DZ Phone stories...

[jlmiracle 7]

I used to answer the phone at the dz. The questions we get asked are really funny.

Guy calls and said he needs to earn so money THIS month and wanted to become a Skydiving Instructor. I told him it takes more than a month to become an instructor and his response was that he was Ball Room Dance Instructor and doesn't that instructor rating just transfer over. After I picked myself off the floor I said no. end of conversation.


What's the weirdest dz phone conversation you have had?

Judy

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

[wlie 0]

Is this guy a few fries short of a happy meal, or is he missing the plastic thingy that holds the 6-pack together?

My other ride is the relative wind.

[AggieDave 6]

Not exactly the brightest crayon in the box, eh?

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[happythoughts 0]

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...and his response was that he was Ball Room Dance Instructor and doesn't that instructor rating just transfer over. After I picked myself off the floor I said no. end of conversation.

It makes perfect sense to me. What are the instructions for being a floater? "It's just a jump to the left..." If you can do the time-warp, you can skydive.

[indyz 1]

Not a phone converstation that I've had, but manifest loves to tell the story:

DZO answers the phones, it's a potential tandem asking the usual questions. They get to the question and he says, "You have a second parachute just in case." Some more talking from the customer. DZO pauses, "Well, then you die."

He's a nice guy and everything, but his phone skills need help.

[skybytch 273]

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"Well, then you die."
He's a nice guy and everything, but his phone skills need help.

I dunno. I kinda like that reply. Let 'em know up front... this ain't Disneyland!

We get a lot of wrong numbers here - our toll free number is close to a vision insurance company's customer service line, a University hospital's toll free line, a credit card company's toll free line and some company that holds seminars. My standard reply once I've figured out they don't want skydiving equipment is "you've reached Square One Parachute Sales. Our phone number is... " The ones that actually listen to what I say usually have some comment about the parachutes part.

Really funny was the time a girl called about vision insurance and it turned out she's a skydiver too!

[wlie 0]

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Really funny was the time a girl called about vision insurance and it turned out she's a skydiver too!

Did she end up buying anything?

My other ride is the relative wind.

[skybytch 273]

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Did she end up buying anything?

Not on that phone call.. but if I remember correctly she did get in touch with me later about gear.

Not sure if that's a testament to my salesmanship ability or not...

[wingnut 0]

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Not sure if that's a testament to my salesmanship ability or not

not sure...we'll have to see how good you are at selling stuff when i call in a few months to order some gear.........

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"i have no reader's digest version"

[PLFXpert 0]

***Not sure if that's a testament to my salesmanship ability or not... ***

Actually, Lisa, you are a great salesWOman...I remember a while back when I was shopping for a new canopy and I called...you were very helpful!

[PLFXpert 0]

There's a couple rock radio talk show guys in the morning here and their # is very similiar to a psychic hotline...it's REALLY funny when people call in w/ that mistake and they pretend they're psychics.

[howardwhite 6]

I didn't answer the phone, but I was there when manifest got a call asking whether the DZ did "therapeutic skydiving." I wish she'd asked what the caller meant, but she probably would have been laughing too hard.

HW

[Muenkel 0]

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I didn't answer the phone, but I was there when manifest got a call asking whether the DZ did "therapeutic skydiving." I wish she'd asked what the caller meant, but she probably would have been laughing too hard.

That's Massachusetts for you. We have a support group for everything.

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Chris

[Craig 0]

I don't answer the phone at the DZ but have heard and witnessed some funny stuff. If someone calls and has the wrong number "I'm sorry you have the wrong number, would you like to make a skydive?" Or having delivery or pizza guys come in and try to get them to make a skydive. The Red Bull people came one day in some "Urban assult vehicle" as I would call it handing out drinks and we tried to get the girl to do a tandem and would video it for a great promotional vid. (tape some RedBull cans to her hands)

[Spy38W 0]

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There's a couple rock radio talk show guys in the morning here and their # is very similiar to a psychic hotline...it's REALLY funny when people call in w/ that mistake and they pretend they're psychics.

104.1?

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Hook high, flare on time

[Spy38W 0]

"...So, do I have to bring my own snowboard?"

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Hook high, flare on time

[outofit 0]

u should have said, " hell yeah that ball room dance instructor rating will work come on out dumbass and try it."

It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!

[PLFXpert 0]

104.5 in Jax.

[Rdutch 0]

Its funny as hell. Performance Design's has a board on the wall, and whenever a caller says anything entirely stupid, it goes on the board. The things I read lean from my dog ate my canopy. to I just bought a spilletto. Also when I got my new slider my canopy wont flare anymore. There is a lot more but I dont remember them.

Ray
Small and fast what every girl dreams of!