HeatherB 0 #1 July 8, 2004 For instance: I do a gear check every time I leave my house. I think "keys, purse, etc," which is probably normal, but it is always involuntarily followed by "helmet, goggles, altimeter." Cannot help it! Added wierdness - I haven't worn goggles in a looong time. And I always think "helmet, goggles, altimeter" while I'm getting ready for a jump too. Can't seem to get rid of the "goggles" part of that. I've also seen cars pass me and thought "wow, he falls like a rock." Maybe I'm just going insane. Anyone else?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RoadRash 0 #2 July 8, 2004 I do a pin check... Ok, there's my pen... ~R+R...That's about as close as I get...that or...I wonder how fast that gibbon would fall if I added about 15 pounds of gear......~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites n2skdvn 0 #3 July 8, 2004 before i leave the house i grab the door handel and yell Door!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycat 0 #4 July 8, 2004 Checking for your pilot cute when wearing a backpack. That one catches me off guard every once in awhile.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 2fat2fly 0 #5 July 8, 2004 I've had to look at my watch and translate from altitude to hoursI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tigra 0 #6 July 8, 2004 When someone farts I automatically say "Smells like jump run!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkiD_PL8 0 #7 July 8, 2004 QuoteChecking for your pilot cute when wearing a backpack. That one catches me off guard every once in awhile.I did that the other day for the first time... Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #8 July 8, 2004 I was standing on one of the upper mezzanines of a large, palatial movie theater near where I live, in a huge atrium with stairways criss-crossing. I went to a railing and looked up and down and sideways to a bunch of different ledges, and because I've gotten so used to being unfazed by kneeling next to an open airplane door at 13,000 feet, I got this weird feeling: I wasn't at all nervous when I imagined myself climbing all over those ledges. Normally, I am apprehensive about heights and ledges. I guess I've kinda gained confidence because of the notion of having a parachute on when I get high enough to hurt myself in a fall. (Somehow I can tune out the fact that I am not wearing a parachute when near these kinds of ledges. Either that or I pretend to myself that I DO have a parachute on.) --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 crzjp20 0 #9 July 8, 2004 i called a case of bear yesterday at work.... thank god my manager was gone cause i yelled it..... then i had to explain it..... and i have reacehed for a pilot on a backpack as well..... really really sad.-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LuvToFly 0 #10 July 8, 2004 Okay, Here are some of mine: - Running down the steps too fast - while thinking about how I will execute my PLF if I miss one on the way down. - Checking to see if my flap is closed after a visit to the restroom because I don't want to have an unintentional opening - Watching a lawyer show and thinking that the term "malpractice" is a contradiction. - Seeing a cartoon character in a parachute and thinking that their wing loading is ridiculous (and then attending a swoop competition and finding out I was wrong) - Unable to hear the comedian's name Paul Riser without wondering if he can get another 50 yards by pulling down on his rear suspenders. - Getting excited to get a cloth napkin at a restaurant because I can make a salt-shaker BASE jumper - Locking up like a hunting dog when channel surfing and a commercial for "Extreme sports - crazy skydivers" comes on. - Getting cornered by someone in a conversation and wondering, "how fast AM I tracking these days?" "The helicopter approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of a magic carpet" - Igor Sikorsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #11 July 8, 2004 At the wind tunnel, whenever I wondered how much longer til my next turn I'd "check my altimeter" - had to laugh at myself every time I did it. When it's really windy outside I'll track up it. Never know, one day I might develop lift and take off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Erroll 80 #12 July 8, 2004 Quotei called a case of bear yesterday at work.... You have bears by the case load in Kentucky????? I bet they drink beer too!! I find my self frequently checking my handbrake and gear lever while waiting at an intersection - just like I would do several handle checks on run-in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #13 July 8, 2004 carving around chicks in night clubs... during the 1st months of jumping, at my office, sitting on my chair and practicing my exits... Ready-Set-Go... Actually fell off my chair once scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallinWoman 1 #14 July 8, 2004 I use a backpack=type purse...and every time I put it on I go through my emergency procedures....I throw my pilot chute, say, "FUCK", then peel, pull, punch.... I am sure I look pretty weird every time I get out of my car and put my purse on my back!!!! ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kansasskydiver 0 #15 July 8, 2004 Doctor asked me how much I weighed, I said "260 out the door"<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cornholio 0 #16 July 8, 2004 I don't drink, but I still find myself, after doing something for the first time, thinking "BEEEEER!!!" It gets worse when my whuffo friends do something for the first time and I yell out "BEEEER!!" They think I've fallen off the wagon again. