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Jumped without gloves, how long is this going to hurt?
skybill replied to ajctraveler's topic in Safety and Training
Hi Tony, You'll live! You've just encountered one of the hazards of cold weather jumping!! Good gloves are a must, the less porus the better. Among others, tried scuba divers gloves and they worked great!! Good warmth without a lot of bulk. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out -
Hello Forum. (Dropzone: Lake Elsinore, CA)
skybill replied to BobxMarley's topic in Introductions and Greets
Hi Bob, So yer gonna' do AFF!! Yup, a couple of cases of Beer ago Pat Swovelin and I took this AFF-I stu. named Dave Gould on his "First Jump" (this was a couple of years before Tandems came on the scene) he related to us in the debrief,"We got in the door and I was scared sh*tless!! I looked at Bill and he was grinning and nodded OK, then Pat and he was grinning too and nodded Ok! Got to thinkin' what am I scared for? these guys have over 1500 jumps apiece so l'm in good hands and let's have some fun!!" Have a good time guy!! First time I jumped at Elsinore was AUG of 1967, lots of divin' been done there over the years!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out -
Hi WS, Welcome!! Good ya' made the leap, but yer' dealin' with 60 yrs. of "Baggage!!" I started when I was 18, am 68 now. Whufs were always on the other side of the fence. Spent my whole life around Parachutes. besides just Fun Jumpin' I worked with aerospace parachutes. Definitely get up with "POPS" and "SOS!!" And remember like the sayin' in POPS is,"'Ya don't quit Skydivin' cuz ya' get old, 'ya get old cuz 'ya quit Skydivin'!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Irish, Funny how that goes, first one like that I saw was at Old Elsoinore, summer of '77. Do the math on how long ago that was. As Charlie Parker usedta' say,"GO, GO, GO!!...Pilot chute in tow!!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Sky and Karen, 'Yup, somewhere between Raeford and Roseboro. If I'm not at "Aviators" at Raeford, ya' can find me at Big Harry's Tavern on Ft. Bragg Rd. in Fayetteville on Tuesday nights!! Great open mic jam!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi John, 'Got that issue of SDM in my archives. Gear (Surplus) was cheap back then. 'Got my first harness & container B-4 for $10. and the canopy for another $10. Some jumper had a spare sleeeve I got for $5. That was in 1964 in La. 'Gotta remember Gas was .29 cents a gallon and ya' could get a Volkswagen Bug for $1995!! A good job paid $4.00/hr!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Nuclear fallout from Fukoshima nuclear reactor???
skybill replied to NoShitThereIWas's topic in Speakers Corner
Hi Jen, 'just wondering, has anyone come out with a "Skydive Fukushima" T-shirt yet?? Anyone still have/remember the "Skydive Chernoybyl" T-shirt?? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out -
Hi DJ, Yup, 'wanna find out the "Truth?," "Follow the money trail." SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi rifleman, Good job!! I put the smokes down a long time ago, like when LPH-5 pulled into port back from 'Nam in DEC68. I had made up my mind that when we got back to the States I was going to quit smoking. Last smoke I had was on the ship before I walked off the gangplank onto the dock. That was "The dividing line!" From here onward you have to see smoking as part of your past, not your future!! Carry on! PS, The tough part is putting up with all the "second hand smoke" ya' run into!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Home-made Vanilla!! If ya' throw in some fresh picked strawberries that's even better!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Alright, I'm just going to ask. Guys aren't you worried about your junk?
