JoeyRamone 0 #27 September 30, 2006 The local 5 news just mentioned base jumping in Chicago, how do they get away with it. Cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #28 September 30, 2006 QuoteI know who that was...This is a public forum ya'know. Don't be surprised when Chicago PD, knocks on your door at 1AM."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #29 September 30, 2006 Called taking the 5th... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #30 September 30, 2006 If I would posted that, I would have already got a phone call. Something like "Dude, what did I tell you about posting stuff on the internet". I may still get a phone call."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #31 September 30, 2006 QuoteQuoteI know who that was...This is a public forum ya'know. Don't be surprised when Chicago PD, knocks on your door at 1AM. If that's what keeps them up at night, Chicago should be violent-crime free. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #33 September 30, 2006 Just a diversion then the other two? .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #34 September 30, 2006 Great, your little stunt will probably make it more difficult for those of us who want to see Meigs re-opened. I hope you get caught, fucko.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #35 September 30, 2006 QuoteGreat, your little stunt will probably make it more difficult for those of us who want to see Meigs re-opened. I hope you get caught, fucko. i think it is funny - they are probably looking for some locals . . . I cought a flight out right after we got back and stowed our gear . . . Silly coppers, BASE is fro real.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #36 September 30, 2006 Quotei think it is funny - they are probably looking for some locals . . . I cought a flight out right after we got back and stowed our gear . . . Silly coppers, BASE is fro real Yeah, about the gear you stowed at my apartment...i accidentally pleasured myself on it. Sorry. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #37 September 30, 2006 QuoteQuotei think it is funny - they are probably looking for some locals . . . I cought a flight out right after we got back and stowed our gear . . . Silly coppers, BASE is fro real Yeah, about the gear you stowed at my apartment...i accidentally pleasured myself on it. Sorry. No worries, I - um - kinda like packing whaen you do that.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #38 September 30, 2006 QuoteQuoteGreat, your little stunt will probably make it more difficult for those of us who want to see Meigs re-opened. I hope you get caught, fucko. i think it is funny - they are probably looking for some locals . . . I cought a flight out right after we got back and stowed our gear . . . Silly coppers, BASE is fro real. Anyone could get your USPA license # and match it to the issue of parachutist that includes your name. Then add your posting, which might be considered a confession... Getting Meigs reopened is a lot more important than a stupid fucking base jump. Thanks a lot, asswipe.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #39 September 30, 2006 QuoteThanks a lot, asswipe. And when they chase turtlespeed down and it's proven that there was NO WAY he could have been in Chicago that day............Ummm.........they won't feel very smart will they? That would be like me saying I did it from 7000 miles away! Lighten up...........are you eating too much bran? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #40 September 30, 2006 QuoteQuoteThanks a lot, asswipe. And when they chase turtlespeed down and it's proven that there was NO WAY he could have been in Chicago that day............Ummm.........they won't feel very smart will they? That would be like me saying I did it from 7000 miles away! Lighten up...........are you eating too much bran? Perhaps it was the case of Corona talking, but I stand by the statement I had on the other thread--Whuffo mayors in a quest to keep Meigs closed will use this jump as another example of why it should stay closed. Whomever made this jump is a selfish asswipe.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #41 September 30, 2006 QuoteWhuffo mayors in a quest to keep Meigs closed will use this jump as another example of why it should stay closed. Hmmm...........I'm not following this reasoning. How does someone doing a BASE jump off a crane have ANYTHING to do with whether or not an airport should be open? Is there something to BASE jump out at the airport? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #42 September 30, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhuffo mayors in a quest to keep Meigs closed will use this jump as another example of why it should stay closed. Hmmm...........I'm not following this reasoning. How does someone doing a BASE jump off a crane have ANYTHING to do with whether or not an airport should be open? Is there something to BASE jump out at the airport? The current Mayor of Chicago is using a national security rationale for keeping (IIRC) a TFR over the area in question, which includes both Meigs and the crane jumped. Lawlessness like this serves only to bolster his case. It's all aviation-related in the whuffo media. Best not to fuck about. Insomnia sucks.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #43 September 30, 2006 QuoteThe current Mayor of Chicago is using a national security rationale for keeping (IIRC) a TFR over the area in question, which includes both Meigs and the crane jumped. Ohhhh..............OK. It all makes a bit more sense now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #44 September 30, 2006 Um Neil....He also destroyed Meigs field already. You are a little late it has been converted to Northerly Island.....see here I dont think one stupid base jump is going to stop the city council from dropping another few MILLION BILLION dollars (that is what daley will say it will take) to put the airport back. So next time you open a corona, back the fuck away from the keyboard... I along with everybody else was pissed when daley did what he did, but chill the fuck out, OK.She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #45 September 30, 2006 Okay, you all can knock these guys (excuse me if one or both of them weren't) all you want. What's worrisome is whose side are you on? I'm not going to elevate BASE jumping to something more important than it is, but it seems we are losing our appreciation for people who color outside the lines. Why is there such blind loyalty to the establishment over individual human achievement? And who doesn't realize that America depends on a little healthy "sticking it to the man" to stay centered? In the case of BASE I used to think (20 years ago) that skydivers were threatened by the very existence of the sport. And I knew plenty that were. It was like BASE jumping raised the bar and skydivers were left behind. As we came to learn (the hard way) that BASE and skydiving are two completely different sports those feelings have somewhat subsided. Nowadays, I'll guess the majority of skydivers posting here never lived in a world without BASE jumping and so it's no big deal. It's like I think a cell phone is still a pretty cool thing, while others have never known life without them. BASE jumping, no matter how you feel about it, is a "for real" chapter in humankind's age old quest for flight. It's a natural thing we all deep down want to do but like most people's dreams go mostly unfulfilled. In the end, when the earth is a burned out cinder, up in God's library BASE jumping will exist only in tomes that bookend those on skydiving. The first parachute jumps ever made were from fixed objects, and when the end comes, when the fuel and food is all gone, and anarchy prevails, the last parachute jumps ever made will be from fixed object jumps. And ExAFO, I'll debate and defend my fellow BASE jumpers (or at least the concept of BASE as I'll concede some BASE jumpers are indefensible) all you want. Just don’t call me a, "Dumbass," or an, "Asswipe," and we'll go from there . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #46 September 30, 2006 QuoteQuoteThanks a lot, asswipe. And when they chase turtlespeed down and it's proven that there was NO WAY he could have been in Chicago that day............Ummm.........they won't feel very smart will they? That would be like me saying I did it from 7000 miles away! Lighten up...........are you eating too much bran? Clay have you been hitching rides in Al Frankens Flying Saucer again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #47 September 30, 2006 QuoteJust a diversion then the other two? No ours was about 16 months agojraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #48 September 30, 2006 QuoteClay have you been hitching rides in Al Frankens Flying Saucer again? Dude...........you ain't pimpin unless you are saucer pimpin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #49 September 30, 2006 Meigs will never reopen it is a dam park now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,110 #50 September 30, 2006 QuoteMeigs will never reopen it is a dam park now. That, unfortunately, is true. However, Fuhrer Daley is still trying to get a "permanent" TFR (apologies for the oxymoron) over the city. Not that I can see any connection between a BASE jump and a TFR.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
