CanuckInUSA 0 #51 August 31, 2004 Watch out for the pie Kalyne. I see that you're poised for it. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #52 August 31, 2004 QuoteWatch out for the pie Kalyne. I see that you're poised for it. They don't have "surprise attacks" at Gold Coast like they did at MileHi. They have "ceremonies"..get on your knees and ya get the "hymn"..but in my case it'd be a "her" and then a pie in the face and a beer poured over your head. Then again, who knows what they'll do to me..the DZO loves to tease me. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrairieDoug 0 #53 August 31, 2004 My 2 oldest daughters have both jumped, and one of them completed AFF. I gotta say the experience was terrifying for me... ...not the skydiving part, but the wild clothes-optional DZ parties and how these young hotties that I brought into the world would handle all the horn dog skydivers hitting on them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChangoLanzao 0 #54 August 31, 2004 Quote http://www.afn.org/skydive/sta/stats.html scroll down to the bottom of the page for a comparison http://www.ranchskydive.com/safety/tb_article07.htm http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/cpsc/FAQ.html near the bottom of the page: What are the statistics on skydiving fatalities? I'm totally with Kris on this one. Skydiving is inherently dangerous, so is motorcycling, driving a car, operating a drill press, etc. Comparing all of these statistics in order to rationalize and claim that "Skydiving is safer" is meaningless and does nothing to enhance the sport. The statistics are only meaningful to insurance companies. To them, all of the incidents are random because they don't know anything about the victims; they only see the claims. Look at it this way: don't ask whether Skydiving is safer, instead ask whether YOU are a safer Skydiver. You can eliminate virtually ALL of the risk by the way you participate in the sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MyOwnWay 0 #55 August 31, 2004 well sweetie, some times you have to do things your way. don't let your parents influence your decisions. if they stop paying some of your bills cuz you continue to skydive, then you need to weigh how important skydiving is to you compared to how nice it is they pay up. you won't be forever attached to your parents financially, so maybe it's time for you to start cutting yourself lose of their grip. but, it's your decision. also, do you live w/ your parents? if so, i can see how this is a huge issue, if not, then you're a big girl, you have responsibility, you can make you're own decisions. just my two cents_________________________________________ all good things are wild and free - Henry David Thoreau Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckbrown 0 #56 August 31, 2004 Quote Look at it this way: don't ask whether Skydiving is safer, instead ask whether YOU are a safer Skydiver. You can eliminate virtually ALL of the risk by the way you participate in the sport. Well said. Bravo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #57 August 31, 2004 QuoteQuoteWatch out for the pie Kalyne. I see that you're poised for it. They don't have "surprise attacks" at Gold Coast like they did at MileHi. They have "ceremonies"..get on your knees and ya get the "hymn"..but in my case it'd be a "her" and then a pie in the face and a beer poured over your head. Then again, who knows what they'll do to me..the DZO loves to tease me. Oh, no! We wouldn't do that at MHS. It would be a formal affair: black tie, champagne, and a catered dinner. Of course you would need to have your acceptance speech prepared in advance."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #58 August 31, 2004 look's like im going to have to be at the dz this weekend!!! so i can pie katie!!!!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #59 August 31, 2004 Skydiving is inherently dangerous yet statistically safe, how's that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChangoLanzao 0 #60 August 31, 2004 QuoteSkydiving is inherently dangerous yet statistically safe, how's that? Do you consider yourself a "statistic"?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #61 August 31, 2004 QuoteQuoteSkydiving is inherently dangerous yet statistically safe, how's that? Do you consider yourself a "statistic"?? Yes! A very good statistic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrenaline16 0 #62 September 2, 2004 My parents were completly againt it at the beginning, i was turning 17 soon so they had to sign my waivers, and i actually convinced them. Now they support me a lot, and i''m out there every weekend jumping my butt off as much as my money will let me. But i guess every situation is different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #63 September 2, 2004 QuoteNick- Thank you very much for the websites. They were all interesting and quite informative. I am sure I will be able to share some of the info with my dad to help ease his mind. He's a very intellectual, by the books type (a Judge by occupation) and likes solid facts and lots of information. That kind of person worries me. I like a person who can make seat-of-the-pants decisions based maybe in part on "solid facts" (where can you get indisputable ones of those these days?) but also on intuition and "feel." What does a "by the books type" do when facts just aren't really available, or what is available is contradictory? Do they just freeze up and can't make any decisions? The other extreme is making all of your decisions with nothing, or very little, factual behind them. Equally bad. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
