Daizey

Yay Ari!!! Congratulations!! INow I can say I feel privledged to have gotten coaching by him

I dont want mine out...i refuse....Im such a wimp haha.... *daizey*

I have to have mine out...i constantly have tonsillitis and strep...they're not touching yet are they? That's always fun... Unless yours get infected often though dont worry bout having to have them out...they're usually pretty reluctant to take them out at an adult age unless they get infected often... *daizey*

Hey! I talked to you too!! Guess im not loved But I love you!! Heal fast Sunny! You're gonna have a great big hug waiting for ya Memorial Day weekend! btw...good luck with the kitty *daizey*

Yes it is, especially if you are looking for a smaller, more intimate dz....thats where I am now, and I love it...Ive jumped at another bigger DZ in the area, and definitely think i benefited more from the smaller DZ....just my opinion though.. *daizey*

Looks like i have to pull myself from the list... Im being kidnapped and taken to SGC instead lol

Im supose to get mine out...but anti getting anything out at this point... I need to have my tonsills out too...you'd think these last 16 cases of tonsillitis would convince me.... The worst is when my jaw hurts and my throat hurts at the same time....i really should get them out, but i think im hoping maybe all the pain will just eventually go away *daizey*

Not to mention one kick ass instructor!! I'll see ya this weekend! *daizey*

Lotsa vibes to ya!! If ya need to talk, ya got my #-feel free to use it *hugs* *daizey*

6:2:at least 4 6 months of not jumping finally coming to an end 2 wonderful jumps with an awesome instructor At least 4 cases owed...one for graduating aff, 1st kiss pass(first kiss from a girl even!), 1st time jumping from a cessna, and 1st time at a new dz

Thanks guys!! Can't wait to jump with all of you!

Soon as I get my A ya know Im out there! Either that or Im flying you out here....Gotta love those free tickets

I wish you could too! That would rock!! And we'll see about memorial day weekend....lol, but the idea is sounding more and more tempting...plus if I say yes now, i save you the trouble of kidnapping me BTW...love the sign line *daizey*

Yay! Im so excited! Still kinda in disbelief....First jump of the day (first jump in 6 months!!) jsut for recurrency...ended up doing a bit more than planned on the jump and then after the second I was told I no longer needed an instructor! Woo hoo! Went to go up with a coach and then the winds picked up I can't wait till next weekend!! BTW....Darlene Kellner at above the poconos rocks!! I had soo much fun jumping with her!! *daizey*

Im a junior at Old Westbury College on Long Island...currently dual majoring in Elementary Education and English

I've been to France (Paris and up towards the northern part and a town called Lille) and Belgium (I visited Brugge) I loved them both and would love to go back! *daizey*

Weegegirl does rock... I hardly know her, but last december when i really needed people, she pmd me and was so sweet and offered to talk and help in anyway she could Such a sweet person, i look forward to meeting her someday

A little delayed but thanks for the compliment! hehe. But I dont go to CW Post anymore, so does that mean i lose my hottie title? Thanks Casch and flygirl03, i wanna meet you both too! Have to add kelel01, skysprite, amazon, and darius...so many others as well... oh and i can take jumpergirl off my want to meet list cause i got to meet her and f1freak a few weeks ago

yummmmmm, so hungry for real food right now...would be so much better than this stuff they're feeding us at college... plus im soo sick...soup is my best friend right now.... Im in NY...long island to be exact....send some over hehehe *daizey*

Thanks jiimoke but the person isn't me...Im doing just fine with my aff (in fact i should be finishing up VERY soon - yay!)...this person doesn't even live near me...they live towards the other coast...which is why FL and OH probably wont help, but ill let them know anyway! thanks for the offers! Phree...i believe one of the dz's is where they originally jumped...and had the bad experiences ...I do believe they have some gear...not a complete rig...they were putting it together before they stopped jumping i believe...everything that happened took place on rental gear...this person has never jumped any of their new gear... I understand what you are saying about if they are too scared now then should they really be jumping...i think thats why they want to do the tandem...to find out if its a fear they can overcome and to see if they really do enjoy it... *daizey*

