matthewcline 0 #26 June 26, 2008 Hey was that EMHO on the gift cert link? MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #27 June 26, 2008 What's EMHO? And it's not a gift cert link, it's just one of those bonus systems that if somebody buys something using that link I get some money towards a free shirt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #28 June 26, 2008 QuoteQuote So tandems need to know before hand to leave kids at home? If your put forward to the general public on your website that the drop zone is not an ideal place for kids, then yes. I am not saying that kids don't belong on the DZ, but they shouldn't be running amuck like 99% of tandem students' children that I see on the DZ, and you shouldn't expect that they are going to be exposed to a disney rated experince while they are there. You're the parent, parent your children, make and then deal with your choice of what you expose them to. Well if the website says it's not ideal that is a start but then you would also have to explain to every tandem that books on the phone the same thing, and I wonder what those that receive it as a gift get as a warning. Maybe it's just me but as an adult you should be able to behave yourself for a tiny bit of time while the business you frequent tries to make a dollar and possibly gain a referral or two. I don't think people should have to cover up a t shirt though for someones kids sakeSkymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #29 June 26, 2008 Quote I was kicked-off a DZ in Florida for being too sexy. That was a petting zoo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #30 June 26, 2008 Quote No, but I had a t-shirt censored once. I got a free replacement t-shirt for that one... I did have to put it on immediately though. What did it say?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #31 June 26, 2008 Quote No, but I had a t-shirt censored once. I got a free replacement t-shirt for that one... I did have to put it on immediately though. I got "a talkin' to" at a smaller DZ a while back for wearing the BSBD tee that my avatar came from..."That's not the image we're trying to promote" i was told. Whadda mean WE? I replied. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #32 June 26, 2008 Quote Quote I was kicked-off a DZ in Florida for being too sexy. That was a petting zoo. It was a rest stop bathroom.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #33 June 26, 2008 Surprisingly, no. I've never been grounded or kicked off any DZ. I had a DZO ask me if he needed to run me off once, when I had about 30 jumps, but that's all I can think of. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #34 June 26, 2008 Quote Quote No, but I had a t-shirt censored once. I got a free replacement t-shirt for that one... I did have to put it on immediately though. What did it say? See post #21."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 220 #35 June 26, 2008 Quote Quote Quote No, but I had a t-shirt censored once. I got a free replacement t-shirt for that one... I did have to put it on immediately though. What did it say? See post #21. I did - I like it - I wouldn't wear it - but I like it.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #36 June 26, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote No, but I had a t-shirt censored once. I got a free replacement t-shirt for that one... I did have to put it on immediately though. What did it say? See post #21. I did - I like it - I wouldn't wear it - but I like it. Ya COULDN'T wear it now....it's all stretched out in the front! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #37 June 26, 2008 Never been kicked off, but I've been scolded a few times. Usually over beer. At one drop zone, thunderstorms moved in about an hour before sunset. I decided that we were done for the day, and popped open a beer. The DZO informed me that there's always a chance that the clouds will clear and another load could be flown, and that the beer light was not on. At another DZ, I was done jumping for the day, packing my stuff in my car, and I opened a beer and chatted with someone in the parking lot before driving home. The DZO informed me that there was no beer anywhere on the DZ, even in the parking lot, even if I was done jumping, and even if I was about to drive home. At a third DZ, high winds had shut down jumping near sunset. I saw Gold Knights drinking, so I opened my own beer. The DZO reamed me for drinking on his drop zone, but didn't say a word to the Knights. Those government contracts are that important! At a fourth DZ, I tried to exit the cafe patio with my beer to walk around and chat to people. A "bouncer" told me I couldn't leave the patio with my beer - something about the nuances of the liquor license. I think part of a drop zone's briefing for visiting experienced jumpers should include the local beer rules. That would keep me out of a lot of trouble... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #38 June 26, 2008 I think there may be a pattern here.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #39 June 26, 2008 Good thing didn't pull out the S&W I'd just picked up, to show ya at the DZ last weekend when you walk past my car! We'd both been in deep kimchi you trouble maker! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #40 June 26, 2008 I have a tee shirt - Craven Moorehead Trucking Company. Some guy asked me if I was a truck driver once. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #41 June 26, 2008 Quote I have a similar rant about inconciderate parents with screaming/ crying children in places like resturants, cofee houses, movie theaters... if you want to start a new thread. Hummmm, what's the title for that thread???? "Ever KICKED someone elses kid the hell out?" “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #42 June 26, 2008 No... I think I would title it: "We didn't forget to pull out, don't make us all suffer" or "Get a baby sitter or get take out you inconsiderate fawks" "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #43 June 26, 2008 LMAO!!!!! “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #44 June 26, 2008 The Ranch has a sign at manifest that says: Unsupervised children will be eaten. I thought it was funny as hell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #45 June 26, 2008 Quote Good thing didn't pull out the S&W I'd just picked up, to show ya at the DZ last weekend when you walk past my car! We'd both been in deep kimchi you trouble maker! You mean you had a new gun and you didn't bother to show it to me? Damn you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #46 June 26, 2008 Quote The Ranch has a sign at manifest that says: Unsupervised children will be eaten. We've talked about putting up a sign that says "Unsupervised children will be given 4 shots of espresso and a free puppy." (Either Muttley or I saw it somewhere else...I can't remember). Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RALFFERS 0 #47 June 26, 2008 Quote At a third DZ, high winds had shut down jumping near sunset. I saw Gold Knights drinking, so I opened my own beer. The DZO reamed me for drinking on his drop zone, but didn't say a word to the Knights. Those government contracts are that important! For God sakes! - beer is to this sport as the Holy Grail is to Catholicism... Why would this DZO tell you not to drink beer at a DZ?... Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #48 June 26, 2008 Airport rules may say no beer on premise Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #49 June 26, 2008 Quote Quote At a third DZ, high winds had shut down jumping near sunset. I saw Gold Knights drinking, so I opened my own beer. The DZO reamed me for drinking on his drop zone, but didn't say a word to the Knights. Those government contracts are that important! For God sakes! - beer is to this sport as the Holy Grail is to Catholicism... Why would this DZO tell you not to drink beer at a DZ?... careful, your newbiness is showing! Beer after hours is cool. Visible beer in or near the hangar during the day when there is at least the possibility of getting another load up is generally frowned upon. The GKs of course can do what they want! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildfan75 1 #50 June 26, 2008 Aahhh, Todd's favorite shirt shop...tshirthell.com. Although Todd has many t-shirts from that website that he wears at the dz, I draw the line when he shows up at my office with his "I don't need a condom. The AIDS will kill the baby"(true story). We occassionally have to go over the boundries of of having "real people" on the dz (like during Operation Freefall) and that wearing the shirt that says "A thousand of my potential children died on your daughter's face last night" is not recommended when having dinner with my father. But we can't kick him off the dz. Who would mow the lawn??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
