Zennie

deadair... what a great name for that pic, and the feeling right at that point. That was one of the things that surprised me about the jump. For about that first second I felt... nothing. It was like I jumped into a void. And the silence was eerie. Then you get that drop and then the wind starts getting louder & louder. Way too cool! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I didn't BASE for the longest time for this very reason. No that we're getting divorced I no longer have that problem. Nice thing about it is that now whoever I wind up with, if that ever happens , will know up front so the relationship will at least be founded with that understanding. No BASE, no relationship. Pretty simple really. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Likewise. And nice meeting you & Lew. I know we were running all over the place trying to take it all in. Hopefully next time won't be quite so much information overload. Absolutely! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Then you saw mine as well. I went right before Brit. Wore the tye-dye, jeans and yellow Pro-Tek. Looked back & flashed "peace" right before I jumped.

Was he jumping a round? - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

We wuz there. In fact, we jumped close to when you did. We were in the gear-check area when they did the panoramic. There were two totally sick jumps around then. One guy sucked it down (intentionally) a good 7 seconds (for those of you that don't know, it's 8.8 seconds to impact). It was pretty much open-splash. The 3-way sit exit was even more nuts. These guys go off in a 3-way horny gorilla. Then they try to pull each other's pilot chutes. One guy gets open but the other two were still working it a couple more seconds. Wound up deploying right next to each other. Really, really scary. Levin, Brit & I were waltzing around a lot. I was the short, shaved-bald guy with a blondish goatee buying ever homebrew tape I could get my hands on. Levin is around 5'10-ish with blonde hair & glasses. Brit was probably the smallest girl there with straight brown hair. This was Levin's second jump & Brit & my first. What an absolutely incredible experience! I felt like I did when I first started skydiving. The jump, the screwed-up landing, the feeling afterward, the being clueless about equipment . I have a Vertigo Warlock on order (the folks at Vertigo were WAY cool). Trying to decide on a main. If any of you get the chance to do Bridge Day, DO IT!. Not just for the jump, but for the people & partying! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

We're hittin the road. C'Ya there! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

There are no vibes.... Seriously, heal fast Dove! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

And I believe technicaly not true. I heard a rumor that the Knights were working on a freefly team. THAT would be cool. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

'Course we could also just use Lew as a central meeting point. I mean, how many super-tall blonde chicks can there be in one place? I'm the short shaved-bald guy with a blondish goatee. A little harder to pick out in a crowd but that's a start. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

That would be good. Or we could meet sometime after registration in the bar area (I'm assuming the Holiday Inn has a bar). I'll be hitting the first jump & packing seminars, but we can probably figure out time that could work for everyone. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

This is just gonna kick ass! I'm so stoked! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I'll go ahead & take this on an ADD tanget. Interesting trivia tidbit. Know what was in the briefcase that Travolta and Jackson were protecting? - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I like your suggestion today at lunch... you biff (or chow) you're automatically DQ'd. You could also have two "classes". Water swoop, with beer at the end of the swoop ditch and a standard accuracy run off to the side of the ditch. That way you have potential to win either way, and people who shouldn't be swooping may opt for the standard accuracy run. Probably would want a bit of separation between the runs to avoid traffic issues. 'Course the budding swoopers will still opt for the swoop run, but the chow/biff rule may discourage them. My $0.02. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Good timing. I was just about to post a headcount thread as well.

The way I view it, we're both online communities with different environments. wreck is sort of like a biker bar. dz.com is more like a pub.

Yup. It was the "Pooh Totem" thread. At the time I was very Eyore-ish. Now I'm sort of this Pooh/Tigger hybrid as well... with a touch of Eyore from time to time. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Oh, and while I'm at it... GO TO BRIDGE DAY WITH US DAMMIT! - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

I found out about this second-hand too. It never ceases to amaze me the depths some people will stoop. And it's a shame that you can't leave stuff out in the open anymore at the DZ for fear of it getting swiped. There are so many good people in this sport. But just like everything else, one or two bad ones spoil it for everyone. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Nah. There's a part of me that would love to get back at my ex in some way. But why should I waste any more energy on her? Sometimes the best revenge is to just never see their face again. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

We ought to pre-arrange a meeting of dz.commers at the Holiday Inn. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

OK I changed my mind, decided to be irresponsible and take advantage of the cancellations. So lock the doors & hide your children, yours truly & the Britster are heading to Bridge Day & we're taking no prisoners! We're putting the screws to Levin to join us, but his resistance is strong. We must break him... In the meantime I gotta find me a rig. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Is this the same or a different version than the one that has been selling in Europe? - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

AAAGGHHHH!! I had gotten that image out of my mind and here you go bringing that up again. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

Ah. I though people were accusing you of being a hypocrite for drinking. Slight problem with that as you can see. But sheesh!. You're 1 year shy of being legal, you'd be old enough in practically the rest of the world, and you were old enough to go into combat & die. I'd say underage drinking registers pretty low on the Sin-O-Meter. Plus that was a hoot!!! "And now for my next trick, I'll make Brit & this margarita disappear!" "ABRACADABRA!" "Oop. Well I got it half right, the margarita's gone!" - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon