base428 1 #1 June 11, 2003 After being called "crazy" one too many times this week, I decided to find out what the heck we BASE jumpers do for a living.(c)2010 Vertical Visions. No unauthorized duplication permitted. <==For the media only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #2 June 11, 2003 so tell me.. why all thouse answers.. if i dont BASE i dont live,then the job dosnt matter.... i crossed BASE/skydiving and mecanical for that reason Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #3 June 11, 2003 I'm currently just a computer geek, but I used to be a lawyer. I hated being a professional asshole so I decided to go amateur. Hey Jason, remember dinner Memorial Day night at TF? I think you commented about how half the table were computer geeks of some sort. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base428 1 #5 June 11, 2003 I don't think the forum will allow me to go back in and add "Accountant". Otherwise, I would update it. Oh well.... BASE jumpers are geeks.(c)2010 Vertical Visions. No unauthorized duplication permitted. <==For the media only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PoeticDelirium 0 #6 June 11, 2003 One of my jobs I work part time at a hot air balloon company. Comes in real handy some days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freefal 0 #7 June 11, 2003 I was thinking about this a while back to. I thought it was a little weird that most of our local crew has careers in either engineering or computers. We're mostly married geeks with mortgages and somewhat "normal" lives. It's just that when all our other peers are out golfing or puttering around at home we're useually out flickin off something. It's good to know were not the only geeks who lead double lives! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Faber 0 #8 June 11, 2003 i once head that the reason is that the "geeks"gets no action in the normal day,which reflect to a natural instinct. But who am i to tell i just like to jump off objects Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mac266 0 #9 June 12, 2003 the people i jump with hold down "good" jobs and on paper are the "norm"!!! maybe it is about a double life! dont cha just love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rfarris 2 #10 June 12, 2003 I checked OTHER. I'm a babysitter for a multimillion $$$ roofing material company. I believe the technical name for my position is Supervisor. BASE jumping is more than just a recreational pastime for me. It's a weekly stress reliever. I wasn't supprised to see the majority of the votes in favor of computer related careers. After all, that's where the big push has been for the past 10 or so years. Rod Share this post Link to post Share on other sites feelopen 0 #11 June 12, 2003 I'm working in a veterinary hospital as a radiology technician while I attend veterinary school and get an MBA. I don't tell many people about BASE because I'd just get criticized. Also, if I talk about base I may lose my eventual Aesculapian authority, which could be significantly valuable to my future career. I started base jumping for me alone, and I think people in society won't ever understand it to be anything less than a crazy stunt. to me it's not a stunt at all. cp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fasterfaller 0 #12 June 12, 2003 I am now retired and work a little here and there but only short tem work is accepted . I play with photography a lot but it is more for the challenge than the money . I base jump at least 3 days a week and might get around to going to the dropzone if there weren't base sites in between here and there . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Twoply 0 #13 June 12, 2003 I'm your average commercial carpenter that also gets to knock buildings down. It's pretty cool. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zennie 0 #14 June 12, 2003 QuoteI'm your average commercial carpenter that also gets to knock buildings down. With explosives? - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rfarris 2 #15 June 13, 2003 QuoteI'm your average commercial carpenter that also gets to knock buildings down. It's pretty cool. Mike And would those be tall buildings?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skypuppy 1 #16 June 13, 2003 What about teachers?If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skinflicka 0 #17 June 13, 2003 It's normally considered quite rude to knock teachers down with explosives. Trust this helps. S.$kin. Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0 Go To Topic Listing
freefal 0 #7 June 11, 2003 I was thinking about this a while back to. I thought it was a little weird that most of our local crew has careers in either engineering or computers. We're mostly married geeks with mortgages and somewhat "normal" lives. It's just that when all our other peers are out golfing or puttering around at home we're useually out flickin off something. It's good to know were not the only geeks who lead double lives! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #8 June 11, 2003 i once head that the reason is that the "geeks"gets no action in the normal day,which reflect to a natural instinct. But who am i to tell i just like to jump off objects Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac266 0 #9 June 12, 2003 the people i jump with hold down "good" jobs and on paper are the "norm"!!! maybe it is about a double life! dont cha just love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rfarris 2 #10 June 12, 2003 I checked OTHER. I'm a babysitter for a multimillion $$$ roofing material company. I believe the technical name for my position is Supervisor. BASE jumping is more than just a recreational pastime for me. It's a weekly stress reliever. I wasn't supprised to see the majority of the votes in favor of computer related careers. After all, that's where the big push has been for the past 10 or so years. Rod Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelopen 0 #11 June 12, 2003 I'm working in a veterinary hospital as a radiology technician while I attend veterinary school and get an MBA. I don't tell many people about BASE because I'd just get criticized. Also, if I talk about base I may lose my eventual Aesculapian authority, which could be significantly valuable to my future career. I started base jumping for me alone, and I think people in society won't ever understand it to be anything less than a crazy stunt. to me it's not a stunt at all. cp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #12 June 12, 2003 I am now retired and work a little here and there but only short tem work is accepted . I play with photography a lot but it is more for the challenge than the money . I base jump at least 3 days a week and might get around to going to the dropzone if there weren't base sites in between here and there . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #13 June 12, 2003 I'm your average commercial carpenter that also gets to knock buildings down. It's pretty cool. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #14 June 12, 2003 QuoteI'm your average commercial carpenter that also gets to knock buildings down. With explosives? - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rfarris 2 #15 June 13, 2003 QuoteI'm your average commercial carpenter that also gets to knock buildings down. It's pretty cool. Mike And would those be tall buildings?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skypuppy 1 #16 June 13, 2003 What about teachers?If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skinflicka 0 #17 June 13, 2003 It's normally considered quite rude to knock teachers down with explosives. Trust this helps. S.$kin. Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
skypuppy 1 #16 June 13, 2003 What about teachers?If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinflicka 0 #17 June 13, 2003 It's normally considered quite rude to knock teachers down with explosives. Trust this helps. S.$kin. Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