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zoter 0 #17 July 8, 2004 On long boring motorway runs...If i'm in the passenger seat, I'll make a little dude with rig from my used gum.....and go through a static line exit procedure via the window. Wind window down.....check the spotI must be doing something wrong though...they hardly ever have a stable exit and unfortunatly the parachutes never open Other skydivers in the car just laugh....but a couple of whuffo friends never have looked at me the same way...they think im cwaaaazyyy...lol (Yeah...I know I shouldnt throw my gum outta the window....but dammit...its too much fun ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #18 July 8, 2004 Not me - but another jumper was telling me how, drunk in bed the other night, she found herself trying to use knee turns to stop the room from spinning... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 419gotaminute 0 #19 July 8, 2004 QuoteChecking for your pilot cute when wearing a backpack. That one catches me off guard every once in awhile. I've done that a few times, when I'm running late for class inevitably I reach behind me and check for my pilot chute... then I freak out when its not there I wonder if that qualifies as an excused absence Sorry Prof. I had a total Mal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #20 July 8, 2004 Anyone saying the word first has me automatically thinking "BEER!" I always end up using "pre-second" in place of the word "first." Everything that I buy is evaluated in jump tickets. When wearing a backpack, I've tried to check my handles. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VampireGirl 0 #21 July 8, 2004 Sounds like you have gotto start doing BASE!!www.sneale-create.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VampireGirl 0 #22 July 8, 2004 Was running to catch a train the other day, decided on a quick change of direction, put my hands up (to flare, slow down and change direction) and aimed for the door, in skydiving stance!! The embaressing thing is I called out " Wheeeee" at the same time (how I think in freefall) all the passengers in the train looked at me like I was nuts!!www.sneale-create.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chrissay 0 #23 July 8, 2004 QuoteWhen it's really windy outside I'll track up it. Never know, one day I might develop lift and take off. I love doing that one!! Also, when hitching a ride on a car, I'll 'float' it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yardhippie 0 #24 July 8, 2004 I geek cameras. give signs w/ my hands. but thats about it. but then theres the drinking. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #25 July 8, 2004 Yes peacefuljeffery .. sounds like you are ready for BASE.The weather : I'm checking it all the time like a weatherman. Even injured, i check to see what the weekend is going to be like with the winds and is it going to be a good jump weekend or not.I say "Door" a lot.I say Exit exit exit ! ( all because of a few rides in Mike Mullins plane )Thinking about the perfect plf when cleaning the eaves on the roof. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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RoadRash 0 #2 July 8, 2004 I do a pin check... Ok, there's my pen... ~R+R...That's about as close as I get...that or...I wonder how fast that gibbon would fall if I added about 15 pounds of gear......~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #3 July 8, 2004 before i leave the house i grab the door handel and yell Door!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #4 July 8, 2004 Checking for your pilot cute when wearing a backpack. That one catches me off guard every once in awhile.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #5 July 8, 2004 I've had to look at my watch and translate from altitude to hoursI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #6 July 8, 2004 When someone farts I automatically say "Smells like jump run!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #7 July 8, 2004 QuoteChecking for your pilot cute when wearing a backpack. That one catches me off guard every once in awhile.I did that the other day for the first time... Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #8 July 8, 2004 I was standing on one of the upper mezzanines of a large, palatial movie theater near where I live, in a huge atrium with stairways criss-crossing. I went to a railing and looked up and down and sideways to a bunch of different ledges, and because I've gotten so used to being unfazed by kneeling next to an open airplane door at 13,000 feet, I got this weird feeling: I wasn't at all nervous when I imagined myself climbing all over those ledges. Normally, I am apprehensive about heights and ledges. I guess I've kinda gained confidence because of the notion of having a parachute on when I get high enough to hurt myself in a fall. (Somehow I can tune out the fact that I am not wearing a parachute when near these kinds of ledges. Either that or I pretend to myself that I DO have a parachute on.) --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
