BBKid

Members
  • Content

    749
  • Joined

  • Last visited

    Never
  • Feedback

    0%

Everything posted by BBKid

  1. What an absolute git. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  2. jessd goes to jumptown, so if you go there you will at least know there's a dz.commer about. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  3. BBKid

    Girls - NWS

    Damn, I'm glad I always carry a blank floppy with me whenever I'm going to use dz.com!!! Of course, I don't have a "floppy" now! I'm sooooo mature... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  4. I put Italian, because I love the country, the people, and the food. My French and German are good enough already, and 8 years of Latin means that I'm generally ok at picking European languages up. For some reason though, I can understand what people are saying when they speak Spanish, though I've never learned - weird. It's not that I can read or speak it or anything, and I can't translate the words, I just know what they're talking about. Has anyone else experienced this? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  5. Sooo, did 5 jumps this weekend. 2 DP's (no giggling at the back) on Saturday, 1 more on Sunday, on the 1st 182 lift of the day, then cloud and rain set in. "Bugger" I thought as I envisaged having to squeeze in another DP and 1st freefall on Wednesday afternoon. I got my freefall brief anyway, and then at about 1.45 the cloud lifted and I was gearing up. People kept asking why I wasn't scared, this was jump 13, but I was just trying to maintain a positive attitude - after all, you guys do this allthe time, right? I was still calm on the ride up, and enjoyed watching a friend do his first DP (I usually go first out the door), and was still cool as we went up to 4500ft. I'm doing a bit of spotting, and knew from the scenery that we would be coming up to the exit point soon. The jumpmaster yells "cut!" then tells me to climb out. A quick check that the ripcord handle is still in place, and my all my straps/pads/handles are where they should be, and without thinking about it I'm holding on to the wing strut, right leg trailing. A quick look in, and I pretended the JM was still holding out a static line for me, hoping it would keep me calm...some hope. "GO!!!!" I arched hard, then realised I wasn't attached to anything. As I reached for the handle, terrified, I thought, "why is the plane at that funny angle - am I headdown?" Thankfully I felt the reassuring pop, and 2 seconds later I'm looking up at a lovely canopy opening above me. Much relieved swearing later, I did all my usual flight drills, then put the toggles back on the velcro to put the ripcord in my leg pocket. As I took control again, I realised the right toggle was jammed, and was seriously thinking "should I chop, or land on rear risers?", when it popped out after a good tug. One nice bumslide landing later, I was told on the debrief that I didn't compensate enough with my left arm, and rolled right, but didn't go fully on my back. I was going to call it a day after that, but I'd agreed to give a ride to my friend back into town, and he'd just remanifested, so I thought I might as well push my luck, and got all the gear on again. Watched my bud do a second good DP, then was climbing out again before I knew it. I rested my head on the strut and thought about a hard arch. When the JM shouted for me to go I launched myself sideways, grinning back at him as the plane flew over my head, and I just knew it was good. I knew I could, and had, got the pull previously, so I just enjoyed those 3 seconds before the pop. A bit more care when putting toggles on velcro, the usual fun with rear risers at altitude, aimed for the clouds (cloud on my tongue!), then headed back for a pretty good accuracy landing. Man I love this sport - shame the weather looks sucky for tomorrow. Many thanks to all at Peterlee, especially Bryn Chaffe for the freefall brief, and to Geoff Mason for JMing me so well. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  6. You are a willy. Sorry about the "Talkback" nature of this post, but I couldn't resist. By the way Ratboy, I made it to freefall at last, and you missed the beer! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  7. So, you're from Cleethorpes, eh? You poor bastard! Just kidding bro! Good on you for dropping out when you realised it wasn't for you. I've just frinished Anthropology at Durham, and I've hated it from the second week of second year. If I wasn't locked into housing contracts I would have left long ago. Fair enough, I'm collecting my degree tomorrow, but it really doesn't matter to me, and I wish I'd done what you did! I'm hoping to get my cat 8 in the next couple of weeks, and then I'll almost certainly be visiting your favourite DZ, but in the meantime, jump at Peterlee, it rocks!!! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  8. Dude - you're a living legend! I know I wouldn't have thought of that!!! But what would you have done if they had carried on fishing and their tackle caught on to your, erm, tackle? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  9. Also, how will it look on X-ray? I don't want you to have more problems than CYPRES users with those TSA buffoons! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  10. Can I reply to this? I want to do both! Also, is there any difference between all these U.S. systems, and what you need in the U.K.? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  11. I did the same thing - signed up as staticnewbie, because I just wanted to ask a question, then realised it would suck when I was on freefall. Getting there... