. I just hope they don't burn an object for someone else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #5 May 15, 2003 It is a sport for the humble. That is you can be humble and learn or your experiences will surely humble you. Their pie is yet to be served and Darwin is the chef... -Hixxxdeath,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #6 May 15, 2003 Quote This post dedicated to Skybytch, and Canopy Nazis everywhere I'm honored. Great post, Tom. I always knew it was sponsorship that made someone a great skydiver. Didn't realize it applied to BASE too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #7 May 15, 2003 Another fine example of how ego can kill ya. I hope I never get so good at anything that there's nothing I can learn from another. Good post ! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #8 May 15, 2003 You should get them one of these: http://www.despair.com/mis24x30prin.html -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemertec 0 #9 May 15, 2003 Well, at least they will look cool when they eventually kill themselves, right? So how exactly do stupid people get sponsored? I would think a company would only want to sponsor extremely experienced people. Blue Skies Steve Ok, so it's pink, but I'm secure in my manhood, and I still look cool coming in under it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #10 May 15, 2003 Quote prohaps droping some initials of those that said those two know what they are safe and know what they are doing might help some other newbie stay away from that person as a mentor. Care to repeat that in English? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #11 May 15, 2003 Tom You handled them gracefully. Some fools need to hear the same message from two or three different people before it sinks in.. The challenging part is maintaining a civil tone while giving them the message. Reminds me of a conversation I had last weekend with a visiting skydiver who did several hook turns in the middle of the pack. He was emotionally upset that one of the guys he cut off spoke to him in a firm tone of voice. I replied:"Sorry, dude, but you won't get any sympathy out of me. I will tell you the same message in a more polite tone. If you continue hook turning in the middle of the pack, someone is going to get hurt." Then a past-chair of the CSPA Coaching Committee suggested that he tone down his approaches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #12 May 15, 2003 And they wonder why some of my (professional) peers arrest base jumpers. I usually arrest people solely based on the stupidity factor, these yahoos certainly qualify. Personally, I believe in the gene pool cleansing itself....really, this kind of stupid shit gives ALL base jumpers a bad name. "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #13 May 15, 2003 Hey... if you bust me can I talk my way out of a ticket if I ever BASE? Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
