FallingMarc 0 #1 July 7, 2001 Well, not really a whuffo, but 22 mph gusts over the DZ made me use my saturday for more whuffo-like pursuits... I actually played golf with my family...Luckily, I was able to at least get in the air, in a cessna 172, but the whole "staying in the plane" thing threw me off.Is it just because I'm new, or will I spend the rest of my life unable to concentrate when I can see a beautiful sky? The sight of a huge, bright blue sky evokes a real, emotional reaction that I never knew until I experienced the total freedom of skydiving...Hoping tomorrow brings better weather and blue skies for all concerned,Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #2 July 7, 2001 It's beautifull down here in florida. just have to take a 2 hour break in the afternoon to let the boomers past.and yes everytime you see blue sky, an open field or even a tall building you think "could I jump here"...Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumperpaula 0 #4 July 8, 2001 I spent MANY MANY MANY days on the ground trying to get off Student Status. One very wise man once told me ... "You can't jump if you are not there". or it's also called the "hurry up and wait" game. I a lot of ways, you learn sooo much by sitting on the ground waiting to jump. Especially when winds are high. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RemiAndKaren 0 #5 July 9, 2001 MMMMM There's hurry up and wait...THEN THERE'S PLAYING GOLF!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emma 0 #6 July 9, 2001 If I called myself a whuffo every time I sat at the DZ in crappy weather waiting for a blue hole/ winds to drop/ rain to cease/ snow to end/ hail to desist.....I would practically be a full-time whuffo. Along with the rest of my sorry, wet little country. Florida huh? You guys better know how how good you've got it. We end up so frustrated here that we queue up to do 'cloud base' lifts on bad weather days...'What's your minimum exit altitude?' 'Erm...whatever cloud base is?'Ex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
axe96bam 0 #7 July 9, 2001 Well, we have 9 months of winter and 3 months of summer here in the upper midwest, so I too have spent numerous days on the ground waiting for a hole in the clouds. I still refuse to consider myself a whuffo on those days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #8 July 9, 2001 Makes me appreciate the heat and humidity here in the South listening to you all. I've been desperate enough to do a cloud base last Jan. Anything to get off the ground.......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
axe96bam 0 #9 July 9, 2001 yeah, I might have to visit the warmer states more often this winter. Jumping when it is only 20 on the ground is pretty cold! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daygs 0 #10 July 9, 2001 Marc, I couldn't argee with you more! I not only find myself starring at the sky like a kid in a candy store, but also throwing my head out the passenger window of my friends car like a freeking dog just to get a taste of HOME!!! Whuffos look at me like I'm on the best drugs they've never had. Maybe they're right?Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. I know someone out there can feel me!SKIES & OPEN EYES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #11 July 9, 2001 Hurry up and wait is definitely something we get our fair share of in this sport. don't feel bad if it's shitty out. No reason to ever quit doing what you did before you started jumping either; you just have to spread your time out a little more. Granted, you might lose your edge in some of the other things you did before, but that's what the skydiving bug does to people. "Hmm, I bet I could get $700 for my slalom ski!" Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #12 July 9, 2001 I can relate....I've ridden with the top down on my car in freezing weather and even rain (85 mph in the rain is not wet...you are going too fast)just for the rush of the air. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeekStreak 0 #13 July 9, 2001 QuoteTHEN THERE'S PLAYING GOLF!!!!!!!!!!Wanna buy my clubs? I quit golf when I made my first jump!1111,GeekStreakM-00001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingMarc 0 #14 July 9, 2001 QuoteThere's hurry up and wait...THEN THERE'S PLAYING GOLF!!!!!!!!!!I can't tell if I'm being mocked or not! Come on, I can't be the only skydiver who also happens to play golf (very badly at that)... Guess it's a good sign though... one of the tandem masters at my DZ found out I was almost off student status, and said "Hey! That means you're one of us now! You've been around long enough to screw with!" Yay...? Heh heh..Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelda 0 #15 July 9, 2001 QuoteIs it just because I'm new, or will I spend the rest of my life unable to concentrate when I can see a beautiful sky? The sight of a huge, bright blue sky evokes a real, emotional reaction that I never knew until I experienced the total freedom of skydiving...yep, you'll probably do this forever. I also have a sort of Pavlovian response to planes flying overhead--I have to stop and look, try to figure out how high it is, and what kind it is. My whuffo friends find this particularly annoying...I stop listening to the conversation and get this sort of dreamy look as I watch the plane go by...blues,-zelda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #16 July 9, 2001 Only thing golf courses are good for are Demo areas and safe,level Off-DZ landing areas. Whoa... That was cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
