virgin-burner 1 #26 January 22, 2008 Quote What question do u guys ask to find out if some is lying about skydiving, do you just play stupid? And call them out on it or just walk away and try to keep the laughter to yourself play along, all stupid, all in awe.. keep the laughter to myself!“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #27 January 22, 2008 Quote Quote What question do u guys ask to find out if some is lying about skydiving, do you just play stupid? And call them out on it or just walk away and try to keep the laughter to yourself play along, all stupid, all in awe.. keep the laughter to myself! That's what I would probably do. Until they were deeply entrenched in the story . . . but in the end, they would get shot down, big flames, lots of debris. If they were nice about it all, I might tell them where they could go to TRULY get the experience.... otherwise I would just tell them where they could go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #28 January 22, 2008 Quote If I were going to waste my time I would ask them where they jump. Then start asking them if they know people. But for extra fun, make sure it's fictional people. 'You jump at [insert DZ name]? Then you must know [insert fictional name].''Oh yeah, me and him go way back.' 'I doubt that, because I just made him up'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #29 January 22, 2008 QuoteI only have 3 jumps and I don't say I am skydiver (yet) Why not? My personal opinion is that 3 jumps qualifies. Heck, I think 1 jump qualifies. Does a person who only had sex once call himself a virgin? No, even though he still has no idea what he's doing. But, people lie because they want to feel important. In situations like that, I prefer to merely say that there's no need to bullshit. No need to impress. Let's be genuine with each other or else I won't be in conversation with you. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyberdyber 0 #30 January 22, 2008 I have an aquaintance, someone very well known in the sport, tell me once that in high school he started lying to people on purpose to just to see if they noticed. He would make the lies bigger and bigger to see how far he could take it. He said through this process he learned that most people don't know the difference and will believe most anything you tell them. I think he still does this today. http://www.skydiveatlanta.com http://www.musiccityskydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #31 January 22, 2008 Quote Quote Quote What question do u guys ask to find out if some is lying about skydiving, do you just play stupid? And call them out on it or just walk away and try to keep the laughter to yourself play along, all stupid, all in awe.. keep the laughter to myself! That's what I would probably do. Until they were deeply entrenched in the story . . . but in the end, they would get shot down, big flames, lots of debris. If they were nice about it all, I might tell them where they could go to TRULY get the experience.... otherwise I would just tell them where they could go. i'm still smiling about that guy that claimed to have basejumped.. from a helicopter! that night i returned to our table and told everyone not to believe a friggin' word from that person.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #32 January 22, 2008 Quote Also I am not sure if you completely expired what you need to do but, if I read correctly, inorder to remain current you just need to pass one professional level exam. If I didn't have my sights on the IE, I would probably do the MPLS or BGP one. A "P" level exam has a three year lifetime. When you take the last exam to get a "P" cert, the cert expires three years after that last exam. Three years later, all the exams are more than three years old, so you are back to square one."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #33 January 22, 2008 QuoteQuote Also I am not sure if you completely expired what you need to do but, if I read correctly, inorder to remain current you just need to pass one professional level exam. If I didn't have my sights on the IE, I would probably do the MPLS or BGP one. A "P" level exam has a three year lifetime. When you take the last exam to get a "P" cert, the cert expires three years after that last exam. Three years later, all the exams are more than three years old, so you are back to square one. I copied the following from the cisco web site. I am not sure how to read that. If it means any and all or any 1. CCNP Recertificaton CCNP certifications are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum after 01/01/06, or pass a current CCIE written exam. http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le10/learning_certification_type_home.htmlIf I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #34 January 22, 2008 Ok... maybe it's the meds (although I am cutting back now) or maybe it's just me, but this thread got me to thinking about why people lie in general. House knows it - "all patients lie" Teachers know it - "the dog ate it, no REALLY!" Parents should know it, but refuse to see it - "lil Johnnie would NEVER lie to me!" History even knows it - can we say Brontosaurous? And the books were written by the victor. But WHY do people lie? Greed, Fear, Acceptance, Habit, Entertainment, International spy - those are the basic answers... but probably the best reason is that they don't have a good enough story on their own. So.... once my foot heals [cuz I broke it on this really rad move, I was test jumping a new canopy (it was a paracommander 57) from a helicopter into the andes, my ski fell off, I landed on the one ski, I knew something was broke when I landed, but HAD to finish the run. It was a 6mile slope at 70deg. Trees everywhere! But on my broken leg (with the bones sticking out) I turned and missed all but one.... It just jumped in front of me, cuz trees do that. But luckily, I just grazed it because I must have been doing 150mph. I just knew how to roll right. Then I got back up on the ski and finished the run.] I'll work on getting better stories. