rss_v 0 #1 August 19, 2012 Pasted from an online convo just now: Me skydiving is the most boring thing EVER Non-skydiving friend oh dear Me I did one jump and then came home Non-skydiving friend you seem more excited by buying stuff for it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #2 August 19, 2012 I certainly cannot relate to THAT!! Bry-------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rss_v 0 #3 August 19, 2012 The referenced enjoyment comes in particular from finding extremely cheap/improvised gear solutions. Jumping got pretty dull by about #20 - I really pity camera men and, to a lesser extent, instructors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #4 August 19, 2012 Me skydiving is the most boring thing EVER Quote Ya ain't doin' it right. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #5 August 20, 2012 Where else can you get 3 forms of flight for $25? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roxxx 0 #6 August 20, 2012 Perception is reality. Try another sport, I'd say. Bu-by. Blue skies, black death... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #7 August 20, 2012 Quote Where else can you get 3 forms of flight for $25? Not as a passenger, or student. But, to the OP: Ok, what is your point? If we're so boring, why are you talking to us? Ok, I've had a hard few days. and I'm in a sort of bad mood. I'll get over it. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #8 August 20, 2012 Quote Jumping got pretty dull by about #20 - I really pity camera men and, to a lesser extent, instructors. Wow, sounds like no one will jump with you. Sorry. Hope you find a sport you like. Don't feel sorry for us. We're doing great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardw38 0 #9 August 20, 2012 the problem here is "online convo" learn how to "talk" (Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words) to people, maybe they will jump with you then, and you will have lots of fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rss_v 0 #10 August 20, 2012 Quotelearn how to talk to people, maybe they will jump with you then, and you will have lots of fun. QuoteWow, sounds like no one will jump with you. Sorry. Do you find solo jumping boring as well? Is "synchronised swimming" really a lot better? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #11 August 20, 2012 who can relate to this??? NOT me..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC1 0 #12 August 20, 2012 Skydiving is dangerous and expensive. If you don't enjoy it, don't do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #13 August 20, 2012 QuoteThe referenced enjoyment comes in particular from finding extremely cheap/improvised gear solutions. Jumping got pretty dull by about #20 - I really pity camera men and, to a lesser extent, instructors. I love doing camera work (tandem videos usually). There's never time to get your head out of the game being an instructor either. Those are my most fun jumps sometimes!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kasch 0 #14 August 20, 2012 Quote Me skydiving is the most boring thing EVER I don't understand this thread. You did one tandem and didn't enjoy it or are you a skydiver that is suddenly bored? If you did a tandem and didn't enjoy it maybe you had a bad tandem master that didn't make it fun for you. But generally tandems aren't the best part of the sport....yea its a sensory overload and a thrill, but you don't actually get to do much of anything. And you certainly don't get to fly around and play with your friends in the sky. At any rate, this is our world...if you don't like it take up bowling or maybe play in traffic.Sex with sith is like sex with a stripper. A lot of flashing lights and waving of glowing sabers, but in the end you end up with something dark and wrinkely. DPH# "-13" TSK# "-13" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #15 August 20, 2012 Quote Do you find solo jumping boring as well? Is "synchronised swimming" really a lot better? So you are trying to convince us that skydiving is boring? If its no fun for you, then do something else. I'll stick with the mind-numbing boredom of skydiving for a bit longer if its all the same to you __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rss_v 0 #16 August 20, 2012 Quote Quote Do you find solo jumping boring as well? Is "synchronised swimming" really a lot better? So you are trying to convince us that skydiving is boring? That would make no sense. I'm just asking some questions there to see what people enjoy about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #17 August 20, 2012 Quote Quote Me skydiving is the most boring thing EVER I don't understand this thread. Now, go back and read it with sarcasm. I think you'll understand it.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamUK 3 #18 August 20, 2012 Solo jumping can be a bit uninteresting. If you've got low jump numbers then sometimes the CCI won't let you jump even though others do so you spend all day at the DZ only to get one jump in which can be frustrating too. The most fun jumps I've done is with others. Get on a 2 way or get some coaching. Jumps are also not much fun if you don't have any plan for it. I'm trying to get better at freeflying so when I'm not jumping with others I'm on my back looking at the sky or in stand and just working on getting better so when I do get on another 2 way or bigger jump I'm able to be in more control. so.. Get some jumps in with a coach then some experienced friends, figure out what you like doing and set some goals. It's a very expensive and risky way of being bored... Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandoCommando 0 #19 August 21, 2012 Go to your local DZ, find someone who looks to be "crazier" than most. Tell him/her that you want to hang on a "Mr.Bill" jump, if they oblige, come back and tell us you were bored. Also, I found tracking dives to be THE SHIIIIITTT when I was a newish jumper. Try some high pulls too with other people. Canopy flocking is a blast. Solos are kind of a bummer and I can honestly say I probably havn't done one in 500 jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #20 August 21, 2012 Quote Quote Quote Me skydiving is the most boring thing EVER I don't understand this thread. Now, go back and read it with sarcasm. I think you'll understand it. Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
