PLFXpert 0 #1 August 27, 2002 I've been w/out my canopy for 3 weeks b/c it was being re-lined. I just got it back but I was supposed to have it back before this past weekend and had been REALLY looking forward to jumping after two weekends off. When Friday came and went and still no canopy I was pissed. I tried to make the best of the beautiful weekend but was bored out of my mind. BZ and I looked at each other and were like, "What the hell do normal people do on the weekends?" We live on the beach so we surfed and hung out, but after a couple hours...we were bored stiff. Geez, it's as if skydiving makes everything else seem less fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #2 August 27, 2002 i don't know if i don't have my rig i still go to the dz and just hang out. i thought that is what normal people did. i guess the abnormals go shopping or to a movie or yard work ( which i haven't done in 2 years in fact i got rid ofmy rass and put rock down so i didn't have to mow anymore ) but all the normal people i know are at the dz.if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #3 August 27, 2002 I've been spending lots of time with my wife and kids at the local lakes and rivers, swimming in that beautiful fresh water! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #4 August 27, 2002 That's why you must have two rigs. When one's down the other's not Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #5 August 27, 2002 I play computer games, watch movies ( i have over 200) and sometime my brother and i go to the beach and boogie board for two or three hours. I am pretty good waisting time.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #6 August 27, 2002 good Idea sebazz..got 4 grand I can borrow. HAHA I have no Idea!! but I am getting A pretty good idea of what whufos do.... And Im losing my fucking mind. go see my "NEw thing in america" post. BTW the ONLY reason Im not at the dz is B/C its closed today. I am beginning(?) to rememebr why the left Long Island....every one has dreams but no ambition to chase them. It drives me nucking futs!!!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #7 August 27, 2002 Speaking of relining canopies....I heard the funniest story this weekend. A RIGGER!!! Got a new line set and took it out to jump it. Only to find out that he had put the line set on backwards. Long lines in the front and short ones in the back... Kinda puts it out of trim. I guess he had a nice soft opening...before it collapsed a couple times and he cut it away...... I would have definately paid to see that!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #8 August 27, 2002 A backwards line set , now thats talented . I would have loved to have seen that too . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #9 August 27, 2002 so the canopy was in a stall the whole fucking time man he will never live that shit down!!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #10 August 27, 2002 its always that way isnt it.. a carpenters house is never finished a mechanics car never runs and a rigger rig is always rigged wrong!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #11 August 27, 2002 Well, I don't know about you, but sometimes when I'm rigless (not often these days, as I've got three functional dry-land rigs), I: Open the closet, blow the dust off the old skydiving rig, hook up the wingsuit, and jump out of airplanes. Oh, wait, you meant what if you don't have a skydiving rig? When that happens, I just go jumping. God, I'm such a smart aleck on this board sometimes. It feels good to get away from the serious me in my normal on-line home.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #12 August 27, 2002 Was it one of our riggers at SD ATL? If so I'm taking my canopy elsewhere for an overhaul! Lisa -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #13 August 27, 2002 QuoteWas it one of our riggers at SD ATL? No....it was a friend of Jeff Hicks. Ask him about it when you see him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #14 August 27, 2002 Remind me NOT to give my rig to Hicks for checkups and NEVER borrow his rig! Going off on a tangent...gosh I do love that guy. He is a walking wealth of skydiving knowledge and always willing to share. Wish he would come out to the DZ more. Guess the wife wants him home some now that she no longer jumps. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pal 0 #15 August 28, 2002 speaking of backwards canopies i knew a guy who after a cutaway hooked his main up backwards and had to chop it again on the next load. He was a rigger to!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #16 August 28, 2002 damn he must pack a reserve REALLY quick!!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #17 August 28, 2002 Wingnut's landed a Saber backwards before.....Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #18 August 28, 2002 Define "Normal".............. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #19 August 28, 2002 Quotespeaking of backwards canopies i knew a guy who after a cutaway hooked his main up backwards This guy at the DZ was telling me he did that years ago but he didn't wanna pay $60 for a repack so he landed the damn thing! He just did a backward PLF and got up and walked away...i was like lol Yeah i never know what to do on Saturdays anymore other then go to the DZ. I'm sitting there going...hmmmm what did u used to do..?? lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbattman 0 #20 August 28, 2002 I'm afraid i can't answer that. I am not normal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #21 August 28, 2002 I don't know any normal people . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #22 August 28, 2002 I've only had my rig for a month now, and she's already due for a repack the first week of September. I was not happy until I realised that, conveniently, I have to go to a wedding that weekend anyway. How's that for timing! As for 'normal', I vaguely recall camping, yardwork, BBQ's and such things. I remember doing those things last summer, before I started skydiving. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pal 0 #23 August 28, 2002 before i was jumping i was drinking and sleeping now its drinking and jumping Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #24 August 28, 2002 Yea, we pretty much did everything you guys mentioned: we surfed, shopped, went to see the movie, "Signs" and hung out on the beach. Both days we ended up starting to drink early, eat junk food and watch T.V. Ha ha ha. Actually, I hadn't been to see a movie in forever, so it was fun. We got nachos and cheese, buttery popcorn, a large soda and sno caps. I haven't had movie theatre food in forever, either so that topped it off! But.....I'd much rather have been skydiving! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 24 #25 August 28, 2002 QuoteWhen that happens, I just go jumping. God, I'm such a smart aleck on this board sometimes. It feels good to get away from the serious me in my normal on-line home. Yeah... you're full of shit! Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
