SkySlut

FYI-I am getting a new gearbag and I am going to scotchguard that too... "I'll jump anything!"

I would have told em to eat shit right off bat!!! Screw them, nobody nakes a difference other than you!!! Remember! You are the CAT'S ASS!!!! "I'll jump anything!"

abosoltutey retarded....rock on dude... "I'll jump anything!"

Thats pretty much what she did...but would you ever expect something like that happening??? Point being, shite happens, you cant predict everything... "I'll jump anything!"

Yeah, I have played that game before...dirt diving meets. "I'll jump anything!"

Propellers hurt skydiver...Bad skydiver!!! "I'll jump anything!"

Bill, good point. I saw a girl dislocate her shoulder in freefall...no collision, nothing...the thing just popped out off joint. It was her left arm, but imagine that??? That must have been the last thing that she was expecting. I certainly wouldnt have even thought of that happening. When she was down on the ground, one of the oldtimers said that he has seen that happen "quite often". I didnt get a good definition of what "quite often" means, but he certainly wasnt suprised by it...Point being, there are a lot of unforseen things that can go wrong up there. You never know... "I'll jump anything!"

Yeah, you want to be careful with that skysurfing game that they are going to come out with for PS2. It is a weird combo of skysurfing in a windtunnel/skateboarding/snowboarding. Really odd concept. I dont think that it will be very good, but here is a link to a preview of it. http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2587430,00.html "I'll jump anything!"

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good point. "I'll jump anything!"

It took that ad to make you not eat hotdogs?!?! Do you know what they put in those things??? Ughh... "I'll jump anything!"

Well, I can only speak from personal experience but...the last thing that I am thinking of when I am in the plane, in freefall or at pulltime is the rest of the world. I have one thing on my mind and it is what I am doing at that moment in time. Nothing gets me in a better mood than jumping. I supposed if you were in a depressed state, it wouldnt be a very good idea to jump. I also suppose that if you are stressed than you may forget to do a proper gear check or turn your cypress on or something, but that is why we have other people do redundant gear checks, right? "I'll jump anything!"

The ad got your attention didnt it??? Duped again by marketing machines!!! Hell, it even got you to bring it to other peoples attention. I would say that is pretty good advertising. "I'll jump anything!"

ColdDuck-A good friend once told me that "if you stay in this sport long enough...you will see someone go in or you will know someone who goes in". It is good that you are asking this question, because that statement seems to be true. I have been jumping for 9 months and I had a buddy go in recently. I didnt know how I would handle it, but at his memorial...it was comforting actually. There were over 100 family and friends at the DZ. Nobody blamed skydiving or the dangers that are enherent in the sport. The whole memorial was life affirming...it really made me think about skydiving, life in general, and the phenominal people that I have the honor to meet in this sport. I had to ask the question: "Is skydiving worth it and would I want to put my family and friends through this situation if something should happen?". Everybody is going to come up with their own answer, but mine was "yes, it is worth it". I wouldnt trade anything for a single minute that I have spent at the DZ. Skydivers are the best people in the world. The whole thing just made me appreciate these people so much more and express it to them, because you never know what may happen today, tomorrow, or a year from now. I will have more comfort to see him on his last skydive when we spread his ashes in a missing man formation when the weather cooperates. As far as seeing someone go in...I havent seen it, but I have seen some scary moments. I have just been really quick to react to call 911 and listen to the medical staff on site to see if they need anything. I know people who have seen several and I hope that I never have to see it. "I'll jump anything!"

While I was living in Manhattan, ESPNZone had a great skydiving sim...you actually get in a harness and throw on a pair of Virtual Reality Goggles and you have to stear with the toggles. The floor drops out from underneath you and wind starts blowing up at you. Pretty fun. On the first level you have to land in an field surrounded by mountains. The second is landing on a moving aircraft carrier and the third is landing in the middle of a city. I would imagine that you would be able to find this game at any other ESPNZone, a Dave & Buster's or any other arcade that serves beer. It was really fun. They give you a printout of how far from the target you hit. Playstation 2 is also coming out with a SkySurfing game, but I have heard nothing but terrible things about it. "I'll jump anything!"

