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My biggest worry would be waking up still drunk. I've had a few late night parties where I drank too much and the next morning I was still a little drunk. I'd never want to jump in that condition. I wouldn't want to jump hung over either, not because of a safety issue(hung over doesn't mean impaired for me), but because I just wouldn't feel like it. The only time I've drunk prior to a skydiving day I quit drinking when I knew I'd reached the "good buzz" point and was fine the next day.
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Cool. Sounds like an interesting job. Hope you get it.
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Anyone want to help defend the (relative) safety of our sport?
MarkM replied to lkolkin's topic in The Bonfire
Yeah, but it's really hard to burn in when you exceed your limits playing golf. -
Um, glad we could help.
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Yeah, my boss is boating up to Bimini this weekend. One of these days I'll have to tag along. But right now that would cut into my jump money.
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Maybe Sebastian will run a WOOF special sometime soon.
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NOW feel like skydiver is who i am Not what i do...
MarkM replied to somethinelse's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Skydiving is an awesome way to spend your free time. Gives you an excuse to travel, meet new people, just chill out and watch planes fly, parties, vacations, new toys to buy, maybe earn some cash or a make a living and so on. But there are a lot of other really cool things in this world to experience too. Swinging in a hammock on some sailboat in the caribbean, climbing rocks, hiking across Europe, hang gliding off the coast of california, packing through a forest, swimming with dolphins. Too damn much for one lifetime. -
Anyone want to help defend the (relative) safety of our sport?
MarkM replied to lkolkin's topic in The Bonfire
The dangers are somewhat downplayed to tandems and students, because it's not a good idea to scare the crap out of them(they gotta perform and keep cool headed) and they're being looked after pretty heavily anyway. Instructors are working to build your confidence up, not tear it down. It usually takes watching a few people hammering it into the ground to sort of have it sink in that the sport is more dangerous than what your first impression was. -
Yeah, start saving up for all that
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Sounds like you work in IT. Yeah. Linux systems admin and sometimes code monkey for the web sites we host. Though it could be worse. I still have nightmares from the helpdesk support job I held 6 years ago.... "You installed WHAT onto your PC?!?"
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Woah, a Carrie sighting. How about busting your ass off all the time, but only getting noticed when something goes wrong? I hate that.
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Sure, ultimately... but an immediate opinion after not having spoken to a person is more weighted towards their appearance, if that is all you know about them. Yeah it's all in the appearance. I mean, skydiving chicks are typically sweaty from packing, dirty from bad landings, have ratted up hair from helmets, don't wear a lot of makeup, dress down for comfort, and are usually pretty beat up(bruises, scratches, bumps) from bad openings, bad landings, climbing rocks last week or whatever. Oh, and they fart in the plane on the ride up. How can any man resist all of that?
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Didn't really care much for Doom 3. After awhile it sort of got to be: "Oh look, an empty room. Look ma, I'm stepping inside. Ohhh aaahhh, the lights went out. Jeez, I hope some mean old monster don't pop out of that wall that's behind me... again... for the 100th time..." It's like Halloween 1 - 12 movies. At first it's scary, then it's sort of a running gag because it's so predictable.
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In bed with this girl I know...
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I thought it was rather obvious. Everyone knows you stop at 10 or you go past the sugar buzz point and end up making yourself sick. The people who only eat 2 or 3 aren't getting any sort of rush off of it and it's silly to eat more than 10 because you'll only end up vomiting. But you don't tell mom about it either way.
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Glad to see I'm not the only one that does this. Sometimes I'll preview and think I'm not adding anything really to the conversation. Other times I'll rethink that maybe it's not as witty as I first thought it was or maybe what I wrote might be misread. Sometimes I'll think about how I'm still a newbie and maybe I shouldn't offer up the bit of advice I typed in(I have a helpful kind of personality and it's a struggle to hold that back). Other times I might be getting pulled into a debate and then realize there's little point in debating something on the internet.
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In the US we have A, B, C and D licenses. A is the initial license and B through D are the more advanced ones. To get a B or higher you need to do water training. Basically they put a rig on you, you undo the chest strap and loosen the leg straps(like you would in flight before hitting water) then jump in a swiming pool. They then throw a canopy over your head while you're under water. I did it a week or so ago and I thought it was a pretty good experience. I was a little nervous doing it, but was suprised how easy it was to get out from the rig. Though undoing the wet chest strap(the rig was soaked by the time I got it) before jumping into the pool was a pain. I don't think I'd want to have to deal with that under water, but I know I won't freak if even that happens since I have a feel for the experience now.
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I will cyber-kick your ass all over the net, punk. Cripple fight!!!!!!!!!!!!
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C'mon dude, just one more shot The weekend was definately a good time all around.
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Yeah, took me 4 years too. I saved up for a chunk of training, bought all my gear, got stable in my job, paid off some IRS stuff and my car and got to where I can jump like I want. There's a lot of things you can do without in life. Use a cheap run down car and that'll save you a 250+ a month car payment. Maybe live somewhere cheaper and that'll save a hundred or two off of rent(or get a roommate). 250-500 a month buys a decent amount of jump tickets. It's not always about how much money you make, sometimes it's about how many expenses you have in your life.
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That's why there's a water training requirement for your B license. They want to have you do it once in a swimming pool so you wont be as likely to freak out when it happens for real.
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Ahh yeah, *cough cough*
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Okay, don't think it's working for me: Pick a 3 or 4 digit number: 7599 Jumble it: 5799 Subtract one from other: 1500 Circle the 5 Jumble the remaining numbers: 010 It says it's 8, but it isn't.
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I like the idea of a national sales tax. Rich people buy bigger and more toys so they'll spend more in taxes. Just don't tax stuff like food. I know some states do that and even exempt books from a sales tax too. I'd be suprised if something like this would get passed though. There are too many companies that depend on the current system and they'd lobby pretty hard to keep it like it is.
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Oh sure, make it hard for us.