Dirtsucks

All right, I’ve already been tortured to death with all the jumping, partying, etc. stories, and now you’re going to bring up this? BASTARDS! The ultimate DZ camper. Give me a bed to sleep on, and a fridge to keep the beer cold, that’s all I want. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! You’re all driving me nuts!! (but I love every second of it. I need to jump, don’t I? ) See yah! - Josh

Mountainman, I agree. I’m only level three and I would love to try that shit. I know damn well that I’ll have to wait till I’m more experienced but it sure as hell doesn’t hurt to have dreams does it? I think mister Anon better get off his pedestal and just leave the newbie bashing alone, if not enourage them, like a REAL skydiver would do. Josh

Tack on a late model Gixxer, and now you’re talking!!!!!!!! WooooooHooooooooo!! Jump when you can, ride when you can't, that would be the shit!! Yeee Haaaaaa!!! Josh Edited by Dirtsucks on 5/2/01 05:30 PM.

Hey, I was just kidding!! Details damn it! Details! Pretty please with a cherry on top!?!?

Kelly, I love this forum. Everybody here is very open and it’s really cool. But I think you’ve crossed that line into things we just DON’T need to know about !! Daaaaa haaa haaaaaaaa!! Later - Josh

I make about 21K a year currently. I plan on going to school in the near future, but I don’t think I can wait till graduation/getting a real job to jump, so I’m really going to have to tighten the belt and deal with it, cause it’s all I want to do right now. Okay, sorry, but it’s time for me to bitch, cause I just need to let it out. It’s been almost 2 years since I’ve jumped, and recent events have proven that I’m now officially insane. It’s got nothing to do with desire, nothing to do with actually living you’re life instead of simply existing. I can’t jump cuase I can’t afford the tickets. I want to say up front that I sure as fuck ain’t looking for any kind of sympathy here, I just need to vent a little. I would love to head to Skydive Hutchinson right now, cause I’ve got the cash in the bank to make some jumps, but that would totally screw me in the ass financially. I’ve been pissing and moaning all winter about the weather, just waiting for warm temps, clear skies, etc. And now it’s finally here, and much to my surprise, it’s only made it worse. I can no longer function at my loser job cause all I think about is how much I want to be playing around up in the sky. I will literally open a document on the computer, and then in the time it takes for it to load, I will completely forget why I opened it, and I’ll just sit there staring at the screen forever, off in my own little world. I’ll shut up now, you get the picture. Yeah, I know that. You can spend money, and you can make more money. But you can spend time, and you’ll never get that back. If you waste it, it’s gone forever. Josh

Dukes of Hazzard lunchbox is a “luxury” asset?!?!!!! I still have mine!! What can I get for it? Anybody know? Wooohooo!! I’m such a dork!!!!!!! I think I still got the thermos too!! Help me - Josh

That was pretty cool. I remember thinking that it took like 2 hours for it to finally deploy. After I landed, I walked back to the hanger, put my rig down and got my suit off, then did the whole debriefing thing. It was only after I was driving back home when I thought “what did I do with my ripcord?” I know I didn’t have it when I landed, but I don’t remember letting go of it. Just a mystery now, but neither JM told me that I owed 15 bucks or whatever it was to replace it, so I just kept my mouth shut. Don’t tell anybody ! Keys – I had sort of a similar experience on level 3 (I think). I remember staring at the cloud flying up towards me and thinking “holy shit!!!” I knew in my head that it was just a cloud and it wouldn’t hurt me, but it was still kind of freaky. After I was in it, though, it was totally awesome! Josh

Amen to that. Josh

What’s an exit count? (ya had to be there)

Heee heeee, I’ve givin up on that. Now I just think, “will she bitch at me for skydiving?” Gotta take what you can get. Josh

Damn it, I’m average. Haaaaaaaa!! Yep, story of my life! Josh

Naw, didn’t think you were being negative. Believe me, I’ve contemplated the financial implications of adding on a tandem, but I think in the long run it just might be worth the extra money. I think I blew almost 500 bucks on those 3 level 4’s just cause of the relaxation thing. Oh, and J/T’s are $19 for a King Air, and I think &15-16 for a Cessna (206 I think). BTW “Good on yer geezer???” Don’t think I’ve heard that before . Josh

I’ve never done a tandem. I did AFF awhile back but only managed to get to level 3. Did level 4 three times and totally whiffed all of em. Frustrated, broke, end of story. The main problem though was that if you imagine the most perfect, relaxed body position, mine was totally the opposite – I just couldn’t relax. That’s where the tandem comes in. Just to take baby steps getting back in the air, I want to do it right this time.

