You See A Skydiver In the Middle of O'Hare ... What Do you Do?

[JohnnyD 0]

I'd ask him what he was thinking when he dedcided to wear that shirt to an airport and on a plane. I'm surprised he wasn't carrying his rig exposed and repacking his main before he boarded.

[ltdiver 3]

I was at a SoCal Home Depot one summer day right before Quincy and saw an RV parked there in the shade, air conditioner running, with a "Quincy or Bust" sticker on the back window.

I actually went back inside and trolled the isles to see if I could pick out who the skydivers were (t-shirts, haircut, style of walking, overall presence....). No Go. Couldn't find them.

Went back outside and knocked on the RV's door. No answer. Still don't know who it was. This was back in say 1998 or so.

btw, what IS the profile of a skydiver in public....

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[HSPScott 0]

I did the OJ dash through O'Hare with my rig on like a backpack to make a flight. I was the last one on the plane as the door was closing...... Got some interesting looks from people wondering if it was a parachute.

[normiss 806]

Does your father realize you're out riding all over central Florida when you should be working???

[idrankwhat 0]

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So who's got any better ideas? What should I have yelled at this dude at O'Hare?

Ask him for a pin check. If you end up on the same plane, fart.

[skymama 37]

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Does your father realize you're out riding all over central Florida when you should be working???

He was the reason I was out in the first place. I'm the lowly office person, I get sent on errands!

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

[peregrinerose 0]

"blue skies" is my vote. But we were in Myrtle Beach a few years ago, top off the jeep, enjoying the weather, and a couple of guys must have seen the skydiving bumper sticker, they screamed 'blue skies' at us in unison

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[normiss 806]

I've always thought of "Blue Skies" as a "good bye" to a fellow skydiver....no?
It just doesn't feel like a greeting to me.

[peregrinerose 0]

I see it more like 'wishing you well' than a greeting or goodbye.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[rehmwa 2]

kick him in the nuts and run away giggling like a school girl

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[jhrmustang 0]

That is just about perfect. I'll have to remember that if the situation ever happens to me. That is in reference to yelling"dooor"

The strong can always afford to be gentle, It is only the weak who need to "give as good as they get."

[cocheese 0]

Just smile and remember: You're not the only one wanting to surf the emergency door during an emergency.

[Shotgun 1]

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What should I have yelled at this dude at O'Hare?

Geronimo!

We saw some people in skydiving shirts at Bangkok Chef in Temecula last night, but then we see people in skydiving shirts about 50% of the time when we eat there (and we eat there a lot). And I guess I've been away from the dz for too long now, because I hardly ever recognize any of them anymore.

[Darius11 12]

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How about doing the AFF pull signal at them?




Then again....

It’s not polite to point.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[Candy 0]

We were camping out in the desert a few years ago, had a skydive sticker on our truck, this guys rides his dirt bike right up into the middle of our camp, takes off his helmet and yelled “Who skydives here”? My husband told him “That would be my wife” so we got to talking, ended up hanging out for the rest of the day, his girlfriend jumped in the truck with me, my husband jumped on her quad and we went and played in the desert…..it was fun.

[Zep 0]

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I hate to ask this, but who is Scott Lutz?

Troll,

Gone fishing

[warpedskydiver 0]

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So I'm here in Charlotte, waiting for the rest of my Skyfest traveling crew to get here. And I'm mulling over an experience I had earlier this morning as I'm connecting through O'Hare.

I'm heading down on the escalator to the passageway between terminals. A guy's heading up. I see a t-shirt that looks vaguely familiar and I focus in on it, sure enough, it's a "Jumps from Perfectly Good Airplanes" shirt. I look up at his face, nope, I don't know him at all. It's 5 a.m., I'm fresh off a redeye and my brain is mush, and I can't think of anything random at all to shout at a perfect stranger in a crowded airport to somehow harass him or otherwise acknowledge his skydiverness. And by that point I was at the bottom of the escalator and went on my way.

I thought about it later and all I could come up with was "Hey Asshole!" If he's a Muff Brother, of course he'll turn immediately and yell "WHAT?" If he's not, he might still wonder if I'm a skydiver, but of course, I wasn't wearing any skydiving t-shirts (I know, sacrilege - new rule - always wear a skydiving t-shirt en route to a boogie!). And I might get some hostile reactions from everyone ELSE on the escalator.

So who's got any better ideas? What should I have yelled at this dude at O'Hare?

And if it was you... identify yourself! (Vague description - white dude, maybe early 40s, thinning brownish hair, medium build, probably around 6' maybe a little shorter).

You should have just showed him your tits and yelled "Altitude!"

[mnealtx 0]

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You should have just showed him your tits and yelled "Altitude!"

No more callers, please...we have a winner!!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[sunshine 2]

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I may be old school here but maybe I would have said Hello first and then just asked if the prson was a skydiver and go from there.
I know it's very simple and is outdated to just greet a person with a common introduction, but what the hell it could possibly work beter then just yelling something random that could have meant nothing to that person.
hello! My name is ... I saw your tshirt and do you skydive? crazy concept right there!

Agreed. I have gone up to people before that were wearing skydive shirts and simply said "hey, where do you jump?" One time it was indeed a guy that had only done a tandem, but he was still pleasant to talk to for a few minutes. I would never yell something in an airport or other busy public place if the person was too far away, i would simply let it go. But i don't try to draw attention to the fact i'm a skydiver. I'm rather low key when i'm out in whuffo land.


(sorry for posting mike, do i still get a mike hug?)

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[mnealtx 0]

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(sorry for posting mike, do i still get a mike hug?)

Of course!!

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[JerryBaumchen 1,373]

Hi Flyer,

So I'm taking that you do not know the very old hand-signal for a skydiver.

Ok, here goes: Hold your hand up high with your fist closed, as you lower your hand, about mid-chest level, open it up, palm down, like a canopy opening .

Sheesh, you young people and what you don't know.

JerryBaumchen

[ltdiver 3]

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You should have just showed him your tits and yelled "Altitude!"

No more callers, please...we have a winner!!

Have to admit, that one tops them all...

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[Broke 0]

How about "Flair!"

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[marcandalysse 0]

I dont recognize that van as one of the regulars...

"The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton

[SuFantasma 0]

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How about "Flair!"

That would work in Miami Beach !

Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo".
- Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"