gemini 0 #26 May 10, 2005 Val it was great finally meeting you, Remy and his wife at the BWC. Hang in there a little longer and we'll all see you Wednesday evening. Blue skies, Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #27 May 10, 2005 Quote Have you joimed the last BigWay Camp? How was it? Pleas say hi to all the folks around and have fun!!!!!!!! M. Hey, Yeah!! Where -were- you this time around!! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itllclear 1 #28 May 10, 2005 Quote>>What's the Bombshelter?<< A pathetic version of a really cool jumper's bar that used to be on the DZ at Perris. NickD BASE 194 Remember when all it had was a dirt floor? Someone spilled the beer and Steve Mack didn't wwant it to go to waste and got down and tried to lick it up. Those were the days! Harry"Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merkur 1 #29 May 10, 2005 Quote Hey, Yeah!! Where -were- you this time around!! I was hunting for a new job to finance skydiving. Other than that I am hanging aroung my smal German dZ each weekend, looking at a lot of clouds and not that much sun. The standard plane is downsized to Cessna 206 Turbine (yes - planes do exist, wher just 6 jumpers are on board) and I have signed up for an amazing 20way attempt at the end of this month. (whispers also talk about something around 40-50 going on one month later) So again, have fun an spend a short thought for the folks with the small planes and the expensive jump tickets on your next ride to altitudeM.vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #30 May 10, 2005 >>Remember when all it had was a dirt floor?<< Or, that straw thatched ceiling and fireplace, how it never burned down is amazing. And the Bar itself with everyone's named carved into it. They should have saved that piece of history. It's funny now but when Tommy built the new Bombshelter we are all gagging on how yuppie it was. But I remember the first time I saw the original Bombshelter in the late 70s and thought, what whack jobs these Perris people are, everyone knows real jumpers drink and party in the parking lot for free . . . In fact the new Bombshelter is what killed the case of beer tradition which was an important bonding process between Instructors and students. Students bringing in beer from off the DZ is all of a sudden frowned on and it was the beginning of the end of skydiving as we knew it. At first Perris tried to sell cases of beer to students at bar prices. It was something like $40 a pop. That didn't work and they went to beer tickets students could purchase and that didn't catch on either. Now you're lucky to get a thank you as your students get in their cars and disappear forever. No, it's different nowadays, but it sure as hell isn't better . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordy 0 #31 May 10, 2005 Don't complain, I would rather be bored on the dz than bored at work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,447 #32 May 10, 2005 Well shoot -- you could PM me, or get another massage... WendyThere is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
