Skystorm

Well, we've met as smokers. I'm only quitting because of my heart and asma (spelling?) He's not such a heavy smoker. Rarely smokes during the week, maybe 10 cigs a week, but weekends it tends to be more. For dear life, I hope this nastiness will end, soon or who knows what might happen? Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

I'll bet that I'll also be one of those annoying people. Worst is my boyfriend still smokes. Although not as much as I do. But on weekends, going to clubs, he puffs away much more. I have 21 jumps now. Please tell me it would get better? Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

ROTFLMAO. Good one. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

It's not the after jump cig I crave, but the before jump cig. I get really nervous and start chain smoking. Worst is I can't eat anything before a jump, I get very, very sick. The only thing I do hold down however is ice. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Imagine their faces when they smell something funny and realise that someone just farted! Or their horror at the sex jokes . I'll go with AggieDave on the girl next door. Cruz and Kidman wouldn't even touch a beer in fear of the calories and messing themselves up by throwing up. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

As so many of you has quit smoking, I'm trying to. I've went from 20 cigarettes a day to only 3 or 4 in two weeks time. I'm eating sweets and sucking on lollipops like mad. Don't like the patch to much. Wonder what I'll do (when I go jumping again) when my nerves gets to me?? Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Oh, so THAT'S how she looks like, uh doh. Nicole is far more elegant, longer and has red hair. Need I say more

Nicole is much better off without him. My 02c opinion: He's a self absorbed, hook nosed nerd. I don't like him very much, never have, never will. Only movie of him worth watching was Top Gun. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

A whuffo boyfriend, whuffo friends, and my whole livesavings. But it's totally worth it!!!!!!!!!! Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

I've downloaded loads of these stuff. My bosses are going to kill me for the time I spent on the internet. Not only for downloading but for reading and posting too!!! But it'll be worth it! Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Thanks, freefalle, owe you one!!!! Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Can anyone help me with a link to skydiving screensavers? I can't seem to find any. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Born in Tsumeb, Namibia Recently (Feb. 2000) moved back to Tsumeb, mainly because it's the only dz in the north of Namibia. Home dz: Tsumeb Flying Club First jump: Tsumeb, March '99 (with 1 and a half years between jump 1 and 2, don't ask!!!) Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

ROTFLMAO, good one!! Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Ex-b/friend was a whuffo, had to dump him. New signifigant other is a skydiver. Works so much better. The understanding for the love of the sport, spending time at the DZ, partying like crazy, packing toghether, flying togheter.... Much Much better. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

I've seen Cutaway, and I must say : It's far better than Dropzone and the skydiving sequence in Charlie's Angles (which really pissed me off). Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Viking, I have experienced the same. Needless to say: the doc couldn't find anything wrong with me. But since I cut out caffiene and eating less garlic (yeah, yeah) I haven't had any "attacks". I do suffer from low blood pressure, maybe that's the cause of mine? Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Ok, so I finally got a sponsor for my new gear. But there's a twist. I asked a company for a sponsorship but they rejected me, now... one of my friends works for this company and offered to sponsor my gear. (He wanted to put the company logo onto the canopy and I refused, because it's not the company sponsoring the canopy but himself, out of his own pocket.) I only have 3 months to decide on a design... Man that's not nearly enough time. And he has to agree on the design. We haven't known each other for long, maybe for 3/4 months. Should I take this generous offer? His only concern is that I don't kill myself with the gear he sponsored. And he doesn't want anything in return, just being friends for life. He's a nice guy really, so why do I feel this way? Am I just sinical, or is this to good to be true? We're talking about U$2500-00 out of his personal bank account, and where we come from that a LOT OF MONEY!!! Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Why can't all men be like you, showing some emotion? Why do I always get the ones who think that showing emotion is for sissy's? Congrats on the #. Like some said on this thread, just take it slow... Not too slow though...

In February next year the Swakopmund Skydiving Club here in Namibia is planning a boogie, and from what I hear there's going to be a lot of people. And they're going to have a balloon. Guess who will definetly be at the boogie? It's my goal to be the first female skydiver from Namibia to jump out of a balloon. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Religion certainly does matter. I went out with a guy for about 4 years who wasn't the same religion. We both tried hard to convert the other to his/her religion and in the end it back fired. He started blaming my religion for all our problems. And I also believe that love will overcome all... How wrong I was. This religion thing killed everything. It started when we were together for about a year. And for the remaining three years I fought with everything I had to keep this relationship floating. Yes, we had other problems but the religion thing was the biggest and the downfall of our love. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

The problem with jumping more regulary is that the only DZ which operates on a daily basis is more than 400 miles from my home DZ. We're a very small DZ, with less than 15 active skydivers, and rely on first jump students very heavely to pay our plane's ferry from Windhoek (Capital of Namibia, about 300 miles from my home DZ). KIK (our plane's name) makes more money there, flying tourist and bussinessmen. So we can only jump about once a month, when the students got paid. A first jump course is about U$60-00 which is a lot of money in Namibian Dollar. I'd give my front teeth to be able to jump at least once a week. Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

So last week I asked for a little encouragement. And some of your advice work. Like putting a big smile on my face and think positive thoughts. But I still flunked my packing licence. O well, I can always try again. But this past Saturday almost saw the end of my skydiving career. I was in a state of fear that I never experienced before. My first jump fear was nothing compared to what I felt this time around. I was completely paralysed. But I knew that if I didn't get in that plane I would never jumped again. So I banned all fear from my mind, thought positive thoughts and plastered a big smile on my face. The ride to altitude took some time, and this made me more relaxed. ALTITUDE, AND OUT YOU GO!!!! This was the first time I had other skydivers with me in the air and MAN WAS IT AWESOME!!! Another first was that i dumped on 3500ft, I usually never dump lower than 4000ft. I even almost had a standing landing. But Sunday was a total bummer. I had to do my 180's and I was so nervous because I didn't know what to expect. So obviously I F&*%$cked up. My arch was too tense, my first two turns went great but then I went into a spin I couldn't counter and had to dump. I had a minor line twist but nothing I couldn't handle. Then came the landing... My set up and approach was totally wrong, but please do not ask me what I did wrong, b/c honestly I don't know. I was heading towards some thorn bushes and was already far to low to turn away so into the bushes I go. Luckily the canopy landed on top of the bushes and wasn't hurt. But I must tell you the video we took of the landing and getting the canopy out of those bushes is really funny. Although I didn't think so at the time. I was so mad at myself, I've done 19 jumps of which I landed on my own about 13 times. Nothing wrong with my set up and approach. But this one I just had to F*&%$ck up. I still can't believe what I did. I had a scoulding from my JM you wouldn't believe, but at least afterwards he gave me some pointers on how to avoid something like this in the future. Now it's that waiting thing again. Our next skydiving weekend will be somewhere in November again. O well, time to go and do that packing thing... Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

Thanx to all off you. Reading this tread really helps a lot with the uncertainties. Sis, the part about we're all together in the sky.. really beautifull words. Two days to jumping and counting every minute. You've should've seen me last night. Arching on my bed practicing my 180's. I must be losing my mind... Wonder why? Hang onto Heaven, when hell is on your back

OK, so this coming weekend I get to jump again, the first time in three months. And I'm scared. I know everything will be alright, but I have this nervousness, just like the time I did my first jump. So could you please help me out with a little encouragment?? O, and I've quit my job, found something better where they won't tell me I can't get leave because there's no-one to answer the telephones !!