My whuffo grandmother

[jerry81 10]

I come home from the dz and find my grandma paid us a visit. She's a woman who "knows" how things stand in the world and her views are usually completely reason-resistant.

So she overhears me telling my mother about the last jump I had and how I (subtle hint) needed a Pro-track so I could check my exact speed which must have been around 200mph in a stand. And my grandma turns to me and she doesn't ask, she simply states it like the most logical thing in the world that I'll surely cut back on my jumping now that I've seen (it's been about a year since I started) how it is; "You know, do one or two jumps per month and take up guitar playing again." And I'm like; "Let me think...no." And she goes;"But surely you won't keep doing this for the rest of your life." (again stated, not asked). I answer, yes, I will. Then she uses her last argument (this is about as close to reasoning as she can get) that I'll probably have a woman someday who'll make me decide between her and skydiving. "In that case, I probably won't have her for a very long time." I answer, much to the amusement of my entire family.

And that ended the discussion. She ran out of arguments to use on me, but I have no doubt I'll hear it all over again the next time I see her. Don't you just love grandparents?

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[akaGQ 0]

hey man about the ultimatum Ive been there before so your best bet would be to find and date a skychick then you wont have that problem only for me its a problem cause down here they are all taken perhaps I should move to a better state where there are some single ladies out there.

- GQ

... it was the love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, the appreciation of beauty ...
-Charles Lindberg

[flypunk 0]

bwahahahahah I had a girl who gave me that ultimatum... notice the work had yeah my parents are of the same school of thought... "you are going to give it up right, you've had your fun now..." cracks me up that they won't give up, and then again its fun to tell them that I'll give it up once I go into base

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[jerm 0]

heard a great one this weekend... can't belive i never heard it before...

"so my mom asked me when i was gonna give up this jumping think and i told her, 'yeah, as soon as both parachutes don't open i'll stop.'"

gonna have to use that

Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time

[Chivo 0]

WTF? Didn't know that 'la putia' was writing in dz.com!!!! HAHAHA!

~Chivo

[jerry81 10]

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"so my mom asked me when i was gonna give up this jumping think and i told her, 'yeah, as soon as both parachutes don't open i'll stop.'"

lol, that's a great reply, but considering that my dad started shaking uncontrollably the first time I seriously mentioned I'll take up skydiving, I don't think I'd use it with my parents.

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[riggerrob 643]

Why does this remind me of the former girlfriend who tried to make me quit skydiving and become an alcoholic scuba diver instead?

[lurch 0]

I love it when some individual tries to dictate reality by stating it like it was a foregone conclusion. Won't she be surprised when you just keep jumping despite her statement that you will of course stop jumping now. My own paternal Grandmother is one of the most awesome people I know and supports me 100%. I bring videos over to family gatherings and my elders think its wonderful. Thank you Memere and Pepere, your support and encouragement are invaluable.....

Live and learn... or die, and teach by example.

[flypunk 0]

I gotta use that one with my mom dude, I think my dad would definitely kick my ass if I was in the same room.

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