skycat 0 #51 November 8, 2005 Thanks Eric, Now I have a partial list of DZs I will not jump at, since I'm looking to start event jumping and travel jumping. Since the only power in this I have is to vote with my money, it will not be spent at these establishments.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #52 November 8, 2005 Quotesince I'm looking to start event jumping You need to not hang around Mary so much. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #53 November 8, 2005 add skydive Dallas to the list. I saw them accepting a few late this summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #54 November 8, 2005 Do you think it would be helpful if many people wrote letters complaining? Or is it not that kind of process? I wonder if an automated online letter writing system would be useful in this kind of situation.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #55 November 9, 2005 QuoteHere is a partial list of DZ's that I know take them. Thats the results from States A-O. Parachute Center at Lodi Hmmm, it must be interesting for them to show up and see that they paid 65% more for the Skyride certificate than the standard Lodi tandem price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #56 November 9, 2005 QuoteJaye - take a look at the "What Can We Do About Skyride" thread ... there's info on the countersuit and even a place to download the document. Ya know i won't even bother with that thread anymore. It's just way too big. If a mod would lock it and start a skyride part 2 thread i would actually read it again. Until then, i gotta get my info from someone that actually still reads the original thread. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #57 November 9, 2005 aye, that thread is so long and old, it's being cited in lawsuits! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #58 November 9, 2005 damn that is longDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #59 November 9, 2005 yea, I shot off an email!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #60 November 9, 2005 Just in case they take the video down, http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=2929. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #61 November 9, 2005 Just in case anyones thinking of doing this or similar. It is illegal to DoS a website. There are laws that cover it, it is not 'too new'. Please consider this before running off half cocked. There is no anonymity on the web. Unless you're good (or have a few thousand infected zombie PCs to do your bidding) you will get caught without too much trouble. Your ISP will not protect any imagined right to privacy you may think that you have. Secondly, most commercial biz sites aren't running on Tripod - in otherwords, a) most business sites do not have bandwidth caps, unless their really cheap. b) you run up their bandwidth you push up their bills OR c) you run up their bandwidth and Dos their site: either way you have cost them real $$$. Third, I can't speak for their particular site, but if someone could somehow impact my GigE pipe (in the 120 Mbs traffic my company site gets) from their home connection..(think about that for a few minutes - many hosting facilities use similar huge pipes out).....they trip alarms, pages get sent, firewall automagically blocks your access. In extreme cases we follow up with the ISP, run background checks and invite them out to lunch with the company lawyer in attendance. I then threaten to hit them with a chair. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #62 November 9, 2005 Like you said, unless you have VERY large bandwidth ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #63 November 9, 2005 You threaten to beat them with a chair? I used to just beat them first then asked if they wanted to do it again. Company lawyers are a great asset to have along. Slap a suit then laugh. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #64 November 9, 2005 QuoteYou threaten to beat them with a chair? I am a trained professional. I don't suggest that others attempt to use a chair as a weapon. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #65 November 9, 2005 EXACTLY! I never checked your sig block b4, but I thought this was good!! That is totally cool. Thank you .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #66 November 9, 2005 QuoteJust in case they take the video down, http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=2929. Dave Sweeeeeeeeet.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rasmack 0 #67 November 9, 2005 QuoteThird, I can't speak for their particular site, but if someone could somehow impact my GigE pipe ... That sounds like a challenge to me. Maybe I just found something interesting to use my grid account for... Oh, and btw. Fantastic story. Calm and to the point.HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #68 November 9, 2005 GREAT job on this post and hats off to the news anchor. THESE SCUB BAGS NEED TO BE TARED AND FEATHERED... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #69 November 9, 2005 You got a cold?? Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #70 November 9, 2005 QuoteYou got a cold?? HAHAH! I was thinking the same thingMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #71 November 9, 2005 QuoteHere is a partial list of DZ's that I know take them. Thats the results from States A-O. Surprizingly 47 DZ's never responded to my email asking from those same states... Air Adventures of Clewiston Alabama Skydiving Center Alaska Skydiving Center Arizona Skydiving Coolidge Atlanta Skydiving Center Bay Area Skydiving Boston/Hartford Skydiving Center at Danielson CT Canton Air Sports Carolina Sky Sports Central Arkansas Para Center Cleveland Parachute Center, Inc. Colorado Skysports Desert Skydiving Center Eugene Skydivers Florida Skydiving Center Freefall Express Skydiving Greene County Sport Parachute Center - KY Pacific Coast Skydiving Pacific Skydiving Center Parachute Center at Lodi Paradise Skydives Skydive California City Skydive Greensburg Skydive Hawaii Skydive Idaho Skydive Mesquite Skydive N'Awlins! Skydive San Francisco Skydive Skyranch Wright Brothers Skydiving guess that means no more skydiving at Freefall Express for me. till they stop accepting skyride Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #72 November 9, 2005 QuoteArizona Skydiving Coolidge The poor SkyRide customer are gonna be bummed when they try to jump at Coolidge! lol... The DZ is closed for the moment...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goofyjumper 0 #73 November 9, 2005 I hope this goes national.......this place needs to go down. I feel bad for the workers of Skyride because they always sound confused when I ask for directions to DZ's that do not exist, but are advertised on their website.----------------- I love and Miss you so much Honey! Orfun #3 ~ Darla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #74 November 9, 2005 That was a good news story...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #75 November 9, 2005 You might want to start reading the thread from this point... There's a new thing from a SkyRide employee http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1919358#1919358 Apparently they are just trying to do business in the "real" world, their employees have bill to pay too and they feel hurt when negative things are said."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
