crazymel 0 #1 March 25, 2002 Okay - I've been staring at this picture for the past hour now (it's against my cubicle wall), and I need to jump again!!! I am actually getting withdraw symptoms and feel depressed! I know - I jumped two weeks ago (which was GREAT), but I wish it was Friday already so I can get my ass in the air again!!!!! Does anybody else feel depressed when they couldn't jump the weekend before? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #2 March 25, 2002 Yer, I guess. I was off work last week for sinusitus. I am on antibiotics for it. I did 6 jumps at the weekend and now I am deaf. The first jump hurt like fuck, but by the next morning my hearing had come back. So, me being stupid does 5 more jumps and now I can hardly here anything. I'm really worried incase I have damaged my hearing for life. I'm not seeing the funny side anymore. Yer - Roll on Friday, nice long weekend of jumping Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyhi 24 #3 March 25, 2002 So Mel,What happened right after this picture was taken? It doesn't look like you presented to the wind very much. Usually something like this ends up with a couple of 360's. So...? flyhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crazymel 0 #4 March 25, 2002 I know what you are going through!! When I did my AFF course I could hardly hear towards level 6.... My ears were fucked for a few weaks, and I was also pretty worried! But it came right again....eventually! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crazymel 0 #5 March 25, 2002 Hahaha - I am the 360 QUEEN!!! I never claimed to be good, just that I enjoy it!!!!! That's why I am going for more coaching. But ANY help is always welcome - how would you have exited?? Pls guys - help the poor, crazy girl out! C'mon - share all that knowledge you've gained over the years!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhino 0 #6 March 25, 2002 Try 5 months since your last jump.. Michigan SUCKS!! Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildblue 7 #7 March 25, 2002 heh... try having a busted leg, and knowing you can't jump for 2 months (only 3 weekends of that two months left!!)On the up side, the weather has sorta cooperated - it's easy to not get too depresses when the weather every weekend is crappy anyway.I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhino 0 #8 March 25, 2002 uhhh... I know the broken leg sucks.. But 5 months!!!! Hope you are healing quickly!! Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites larry 0 #9 March 25, 2002 Quote5 months since your last jump.. same here in pennsylvania, and I have my own gear now, all ready to be jumped LarryError in REALITY.SYS - Reboot Universe? ([Y]/N) _ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhino 0 #10 March 25, 2002 Why couldn't my X have ran to Daytona Beach or something wih my son?? Damn X's!! Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AndyMan 7 #11 March 25, 2002 On a lighter note, these are there pictures I have hanging in my office:picture 1picture 2Mel, I so wish you could jump right now. :(Rhino: Be a man. I've been jumping all winter! Are you a skydiver or a wuss?_AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diverdriver 6 #12 March 25, 2002 Ok, don't know what you've read here but I know it's been said MANY times. DON'T jump with sinus congestion! Don't jump with a cold. Don't jump hung-over. Don't jump while medicated. Because......THIS is exactly what can happen. Flight physiology is very important and can not be ignored. You can be permanently injured from these things. Skydiving after scuba diving can give you the bends.My girlfriend has had sinusitis for the past two weeks. She actually started to feel good at one point but chose to ride the plane up and down once to make sure before jumping. She felt some pain on the way down and decided to not try jumping. We need to take this seriously and we need to watch out for our friends. Please, if someone feels a cold or doesn't sound right then we as their friends need to make it easy for them to sit down. We need to say "hey, you don't want to jump with a cold and here's why."Hope you get better. Get to your doctor.Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dove 0 #13 March 25, 2002 Wildblue - you lucky dog! You only have 3 weekends left?!?!?! Awesome, brother! You HAVE to make a jump for me when you get back! I know that you, if anyone, will be gentle on my leg if you make a jump for me. ;o) I have 6 more weeks until I can even touch down on my leg and then I have to learn to walk on it. I go in for my first set of follow-up xrays tomorrow. Wish me luck. I have all my fingers and toes and hairs crossed. Mel - yesterday was SUPER hard for me. I've been out of town for several weeks and flying home to Tampa yesterday was BRUTAL! The gorgeous fluffy cumulus clouds were calling out to me and I so wanted to ask the pilot to "just drop me off here!" I keep getting these evil thoughts in my head like "OK, if I just land on my ass I can make a jump now..... "(Yeah - and break my tailbone) or "hitch my leg up and land on my right leg...." (nice and have 2 broken legs... good idea) But, God, it is SOOOOOOOOOO tempting! So I know how you feel. But smile - spring is here and you have 2 good legs and you've been saving up jump money for 2 weeks now so you are gonna kick some serious skydiving ass next chance you get! dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites E150 0 #14 March 25, 2002 Your right, but, I knew the risks, so on my head be it.I have jumped with a cold before and that was 100% fine. For this reason, I thought I would be OK. Now I realise that jumping with sinusitus is a different story from jumping with a cold! I had already seen a doctor (Dad is a Doctor). I was (and still am) on antibiotics. Nope, I won't jump with sinusitus again. I'll be OK, thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites E150 0 #15 March 25, 2002 BTW - A ride up and down in the UK, is a jump ticket! Unfortunately, we don't get that for free like you guys seem to in America. Same applies for refusals. (Dont get me wrong, of corse your health comes before £17) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites n2skdvn 0 #16 March 25, 2002 QuoteA ride up and down in the UK, is a jump ticket! Unfortunately, we don't get that for free like you guys seem to in Americasorry man but where i jump we pay either way jump or no jump dont know where ya gotyour infoif ya can't dodge it RAM IT !!!!!!click me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites E150 0 #17 March 25, 2002 Fair enough, maybe its just 'some' DZ's????