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And you thought they named the biggest dog a "Great Dane" cos? Just as well you took the ambulance! t It's the year of the Pig.
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The avitar, or the pic I posted? t It's the year of the Pig.
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Are you sure that wasn't Long Pete? He did his foot swooping the pool at Pilansberg in 92, smacking it on the far side and nearly taking it off cos the water level had dropped in the week but he still wanted to get his feet wet. Got loaded in Cam's 210 and zipped through to JHB bleeding all over the upholsry. Bailey's feet just look fucked. I remember when he did his spine at Mark's Park and the medivac chopper came to get him. The doc gets out and says "My God! Look at his feet!" Some dude had to explain that that's the way they looked, and his spine was the problem. Either way, we're talking about dudes who had in excess of 6000 dives when that happened. Big difference between that and a 100 jump wonder. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Been looking at my new avitar I see! t It's the year of the Pig.
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Front row, second from the left? t It's the year of the Pig.
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How Long Did It Take For Your "A"?
Tonto replied to Fireflyer's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
It took me a year. Skydiving is much like life. Few of us are super acheivers until our teens. It's not where you start - it's where you end up. Keep it going! t It's the year of the Pig. -
I had a plate and 14 screws holding a femur together while it repaired itself. It could have stayed, but had I busted that femur again - with the shattered plate, bits of bone, screws etc - I'd be really fucked. I don't like excuses not to push, so I had it taken out, and took 2 months off to allow the newer bone to become load bearing, screw holes to close, etc. If you can get it out - have it out. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Rymes nicely... but there's no mention of the grommet at the end of the cutaway housing... t It's the year of the Pig.
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But they cut your face REALLY badly in a collision/ground impact. REALLY BADLY! t It's the year of the Pig.
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No. t It's the year of the Pig.
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1. What happend Hooked it in. Was trying to impress my 1st jumper girlfriend. 2. Canopy I forget. It could have been a Unit (220sq ft F-111 type 7 cell) or a GPI Wildfire (200 sq ft F-111 type 9 cell) 3. Wingload 0.85 or 0.93 4. Experience (canopys) Some rounds (+-50 dives) Viking superlight (+- 10 dives) Cruiselite (+- 100 dives) 5. Number of jumps 159 6. Damage done Smashed Left femur 7. Cost (This was 1987) Around 5000 GBP 8. Down time About a year. t It's the year of the Pig.
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I have a standard answer to that question. "It's time to skydive." I think watches, clocks and time are the stupidest things imaginable. I have never worn a watch by choice. I'm 42. I'm not going to start now. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Superdave bust his fib. Had it put in a fibreglass cast. Jumped, landed, ran - skipped - fell over and broke his arm. Much laughter! Superdave moved away and now jumps at SDC. No casts at JSC unless the jumper has over 1000 dives and upsizes apropriatly. If its an arm, I want to see cutaway drills in the suspended harness. It amazes me that people can be dumb enough to hurt themselves - and then are dumb enough to jump while injured. I speak from experience. Read my post in the femur club thread. t It's the year of the Pig.
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As requested. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Yeah. Or not. Some go and get a real job and settle down... t It's the year of the Pig.
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How is it that Billvon gets your sarcasm but not mine? Think its my accent? t It's the year of the Pig.
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Anybody ever jump with headphones?? Possible?
Tonto replied to funks's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Yes. Watch the rigging. Be aware of the risk you are posing to yourself and those around you. Don't die. t It's the year of the Pig. -
Have you lived in England? My family used to - in the 1700's. They moved to Africa and each generation since then has returned to the UK to "find our roots" only to discover our clever ancestors had obviously chopped them out and shipped them to Africa. If you had to live there, and listen to the tripe they talk, you'd also be grumpy. eg. Pom says... "Nice weather we're having..." Tonto looks outside. "It's fucking RAINING!" Pom replies "Yes, but it's not coming in sideways or anything..." t It's the year of the Pig.
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I know that Bill. Sarcasm is obviously lost on you... t It's the year of the Pig.
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Well having skydived my entire adult life - midlife chrisis could have involved getting a real job as an accountant and quitting the skydiving. I drive a boring sedan.... and I'm saying nothing more. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Fantastic. More people voted for him than any other candidate. Talk about pedantic semantics. t It's the year of the Pig.
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It's a cock up. t It's the year of the Pig.
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But Clinton didn't need to do it to get re-elected. Amazes me as an outsider to see the right going on about Clinton - but he won both elections clearly - and was not appointed by the supreme court. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Now I understand that perfectly - but so few people understand why I've done what I wanted to do. Do you have similar experiences? I'm "home" now. 1500km from where I was born, but in the same country - mainly to be close to my kids. Seems my ex-wife will be getting remarried soon, and they'll be moving away. I don't think I'll follow this time. Maybe I'll go somewhere new - although there are some places I'd like to see again now. t It's the year of the Pig.