matthewcline 0 #1 January 5, 2009 So blazing up I-75 Sunday in the N end of Fl, I get passed by a little red car and it has a skydiver inspired license plate and POPS sticker, it got me to wondering: How many of us sees a fellow Skydiver on the road each day? And: What do you do when you do see them? MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #2 January 5, 2009 Right who was it, i was in West Virginia Sunday morning (Church House Cafe) and outside was a subaru parked with some skydiving related stickers.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poe62 0 #3 January 5, 2009 I see them all the time around here. I usually just honk and wave as I drive by them. ~Nikki http://www.facebook.com/poe62 Irgity Dirgity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #4 January 5, 2009 I don't see to many... But, when I do. I track away like hell! I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #5 January 5, 2009 The plate said "skymax". But I was thinking more along the lines of being away from the DZ and seeing a skydiver in the "real world". Just in a few weeks I have seen a few skydivers headed south (like the snow birds I guess). A old gray (maybe faded silver) car with a "Skydive Virgina" bumper sticker. A RV with a skyfest sticker. A green Ford Ranger with a USPA sticker. If I pass 'em I tell them to check altitude and pull using the standard AFF hand signals. The car from AL flipped me off, must a been a Muff Brother!?! Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #6 January 5, 2009 if it's just the sticker they give out to tandems i'll be sure to see if i know who it is before honking and waving. if it's multiple sitckers (dzs, gear cos, ect..) i'll honk and wave. if it's someone i know i'll slip in behind them and call thier cell to mess with them about thier crazy driving.diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmaricle55 0 #7 January 5, 2009 Quote I track away like hell! So that was you! Muff Brother # 3883, SCR # 14796 ICD # 1 - Pres. Yeah, I noticed and I think it's funny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #8 January 5, 2009 I keep an eye on them to make sure we're not in the same hotelYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SARLDO 0 #9 January 5, 2009 I was on my bike headed down I-95 near Titusville, Fl a few days ago, wearing a Speed Limit 120 shirt and a guy goes past me honking, waving, and flashing what I thought were gang signs. After I spotted the USPA sticker on his back window, I figured out he was just telling me to arch, check my alti and pull."Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens MB#4300 Dudeist Skydiver #68 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeregrineFalcon 0 #10 January 5, 2009 Giving a guy a "pull" signal can easily be misinterpreted as the middle finger. Maybe a "relax" signal is less ambiguous. Of course, in Perris 14 years ago, the relax signal was tapping on the head. Today up North, it's different. I don't know if that's a location change or a time change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galvar2439 0 #11 January 5, 2009 QuoteI was on my bike headed down I-95 near Titusville, Fl a few days ago, wearing a Speed Limit 120 shirt and a guy goes past me honking, waving, and flashing what I thought were gang signs. After I spotted the USPA sticker on his back window, I figured out he was just telling me to arch, check my alti and pull. Yeah, And you didnt do any of them, your groundedSo i just broke up with this woman who wasn't even my girlfriend! Hellfish #782, POPS #10664 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galvar2439 0 #12 January 5, 2009 Quote I see them all the time around here. I usually just honk and wave as I drive by them. re you still getting drunk and riding that big wheel in the landing area?So i just broke up with this woman who wasn't even my girlfriend! Hellfish #782, POPS #10664 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poe62 0 #13 January 5, 2009 It's the only thing they let me drive without a helmet. ~Nikki http://www.facebook.com/poe62 Irgity Dirgity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #14 January 5, 2009 Quote It's the only thing they let me drive without a helmet. Damn! they still make me wear mine (I.C.D#2 VP) ""I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmaricle55 0 #15 January 5, 2009 Quote Damn! they still make me wear mine They must have seen the way you drive! Muff Brother # 3883, SCR # 14796 ICD # 1 - Pres. Yeah, I noticed and I think it's funny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #16 January 5, 2009 Quote The car from AL flipped me off, must a been a Muff Brother!?! Brilliant 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #17 January 5, 2009 Quote Quote Damn! they still make me wear mine They must have seen the way you drive! Hey!! I was the PASSENGER in divot's exploder load 1. I didnt make load 2 or 3 (no I think they just like to laugh at me in my light robbin egg blue protec oh well I still have fun) (I.C.D#2 VP) ""I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 January 5, 2009 Quote The car from AL flipped me off, must a been a Muff Brother!?! Matt No, that was me. Nah, seriously, if I saw a vehicle with any skydive stickers, I'd hang near them and try to pull up next so I can see if I know them, and if yes, honk the horn as long as they know me, because I don't have any stickers on my vehicles. If I don't know them, I just let them go."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #19 January 5, 2009 Well the Avalanche has a big sticker on the back that says "SKYDIVE", that usually gives it away. The car has a Fastrax sticker but it is kind of small. MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #20 January 6, 2009 I saw a guy driving that ugly chevy contraption the HHR with a 4 way sticker on his rear window. I gave him the pull signal as I passed, and he smiled.Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #21 January 6, 2009 What do you do when you do see them? shoot the bird at em....fucking skydivers if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #22 January 6, 2009 Quote What do you do when you do see them? shoot the bird at em....fucking skydivers I call 911 and tell them some psycho escaped the mental ward... and give them the license plate number ! Is that wrong?Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontiacgtp00 0 #23 January 6, 2009 QuoteRight who was it, i was in West Virginia Sunday morning (Church House Cafe) and outside was a subaru parked with some skydiving related stickers. Where in WV were you? I live in WV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porpoishead 8 #24 January 6, 2009 Quote Quote What do you do when you do see them? shoot the bird at em....fucking skydivers I call 911 and tell them some psycho escaped the mental ward... and give them the license plate number ! Is that wrong? so it was you, bastard!!! if you want a friend feed any animal Perry Farrell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #25 January 6, 2009 At a red light once, we asked a guy about his skydiving sticker. He said it was on the car when he bought it.My only sticker is a faded Infinity logo. Nobody honks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