I think the tandem would be good for them-i think it would help the same way it helped you, unfortunately by what this person has told me, the dz seems to refuse to give in... I know they know what a tandem progression is b/c thats how they did their AFF training. They had done the 3 tandems for AFP progression and told both DZs thats what they wanted to try again...not just a regular first jump tandem..They wanted to do stuff in freefall, but jsut wasnt comfortable with doing it nontandem so they figured theyd give it a try as a tandem...just to help with the fear.. They have said they made it VERY clear to the dzs how they felt and how upset they were about the whole situation. I believe this person was actually literally in tears telling them about what happened to them and how much it scared them and DZ still insisted they do a coached jump. Every time they tried to even discuss a tandem they kept changing the subject to a coached jump.I believe thats why they got frustrated and just ended up leaving.... The whole situation jsut confuses me...Im not sure why they were turned down....would it have really affected their training all that much? The way I see it, it would at least be getting them back in the air.... *daizey*

Just wanted to say its not me whos going through this so I'm not exactly sure first hand what went on when they went to the dz's...just going by what i was told. I know there aren't too many dz's around where they are located which makes it difficult to just go to another... They are gettting frustrated though. Unless they travel far they really can't find a place to make a tandem. I was just talking to them last night and it sounds as if theyre jsut about ready to back away and leave the sport completley for awhile-if not for good... I just wasn't understanding why she wasn't allowed the tandem and why it was such a bad thing... thanks for the replies! *daizey*

How about the dz's not letting them? Its not against training policy or anything is it? I mean they were basically refused the tandem-those they talked to at the dz instead tried to convince them to do the coach jump...since they weren't confortable with that they left... *daizey*

Ok, so I have a friend who had two scares post AFF. One was a hard landing that injured their akle. They took a few weeks off to let it heal up and then went back to work on their A. On their next jump they had a problem with gear-the gear was rented at the dz and chosen by the instructor....simply put the chest strap came loose to the point of almost being undone completely and they were scared of falling out of the harness while under canopy. Once on the ground the jumper was left very scared...and slightly untrusting. The coach told them to shake it off, but they were still upset and couldn't right away so they waited a few weeks and then went up again. But this time in the plane they had a very bad anxiety attack and almost wouldn't leave when they got to the door....but they finally did jump. They got down with no incident but the fear still wouldn't go away and even thinking about jumping again makes them anxious. It's been a little while now and this person is now thinking that perhaps this sport just isn't for them, But they'd like to make one last attempt so they decided to try to do a tandem just to get the fear under control before trying again alone. Also, this person wanted to just get back into the air again to see if this is something they truly wanted to do. After going to 2 different dz's requesting a tandem and explaining the situation/history they wouldn't let them do it. Instead they tried to talk them into a coached jump because they said a tandem would be a waste of time and money and would ultimately inhibit or set back my friend's student progress. My friend was still too worried/jittery and really wasn't ready to do a non tandem jump..so they left both times from both dzs because they were so pushy about not doing tandem My question is why would a tandem be such a bad thing? Afterall they're trying to overcome their fear and get back into the air, wouldn't a tandem be a way of doing this? The thought was that since trying another solo didn't work, they would try a tandem, just to get them back up before they gave up complately..Granted they wouldn't be doing it on their own, but it would get them back in the air...and if it was something they wanted, then they could possibly get back into their training... Any thoughts? edited to add...im not looking for any criticism such as telling them to get over it or quit...im just truly curious if a tandem would be a bad idea and/or the pros/cons of it... *daizey*

That place is cool! Go inside! Wait until you see whats in there!! Wish i had spent more time in there, theres more there than i thought...theres the adventure dome theme park (all day pass is $20), and trapeze shows too... One of my favorite places there is the Mirage....if you follow the signs to the secret garden you can see lions and tigers and dolphins! and lots more...they even have an elephant haha. theres also the wite tigers inside the hotel that you can see for free...the secret garden only costs a few dollars... I was amzed by the casinos there, almost everythign has something fun in it outside of the gambling... I believe right now the nearest DZ is Mesquite...which is maybe 2 hours away i think (im not sure, i dont live there, just visited and my cousin lives out there, just trying to give ya some info) Gravityzone which wasn't far outside Vegas closed recently....the only other dz in Vegas i believe is tandems only.. edited to add...btw...stay away from public transprotation in Vegas if at all possible....my friend and i had soem pretty scary experiences on those buses!! *daizey*