craichead 0 #1 December 4, 2002 Hiya everybody! Newbie here -- I finally mustered up enough courage to come out of lurk mode. At first I had no idea what to say, and then I was further deterred by the fact that my boyfriend is quite eager to create some kind of mischief around my posts in these forums! The introduction -- I'm in Chicago, jump at Chicagoland Skydiving, and I'm still on student status. I've got nine jumps (3 tandem, 6 solo) and everything was going well until I dislocated my shoulder on my Level 3. Totally weird because it was a great skydive, and I had good canopy control. It's just that when I finished my flare, my right arm decided that it wasn't happy in its socket. That happened at the end of September, and I haven't jumped since...looking forward to wind tunnel training in February, though! Anyway, nice to meet all of you -- definitely a fun bunch to watch. Hopefully I'll be participating more instead of just reading...no promises, though. Cheers! -P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #2 December 4, 2002 Welcome to the DropZone ... sorry about your injury though. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #3 December 4, 2002 Welcome to the forums, I hope you stick around and post some more. And, I hope you have a quick recovery from your injury! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #4 December 4, 2002 Hi ya! I had an injury on my level 3 also. Let's just say off course,avoided haystack,flared too high,killed my knee. Went para-hiking and couldn't jump for almost 3 weeks. Graduated. Worth every bump and bruise I got. Lovin' it!"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #5 December 4, 2002 Hi! I think I saw you a while ago when I was at Chicagoland! I saw a girl with her arm in a sling and with a yellow A-license card, anyway... She was talking about how it was funny that she had a shirt that said www.skydive.com and had an arm in a sling; the injury needed no explanation. Was that you? -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #6 December 4, 2002 Quote Hi! I think I saw you a while ago when I was at Chicagoland! I saw a girl with her arm in a sling and with a yellow A-license card, anyway... She was talking about how it was funny that she had a shirt that said www.skydive.com and had an arm in a sling; the injury needed no explanation. Was that you? Yup, that was probably me! The DZOs were teasing me and my friend Heather for hanging around the dropzone when we were both injured (she had a sprained ankle and was on crutches) -- bad advertising! The skydive.com clothing + sling did impress my whuffo friends, though. Dunno why TD gave me the yellow A-license card -- I guess he figured that I could fill out SOME of it. Next season! -P__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #7 December 4, 2002 I was the one that was there the second (really windy) day of the NSL regionals with one of the guys from Booty Surf. I'd been jumping at SDC the day before and needed a ride home from one of the guys. Sitting on the couch trying to do my anthropology homework, to no avail... -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 December 4, 2002 I've always found it really hard to do HW at the DZ, but maybe that's just me and maybe that's because I'm a packer who tries to jump between packjobs...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #9 December 4, 2002 Hi, come on in and join the injured list. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #10 December 4, 2002 Welcome to the forums! Glad you decided to come out of lurkerhood. Quote At first I had no idea what to say Oh, don't let that stop you. Most of us have no idea what we're saying or why we're saying it the majority of the time. Post on, post often! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #11 December 4, 2002 Most people who post here have no idea what to say, but they do it anyway. No doubt you've seen the term "Post Whore" used a lot. Good to have you amongst us. Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #12 December 4, 2002 Hi and welcome. Hope you heal quickly and can get back up in the air soon. Oh...and if you heal before spring, don't let the cold air stop you from jumping. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easyglider 0 #13 December 4, 2002 Hi and welcome, I notice you've the Irish language spelling for craic, have you been to Ireland or got family here? Speir gorm mo chairde (Blue skies my friends (Irish)) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #14 December 4, 2002 welcome and try consuming a lot of alcohol before u post. it tends to loosen up your fingertips and provides creative, intuitive thought. It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
softlandings 0 #15 December 4, 2002 Hi! and Welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #16 December 4, 2002 Quote I notice you've the Irish language spelling for craic, have you been to Ireland or got family here? Unfortunately, I've not been to Ireland...yet. I do have a fondness for Irish culture, though. I first learned about the word "craic" when I was drinking with three Irishmen at a huge Oktoberfest (?!) party. By the end of the night we were standing on our chairs and singing very loudly. It wasn't pretty, but it was great fun! Ol, ceol agus craic! -P__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hallur 0 #17 December 4, 2002 Hi im Hallur, hope you recover soon from your injury so you can finish your skydive training, welcome to the new world, where we just have fun and dont worry. When I stop skydiving is the day that I die!!! Hallur Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easyglider 0 #18 December 4, 2002 Impressive For those curious; ol, ceol agus craic = drink, music and fun! Nice one, P. Speir gorm mo chairde (Blue skies my friends) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #19 December 6, 2002 Thanks for the warm welcome, everybody! I gots warm fuzzies now. -P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ffhunne 0 #20 December 6, 2002 Sorry to hear about your injury, I hope it heals quickly. Enjoy wind tunnel training, glad to see that you're going to stick with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #21 December 6, 2002 Welcome to OUR world. Oh and don't let something little like a dislocated shoulder stop you from jumping! Glad to see that you are going for tunnel training so early in your career! Airspeed Camp? Blue ones, Conway 1079 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #22 December 8, 2002 Quote Glad to see that you are going for tunnel training so early in your career! Airspeed Camp? Not Airspeed Camp as such, but the next best thing that I can afford... My dropzone plans a trip to SkyVenture every year -- 20-30 people, all different levels. I'm hoping that the rest of my AFF program will be easier after tunnel training! -P__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #23 December 26, 2002 Quote Most of us have no idea what we're saying or why we're saying it the majority of the time. Oh, Lisa. I know this is the forem for the newbies, but I just got around to reading it, and just had to give an example for the comment you made... Drunken Posting It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #24 December 26, 2002 Welcome! Sorry to hear about the shoulder! Heal quickly! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