I could have sworn I logged in. Oops. Did it again, sorry! Josh

Hey Jack, welcome to the threads. Congrats on the jump, man!! I’ve been kind of hangin around here on the threads waiting to redo my AFF cause it’s been almost two years since I made my lev. 3. So how about YOUR 1st jump story

Haven’t seen the movie, but I can understand the theatrical effect of just throwing it on and going. But heart shaped canopies, what the hell?!? Might have to check that one out, I could use a good laugh!

Hey Andrea, sorry about that rain. Remember – April showers bring May jumps! Screw the flowers, looking at the tops of clouds is much prettier! Welcome, nothing but blue conversations here. Okay, maybe not always, but that’s fine too – if ya can’t jump, bitch about it !! It’s our god given right, and I exercise that right quite often . See ya! Josh

Last year I was at this party and the guy that threw it rented a friggin beer TRAILER. I didn’t know such a thing existed. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. 10 taps with all the free beer I could handle. It was heaven. Although I did pass out on a friends floor and when I woke up I realized I pissed my pants at some point during the night. Damn cheap beer. Anyway, just thought it would be cool to show up at the DZ towing that thing behind my car. Think I’d get some free jumps? I’d definitely need em considering what it must cost. Free beer rules! At least it will when I’m not a student and the free beer isn’t on ME! And Froggie, you get all the beer you want! (I’m going to regret saying that someday ) Gonna jump soon, WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! See yah! Josh

OK, OK, eventually I’ll be subjected to the endless trips to the liquor store, so I want to add something to the original post. So, you owe a case, and you go to the store and buy one, two, or whatever. Then you get back to the DZ, and where does it go? Do you give it to whoever tells you that you owe one or what? Is it just distributed to whoever wants some? What I mean is this – picture me walking back onto the DZ with a case of beer in my hand, who do I give it to? Enquiring (and drunk) minds want to know. This is important, because beer is important. Thank you. Yeah, I know, go to bed - Josh

Hey Yooper, I went through AFF lev. 3 at STC 2 summers ago. In my opinion it was a cool DZ, but it’s also the only DZ I’ve ever been at, so I guess that doesn’t really mean too much. My primary JM was Mark, he was great, despite my stupidity . Attempted level 4 four times then had brain problems (but I’m feeling MUCH better now! ) Also jumped with Miles (10,000+ jumps, holy crap!), and John, one of the owners, who witnessed my pathetic begging to not jump anymore, and ride the plane back down, on what would have been AFF 4, 5th try. Anyway, like I said, it’s the only DZ I’ve been too, but they were a cool bunch, and I can’t wait to go back. I’ll be out there (I hope to God) pretty soon, I’ll probably see ya there. As far as you living at the DZ full time is concerned, the thought “YOU SUCK!!” comes to mind (out of pure jealousy, of course ). Sorry I couldn’t give you any “real” advice, but I just thought it was cool to hear from somebody that was gonna be in my neck of the woods. When are you gonna come out there? I hope to be there within a month or two, to restart AFF. I hope you’re a good packer, cause you’ll probably be packin one of mine! See ya. Josh

Yeah man, that is just too perfect. I just printed that out and I’m going to give that to a friend of mine (a whuffo – duh). Thanks! Josh

Oh yeah, that too!! Stick the leg out and then WHAM!! against the back of the door. "F**K MAN!! You want to to crawl outside the plane in that shit!!??!!?? What the f..k am I doing here?!? MOOOOOOMMMMMMMY!!! The fact that I'm desperate to do just that again proves that, despite of what you might say, skydivers ARE crazy. You've all heard the quote "I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!". WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Enjoy it will you got it!! Growing more jump-horny with every day - Josh

Tiger! Stop it! Reading the down-to-every-last-detail posts like that is to me what watching porn is to a lonely horny guy !! That was really cool though. That “breeze” from sticking your head out the door really does “wake you up”, don’t it?!? I still remember sticking my hand out of the otter the first time only to have it blown backwards and thinking “HOLY S**T, I’M SUPPOSED TO GO OUT IN THIS?!?!” Josh

I will certainly admit that the media’s interpretation of skydiving is totall BS. That fact is totally transparent to whuffo’s. I can relate to it, though. You read a story about something you don’t know anything about, and you simply take it for fact. IMHO everybody who reads a newspaper does it, and doesn’t think twice about it. I know I do. Then you read something about what you are familiar with (like skydiving), and you think “what the hell is this?!?”, because you know better. And other people who know better (skydivers) read it too, and think the same thing. But the reporters are whuffos, must of the people that read it are whuffos. They don’t know any better and probably never will. So I’ve got to agree with SkySlut - screw ‘em. They don’t get it, and they won’t ever get it. I haven’t jumped in 2 years, but I ain’t no goddamn whuffo, and I never will be. Josh