Gary73 10 #1 June 30, 2006 After an eight-month fight, Skydive Monroe in Georgia has lost its lease and has been forced to close. An FAA investigation is underway to determine whether the city of Monroe (the landlord) is in violation of Airport Improvement Program grant assurances, but if it's anything like the one involving the dropzone in Paris, Tennessee, it could be years before a verdict is announced. "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #2 June 30, 2006 Gary, sorry to hear that.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #3 June 30, 2006 More here. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2310051;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #4 July 10, 2006 Very unfortunate, Gary. I had fun in my six months as a local there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #5 July 10, 2006 sorry man thats real sad Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #6 July 10, 2006 sorry to hear about this. I remembering visiting Monroe when i only had 50 jumps and found a good set of people there. Hopefully things will pan out more quickly for you Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #7 July 10, 2006 While I hate to see any DZ close. (I know I was bummed when my 1st home DZ closed) We're glad to have a good portion of you with us at our DZ now. Hopefully were doing a good job of making you guys feel "at home" as much as possible. Best of luck to you all!Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thesaint 0 #8 July 23, 2006 Skydive Monroe, Sorry to hear about this news. I had the honor of jumping there last year in September. Thanks guys for the memories. Blue Skies..... Nate PS. I have the BEST freefall stills of myself from Skydive Monroe. Thanks Big Steve.... "If a thousand people agree on a dumb ideal, it's STILL a dumb ideal." Skully Bro #1 - POPS# 10440 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