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bbarnhouse 0 #18 March 25, 2002 If you don't cancel 15 minutes before the tram leaves.....TS!That's a jump ticket regardless if you actually board the plane, jump out of it, or ride up and down. I've never heard of anything other than that, keeping in mind that NR slots don't count. It only takes a little pixie dust...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites larry 0 #19 March 25, 2002 I did a ride up and back down as a student (clouds moved in) with no charge. I'm not sure what they would do if the same thing happened now (non student). This is at a smaller DZ though.LarryError in REALITY.SYS - Reboot Universe? ([Y]/N) _ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildblue 7 #20 March 25, 2002 QuoteWildblue - you lucky dog! You only have 3 weekends left?!?!?! Yup... that's assuming I don't try to log a jump on the cast I think I'll show some restraint though, don't want to do anything stupid and be stuck in it for another couple months.QuoteYou HAVE to make a jump for me when you get back! I know that you, if anyone, will be gentle on my leg if you make a jump for me.You got it! Heck, I might even butt-slide the landing! QuoteI have 6 more weeks until I can even touch down on my leg and then I have to learn to walk on it. I go in for my first set of follow-up xrays tomorrow. Wish me luck.Good luck! Do what the doctor says. Drink lots of milk. Try to excersise the parts you can move as much as possible. Do all the physical therapy stuff. Think happy thoughts. I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites QuickDraw 0 #21 March 25, 2002 Hey AndyMan that's one cool site you got them off. I'll put it here for those who just can't be bothered. ..Billions of people living out their lives..Oblivious.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyhi 24 #22 March 25, 2002 QuoteBut ANY help is always welcome - how would you have exited?? If you ever look at a team's or individual's controlled exit, the vid-guy left first and is behind the plane. And, from his vantage point, what do you see of everyone coming out...their container. Whether diving, floating, or launching a chunk. Anytime you come out of the plane, the relative wind should hit you in the chest,and at that point, the relative wind is coming from the nose of the airplane. In the picture you showed, that's exactly what would have happened had you forced your right arm up and your left arm down; chest to the wind. Every exit, remember: Point your breastages toward the pilot, and everyone will enjoy the exit.flyhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lazerq3 0 #23 March 25, 2002 QuoteDoes anybody else feel depressed when they couldn't jump the weekend before? With me having the family thing I alternate everyother weekend to jump, and when I'm not at the DZ jumping on a nice day I'll sometimes feel like I'm missing out on something........But then my kid says or does something crazy and its all good!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhino 0 #24 March 26, 2002 Kids are great aren't they!! 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flyhi 24 #3 March 25, 2002 So Mel,What happened right after this picture was taken? It doesn't look like you presented to the wind very much. Usually something like this ends up with a couple of 360's. So...? flyhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazymel 0 #4 March 25, 2002 I know what you are going through!! When I did my AFF course I could hardly hear towards level 6.... My ears were fucked for a few weaks, and I was also pretty worried! But it came right again....eventually! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazymel 0 #5 March 25, 2002 Hahaha - I am the 360 QUEEN!!! I never claimed to be good, just that I enjoy it!!!!! That's why I am going for more coaching. But ANY help is always welcome - how would you have exited?? Pls guys - help the poor, crazy girl out! C'mon - share all that knowledge you've gained over the years!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #6 March 25, 2002 Try 5 months since your last jump.. Michigan SUCKS!! Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #7 March 25, 2002 heh... try having a busted leg, and knowing you can't jump for 2 months (only 3 weekends of that two months left!!)On the up side, the weather has sorta cooperated - it's easy to not get too depresses when the weather every weekend is crappy anyway.I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #8 March 25, 2002 uhhh... I know the broken leg sucks.. But 5 months!!!! Hope you are healing quickly!! Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larry 0 #9 March 25, 2002 Quote5 months since your last jump.. same here in pennsylvania, and I have my own gear now, all ready to be jumped LarryError in REALITY.SYS - Reboot Universe? ([Y]/N) _ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #10 March 25, 2002 Why couldn't my X have ran to Daytona Beach or something wih my son?? Damn X's!! Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #11 March 25, 2002 On a lighter note, these are there pictures I have hanging in my office:picture 1picture 2Mel, I so wish you could jump right now. :(Rhino: Be a man. I've been jumping all winter! Are you a skydiver or a wuss?