NickDG 23 #76 August 30, 2008 >>n the real world they are a nobody.In the real world everybody is a nobody. You'll learn that some day. Stop counting your money and start counting your friends . . . NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #77 August 30, 2008 Your not making it seem anymore attractive by giving an example of a woman who lived in poverty until she started to make a decent wage. Quote I think what Nick is sayin' is if ya want it bad enough, anything is possible. Sonny Steele: I knew a fella once misjudged a Brahma - put a rib right through his lung. He could barely breathe, and he still got up and rode the rankest mare there. Hallie Martin: I will never understand why you find that kind of behavior admirable! Sonny Steele: It'll get you up the hill. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #78 September 1, 2008 Quote>>n the real world they are a nobody.<< In the real world everybody is a nobody. You'll learn that some day. Stop counting your money and start counting your friends . . . exactly - and that's fine by me. Fewer people to bug me while I do what I want to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #79 September 1, 2008 >There are serious limits to what he could learn while neither jumping, nor earning >enough to jump, though. As I pointed out earlier, the opposite is also true. There are things you will never learn by blasting through an AFF program, that can really only be learned by hanging out with the rest of the people who can't jump (due to winds, clouds, money, darkness etc etc.) Latest case in point. Recently learned that you never wear a jumpsuit to a bar fight; the grippers give the miscreants too much leverage if they get a hold of them. That's something you don't learn in AFF (or even coaching!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #80 September 1, 2008 Quote Latest case in point. Recently learned that you never wear a jumpsuit to a bar fight; the grippers give the miscreants too much leverage if they get a hold of them. Smart off to Sparky again in the bombshelter and get yer ass kicked there Bill.....you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boblembke 0 #81 September 2, 2008 I take it that you are around 20 -25 yrs old.... reminds me when my little sister who was 21 and said her life long dream was to go to New York....I'm not making fun of you, it is just ....funny. i am 44yrs old. I own a dragster that does from 0 to200 mph in a 1/4mile. I have have not raced it in 2 yrs. One engine cost $17,000. I JUST KEEP WORKING FOR IT! I will race it again in about a month... If it is worth it then work for it, save your money. If you have free time, then HELP out at the DZ. As you were told before these people will get to know you and will help you IF you show yourself helpful Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_K 0 #82 September 2, 2008 Quote >>n the real world they are a nobody.In the real world everybody is a nobody. You'll learn that some day. Stop counting your money and start counting your friends . . . NickD How true, how true... the closest that I'll ever come to being a somebody is the fact that my first name happens to be Bill. I share that name with some famous and infamous guys alike... Heads back for a second bag of pop-corn and back into lurk mode. Oh and BTW, it's the people in skydiving that keep me coming back... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danielcroft 2 #83 September 3, 2008 Quote There are other goals I have like paying off my bills, keeping my electric on, keeping my gas tank above the empty mark, starting a family, etc..Skydiving isn't quite at the top of the list just yet but it will be It occurs to me that all these would be moot if you lived at the DZ. Just sayin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
