monarch135 0 #1 January 14, 2003 hey any advice for someone who isnt in the cool group with all the skykids at the local dz? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 January 14, 2003 DZ cliques SUCK. Look around, there's got to be people to jump with, jump with everyone you can and have fun. They'll figure it out, if not, fuck'em.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #3 January 14, 2003 I was never a prep so sorry I cant help you. CSA #699 Muff #3804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #4 January 14, 2003 offer them some cheeseburgers, or offer to put a penis in your mouth like in Menace to Society, and maybee the cool kid will pull out his gat and cap yo ass Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #5 January 14, 2003 If the cool kids are freefliers... show up with skytoyz. If the cool kids are RW'ers... I don't know... I don't talk to flatfliers that often Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #6 January 14, 2003 Start your own?I think it's most important to hang with the SAFE group, but that's just my opinion. On a serious note: BEER My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #7 January 14, 2003 First, what do you mean by "cool"? I know a lot of people, but I don't hang out with any one group at the dz. I tend to choose my friends by other attributes such as someone who is nice, funny, laid-back, intelligent and has good character. I couldn't care less if they are considered "cool" or not. If you're just looking for someone to jump with, aren't they any other people you can approach who aren't in that group also?She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #8 January 14, 2003 Tell them you post on here, and your username is Crazy Thomas. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 January 14, 2003 Just skydive. Try to take at least a passing interest with -everything-. At least learn enough about all the common disciplines to ask intelligent questions and hold a conversation in the loading area. At -some- point, if you have more than a few folks you normally jump with, you'll also be accused of being in a clique. This may or may not be the case. It just doesn't matter too much what other people think.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #10 January 14, 2003 Don't give up. This is one part of our sport that we all go through. Someday as your jumping skills improve you'll be part of the in-crowd. Try to understand that most jumpers want to jump with a group where their skills will be challenged, so they too can improve in ability. After returning to skydiving after a very long lay off, I found myself with newbie status again. (No fun!). It was often hard just to find someone to jump with. Finally I'm getting on some of the bigger loads again and life is good. Hang in there. It's worth the wait, and things will only get better. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #11 January 14, 2003 have you seen that new show, in Hawaii, where they have a high school reunion, and this one chick wants this one dude, but like he's got the hots for the hotter chick, and is gettin some skins, and the other chick is like that bitch ass skank. and dude is like pimp. Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monarch135 0 #12 January 14, 2003 sup'?, thanks for all the suggestions, its just kind of scary out there sometimes. I just wish i wasn't as scared of the air, or all the skygods and if i dont get my act together i'll never end up on a skyboard. 'it's been a long time since iv'e felt the high plains of expectations, and iv'e been through the deserts of failure and back, and the last time i passed through satisfaction...I felt like a stranger there, now im leaving normal and where i'm heading i don't care.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #13 January 14, 2003 It's hard when the people are scarier than the air. I understand that one really well. Go do something silly, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO. I did a freefly jump in my RW suit, booties and all. Proved conclusively that I'm not among the people who can do that. But I opened stable, and it was a really fun jump, because I was jumping to please myself, and not someone else. 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
sunman 0 #14 January 14, 2003 Don't be afraid to ask people to jump with you. The worst that happens is they say no. Big freakin' deal. If you want to do belly, then grab some people with comparable experience to you and put together a 4-way. Want to freefly? Grab somebody and do a two-way. Want to get in good with the skygods? Ask their advice, they love that. And don't forget, you're a skydog to the guy with 20 jumps. Just jump your ass off and prove yourself in the air. And beer. Bring lots of beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #15 January 14, 2003 Just skydive. With everybody. And as much as cliques might bother you, don't show it. It just serves to feed some jerks ego. Good luck, and If you're ever at my DZ I'll jump with ya'!---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #16 January 14, 2003 like someone said, don't be scared to ask someone to jump, they can only say no, and if they do say no, screw em. find someone else to go jump with. if you ever make it out to skydive wayne county, me and my friends will jump with ya, we don't give a shit who we jump with, it's all fun later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #17 January 14, 2003 Quote hey any advice for someone who isnt in the cool group with all the skykids at the local dz? whatever your doing that is keeping you out of the "IN" crowd, keep doin it. seriously, if you are made to feel out, fuck them. gimme a call, im always on the outside and i'm an ok guy.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #18 January 14, 2003 Quote Tell them you post on here, and your username is Crazy Thomas. it's not nice to fuck with the newbies, qd.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #19 January 14, 2003 Quote Good luck, and If you're ever at my DZ I'll jump with ya'! Yeah, same here. Something I learned after high school - people who exclude others from their little groups usually do so because they are incredibly insecure and need to have some way to pump themselves up. Like the others have said, ignore them; it really does make them crazy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJohnson 0 #20 January 14, 2003 Could not agree with you more. No room in the sport for ego-maniacs. Spread the love. JJJJ "Call me Darth Balls" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweeney 0 #21 January 14, 2003 do some tricks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #22 January 14, 2003 yea... i have Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #23 January 14, 2003 If I were you I'd sue, contact the ACLU and tell them you're not being included. Other than that I'd say, fuck the skygods and find jumpers who just like to have fun. Come to Ohio or Kentucky and we'll jump with you! Blue Skies! "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #24 January 14, 2003 I'm awefully, proud of you. Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #25 January 14, 2003 QuoteIf I were you I'd sue, contact the ACLU and tell them you're not being included. See, the problem is that I'm white, middleclass, male and straight, so the ACLU doesn't give a flying shit about me...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
