noblesmelissa 0 #1 September 15, 2005 Just a friendly little reminder... I directed someone out there last weekend to do their first tandem and forgot to tell her the most important thing about skydiving in San Marcos... DON'T SPEED THROUGH MARTINDALE!!! Yep, she got a speeding ticket for doing 64 in a 60... I guess after that the 2nd most important thing is pull your parachute... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallingchip 0 #2 September 15, 2005 Quote Yep, she got a speeding ticket for doing 64 in a 60... 64 in a 60? Coming from a cop "That's bullshit". Was the speed reduced to 64?______________________________________________ "A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #3 September 15, 2005 You all want to put a stop to that? Go to court. If you pay the fine it's easy money. If you go to court they have to have to pay to have the officer there and they're not working. Plus court costs too. If they are pulling for piddly stuff like that, go get a speedometer calibration and you'll most likely get it reduce to defective equipment, a no points violation. Even so, if you don't and still have to pay a fine, be content in knowing they made little to no money off you.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noblesmelissa 0 #4 September 15, 2005 I don't know...that is what she told me... I do know that when I first started jumping at SSM that the first thing I was told was "don't speed through Martindale...they will nail you every time". I've been told that at least 8 times in my long, 9 jump career... Besides, you don't know these tiny Texas towns... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noblesmelissa 0 #5 September 15, 2005 hmmm...interesting... Ive gotten a couple of speeding tickets in my time...always pay them and take defensive driving because it is just a hassle to take time off work, go wait in line, etc, etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #6 September 15, 2005 A lawyer works too. Last time I got pulled (81 in a 65) I got a lawyer. $50 fee to them and $80 or so in court costs and it was reduced to defective equipment. Best part is I never had to go to court. I don't mind paying a fine for being caught speeding, it's the insurance rate hikes I can't stand. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #7 September 15, 2005 With me being an ex-SSM jumper, that is correct. DO NOT speed through Martindale. As a group of us made our way to San Marcos after a long day of jumping, an also ex-jumper was pulled over for going 59 in the 55 zone (right where it changes from 60 to 55). She cried her way out of it, but they will pull you over for 1 mile over the speed limit if they could. Martindale is a known speed trap. But, Martindale is not the reason I stopped jumping there. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #8 September 15, 2005 QuoteJust a friendly little reminder... I directed someone out there last weekend to do their first tandem and forgot to tell her the most important thing about skydiving in San Marcos... DON'T SPEED THROUGH MARTINDALE!!! Yep, she got a speeding ticket for doing 64 in a 60... I guess after that the 2nd most important thing is pull your parachute... __________________________________________ I guess, that's been going on for years down there. I was at SSM, 7-8 yrs. ago., working on my seat rating and honest to god, that was the first thing I was told! I've heard stories of a lot of 'cheap shot' tickets out of Martindale. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYANGOESBOOM 0 #9 September 15, 2005 That was covered in my first jump class ive had 3 speeding tickets in the past month none in martindale Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noblesmelissa 0 #10 September 15, 2005 See, Officer Chip, I'm not lying...don't arrest me!! Although, if you want to lend me your handcuffs... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #11 September 15, 2005 DON'T SPEED THROUGH MARTINDALE!!! *** You guys actually STOP for cops?!?!?! Boy.... has THIS sport ever changed! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noblesmelissa 0 #12 September 15, 2005 Quote But, Martindale is not the reason I stopped jumping there. Ok, now I gotta ask... why DID you stop jumping there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #13 September 15, 2005 QuoteDON'T SPEED THROUGH MARTINDALE!!! *** You guys actually STOP for cops?!?!?! Boy.... has THIS sport ever changed! Yeah, we can't get just ride away on our horses like you used to do grampa. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noblesmelissa 0 #14 September 15, 2005 Bryan, I don't think Ive met you yet. Were you there last Saturday waiting out the winds with us? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallingchip 0 #15 September 15, 2005 QuoteSee, Officer Chip, I'm not lying...don't arrest me!! Although, if you want to lend me your handcuffs... No no no. I wasn't calling you a lier. I was saying the TICKET was bullshit not you. and... I can only lend them out if you promise to cuff me...______________________________________________ "A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #16 September 15, 2005 Quote DON'T SPEED THROUGH MARTINDALE!!! I don't speed anyway. After hitting a deer going 80+, totalling a car that I only had for three weeks, and the insurance wouldn't pay for it... I slowed down, and never had a lead foot after that. I hate deer... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noblesmelissa 0 #17 September 15, 2005 hehehe... you have the right to remain SEXY... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #18 September 15, 2005 QuoteQuote DON'T SPEED THROUGH MARTINDALE!!! I don't speed anyway. After hitting a deer going 80+, totalling a car that I only had for three weeks, and the insurance wouldn't pay for it... I slowed down, and never had a lead foot after that. I hate deer... How'd they hose you out of that? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallingchip 0 #19 September 15, 2005 Quote How'd they hose you out of that? My guess....no gap insurance.______________________________________________ "A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallingchip 0 #20 September 15, 2005 Quotehehehe... you have the right to remain SEXY... STOP!!! Your sending chills up my spine...______________________________________________ "A radical man is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air." -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYANGOESBOOM 0 #21 September 15, 2005 i was out on sunday friday and sat were lazy days i should be out there manyana Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #22 September 15, 2005 Well, I was 17 and a new driver so my parents could have had something to do with it... Not wanting their rates to go up, but they said the insurance company told them they couldn't give me what the car was worth, and it would fall under the unisured motorist section, yadda, yadda, yadda. To make a long story short, I paid for that car in full even though after hitting the deer, it flipped once, and came to a stop by hitting a tree, making it completely useless (totalled beyond recognition). It helped a little when some guy bought it for $500 because he said it was good for scrap metal... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #23 September 15, 2005 QuoteQuoteDON'T SPEED THROUGH MARTINDALE!!! *** You guys actually STOP for cops?!?!?! Boy.... has THIS sport ever changed! Yeah, we can't get just ride away on our horses like you used to do grampa. *** ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #24 September 15, 2005 Sounds like your parents hosed you, not the insurance company. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #25 September 15, 2005 QuoteSounds like your parents hosed you, not the insurance company. That's what I've thought for the past 11 years. It's OK now. I've got myself the car of my dreams now (even though it's a piece of shit), and I don't speed. That whole accident thing scarred me for life. The story didn't end with the tree. It was the angel that picked me up at 1:30 in the morning AFTER hitting the deer, flipping, and hitting the tree. But, that may be another story in itself... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
