Skydivers at work

[lizzieb 0]

i work with a lot of people who have done 1 static line jump before...no one has jumped recently, but a few have shown interest in doing a tandem at somepoint.

skydiving does fascinate most of them and the love asking me questions about it and seeing pictures/video

[SkyDekker 1,465]

quite a few people I work with have done a couple of jumps or at least one tandem. None of them are licensed skydivers though.

I still don't understand how you can jump only once or twice

[JeffGordon 0]

A guy where I work jumps. I had no idea until he came out to Walterboro to get his Strong rating. He said he had seen my car outside the building but we didn't meet until he came out to my DZ. We have done a couple of jumps together since.

[pyke 0]

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Pyke, where have you been dude?
Its good to see you back.

thanks, I didn't know I was missed!!! I appreciate this nacmacfeegle!

first it was my job situation, then it was femur situation, then it was my unemployed situation...and finally, we're back to my job situation. work is going well and I am on top of the game - so I lurk more often now.


and suz, I hear you. and please don't think I was picking on you. Wasn't like that at all! (p.s. cute pic...look like angel eyes to me!!)

Kahurangi e Mahearangi,
Kiwi, RB #926, AFF-I, FAA Snr. Rigger, RN/BSN/Paramedic

[dgskydive 0]

I'm surrounded by skydivers 24/7! It's great. Go to work, SKYDIVERS! Go home SKYDIVERS! The only time I see wuffos is when I visit my family! Or when they come into our bar. Sometimes I forget that not everybody jumps.

Dom

[zonie 0]

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Where I work, I am overwelmed by pot bellied older guys, who swear up and down that I am going to die when (it is just a matter of time) my parachute fails to open. They, on the other hand, are just waiting for their heart attacks.

Being overwieght/ high blood pressure/ high cholesterol is more of a killer than skydiving will ever be. Killed my dad, but it aint gonna kill me.

[flypunk 0]

Most of the people around me are too far into reality shows and what car they drive and stuff like that to open their eyes and experience life.

You see its quite a change from my last job where the guy who I started with used to work with me. Off work early to go play, with consent from the firm.

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[lazerq3 0]

I got one guy at work to come doa tandem and he really liked it but I think that was the begining and ending of his skydiving career!! Owell..the rest are all whuffos!!! One guy drag races at the street legals and is always saying "yeah I got up to 116mph this weekend at the track "...I just laugh and tell him I've gone 231mph on my head....

jason

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[Shark 0]

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Its wierd, but everyone I work with, constantly talks about skydiving! Sometimes I wish they would shut up!

Damn, J.P., ME TOO! Shit! I can't get them to shut up about it......

Chuck

Yeah, me 3! (Since I only have a weekend job, now.)

Actually, some get cold feet after the FJC...

[newshooter12 0]

This has nothing to do with the post, but Nice new avitar Suz. matt

So, I've got something to add now... One of my co-workers who was supposed to head over to Iraq w/one of our area's reserve units told me that he wanted to jump sometime. Saying, "When I get home alive from over there I want to jump!" Well. The trip fell through and he's still coming up to me saying he wants to jump. So I tell him I'll be up at the DZ all day this sunday and to stop out if he's ready. He's got to be my most honest co-worker b/c he said, "Matt. Uh.. I don't think this weekend is very good. I've got to work up the balls to do it first." That's honesty. He still wants to go, but I don't want to push him unless he want to... ya know?
My friend's fiance is going to make a tandem sunday though