achowe 0 #1 May 10, 2005 Something that I've always wondered here....what do you do on weekends when your not skydiving?------------------------------------------------- Woooaaaaaa!!! Woooaaaa!!! I'm gettin' off it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #2 May 10, 2005 Sit around the dropzone waiting for the wind to drop or the rain to stop usually! ... and thats usually when the injuries and really dangerous stuff goes on... Occasionally i go surfing.Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
achowe 0 #3 May 10, 2005 QuoteSit around the dropzone waiting for the wind to drop or the rain to stop usually! ... and thats usually when the injuries and really dangerous stuff goes on... Ok then...may be i should rephrase. When your not at the DZ.------------------------------------------------- Woooaaaaaa!!! Woooaaaa!!! I'm gettin' off it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorangemd 0 #4 May 10, 2005 Don't know. When it happens I'll let you know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #5 May 10, 2005 Kill kittens. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #6 May 10, 2005 QuoteOk then...may be i should rephrase. When your not at the DZ. What does that mean? Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #7 May 10, 2005 QuoteKill kittens. also : sleep cure the hangoverscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #8 May 10, 2005 Yup. This. Occasionally go to movies, art galleries, coffee shops. But usually it's the heavy drinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #9 May 10, 2005 Rock climb, ride my motorcycle, play paintball, go hiking, take pictures, read, go to movies, eat at restaurants, go to museums, etc..... hmmm....think that's about it...well at least all I can think of this morning. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heidihagen 0 #10 May 10, 2005 when there aren't weddings or some other thing.... museums, weird exhibits, antiquing... somewhere in tx with my boyfriend i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #11 May 10, 2005 Quality time enjoying the company of my kids.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #12 May 10, 2005 Seriously - Work around and on the house, put in some OT at work, hang out with whuffo friends, (I actually DO have a few!) visit relatives (the OTHER RW-!) make flippy-floppy with the ladies, ride motorcycles, post whore, play with ham radios, go on road trips, burn steaks, etc etc etc - - Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #13 May 10, 2005 QuoteRock climb, ride my motorcycle, play paintball, go hiking, take pictures, read, go to movies, eat at restaurants, go to museums, etc..... hmmm....think that's about it...well at least all I can think of this morning. Bingo. Well said, Cora. There *is* life beyond skydiving.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzwami 0 #14 May 10, 2005 This is what I do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darryn 0 #15 May 10, 2005 That is the funniest thing I have ever seen. I can not stop laughing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #16 May 10, 2005 QuoteThere *is* life beyond skydiving. Yeah, there is, but y'know what? I wouldn't trade those years of being on the dz every weekend, rain or shine, jumping or not, for a million dollars. I kinda miss that total obsession with all thing skydiving, having that "gotta jump and if I can't jump, gotta be around jumpers" feeling all the time. Few people who stay in the sport over the long term remain that obsessed - the whole "balance" thing. But I don't think it's a bad thing for anyone - especially newbies - to spend the whole weekend, every weekend, at the dz. You learn more about jumping at the dz than you do anyplace else, and this sport requires constant learning if you plan to stick with it. Back to the original question - if I'm not at a dz on a weekend I'll probably be found doing laundry, walking the dog, playing games on the 'puter, reading, on a road trip, doin' the nasty and/or having a cocktail (or two). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #17 May 10, 2005 Sometimes I wish I was at the dz every weekend. Then I'd be jumping like crazy, meeting more people, and learning more stuff! But I do enjoy many other things in my life, so I do not want to get too obsessed with just skydiving. When I'm not at the dz on the weekend I am.... movies/dinner out with my husband, at the park with my dogs, doing house stuff, doing my homework, on vacation somewhere, riding my bike, on my pc, catching up on Tivo recordings, or catching up on my sleep!!"At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #18 May 10, 2005 On the rare occasion the weather is so bad I don’t even go the DZ in hopes of getting a few jumps in, I sit on my couch and watch TV, like I did before I started skydiving, and complain and mope. Just a side note, there are rarely any weekends that are so bad that I can’t get a few jumps in, if I’m there all weekend. Good thing I don't have an addictive personality. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #19 May 10, 2005 hang out with family, fish, camp, shoot guns, ride 4-wheelers, cook, go to races, car shows, go paintballing, zoos, art museums, get lost in the country... As a very wise woman told me once, "its all about balance, dont let it consume you". I'm just figuring out what that really means now There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alw 0 #20 May 10, 2005 When too dark - Tunnel When too windy - Scuba When too cold - WAIT this is Florida it's never too cold. When not in Florida - NASCAR --------------------------------------------- Every day is a bonus - every night is an adventure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nael 0 #21 May 11, 2005 There's lots of stuff to do on weekends. If I'm not jumping I go bush walking, indoor rock climbing (too scared to go outdoors yet!), walk my dogs, go on a picnic, lunch with wuffo friends, big nights at clubs with the following day spent recovering, sometimes I work on weekends for some extra money and soon I am doing a scuba diving course. When I first started jumping I wanted to be at the dz every weekend, but now I am happy doing other things, as long as I get to jump pretty often (every 2 weeks or so), although I havent jumped in over a month now. www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