skybill replied to promise5's topic in The Bonfire
Hi-5, What Jerry said and remember the scene in Apocalypse Now in the Helo on the gun run to the beach?? The riverboat guy says to the army dudes,"Why are you'll sitting on your helmets?" The army dude says,"So we don,t get our balls shot off!" As for your ??, With "Split saddle" harnesses as have been common for ages now, each leg strap wraps around your upper thigh. Now the old "Swing seat" as on old mil-surp like the B-4 rigs, ya' had to be more careful!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out -
Hi Cloudy, "Koch" fittings!! Yup that's them. The "Rocket Jets" are a different animal. Check out Poynters' for fotos. 'Seen rigs using both. Joe Morgan had a really light weight rig way back when, around 68' or so. T/VIII harness, Rocket Jets!! Neat. Rocket Jets had a propensity to separate at the most inopportune times, usually on opening!! They were cute though. Trying to work the Kochs though would usually trap the leather fingers of your gloves which added to the excitement of trying to get your reserve out after you tried to cut away!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi John, Francis??? I don't remember anyone named Francis doing the "Pope" Ritual at the old Rumbleseat??? Did he even make "Cardinal" and/or "Supreme Cardinal??" I know he didn't make "Ironclad Cardinal," only a handful of brave souls did! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Yeah, since they won't let her shoot her bow. "She's also an expert M16 marksman, a bow hunter, a skydiver, a boxer and a mechanic." Damn, she is my kind of girl. Kinda reminds my of my wife. Hi JM, Yeah but one more thing,"She needs to own a 'BAR'!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Demi, 'Just the "Reaper" takin' a couple of "Practice swings!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Lucky, Yup, Grown men playing with toy airplanes!!! That's pretty rad for a chopper!! 'Been flyin' model aircraft since I was a kid. Even those little ol' Cox .049 engines with a 5" prop can crank up 15,000rpm easy!! Apply one of those to some exposed flesh and instant hamburger!! That's why I use a "Chicken stick" (a 10" piece of wooden broom handle) to flip start my engines instead of my fingers! 'Still have all my fingers. Sorry to hear about that dude. Still when it comes to model aircraft flyin', "There isn't a Model Plane Crash I've been involved in that I havn't walked away from!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Larry, "Apple Valley" Up in "Roy Rogers" Country. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Wendy and all, Of all the booze mentioned, nobody said a word about Gallo "Sweet Lucy!!" ...AND...Do what you can to save our Planet Earth!!!! It's the only one, as far as we know, in the Universe that has "BEER!!!!!!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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***Are you sure he wasn't listening to Bob Dylan? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boSkUNBGn6U[/quote Hi Roy, 'Coulda' been?? So "He was hearing 'VOICES!!'" Dude should be careful what he wishes for!! People were "Burned at the stake!" for less. Go ask St. Joan. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi NORAD, 'Think the dude was listening to some old "Ray Charles" records. Being a musiloid he really didn't "get it." Brother Ray is probably doin' 360's in his grave now!! 'Remember the song well, it was the early 60's and one of Ray's really popular songs,"LET'S GO GET STONED!!" Only the song wasn't about killin' people with rocks or even smokin Pot, it was about booze!! So what does the fool want?? Oh yeah, get stoned man!! Like, I think I can use a drink about now. I can just hear old Ray in that gutteral gospel blues voice of his singin',"Oh Yeah!!!!,..Let's go get Stoned!!" SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi bry, Beware of thje Law of unintended consequences!!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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I only wear mine once and throw them away ...... or are you talking about something else ? ... probably :-P Hi Shroppie, Note the above post from Jerry. Got $240.00???? SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Jerry, $240.00 That's a long haul from $29.95!! Those pictured were the "Lighter weight" version for doing "Style!!" yet giving the jumper the option to have the ankle support for an accuracy approach on the same jump. Later they were advertised as "Relative Work" Boots!! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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I only wear mine once and throw them away ...... or are you talking about something else ? ... probably :-PHi Shroppie, 'Last pair I had I donated to Jim McDonald's DZ at Otay back when I got my StratoStar!! I'm guessin' yer a "Turbine Baby" in the Sport. Do a little diggin' thru some old Scare-a-chutist or LC's Skydiver Mag and maybe you'll find out......... Maybe I shoulda' had em' "Bronzed" and put them on top of the TV set next to the "Rabbit Ears" with the aluminum foil wrapped around them. SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out
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Hi Tink, 'Been around the sport almost a half-century now and watched it grow from the combat boots daze to what it is now!! Whereas the sport has changed, the perception of it in the minds or the Whuff have not!! What ever happened to all those "Frenchies*" we don't wear any more?? * French Para-Boots usta' sell for $29.95 at Scare-a-Gear! SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out