Beverly 1 #1 November 1, 2005 This was mailed to us yesterday! Hi all PASA would like to congratulate Old Man John who did his JOE (Jumpers over Eighty) jump yesterday. OMJ celebrated his 80th birthday on 9 October but bad weather and other problems have prevented him from doing this jump until now. For those who don't know, Old Man John started skydiving at the tender age of 65 when he did the AFF course with Jeff Ayliff and Andy Searle at PPC. He has done over 800 jumps since then. His 800th was done in the USA recently with, among others, Solly Williams and Graham Harding. Old Man John has been the driving behind getting a POPS (Parachutists over Phorty Society) established in South Africa (more on this soon). A copy of a media release distributed today has been posted to "news and reports" on the website at www.para.co.za Three cheers for Old Man John!!! Regards Neeve I think true friendship is under-rated Twitter: @Dreamskygirlsa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #2 November 1, 2005 Wow!!!! That is EXTREMELy impressive - to do 800 jumps by your 80? Damn!!! big congratulations to him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #3 November 2, 2005 QuoteWow!!!! That is EXTREMELy impressive - to do 800 jumps by your 80? Damn!!! big congratulations to him WOW. and he only started at 65....WTG John! Any chance he posts on DZ.com? Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 November 2, 2005 QuoteA copy of a media release distributed today has been posted to "news and reports" on the website at www.para.co.za Couldn't find it. Can I buy a clue? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #5 November 3, 2005 QuoteCouldn't find it. Can I buy a clue? Please deposit fifty cents for the next five kilobytes. Thank you. http://www.para.co.za/docs/PASA%20Media%20Release%201%20November%202005.htm First graf: Quote On Monday afternoon, 31 October 2005, while many of us were working or relaxing or battling those Monday blues, John Browett was doing what he loves best – donning his jumpsuit, checking his equipment and preparing to board an aircraft which would take him to 10,000 ft above the ground from where he would jump out and skydive with friends before deploying his parachute and landing safely back on terra firma. This in itself is not unusual but, what makes this story so special is that John Browett or “Old Man John” as he is fondly known in the skydiving fraternity, celebrated his 80th birthday on 9 October 2005. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild 0 #6 November 3, 2005 Don't think OMJ posts here, but he's pretty proficient on the email, so I'll mail him and try and twist his arm to come and join us here! He really is amazing, and it's been my privilege to do several skydives with him. He's also a real gentleman, and can teach guys half his age about charming women!____________________________ "If there is doubt, there is no doubt." - Tonto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild 0 #7 November 3, 2005 http://www.witness.co.za/showcontent.asp?id=38446&action=full There's one of the articles that appeared in the papers yesterdayAnd no, I don't know how to make it clicky!! (As an aside, I had my first mal on the jump over Umkomaas on jump #199, and yes, I did beer for it at OMJ's 80th birthday lunch!)____________________________ "If there is doubt, there is no doubt." - Tonto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #8 November 3, 2005 Quotehttp://www.witness.co.za/showcontent.asp?id=38446&action=full EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #9 November 3, 2005 >And no, I don't know how to make it clicky!! Type Then paste in the URL (link) Then type It will look like this when you're composing the message: --- Hey everybody! Check out this link: http://www.google.com --- Do "preview post" and you should see the URL as a clicky Then do "post reply" to make the post EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild 0 #10 November 3, 2005 Thanks____________________________ "If there is doubt, there is no doubt." - Tonto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #11 November 3, 2005 so there is hope for us all to be jumping at that age Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
