Technology....uhhh,use it!

[sfullerman 0]

If this is not the correct forum for this I apologize.....I posted here because I figured there was a higher concentration of old.........errrrr "more experienced" skydivers reading here. The ones most likely to have a large collection of old skydive photos stashed around the house.

Two weeks ago today my home was gutted by fire. In the lost "stuff" category tv's, furniture, etc can all be replaced. It's the skydive pics from 25 years ago that are gone for good....and MAN that SUX!

To the point of the post, I'm thinking that even though it would be a pain in the butt, it would be wise to put forth the effort (and or) expense to have your old pics scanned and digitally stored.....but take it a step further and keep the disc someplace other than your home. I had some stuff scanned in case my computer crashed....but the disc was sittin in a drawer right beside the computer, and burned up right along with all the other stuff. (have I mentioned that that SUX?)

*side note* During a conversation on here one night with Twardo, the subject of Freak Brother conventions came up. I pulled a poster from the 10th annual FB's off the wall, took a picture of it , and posted it . It wasn't a real high quality shot, but good enough to get the idea. A few days later I got an e-mail from a brother who wanted to update the Freak Bro web site with a copy of that poster. I made a better copy of the pic and he posted it on the site. It had hung on my wall for 20 years, and less than 10 days after he requested the copy, it was burnt to a crsip. On the plus side, as long as the FB site is up, I've got at least ONE pic I can scope out!

Protect the pictorial history of our sport.

Technology...uhhh use it!

[Tink1717 2]

Here, here.

Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off.
-The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
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