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Yeah - that reminds me of a time when a guy I knew was under a new canopy . . . flew great he started a 270, yeah - he knew he was low, but he wanted to finish what he started . . . We felt the impact from over 100 yards away underfoot - he lived, barely, but will never be pain free until he dies.



I think in this case "finishing what you start" would have meant recognizing he was too low and leaving the 270 until the next jump.

I'm not recommending doing anything that causes lasting damage but putting off college for a year or two to pursue other dreams will NOT cause lasting damage in most cases.
"It's hard to have fun at 4-way unless your whole team gets down to the ground safely to do it again!"--Northern California Skydiving League re USPA Safety Day, March 8, 2014

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Yeah - that reminds me of a time when a guy I knew was under a new canopy . . . flew great he started a 270, yeah - he knew he was low, but he wanted to finish what he started . . . We felt the impact from over 100 yards away underfoot - he lived, barely, but will never be pain free until he dies.



I think in this case "finishing what you start" would have meant recognizing he was too low and leaving the 270 until the next jump.

I'm not recommending doing anything that causes lasting damage but putting off college for a year or two to pursue other dreams will NOT cause lasting damage in most cases.



It could. It might. Are you going to take the hit and support him if it does?
I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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why make the poll on a skydiving website when you know what everyone is gonna choose to begin with?



Well i sure as hell didnt see it being this much of a split.


My intent was to show some things that dont require a 4 year degree, was that real hard to understand ?

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Yeah - that reminds me of a time when a guy I knew was under a new canopy . . . flew great he started a 270, yeah - he knew he was low, but he wanted to finish what he started . . . We felt the impact from over 100 yards away underfoot - he lived, barely, but will never be pain free until he dies.



I think in this case "finishing what you start" would have meant recognizing he was too low and leaving the 270 until the next jump.

I'm not recommending doing anything that causes lasting damage but putting off college for a year or two to pursue other dreams will NOT cause lasting damage in most cases.



It could. It might. Are you going to take the hit and support him if it does?



No, but Barack's asking me to take the hit and support him if he defaults on federally guaranteed student loans. I'm okay with that if he's thought through his options and has made a wise choice of college/program/major, but if his heart isn't fully in college/university yet, I'd prefer as a taxpayer/investor in his future that he wait until he is ready.
"It's hard to have fun at 4-way unless your whole team gets down to the ground safely to do it again!"--Northern California Skydiving League re USPA Safety Day, March 8, 2014

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I'll school ya....



See, kids, just another example how education will lead you down the road to happiness and success. ;)
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

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The advice I was given when I was very young (I'm now 43) was that I should finish what I start.

Good advice but in your case I think finishing what you start means you should get your 'A' then go for your degree



Thats more of what i was leaning to. I have the oppurtunity to go to comm college for free in the spring or next fall.

Thanks for everyones input its interesting to hear what everyone thinks...
Why not?
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