gravitysurf808 0 #1 May 23, 2002 Being in the wacked out time zone that I am in, I frequently look and find myself in here along with my brothers and sisters on the other side of the Atlantic.Out of curiosity...what is the weather like there right now in the UK? Is it jumpable? Outlook for the weekend?Made too many jumps at home (Michigan) from 3,000 feet or lower due to some damn cloud ceiling!! "This is the 4th time I've been late for work this week!!...and it's only Tuesday!" ...Cheech and Chong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallRate 0 #2 May 23, 2002 I thought that the reason they call it the UK is because the weather is always lousy. As in: "UuuuKkk, the weather here sucks!" FallRate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #3 May 23, 2002 Yeahh.. thats right!!!! rub it in Hawaii boy.... Now:windycloudyoutlook for the weekend: crap.RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #5 May 23, 2002 QuoteYeahh.. thats right!!!! rub it in Hawaii boy.... Wasn't trying to rub it in at all....in fact we have been rained out the last 3 out of 4 weekends !Just trying to get a feel for when the jumping weather starts "coming on" for our skydiving friends on the neighboring continent."This is the 4th time I've been late for work this week!!...and it's only Tuesday!" ...Cheech and Chong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #6 May 23, 2002 ...or should I say 'neighbor islands'. "This is the 4th time I've been late for work this week!!...and it's only Tuesday!" ...Cheech and Chong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #7 May 23, 2002 QuoteMade too many jumps at home (Michigan) from 3,000 feet or lower due to some damn cloud ceiling!! Dude, I can totally relate to that! Thing is they don't even have proper seasons over here, it just rains a little less at some times than others. And if they had proper winters with snow it wouldn't be so bad, but it is always just grey drizzle.If I had a European passport I think Spain, Portugal or the south of France would look mighty tempting.."Look before you jump, don't die until you're dead" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #8 May 23, 2002 Its just jelousy.... Last spring was awsome... this year, its been pretty much blahhhhh... We have a really long weekend coming up in a week (for the Golden Jubilee, us poor lil subjects are getting monday AND tuesday off)... I really really hope it gets better by then.... Otherwise we'll have to occupy ourselves with the freakling stupid street parties being organized..... PSL: can you tell I'm not much of a royalist.... RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #9 May 23, 2002 QuoteIf I had a European passportQuote I think Spain, Portugal or the south of France would look mighty tempting..They do Will... they do....RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpinDoctor 0 #10 May 23, 2002 we were thinking of going to Lapalisse - but hte weather there looks shite too,,,Dont look so bad in Empuria though...ANother wet and windy DZ in the UK it is then... i rekkon were due some sun soonRgds Phil---If you have to ask - you don't understand Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #11 May 23, 2002 Going for short trips to Empuria is always risky... with the Tramontana, you can get winded out for 3 or 4 days straight... RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #12 May 23, 2002 Quoteus poor lil subjects are getting monday AND tuesday off..holy sh*te!!!.. we are surely living in the wrong place or we trully have our holiday's all mixed up!!!!hmmm...let me get this straight... you have Friday eve through Tuesday eve to jump at the DZ?????"This is the 4th time I've been late for work this week!!...and it's only Tuesday!" ...Cheech and Chong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #13 May 23, 2002 Yep... June 3rd and 4th are holidays...But you North Americains still have more Stat holidays then the Brits (as I recal, Cnada and the US have about 13 or 14 days and the UK has 8 or 9)... but then again, we get at least 20 days vacation...Still, France is the place to be: 12 or 13 Stat days, and because of a reduced work week law introduced a couple of years ago, most people still work a full week but have between 7 and 9 weeks holiday a year....RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #14 May 23, 2002 > with the Tramontana, you can get winded out for 3 or 4 days straight9 f'kin days I spent at Empuriabrava and we didn't get 1 jump in because of the weather.=================================I can smell your noodles !================================= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #15 May 23, 2002 ***most people still work a full week but have between 7 and 9 weeks holiday a year....[/qoute]OK....thanks for helping me to further hate my current position in life!!! Are they hiring where you live??"This is the 4th time I've been late for work this week!!...and it's only Tuesday!" ...Cheech and Chong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #16 May 23, 2002 <>"This is the 4th time I've been late for work this week!!...and it's only Tuesday!" ...Cheech and Chong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emma 0 #17 May 23, 2002 Quotehmmm...let me get this straight... you have Friday eve through Tuesday eve to jump at the DZ?????Which is about as much use as a chocolate fireguard when the weather in the UK is its usual, shite self. So I'm going to Florida! HAAAAaaaaaaaa!!! And it doesn't even matter if it's shit there too...cos I'm going in the tunnel with the gods from Airspeed....Mmmm....Heh heh.Why the fook do people live in England, btw? Can anyone remember???? How hard is it to get US residency? I wanna live in Eloy....or California.....Oh and as if on cue, I look out my window right now and it's PISSIN' DOWN! Grrrrr. And btw, that 'Friday evening to jump at the DZ' stuff....Nope, you've missed the small but relevant fact that our particular DZ's neighbours (who chose to move next to an active airfield) complain about the bloody noise after 6. So that's when jumping stops. Usually just as the clouds clear and the winds drop. It's great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #18 May 23, 2002 "Why the fook do people live in England, btw? "Its cos the neighbours are just sooo cool.......really nice people , great beer and spirits, cool scenery, purty DZs, but crap at football"How hard is it to get US residency"A 5 year visa for me cost my company about 2500 quid, and a quick trip to Mexico- which is not as cool as it sounds....."'Friday evening to jump at the DZ'"I was jumping at my local DZ here in Houston after work last night, I've snukked out at lunchtime for a lob too.Come to Texas Emma, Florida is getting real hot right now.....CyaDGravity Rat # 37Remember, we can do everything right, and still get hurt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #19 May 23, 2002 QuoteWhy the fook do people live in England, btw? Can anyone remember???? How hard is it to get US residency? I wanna live in Eloy....or California.....Oh and as if on cue, I look out my window right now and it's PISSIN' DOWN! Grrrrr. LMAO, I've got to meet you Emma. You're a hoot! (That is Arkansan for funny as hell). "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #20 May 23, 2002 QuoteIts cos the neighbours are just sooo cool.You mean Ireland, right????RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #21 May 23, 2002 Well it certainly ain't the French.......CyaDGravity Rat # 37Remember, we can do everything right, and still get hurt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #22 May 23, 2002 > Why the fook do people live in England,Coz the weather is a lot nicer than Scotland.=================================I can smell your noodles !================================= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #23 May 23, 2002 Kmc and Emma sitting in a tree....(you do know about the pie queen thing, dont you?)RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #24 May 23, 2002 QuoteWell it certainly ain't the FrenchI was gonna say France, but I dont like tooting my own horn...RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #25 May 23, 2002 "Coz the weather is a lot nicer than Scotland"Yeah but the people have a better sense of humour, give me rain and smiles over low clouds and a bunch of whingeing ponces anyday.CyaDGravity Rat # 37Remember, we can do everything right, and still get hurt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
