ltdiver 3 #1 March 13, 2002 Just completed figurin' my taxes and added up all the milage my car ran last year. Drove to the dz 80 times in 2001 and racked up 5600 miles there and back! Geeze! How many miles did you guys drive to skydive last year? (counting the refund now! Get ready Skybytch for a new canopy order soon!) ltdiver__________________________________________http://www.discover.net/~ltdiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 March 13, 2002 A light 12000 miles.... 45 trips to the DZ * 140 miles, 3300 to FL, 800 to SDC *3Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud... ~ Bush Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #3 March 13, 2002 Well, since you asked...I have been out to the dz 16 times. At 168 miles round trip, that's a whopping 2688 miles I put on the old Jetta.....each one lost in thought, dreaming of the sky.....And, as an independent contractor, I am 1099'd, so have to watch my taxes very carefully (I'm a realtor).I have been trying to figure a way to write this off....can anyone come up with a good advertising campaign????????? LOL, but it's true, I could write it off as long as it is business related.....well, so says my CPA. (Can you imagine the audit that might bring on?????)Ciels and Pinks-MicheleIf you really want to, you can seize the day; if you really want to, you can fly away...~enya~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #4 March 13, 2002 lets see...at 15 miles one way that is 30 times 35 so.....around 1000 miles....shit i forgot it was in germany...lets see thats 1600 kilometers.........."i may not go to heven, i hope you go to hell"-C.C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #5 March 13, 2002 Quote ....can anyone come up with a good advertising campaign????????? Have a sign shop make you some vinyl cut stick on letters to put on your rig advertising the company (so you can remove them post-audit) and say you land off so much that it enabled you to meet new clients? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 March 13, 2002 Coulda been worse. You could have driven to Eloy a few times.I don't recall you ever driving the really long distances. Somehow you always manage to swing a ride. So, how cool is that?quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiventom 0 #7 March 13, 2002 Let's see.. it's almost 45 miles each way... let's say 80miles round trip. That would be 160 miles each weekend I drive back home Saturday night. Sooo... figuring I went 30 weekends last year... and I spent the night in my tent half of those times.... would be 15 x 160 and 15 x 80..... 2,400 plus 1,200 for about 3,600..... I gotta get a car with better milage... =-DLive Well, Laugh Often, Love Much Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #8 March 13, 2002 QuoteHave a sign shop make you some vinyl cut stick on letters to put on your rig advertising the company (so you can remove them post-audit) and say you land off so much that it enabled you to meet new clients?Well, now, that's an interesting idea....My company's colors are colbalt blue and white - I have been thinking about appraoching the company for the $$ to custom purcahse a rig, and get the company name on it....seeing as I am a slowpoke in the air and am not flying anything near a pocket rocket, it might be good advertising because I am up there so long...and if I hire a photographer (hey, Viking?), and get some cool pix, then I could mount an advertising campaign that most people would not forget..........but I'll bet my company would say, well, "NOT A CHANCE" as they laugh hysterically....But thanks for the idea!Ciels and Pinks-MicheleIf you really want to, you can seize the day; if you really want to, you can fly away...~enya~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #9 March 13, 2002 Hey, at least I tried.. This time of year tends to bring out the creativity in all of us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #10 March 13, 2002 QuoteSo, how cool is that?Very cool ! Like someone said a couple of years ago, "it's a long, lonely drive".Paid my dues back in 1996, 97, 98,and 99 with long flights and drives alone :^) Better to share it with a friend now. ltdiverbtw, 'someone' wouldn't let me drive last year ;^) thanks!__________________________________________http://www.discover.net/~ltdiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jabeln79 0 #11 March 13, 2002 I hate the T word I havent done my taxes yet but i am estimating (and was told by a tax accountant that im right) that ill owe in the 3-4 Thousand range. Yeah that sux. You think theyll take the $100 i have in the bank and call it even. Owe and driving to the DZ probably around 4000 miles. Blue Skies Joe "When they say jump you say how high" RATM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #12 March 13, 2002 shit. now you got me wondering....WTF!!!my only months that i was allowed to skydive were (mid)may june july and some of august. my normal drive was 3 hours 250 miles. but i drove to texas and oklahoma so i guess it was a little bit!(that drive alone was approx2400 miles)getting high is fun, but coming down is the best partJT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 0 #13 March 13, 2002 funny you mentioned this. I just looked at my work records.. 1,200 miles!! jeeze, we go over my house at 3grand when were climbing towards the south/east!!! i live that friggin close!transportation to international airports last season broke all kinds of personal records (taking skydiving friends to airports): pre-second drives to 3 different interl. airports, pre-second drive to Long Island NY, logged over 800 miles just getting friends to said airports.. definitally drove over 3,500 miles for skydive related stuff. and 1,200 of them in 3 days http://kel197.tripod.com/skydivefriendsTRIPOD/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #14 March 13, 2002 8000km in the last year. Give or take a littleThat is 4800 miles for all you non metric cavemen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #15 March 13, 2002 Quote'someone' wouldn't let me drive last year ;^)Sorry about this but because of the different team schedules, I don't think you're going to have that same option this year.Ya gotta find a new ride.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #16 March 13, 2002 Probably about 1500 miles. It is almost exactly 100 miles each way. Clearly, I don't jump enough, or I would have racked up a lot more miles. Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magistr8 0 #17 March 13, 2002 Kelly:Isn't it nice to have your DZ in your back yard? My DZ is about 20 mins away (50 KM) 30 miles or so. It makes getting out there easy and watching others when you can't very painful.Who ever said comming down from a high was bad obviously never tried this.Magistr8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch 0 #18 March 13, 2002 150km/h all the way. Yeah!!!!!!!!Speedfreak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #19 March 13, 2002 You are all spoiled! I have to fly from Aberdeen to Amsterdam to Houston and back again every month just to get to a decent DZ. Whilst I'm there, I try and squeeze in some work in my spare time. .CyaD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #20 March 13, 2002 I just did my taxes too! And Steve get ready for my Odessey, PD143, Cypress order.............I put approx 9,200 miles on my car going to and from the DZ. I did all those miles really fast and took several chances too!!Sebazz............ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