crzjp20 0 #9 July 8, 2004 i called a case of bear yesterday at work.... thank god my manager was gone cause i yelled it..... then i had to explain it..... and i have reacehed for a pilot on a backpack as well..... really really sad.-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuvToFly 0 #10 July 8, 2004 Okay, Here are some of mine: - Running down the steps too fast - while thinking about how I will execute my PLF if I miss one on the way down. - Checking to see if my flap is closed after a visit to the restroom because I don't want to have an unintentional opening - Watching a lawyer show and thinking that the term "malpractice" is a contradiction. - Seeing a cartoon character in a parachute and thinking that their wing loading is ridiculous (and then attending a swoop competition and finding out I was wrong) - Unable to hear the comedian's name Paul Riser without wondering if he can get another 50 yards by pulling down on his rear suspenders. - Getting excited to get a cloth napkin at a restaurant because I can make a salt-shaker BASE jumper - Locking up like a hunting dog when channel surfing and a commercial for "Extreme sports - crazy skydivers" comes on. - Getting cornered by someone in a conversation and wondering, "how fast AM I tracking these days?" "The helicopter approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of a magic carpet" - Igor Sikorsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #11 July 8, 2004 At the wind tunnel, whenever I wondered how much longer til my next turn I'd "check my altimeter" - had to laugh at myself every time I did it. When it's really windy outside I'll track up it. Never know, one day I might develop lift and take off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #12 July 8, 2004 Quotei called a case of bear yesterday at work.... You have bears by the case load in Kentucky????? I bet they drink beer too!! I find my self frequently checking my handbrake and gear lever while waiting at an intersection - just like I would do several handle checks on run-in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #13 July 8, 2004 carving around chicks in night clubs... during the 1st months of jumping, at my office, sitting on my chair and practicing my exits... Ready-Set-Go... Actually fell off my chair once scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #14 July 8, 2004 I use a backpack=type purse...and every time I put it on I go through my emergency procedures....I throw my pilot chute, say, "FUCK", then peel, pull, punch.... I am sure I look pretty weird every time I get out of my car and put my purse on my back!!!! ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #15 July 8, 2004 Doctor asked me how much I weighed, I said "260 out the door"<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #16 July 8, 2004 I don't drink, but I still find myself, after doing something for the first time, thinking "BEEEEER!!!" It gets worse when my whuffo friends do something for the first time and I yell out "BEEEER!!" They think I've fallen off the wagon again. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoter 0 #17 July 8, 2004 On long boring motorway runs...If i'm in the passenger seat, I'll make a little dude with rig from my used gum.....and go through a static line exit procedure via the window. Wind window down.....check the spotI must be doing something wrong though...they hardly ever have a stable exit and unfortunatly the parachutes never open Other skydivers in the car just laugh....but a couple of whuffo friends never have looked at me the same way...they think im cwaaaazyyy...lol (Yeah...I know I shouldnt throw my gum outta the window....but dammit...its too much fun ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #18 July 8, 2004 Not me - but another jumper was telling me how, drunk in bed the other night, she found herself trying to use knee turns to stop the room from spinning... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
419gotaminute 0 #19 July 8, 2004 QuoteChecking for your pilot cute when wearing a backpack. That one catches me off guard every once in awhile. I've done that a few times, when I'm running late for class inevitably I reach behind me and check for my pilot chute... then I freak out when its not there I wonder if that qualifies as an excused absence Sorry Prof. I had a total Mal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #20 July 8, 2004 Anyone saying the word first has me automatically thinking "BEER!" I always end up using "pre-second" in place of the word "first." Everything that I buy is evaluated in jump tickets. When wearing a backpack, I've tried to check my handles. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VampireGirl 0 #21 July 8, 2004 Sounds like you have gotto start doing BASE!!www.sneale-create.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VampireGirl 0 #22 July 8, 2004 Was running to catch a train the other day, decided on a quick change of direction, put my hands up (to flare, slow down and change direction) and aimed for the door, in skydiving stance!! The embaressing thing is I called out " Wheeeee" at the same time (how I think in freefall) all the passengers in the train looked at me like I was nuts!!www.sneale-create.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissay 0 #23 July 8, 2004 QuoteWhen it's really windy outside I'll track up it. Never know, one day I might develop lift and take off. I love doing that one!! Also, when hitching a ride on a car, I'll 'float' it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #24 July 8, 2004 I geek cameras. give signs w/ my hands. but thats about it. but then theres the drinking. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #25 July 8, 2004 Yes peacefuljeffery .. sounds like you are ready for BASE.The weather : I'm checking it all the time like a weatherman. Even injured, i check to see what the weekend is going to be like with the winds and is it going to be a good jump weekend or not.I say "Door" a lot.I say Exit exit exit ! ( all because of a few rides in Mike Mullins plane )Thinking about the perfect plf when cleaning the eaves on the roof. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
