rhino 0 #26 August 19, 2002 Alieve kicks ass.. Add a Corona to that and you are good to go, quick, fast and in a hurry.. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airgord 1 #27 August 19, 2002 Besides the two pinched discs in my neck that cause my left index fingertip to tingle I would have to say my worst injury is going from making 48k a year to making 10 dollars per jump AP (after packer). however, I am now living my dream of being a professional cameraflyer, so I sleep pretty well now, can't afford to do alot, but I do get say that I have the coolest job there is ( my opinion of course) . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #28 August 19, 2002 Quotebut I do get say that I have the coolest job there is And Gordo....you are one of the coolest guys I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #29 August 19, 2002 August 2000...3rd jump off student status, did a low turn from about 30' up and plowed myself into the runway. Fortunately, my ass took the brunt of it, but it was purple for a month. I still have a lump of scar tissue on the right cheek. I also broke my toe, my nose and had a ton of road rash on my face, hands, shoulder, and knee. The swelling in my hands was so bad, I couldn't put them below my heart for a week. I also have a permanant black line on my nose called a traumatic tattoo from the roadrash. On top of all that, I had to pay the dz $600 for the damage to the jumpsuit, altimeter, helmet and rig that I caused. A lesson learned!She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian84 0 #30 August 19, 2002 a 3000ft WEDGIE.......damn tandem harness!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #31 August 19, 2002 I'm reading alot of tandem injuries here.....are they from being the passenger or TM? J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #32 August 19, 2002 I broke two fingers and a tailbone a bit over a year ago, but that's it in 21 years in the sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marz 0 #33 August 19, 2002 Quote Fortunately, my ass took the brunt of it, but it was purple for a month. I still have a lump of scar tissue on the right cheek. Oooh yeah... the purple ass. I hadn't noticed mine until i was coming out of the shower the next day (doped up on pain killers) and my wife freaked... The bruise had to be eight inches across... _________________________________________ Did I just kill another thread? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFXpert 0 #34 August 19, 2002 Quotemy ass took the brunt of it Awww, I hate to see a beautiful thing ruined! At least it's still spankable....ha ha ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFXpert 0 #35 August 19, 2002 Quote Alieve kicks ass.. Add a Corona to that and you are good to go, quick, fast and in a hurry.. lol I LIVE BY THIS REMEDY! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ian84 0 #36 August 19, 2002 Passenger........its really just a comfort thing.......hurt my pride more than anything else Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bbarnhouse 0 #37 August 19, 2002 Quoteand a tailbone a bit over a year ago, Oh me too me too!! Man it still bothers me to this day to stetch the glutes on that side......ouch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tadbad 0 #38 August 19, 2002 Passenger...I think the fact that I was so nervous and my muscles were tense is what made it so bad. ----------------------------------------------------- When you're going to extremes...you taste adrenaline!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #39 August 19, 2002 broken nose (WFFC 2002)- got kicked in freefall. that sure was pretty. it still is. =c) slipped disc in my back (Nov 2000) from a landing in a construction site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyvixen 0 #40 August 19, 2002 Bad Landing tore ACL completelyLet's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #41 August 19, 2002 Badly sprained ankle January of this year.. needed crutches for 3 weeks. Everything else has been only enough to keep me grounded for half a day or so..Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nws01 0 #42 August 19, 2002 I am with you Chuck and Betsy! After hurting my tail bone I learned a valuable lesson. Now I know that if I can not run it out I PLF it and not land on my ass. After a month sitting on a donut because of the pain I will try to never land on my ass again. Ouch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #43 August 19, 2002 Andrea, I understand what you said to me about kharma a while back. No wonder. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dreamsville 0 #44 August 19, 2002 Mine's 1198:1, due to taking another skydiver to the E/R after she sprained both ankles during a tarmac landing. I try to be conservative enough to avoid having to go on my own behalf. The gal in question is jumping again now.I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Iflyme 0 #45 August 19, 2002 Slight sprain to my thumb when I pulled my reserve handle in the hang harness, and kinda fell backwards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #46 August 19, 2002 My AFF Lvl 1: The zipper on my jumpsuit decides to take a break and whips the shit out of me ankle for 10k feet. First Solo: was to far back in the door and did a super man exit. Sence i am so long when i got into the wind the lower half of my legs where still inside the plane. The wind cought me and slammed my left ankle into the door frame on the way out. Didn't know it was bleeding until i got on the ground, took my suit off, and noticed that my sock was bright red!