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #35 January 22, 2008 Quote Quote Quote What question do u guys ask to find out if some is lying about skydiving, do you just play stupid? And call them out on it or just walk away and try to keep the laughter to yourself play along, all stupid, all in awe.. keep the laughter to myself! That's what I would probably do. Until they were deeply entrenched in the story . . . but in the end, they would get shot down, big flames, lots of debris. If they were nice about it all, I might tell them where they could go to TRULY get the experience.... otherwise I would just tell them where they could go. Ha ha Shot down, big flames , lots of debris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortyj 0 #36 January 22, 2008 you guys make me laugh. Thats a good one.Playtime is essential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #37 January 22, 2008 Funny! I must be the opposite, because I quit bragging about jumping decades ago. When I served in the military, everyone assumed that if you jumped, you were one of those macho, muscle-bound, bragging, strutting, arrogant bullies from the Canadian Airborne Regiment. I just got really tired of people trying to force me into a stereotype that was not me. Nowadays, I avoid mentioning skydiving just because people assume that I am a death-defying, hair-on-fire, risk-taker, etc. Ho! Hum! I would rather discuss Belgian politics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #38 January 22, 2008 man, 27 years ago, when you started this, what did you want to talk about? yea, right, SKYDIVE..! i'm a n00b, i could talk skydive all day long.. and mostly, i do! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,075 #39 January 22, 2008 Well, I don't lie about it, but I occasionally don't tell the whole truth. "What did you do this weekend, Bill?" "Not much. Worked around the house a little." I often find it pointless to talk about skydiving with whuffos, because it's generally the same questions over and over. "Wow, you're a skydiver? Are you an instructor?" "Yes." "Do you do that skysurf thing?" "No." "What's the highest you ever jumped from?" "30,000 feet." "Wow! I thought that was, like, illegal. Did your parachute ever fail to open?" "Yep, a few times." "And you survived?" Etc etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #40 January 22, 2008 Quote Funny! I must be the opposite, because I quit bragging about jumping decades ago. When I served in the military, everyone assumed that if you jumped, you were one of those macho, muscle-bound, bragging, strutting, arrogant bullies from the Canadian Airborne Regiment. I just got really tired of people trying to force me into a stereotype that was not me. Nowadays, I avoid mentioning skydiving just because people assume that I am a death-defying, hair-on-fire, risk-taker, etc. Ho! Hum! I would rather discuss Belgian politics. See right there - lies lies lies . . . [[ one of those macho, muscle-bound, bragging, strutting, arrogant bullies from the Canadian Airborne Regiment. ]] Only the American military has those! DUH!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
taylor.freefall 0 #41 January 22, 2008 So far I've yet to have a positive response from someone about skydiving, I've even been compared to a heroin addict - can you believe that? I'm learning very quickly to just not talk about it to non skydiving people. Shame really Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortyj 0 #42 January 22, 2008 yes all of us are "crazy" I don't know if I read this on here, but i thought it was good. why jump out of a perfectly good airplane? What gets me is people who jump out of perfectly good boats I mean are they crazy they could drown. Playtime is essential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #43 January 22, 2008 Quote So far I've yet to have a positive response from someone about skydiving, I've even been compared to a heroin addict - can you believe that? I'm learning very quickly to just not talk about it to non skydiving people. Shame really If you are in an elevator with 11 people, how do you tell which ones are skydivers and which ones aren't? Don't worry about it - they'll tell you.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
shortyj 0 #44 January 22, 2008 lol thats like if you are at a party how can you tell if there are any pilots there? they will tell you.Playtime is essential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylor.freefall 0 #45 January 22, 2008 AH Thankyou, I'm glad you've said that because I've had a scuba diver say the exact same thing to me. He didn't understand that he could drown when diving. Unbelievable isn't it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #46 January 22, 2008 Skydiving vs Scuba We've never lost one Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #47 January 22, 2008 Quote Skydiving vs Scuba We've never lost one D.B. Cooper?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
ACMESkydiver 0 #48 January 22, 2008 Quote History even knows it - can we say Brontosaurous? And the books were written by the victor. Um...Karen...what are you saying about my Brontosaurus? That's one of my favorite dinosaurs. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #49 January 22, 2008 No video so it never happenedDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taylor.freefall 0 #50 January 22, 2008 there was one on beach patrol last night. that was on video ne nar ne nar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
