Brisco

"I went to bed at 2:00 with a 10 and woke up at 10:00 with a 2!" Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I asked a TM if he ever had a first timer "chicken out" and refuse to jump. He said no, he hadn't, but he did have a woman on her 3rd or 4th jump who just fainted dead away when they got in the door. He got her back to the bench and laid her down and on the plane ride back down she came to and asked "what happened?" The TM said to her "You forgot to pull the ripcord!" Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Q: When do you stop worrying about your kids? A: The moment they throw that first shovelful of dirt on your coffin. Stay the course, man! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I thought this was hysterical!!! "The broomstick has cute sound effects and ***VIBRATES*** when they put it between their legs to fly. Come on---what were the creators of this toy thinking? She'll keep playing with the Nimbus 2000, but with the batteries removed." Aw, c'mon mom!! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Did someone say sunburn? btw, this ain't me!! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Reminds me of a joke A country boy is showing his city friend around the farm. The country boy says, "right here is where I had sex for the very first time. And right over there is where her mother stood!" The city boy, very impressed, asks, "Wow! What did her mother say??" "Baaaaaaa!" Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Hey, go for it!! Provided of course, that you don't mind losing your job or if she loses her job, 'cuz one of the two is going to happen eventually. Best to keep your ass out of the cash register. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I read it all too. Perhaps ol' Tom has been smoking some of what he's been growing! Seriously, I got the feeling that complaining about the planes, lights, helicopters, skydivers, the airport being too quiet, etc., etc. is his hobby (everyone needs a hobby, don't they?) I mean, it was evident that he would complain even when he had nothing to complain about. Maybe all the skydivers out there could chip in a buck or two and treat ol' Tom to a tandem dive. Might change his attitude. Otherwise, his complaints were a real hoot!! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

0:0:0 oh wait..... mmmm.... mmmmm.....yes.....oh yes!.....don't stop!.... YES! oh.... oh!..... Oh!..... OH YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! GAWWWWWWWDDDDDDD!!!!!! 1:0:1 Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

At least I was able to do something skydiving related today- I just got back from the DZ where I did my class on parachute packing.

Waaaaaaaaaa.... your're not the only one not jumping. It's been raining here all week and isn't gonna stop until tuesday!!! So much for a labor day boogie. Rain sucks!! Brisco Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Yeah, Brian - I thought of all that AFTER it happened!! LOL My instructor told me afterwards that during that nasty spin I did one of the worst things possible and that was I had my hands down by my leg straps which just exacerbated the spin. I remember thinking at the time that if I let my arms go out during the spin that I wouldn't be able to bring them back in again to reach the ripcord. He also wrote in my logbook that I could delta and dive out of the spin. I'm just hoping that I never have to try it again! Still, it was one hell of a ride!! Brisco Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

heck, I didn't even know what I did had a name until I read it on a web site!!! brisco Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

No injuries, Hooked - just mentally messed up for awhile. Kinda scared me, but i guess that's good. The "helicopter manuver", for those not familar with it, is spinning out of control. I was on my eighth jump (IAF & first 5 were tandems), started doing a turn and couldn't stop it. My instructor came in and stopped my spin, but as soon as he let go I started spinning again. Next thing i know i'm spinning like crazy, probably doing about 120 RPM. Then i find myself on my back. I didn't get real scared at the time just kept thinking "Why the fuck is this happening?" and "I need to pull the rip cord and stop this madness!" I didn't want to pull while on my back, so with some unknown gyrations I managed to get BTE again. I tried again to stop the spin but didn't have any success, so decided to pull anyway. I had some ugly line twists but i had pulled pretty high and had enough altitude to play with it a bit and kicked my way out of them. Thank goodness I did pull high as it gave me some time to get my head together before landing. I was plenty anxious to get right back up there and try again. On the next jump (less than 30 minutes later) I still had some stability issues, but managed a mostly stable free fall on my own for about 30 seconds. I was so focused on staying stable that i lost altitude awareness and next thing I know the instuctor grabbed my hand and put it on my ripcord handle. I remember thinking "now why is he doing that? this jump is going pretty well." Then my eyes focused on the ground as I was pulling and I thought, "Holy Shit! The ground is REALLY close!! When I looked at my altimeter I saw that I was under 4000'. Damn!! I can't believe I lost track of where I was!! I had an unevenful canopy ride and even managed my first stand up landing! If I had the money, I would have paid for another jump right then and there! I was pretty quiet on the ride home and as the day wore on, the more I thought about what had happened, the more scared I got. I didn't sleep worth a shit that night as everytime I started to drift off I'd started feeling like I was in free fall again! The next day I was still mentally messed up with it and I really wanted to do another jump, but the dz is over 2 hours away and my skydiving budget was dry for another 2 weeks. My wife and I were going to a party that evening and I couldn't wait to get a beer!! I'm not a big beer drinker, but I knew that a beer was just what I needed. I got to the party and put away two beers in less time than it took to type this and felt MUCH better!! LOL Now I know why all the fuss about beer at dz's!!! Anyhow, I was mentally pretty messed up for the rest of the week, but not enough to make me want to quit skydiving, altho' I have to admit the thought did cross my mind! Reading some of the stories here and elsewhere on the 'net had helped a whole lot and I'm raring to go again. I was supposed to go yesterday, but the labor day boogie at the dz has been rained out, so it will probably be at least another week before I get to go again. My stability problems, by the way, are being caused by my legs not being even and being a bit too tense. I'll get it right the next time! On the subject of landing, I too was pretty nervous about landing on my own, but actually it's a piece of cake and after 4 solo landings, I now look forward to them wanting to nail that flare and a stand-up again. All I can say is, go for it boys and girls!! blue skies Brisco Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

well, i'm 52 and just got started - 9 jumps so far and the last two had me fucked up for a week (helicopter manuver on one), but they were still so much fun i can't wait to get back up there!! i've been dreaming of jumping since i was 6 years old and destroying all my dad's handkerchiefs and mom's clothspins making parachutes!! just do it!! brisco Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Man, it's been great reading all these encouraging posts! I've only done 9 jumps and did the "helicopter manuver" on #8 (scary, but still fun) and lost altitude awareness on #9. Maybe there's hope for me yet! Thanks all! Brisco Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.