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 froglady 0 #47 August 19, 2002 Most painful: Dislocated all my toes while running out a landing in tall grass, put my foot in a gopher hole. Grounded 1 week. Longest time out: Broken ankle, canopy caught a tree limb landing in a small yard. Grounded 8 weeks. Broke a few bones in my foot reaching for a landing, one of these days I'll learn how to land. Said fuck it, wrapped it up kept jumping. FrogLady Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildblue 7 #48 August 19, 2002 QuoteMy worst skydiving injury was riding a bicycle at 30mph and started to pass some drunk skydivers in a golf cart (damn, those golf carts) at this past WFFC a couple weeks ago. Are you the one that everyone said died?! Then I was talking to your friend... umm.. Adam maybe.. he told me the "he died rumor" but that you were fine. So then a few days go by, and someone tells me again "Hey, did you hear that guy that wrecked his biked died!?" I said "No he didn't, I talked to a friend of his and the guy's fine" to which they reply "Yeah, he was fine for 2 or 3 days, then he died!"it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites christoofar 0 #49 August 19, 2002 QuoteQuoteMy worst skydiving injury was riding a bicycle at 30mph and started to pass some drunk skydivers in a golf cart (damn, those golf carts) at this past WFFC a couple weeks ago. Are you the one that everyone said died?! Then I was talking to your friend... umm.. Adam maybe.. he told me the "he died rumor" but that you were fine. So then a few days go by, and someone tells me again "Hey, did you hear that guy that wrecked his biked died!?" I said "No he didn't, I talked to a friend of his and the guy's fine" to which they reply "Yeah, he was fine for 2 or 3 days, then he died!" Yes. I know about this AND I saw it here on dz.com but I decided not to say anything (although I was furious when my friends told me). I just wound up ignoring it and I'll live with the fact that I was the first "fatality" at Rantoul! One of the guys from our little troup from Texas fell off a golf cart the following day and got a mild concussion, the same day a girl was being carted off in the ambulance for the same thing. Go figure. Golf carts are killers. Watch out for them. Next time I'm taking my convertible to the convention! F those carts! -- P.S. This nasty rumor made it ALL the way to my home DZ and also to my parents!!! . Do you know how much money was wasted on cell phones talking them down off the walls??!?!?!!? G-dammit. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #50 August 19, 2002 4th or 5th jump I put my hands out during a PLF. The cracked wrist bones only kept me down a couple weeks. 7th jump I did a forward loop on a SL exit. My legs got caught up in the lines of my deploying main, the opening shock left me with a black and blue leg and a nasty scar(healed after a year). Also suffered from Muenkel tunnel syndrome last March. Currently I'm down with something wrong with my right ear. Don't know if jumping caused it or just made it worse. Right now I'm wondering if something like hang gliding, while probably more dangerous, might not be easier on the body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 2 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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PLFXpert 0 #34 August 19, 2002 Quotemy ass took the brunt of it Awww, I hate to see a beautiful thing ruined! At least it's still spankable....ha ha ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #35 August 19, 2002 Quote Alieve kicks ass.. Add a Corona to that and you are good to go, quick, fast and in a hurry.. lol I LIVE BY THIS REMEDY! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian84 0 #36 August 19, 2002 Passenger........its really just a comfort thing.......hurt my pride more than anything else Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #37 August 19, 2002 Quoteand a tailbone a bit over a year ago, Oh me too me too!! Man it still bothers me to this day to stetch the glutes on that side......ouch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tadbad 0 #38 August 19, 2002 Passenger...I think the fact that I was so nervous and my muscles were tense is what made it so bad. ----------------------------------------------------- When you're going to extremes...you taste adrenaline!