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  12. Not what I've heard, you dirty, dirty boy! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  13. Hmm, got directed here and got the small sample report, which is pasted below. I'm not saying I believe this stuff completely, but it's interesting nonetheless. Anyone else fancy doing it? Nick May 3, 1981 4:36 AM Liverpool, United Kingdom Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others You meet life head on and throw yourself into new experiences with zest and enthusiasm. You are direct, straightforward, assertive, and usually completely aboveboard in all your dealings. Candid and incapable of guile, insincerity or phoniness, you project a confident and sometimes arrogant appearance to others. You often lack tact and sensitivity, and can be completely oblivious to others' needs, and inadvertently selfish. You are self-reliant and don't depend upon social approval and reinforcement as much as other people do. You like to be original and do not mind going it alone. You may feel that you do not fit into groups very well, and that you do not naturally blend in and cooperate with others very easily. You like to be either a leader or a loner. Find out more with your full-length report... Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation You are a steadfast and patient soul, capable of tremendous devotion, dedication, endurance, and constancy. The ability to follow through and stick with things is one of your greatest assets. Once your course is set, you pursue it tenaciously until it is completed, stubbornly resisting any attempts to sway you from your purpose. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  14. Yeah, but we're talking about the teenybopper phenomenon here, not people who have had successful careers for years, written their own songs and generally worked hard. Not that I'm saying CA or BS haven't worked hard...just that Shakira has worked harder and longer. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  15. So, maybe this should be in GSD forum (greenies, feel free to move it), but I just want to know how all pilots out there got into flying. I've always wanted to get a pilots license, hopefully moving onto helicopters, but I have no idea how to get started. I'm just trying to get as many opinions as possible. Cheers in advance! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  16. So, which do you prefer? In whatever way, for whatever reason? Personally, I'm going for Aguilera - she's a kinky little biotch, and Infatuation on the Stripped album is fantastic! God, I'm bored... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  17. The raging bull!!!! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  18. Well, as my friends say when getting rid of 'drips' at a urinal "Any more than 2 shakes is a wank!" But, when I was in hospital for a week, with all the sexy nurses, but no privacy, it was hell on toast! Let me tell you, sponge baths are all at once the sexiest and the most embarrassing thing on earth! But when they finally let me use a private shower room.......I could have painted the ceiling! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  19. Angry typing. Fixed now. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  20. So, was looking forward to hurling myself from a box with wings when the weather closes in here in NE England. There might be the chance of the cloud clearing by the weekend, and there is even a remote chance it might stop raining, then I find out I get my degree results on Friday afternoon! So, I can't go to the DZ on Friday, will be WAAAAAAY too hung over to go on Saturday (whether I pass or fail, I'm going to be incapable of walking), and then I have a friend's party to go to on Saturday night. Anyone who saw my drunken shenanigans thread would know that skydiving the following day is just not an option. Man, I'm pissed. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  21. Monty Python and the Holy Grail: When they meet the Black Knight. Knight keeps getting limbs chopped off one by one until he's a quadraplegic, but refuses to yield. "'Tis but a scratch!" Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  22. BBKid

    I DID IT!!!!!!!

    "Illegitimati non carborundum." Well, since it's your first since diagnosis, BEER!!! But drink it ALL yourself - you deserve it!!! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  23. Umm, if the seller doesn't know why or by whom it was patched, I'd keep well away until I found out. Would you buy a car with obvious crash damage from a seller with no info about how it happened? Actually, perhaps you would - I'm just paranoid about these things. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  24. OK, I've only done 2 packjobs, waited an hour so I could get to packing/drag mat and sufficient space (inside the hangar). Was anal about the canopy itself and getting it in the bag, but the lines didn't look too great, but I know they were tight and even. I jumped the first, best opening I've ever had (though I say so myself), mate's gf jumped the second, quickest and yet softest opening she'd ever had. Think I'll carry on doing it the same way. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
  25. Must be a yank thing. Over here the radios never work. Only thing I've ever heard was "well done, number 1" after my first exit, then I've been on my own ever since. It's great when you actually go up without radio for the first time (nearly landed on factory roof). Congrats! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"