10 Things skydivers hate the most?

[rhino 0]

1. Losing friends
2. People who fart stinky farts on the plane
3. watching people bounce
4. Not being able to jump more
5. the fact that my kids can't jump yet
6. swoops not lasting forever
7. the fact that I can't live and work at the dz 8. Not having a swoop pond at every dz
9. My wife doesn't jump
10. expensive equipment

[freeflir29 0]

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9) Pink and purple shit

Hey now...........chicks dig my LARGE purple helmet.

[flyangel2 2]

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9) Pink and purple shit

Are you saying you don't like my rig

Besides, I remember seeing you in a pink jumpsuit at one time.

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[bobsled92 0]

Having my wife take money out of my SEPARATE JUMP MONEY account (an acct. my OT pay goes into)

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[flyhi 24]

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2. People who fart stinky farts on the plane
3. watching people bounce

I think I would have reversed those two.

Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics.

[skybytch 273]

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Besides, I remember seeing you in a pink jumpsuit at one time.

That was Kate's fault. I wanted blue but noooo she thought I'd look better in pepto bismol pink.....

At least the cool logo on the chest matches my rig. And it's way too big for me now too.

[heltzer 0]

Add to that...

11. Hearing "door" after the door is slammed open.

[crozby 0]

All the other things everyone else said.

plus getting down from my first jump of the day and realizing that because its been sooo long since my last days skydiving i've forgotten how to pack my rig. yet again.

[AggieDave 6]

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People who refuse to secure their helmets and then roll their eyes when you ask them to.

As I told the academy pukes that wouldn't put their seatbelts on while in a 182 at collegates, "Hey fuckers, I've been in a jump plane crash, that shit helps, so fucking put it on!"

They gave me a very weird look and then quickly put their seatbelts on.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[rehmwa 2]

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1. Skydiving is supposed to be fun.
2. Different people have different definitions of fun. We have to respect that their definition works for them. It is not wrong because it is different.

Nicely put, that goes for which disciplines (that's plural on purpose) you choose to do, or whether you like to dink around or full-out train serious.

It's real simple, if 2 people are so different that they don't have fun jumping with each other, then they should just not jump together. And then do this without belittling the other's (attitude, discipline, planning, jumping).

other things:

- people hurting and killing themselves
- 100 jump know it alls
- Excuses, just learn the lesson and do better next time, no one really cares, it's only a jump

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[ChrisL 2]

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Well lets have it! What do you really hate?

I hate people saying "beer" all the freakin time.

I'm not buying you an damn beer so shut up.

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[sunshine 2]

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I hate people saying "beer" all the freakin time.

I'm not buying you an damn beer so shut up

Yuppers. That gets sooo old.

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[ChrisL 2]

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Having my wife take money out of my SEPARATE JUMP MONEY account (an acct. my OT pay goes into)

Put it in a different bank that only you have access too.

Thats what I do

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[Darius11 12]

1. Having my face mask shatter on a jump with you

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[skycat 0]

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People who refuse to secure their helmets and then roll their eyes when you ask them to.

As I told the academy pukes that wouldn't put their seatbelts on while in a 182 at collegates, "Hey fuckers, I've been in a jump plane crash, that shit helps, so fucking put it on!"

They gave me a very weird look and then quickly put their seatbelts on.

As in Air Force Academy? I wonder what was up their butts, they know better, it's not like a 206 isn't one of the normal jumpships for them.

Fly it like you stole it!

[AggieDave 6]

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As in Air Force Academy? I wonder what was up their butts, they know better, it's not like a 206 isn't one of the normal jumpships for them.

It was a 182 and it was 3 AF and one Army cadet.

Maybe they thought it was too much trouble since it was cramped in that wide body.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[sunshine 2]

First time i ever landed in an airplane was a 182 wide body. Got up to about 500ft, when the pilot said we had to land immediately. Glad i had my seat belt on instead of scrambling for it. Most people think they won't be in an emergency situation. Sad but true.

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[masterrig 1]

Whuffo's asking; "What if your first chute doesn't open? We know the rest...

[bob.dino 1]

It's a joke & bonding ritual. They don't expect you to buy the fuckin' beer. Except for end of AFF, first licence, 100 jumps, and mals.

Lighten up .

[bob.dino 1]

Why does she even have access to the account?

Find an excuse (better interest rate, lower charges, etc.) to move the account to another bank and set it up just in your name... show her the statements as normal for your financial planning, but she can't get access to the money.

[AggieDave 6]

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It's a joke & bonding ritual. They don't expect you to buy the fuckin' beer. Except for end of AFF, first licence, 100 jumps, and mals.

Fuck that.

I buy beer for my firsts. Hell, with all the 1sts I racked up getting my ratings I bought a keg for the DZ.

I did my first camera jump about 9 months ago, I bought beer for that.

I had my first tandem malfunction back in September. I bought beer for that.

I bought a new jumpsuit and put my first jump on it. I even bought beer for that.

Why? Its important to give back.

The joking and bonding ritual is after the beer light is on and everyone is hanging out and drinking beer. If people are assholes about buying beer for their firsts, then there is no beer. I drink their beer and they drink my beer.

It works out as you make it longer in the sport, you end up buying less and less beer due to running out of a lot of 1sts.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[bob.dino 1]

I was referring more to the "Is this the first time you've jumped this year? Beer!" kind of stuff .

I too buy my beer. Plenty of it (two already this year ). I owe another case for my D licence next time I'm out. Skydiving is an expensive ol' sport

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[AggieDave 6]

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I was referring more to the "Is this the first time you've jumped this year? Beer!" kind of stuff

That's why I posted the official beer rules at my DZ.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Girlfalldown 0]

It's funny, a lot of the things I hate the most about skydiving are also the things I love. Like the "beer" thing. It still makes me laugh but I'm so sick of hearing it. I hate dropzone gossip but I love having a dropzone where everyone is really tight so they kind of go hand and hand. It's sorta like having a brother that drives you crazy but you couldn't live without him.

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[bob.dino 1]

Share? At our DZ, the ones you're usually expected to buy on are:

End of AFF.
End of B-rels (compulsory RW training table).
Each licence (~25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000).
Each mal.
Beer line offence.
Oh, and acts of gross stupidity usually count too .

I may have missed a couple, but I think that's most...