JadedLady 0 #26 December 20, 2003 QuoteThey are beautiful. Thanks Chris. Aww... now ya' done made me jealous. Everyone loves Sunshine! ::wink::~~~~ Rachel ~~~~~~~~~~~ -Converting the world one whuffo at a time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyshark 0 #27 December 23, 2003 QuoteEn pronunciación española exactamente a eso me referia.. _________________________________________ "Skydivers know why the birds sing." HISPA # 14 HELLFISH # 553 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #28 December 23, 2003 Man I have only been jumping for a couple of months and i am already at stage 3. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mazevedo 0 #29 December 23, 2003 I guess between stage 1 and stage 2, almost all your whuffo friends start talking about going to the DZ to try a tandem. After stage 3, none of them tryied out! I don't know if it happens to you, but after some beers, all of them start talking all over again, don't matter what stage you are - but now I don't give a shit about it!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdy2skydive 0 #30 December 23, 2003 Oh My God! That's EXACTLY what happens. Too funny. You've just got to love those Whuffos. Especially when they see pictures of you in free fall and ask "are you wearing a parachute?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #31 December 23, 2003 QuoteSTAGE 7: ???? I'll tell you when i get there Stage 7 is when you deny any involvement, because finally YOU are tired of talking about it. This came about for me in part after mentioning breaking my legs a couple years ago, the standard next question from whuffos was "What, did your chute not open?" Let me get me physics clue-bat out for a second... Somewhere in between is a stage when the following happens: You're talking to somebody who mentions they skydive. You don't let on. They go on about what a skygod they are, and as you listen, you start to notice they really don't know what they're talking about. You let them go on for a while. You have a couple options for how to play with this. The simplest is to simply pull out your USPA card. Another is to ask stupid questions, gradually working your way up to more complicated questions or questions that only an experienced jumper would even know to ask. While most of us have these stories, my favourite was about a friend of ours who is a budding actress in LA. She was in a makeup trailer with Paris Hilton. Paris was going on about being/wanting to be a skydiver. She was most displeased that our friend clearly knew what she was talking about and Paris was full of it. Even worse that everyone else in the trailer knew it too! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #32 December 23, 2003 QuoteAs most of you know I had an almost fatal accident this past summer when I fell down a flight of stairs and landed on my head. Well, I ran into a neighbor of mine who asked how I was doing. After I answered, the neighbor said "I hope you don't plan to skydive anymore." My answer was "Ofcourse I do, I just don't plan on using stairs anymore". Good answer!! Damn stairs!! I broke my ankle falling down stairs in 2000...we need to start to lobby against stair usage, as they are pretty dangerous...maybe even regulate their use? Issue licenses to possess stairs in the home? Have the government investigate their dangers and begin federal regulation...would we call those 'Federal Regulations for Travel on Stairs'?? or 'FaRTS', for short?? He he hee...nobody get all upity, I'm just joshin'... I myself am in stage 4-5 of Jeremy's scale. I'm sooo glad to hear that this is a predictable, normal phenomenon...I thought all my whuffo friends were just weird! I sure hope you're doing better, Chris. Heal quickly!~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #33 December 23, 2003 Barophobia- Fear of gravity. Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of falling http://www.phobialist.com/ Sorry. I do not know how to do a clicky.Bottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #34 December 24, 2003 QuoteBarophobia- Fear of gravity. Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of falling http://www.phobialist.com/ Sorry. I do not know how to do a clicky. Clicky Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #35 December 24, 2003 QuoteI sure hope you're doing better, Chris. Heal quickly! Got 12-18 months, but thanks. Scary thing is, my home has more than one staircase...and that's not counting the stairs to the basement. Stairs suck!!! Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