_AmICQ: 5578907MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com AIM: andrewdmetcalfeYahoo IM: ametcalf_1999 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 6 #12 March 25, 2002 Ok, don't know what you've read here but I know it's been said MANY times. DON'T jump with sinus congestion! Don't jump with a cold. Don't jump hung-over. Don't jump while medicated. Because......THIS is exactly what can happen. Flight physiology is very important and can not be ignored. You can be permanently injured from these things. Skydiving after scuba diving can give you the bends.My girlfriend has had sinusitis for the past two weeks. She actually started to feel good at one point but chose to ride the plane up and down once to make sure before jumping. She felt some pain on the way down and decided to not try jumping. We need to take this seriously and we need to watch out for our friends. Please, if someone feels a cold or doesn't sound right then we as their friends need to make it easy for them to sit down. We need to say "hey, you don't want to jump with a cold and here's why."Hope you get better. Get to your doctor.Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #13 March 25, 2002 Wildblue - you lucky dog! You only have 3 weekends left?!?!?! Awesome, brother! You HAVE to make a jump for me when you get back! I know that you, if anyone, will be gentle on my leg if you make a jump for me. ;o) I have 6 more weeks until I can even touch down on my leg and then I have to learn to walk on it. I go in for my first set of follow-up xrays tomorrow. Wish me luck. I have all my fingers and toes and hairs crossed. Mel - yesterday was SUPER hard for me. I've been out of town for several weeks and flying home to Tampa yesterday was BRUTAL! The gorgeous fluffy cumulus clouds were calling out to me and I so wanted to ask the pilot to "just drop me off here!" I keep getting these evil thoughts in my head like "OK, if I just land on my ass I can make a jump now..... "(Yeah - and break my tailbone) or "hitch my leg up and land on my right leg...." (nice and have 2 broken legs... good idea) But, God, it is SOOOOOOOOOO tempting! So I know how you feel. But smile - spring is here and you have 2 good legs and you've been saving up jump money for 2 weeks now so you are gonna kick some serious skydiving ass next chance you get! dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #14 March 25, 2002 Your right, but, I knew the risks, so on my head be it.I have jumped with a cold before and that was 100% fine. For this reason, I thought I would be OK. Now I realise that jumping with sinusitus is a different story from jumping with a cold! I had already seen a doctor (Dad is a Doctor). I was (and still am) on antibiotics. Nope, I won't jump with sinusitus again. I'll be OK, thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #15 March 25, 2002 BTW - A ride up and down in the UK, is a jump ticket! Unfortunately, we don't get that for free like you guys seem to in America. Same applies for refusals. (Dont get me wrong, of corse your health comes before £17) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #16 March 25, 2002 QuoteA ride up and down in the UK, is a jump ticket! Unfortunately, we don't get that for free like you guys seem to in Americasorry man but where i jump we pay either way jump or no jump dont know where ya gotyour infoif ya can't dodge it RAM IT !!!!!!click me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #17 March 25, 2002 Fair enough, maybe its just 'some' DZ's????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #18 March 25, 2002 If you don't cancel 15 minutes before the tram leaves.....TS!That's a jump ticket regardless if you actually board the plane, jump out of it, or ride up and down. I've never heard of anything other than that, keeping in mind that NR slots don't count. It only takes a little pixie dust...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larry 0 #19 March 25, 2002 I did a ride up and back down as a student (clouds moved in) with no charge. I'm not sure what they would do if the same thing happened now (non student). This is at a smaller DZ though.LarryError in REALITY.SYS - Reboot Universe? ([Y]/N) _ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #20 March 25, 2002 QuoteWildblue - you lucky dog! You only have 3 weekends left?!?!?! Yup... that's assuming I don't try to log a jump on the cast I think I'll show some restraint though, don't want to do anything stupid and be stuck in it for another couple months.QuoteYou HAVE to make a jump for me when you get back! I know that you, if anyone, will be gentle on my leg if you make a jump for me.You got it! Heck, I might even butt-slide the landing! QuoteI have 6 more weeks until I can even touch down on my leg and then I have to learn to walk on it. I go in for my first set of follow-up xrays tomorrow. Wish me luck.Good luck! Do what the doctor says. Drink lots of milk. Try to excersise the parts you can move as much as possible. Do all the physical therapy stuff. Think happy thoughts. I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #21 March 25, 2002 Hey AndyMan that's one cool site you got them off. I'll put it here for those who just can't be bothered. ..Billions of people living out their lives..Oblivious.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #22 March 25, 2002 QuoteBut ANY help is always welcome - how would you have exited?? If you ever look at a team's or individual's controlled exit, the vid-guy left first and is behind the plane. And, from his vantage point, what do you see of everyone coming out...their container. Whether diving, floating, or launching a chunk. Anytime you come out of the plane, the relative wind should hit you in the chest,and at that point, the relative wind is coming from the nose of the airplane. In the picture you showed, that's exactly what would have happened had you forced your right arm up and your left arm down; chest to the wind. Every exit, remember: Point your breastages toward the pilot, and everyone will enjoy the exit.flyhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #23 March 25, 2002 QuoteDoes anybody else feel depressed when they couldn't jump the weekend before? With me having the family thing I alternate everyother weekend to jump, and when I'm not at the DZ jumping on a nice day I'll sometimes feel like I'm missing out on something........But then my kid says or does something crazy and its all good!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #24 March 26, 2002 Kids are great aren't they!! Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
