grannyinthesky

Sure. I sort of expect some folks might have some more interesting answers than others from what I seen in some of the threads around here.

See JENNR8R's answer. We're never too old. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Oh, boy, do I like this answer!

My daughter just sent it to me. I thought it might be interesting to see some of the answers that would show up here. A TEST FOR OLD KIDS 01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?_______ _______. 02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The ___ __________ Show. 03. "Get your kicks, ___ __________ ___." 04. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed__ _____ ___ _________." 05. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ___ _____ _____ ______." 06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the "______." 07. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S", Nestle's makes the very best....... "___________." 0 8. Satchmo was America 's "Ambassador of Goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _____ ____________. 09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? __ _____ ________. 10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named _______ ___________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, "Good Night, and "_____ ________". 11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their________ ____ or ___. 12. The little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____ or ______. 13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music died."This was a tribute to ______ ________. 14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called __________. 15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the _______-____. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I was born in the San Francisco area and lived along the California coast most of my life. In my 30's I decided to go back to school and got my MA in math at UC Davis. I'm currently a math teacher at a community college in Ontario, OR. I play saxaphone in our college jazz band and like photography and hope to someday be able to do photography while skydiving. I would sum myself up as having a 20 something brain in a 50 something body. Pat "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I'll second that.

A city park in the middle of the day. It seems to me I wasn't very sober at the time. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

This place is definitely having an influence on my ability to keep my thoughts to myself, but...... Questions 13 and 37, but I still have enough restraint to keep the details to myself

I might have a few more points in that case, but boy, did some of those questions bring back interesing memories

The 60's and 70's had a lot going for them. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I just managed it! No acting experience involved! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Whew! Glad to see someone had a higher score than I did. I made the enjoying life to the max category. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Damn I don't think I'll post my total, but I guess if you live long enough, you do stuff. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

How about a part time job to pick up some extra bucks? If you can't be skydiving, you might as well be working extra

I realize this is an old thread, but somebody bumped it and I'm glad they did. Your response really resonates with me. When I did my tandem, I had no clue about the risks involved with skydiving, despite the video and waiver. When I landed I knew once was not enough. Within a few hours, I was calling the DZ to find out about lessons. Then I started learning everything I could. I found dropzone.com and read more and more. Even in the short time I've been involved, I've seen the sorrow and losses. When I made my first AFF jump a week and a half ago, I did it knowing much, much more about the risks and my responsibility for my own safety. ANd now, when I look at the sky, I can hardly wait to jump again. Pat "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Doesn't that make 11? "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I've been looking for projects for a math/physics concepts class that I'm working on with another instructor. This idea could lead to something and getting the jumping data would be fun besides. Thanks for the idea. Pat "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I always got to pick what we had for dinner on my birthday when I was a kid. Usually pizza and then I got to have leftover pizza the next day! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Difficult is really relative. It wouldn't be just you having a more challenging test; everyone would. My GRE's were a loooong time ago, but what helped me more than any classes I took, was doing as many practice tests as I could find. The more you know about the kinds of questions and the kinds of answers they are looking for the better. Also, keep in mind, you can take the test more than once. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

I just had this random thought wander through my mind----I have a job that pays ok unless I want to do fun expensive things and, of course, what do I like to do? Photography and skydiving Waaaaay fun, but damn expensive. Oh, well, at least I can work extra to pay for my habits! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Well, unless I work my tail off with teaching extra classes, I don't make a whole lot, but I love the work. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

Yes, I do have a passion for math that very few seem to have. But passion for the subject isn't enough, you also need to convey that passion to your students in a way that they can get it. It doesn't happen often enough, but that's what makes me a teacher, I guess. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

But that's a good thing! Here in eastern Oregon/western Idaho there really need some exposure to the rest of the world

Of course! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490

True!!! And I plan on repeating the experience as often as possible. Many of the students around here are fascinated and stop by my office to see if I've jumped again, etc. Several are seriously interested in giving it a try. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490