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #39 August 19, 2002 broken nose (WFFC 2002)- got kicked in freefall. that sure was pretty. it still is. =c) slipped disc in my back (Nov 2000) from a landing in a construction site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyvixen 0 #40 August 19, 2002 Bad Landing tore ACL completelyLet's put the FUN back in Funeral Life is a Freefall Enjoy!! MUFF #2760 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #41 August 19, 2002 Badly sprained ankle January of this year.. needed crutches for 3 weeks. Everything else has been only enough to keep me grounded for half a day or so..Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #42 August 19, 2002 I am with you Chuck and Betsy! After hurting my tail bone I learned a valuable lesson. Now I know that if I can not run it out I PLF it and not land on my ass. After a month sitting on a donut because of the pain I will try to never land on my ass again. Ouch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #43 August 19, 2002 Andrea, I understand what you said to me about kharma a while back. No wonder. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #44 August 19, 2002 Mine's 1198:1, due to taking another skydiver to the E/R after she sprained both ankles during a tarmac landing. I try to be conservative enough to avoid having to go on my own behalf. The gal in question is jumping again now.I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #45 August 19, 2002 Slight sprain to my thumb when I pulled my reserve handle in the hang harness, and kinda fell backwards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #46 August 19, 2002 My AFF Lvl 1: The zipper on my jumpsuit decides to take a break and whips the shit out of me ankle for 10k feet. First Solo: was to far back in the door and did a super man exit. Sence i am so long when i got into the wind the lower half of my legs where still inside the plane. The wind cought me and slammed my left ankle into the door frame on the way out. Didn't know it was bleeding until i got on the ground, took my suit off, and noticed that my sock was bright red!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
froglady 0 #47 August 19, 2002 Most painful: Dislocated all my toes while running out a landing in tall grass, put my foot in a gopher hole. Grounded 1 week. Longest time out: Broken ankle, canopy caught a tree limb landing in a small yard. Grounded 8 weeks. Broke a few bones in my foot reaching for a landing, one of these days I'll learn how to land. Said fuck it, wrapped it up kept jumping. FrogLady Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #48 August 19, 2002 QuoteMy worst skydiving injury was riding a bicycle at 30mph and started to pass some drunk skydivers in a golf cart (damn, those golf carts) at this past WFFC a couple weeks ago. Are you the one that everyone said died?! Then I was talking to your friend... umm.. Adam maybe.. he told me the "he died rumor" but that you were fine. So then a few days go by, and someone tells me again "Hey, did you hear that guy that wrecked his biked died!?" I said "No he didn't, I talked to a friend of his and the guy's fine" to which they reply "Yeah, he was fine for 2 or 3 days, then he died!"it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christoofar 0 #49 August 19, 2002 QuoteQuoteMy worst skydiving injury was riding a bicycle at 30mph and started to pass some drunk skydivers in a golf cart (damn, those golf carts) at this past WFFC a couple weeks ago. Are you the one that everyone said died?! Then I was talking to your friend... umm.. Adam maybe.. he told me the "he died rumor" but that you were fine. So then a few days go by, and someone tells me again "Hey, did you hear that guy that wrecked his biked died!?" I said "No he didn't, I talked to a friend of his and the guy's fine" to which they reply "Yeah, he was fine for 2 or 3 days, then he died!" Yes. I know about this AND I saw it here on dz.com but I decided not to say anything (although I was furious when my friends told me). I just wound up ignoring it and I'll live with the fact that I was the first "fatality" at Rantoul! One of the guys from our little troup from Texas fell off a golf cart the following day and got a mild concussion, the same day a girl was being carted off in the ambulance for the same thing. Go figure. Golf carts are killers. Watch out for them. Next time I'm taking my convertible to the convention! F those carts! -- P.S. This nasty rumor made it ALL the way to my home DZ and also to my parents!!! . Do you know how much money was wasted on cell phones talking them down off the walls??!?!?!!? G-dammit. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #50 August 19, 2002 4th or 5th jump I put my hands out during a PLF. The cracked wrist bones only kept me down a couple weeks. 7th jump I did a forward loop on a SL exit. My legs got caught up in the lines of my deploying main, the opening shock left me with a black and blue leg and a nasty scar(healed after a year). Also suffered from Muenkel tunnel syndrome last March. Currently I'm down with something wrong with my right ear. Don't know if jumping caused it or just made it worse. Right now I'm wondering if something like hang gliding, while probably more dangerous, might not be easier on the body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