Can you write any other prescriptions??? "I'll jump anything!"

Spare no expense on the hook knife! "I'll jump anything!"

This is a chain letter I got the other day...thought it was mildly amusing... Hello, my name is Jay Hyman. I suffer from the guilt of not forwarding 50 billion fucking chain letters sent to me by people who actually believe that if you send them on, a poor 6-year- old girl in Arkansas with a breast on her forehead will be able to raise enough money to have it removed before her redneck parents sell her to a traveling freak show. Do you honestly believe that Bill Gates is going to give you, and everyone to whom you send "his" email, $1000? How stupid are we? "Ooooh,looky here! If I scroll down this page and make a wish, I'll get laid by every Playboy model in the magazine!" What a bunch of bullshit. Basically, this message is a big FUCK YOU to all who have nothing better to do than to send me stupid chain mail forwards. Maybe the evil chain letter leprechauns will come into my apartment and sodomize me in my sleep for not continuing a chain that was started by Peter in 5 AD and brought to this country by midget pilgrims on the Mayflower. Fuck them. If you're going to forward something, at least send me something mildly amusing. I've seen all the "send this to 10 of your closest friends, and this poor, wretched excuse for a human being will somehow receive a nickel from some omniscient being" forwards about 90 times. I don't fucking care. Show a little intelligence and think about what you're actually contributing to by sending out these forwards. Chances are, it's your own unpopularity. The point being? If you get some chain letter that's threatening to leave you shagless or luckless for the rest of your life, delete it. If it's funny, send it on. Don't piss people off by making them feel guilty about a leper in Botswana with no teeth who has been tied to a dead elephant for 27 years and whose only salvation is the 5 cents per letter he'll receive if you forward this email. Now forward this to everyone you know. Otherwise, tomorrow morning your underwear will turn carnivorous and will consume your genitals. "I'll jump anything!"

They also have free camping & showers to so you can stay for the weekend there if you dont want to spring for a hotel. "I'll jump anything!"

word. "I'll jump anything!"

www.ugojump.com That should get you there! Let me know when you are thinking about coming down, I will make sure that I am there! "I'll jump anything!"

Let me preface this by saying I DO NOT fly camera, but I did know Rich Lancaster (the fatality in NC) and I have been intently listening on the discussions that followed at our DZ and online. This is what I have found out so far. There could be a number of reasons why lines could get wrapped around your camera. These are for the most part theories, I dont particularly prescribe to one of them as to the actual cause of these accidents, but this is what I have heard. It could be from tugging down hard on the risers in order to get a main to deploy. Rich reportedly had a baglock, some theorize that he was tugging on his risers to release the main. Another theory is that you could look over your shoulder to clear the burble and get them caught. Another theory is stability, that would potentially cause this issue. Jan Davis actually commented on Rich's death on rec.skydiving a week before her own accident (which was very similar) that it may just have been "one of those things". Nobody will ever know what happened to them, but it has sure brought up discussion on camera safety. Breakaway helmets and what to do in an emergency should be a part of every cameraflyers routine. I think that there will be more discussion on this topic and how helmets are made and how safe they are. I knew Rich well and my roommate knew both Rich and Jan, we will miss them dearly. I know that I have learned from these accidents and I hope that others do as well. "I'll jump anything!"

Skydive New England-its on the border or NH & ME. Super Otter, Swooping Pond, Awesome BBQs (Lobsterfest, Pig Roasts, etc. every weekend), Bonfire everynight, and just kick ass people. If you can come on over. I did my AFF there in July of last year...I havent missed a weekend there since, even with the snow. "I'll jump anything!"

Or get a cushy outside sales position and set some long "appointments" on those sunny days... "I'll jump anything!"

Ya Dude!!! Things are starting to warm up around these parts...my DZ still has quite a bit of snow on the ground, but the super otter is coming next weekend!!! PropBlast, have you ever jumped at skydive new england??? where do you jump??? "I'll jump anything!"