beowulf 1 #26 August 23, 2010 Quote Quote The list of dead friends. Doubt anything can trump this. The list of those alive but paralyzed for life? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #27 August 23, 2010 Quote If you dont like dead ppl...this is the wrong sport.... Its like being a motocrosser and dont like dirt.... You obviously don't know what you are talking about! How long have you been in the sport? How many jumps do you have? How many of your friends are dead due to skydiving? There is nothing to like about seeing someone go in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #28 August 23, 2010 I really don't like those morons that think death is an accepted and common part of skydiving and that it's no big deal. Those people really piss me off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 August 23, 2010 Quote Dropzone drama, bad attitudes, sky gods, alcohol culture. Funerals are the worst though. I really hate seeing new threads on the INCIDENTS forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvance 0 #30 August 23, 2010 Quote Quote Quote The list of dead friends. Doubt anything can trump this. The list of those alive but paralyzed for life? Also terrible. In the same league.I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #31 August 23, 2010 Quote Quote Quote The list of dead friends. Doubt anything can trump this. The list of those alive but paralyzed for life? At least they can talk to us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hvance 0 #32 August 23, 2010 Quote If you dont like dead ppl...this is the wrong sport.... Its like being a motocrosser and dont like dirt.... Hate to be rude, but your post is stupid. Skydiving is to freefall as motocross is to dirt. There is no sport in which I'm supposed to like people getting hurt/killed. Just think about your post. "If you don't like dead people..." ??? And I say this without personally knowing anyone who was killed in skydiving. Then I might be mad. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #33 August 23, 2010 Yea but it still sucks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutumbo 0 #34 August 23, 2010 i hate the ride up and exit. Thanatos340(on landing rounds)-- Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,989 #35 August 23, 2010 >If you dont like dead ppl...this is the wrong sport.... >Its like being a motocrosser and dont like dirt... Despite whuffo perceptions, dead bodies are not stacked like cordwood around the drop zone. You are more likely to trip over a dead body when you're out on a motocross bike than when you are landing at a DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #36 August 23, 2010 Quote My favorite - "I had to land downwind because I was too low to make my turn onto final" - after flying over almost an entire mile of landing area. AGAINST the landing pattern no less. Wouldnt that mean he landed into the wind?Guess it depends which part of the pattern he was flying against."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbrown1311 0 #37 August 23, 2010 Everyone says they hate egos, but where I'm from, we call those people assholes, and they aren't just in skydiving. I don't like anybody who has an out of control ego. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #38 August 23, 2010 too expensive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #39 August 23, 2010 Quote i hate the ride up and exit. dude that goes away after a while you should keep at it if you hate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #40 August 23, 2010 Quote i hate the ride up and exit. I was afraid of skydiving for the first 25 jumps. Then, for the next 25 jumps, I was afraid of riding up in the plane. I was so relieved once I exited because I was back in control where I was safe. Around 300 jumps, I realized that the sport was more dangerous than I thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #41 August 23, 2010 QuoteThings you dont like about skydiving? skydivers -SPACE- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtnesbitt 0 #42 August 23, 2010 QuoteQuoteThings you dont like about skydiving? skydivers Haha, WIN."If this post needs to be moderated I would prefer it to be completly removed and not edited and butchered into a disney movie" - DorkZone Hero Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fencebuster 7 #43 August 24, 2010 No question . . . egos. Plenty of them.Charlie Gittins, 540-327-2208 AFF-I, Sigma TI, IAD-I MEI, CFI-I, Senior Rigger Former DZO, Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master_Yoda 0 #44 August 24, 2010 Quote Dropzone drama, bad attitudes, sky gods, alcohol culture. Funerals are the worst though. Two of my favorite things hold alcohol as part of the tradition; skydiving and traditional Irish music sessions. I will still enjoy a quality micro-brewed ale but I don't want to get drunk. Funerals ARE the worst. I only jumped three years but lost 2 friends in that time. Another one I knew died recently in a mid-air collision. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master_Yoda 0 #45 August 24, 2010 QuoteEveryone says they hate egos, but where I'm from, we call those people assholes, and they aren't just in skydiving. I don't like anybody who has an out of control ego. +1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wormly81 0 #46 August 24, 2010 I really enjoy skydiving (the people, the knowledge, the experiences) but the following things have me spending much more time away from the DZ this year: 1. The fact that skydiving helps me rationalize being physically lazy (i.e. a false sense of physical accomplishment on my weekends) 2. That I exhibit weakness when it comes to limiting my own alchol consumption around the campfire. 3. That I don't have in mind a real goal for my jumping and lack appropriate ways to measure progress towards that goal now that I've run through my "firsts". Things I miss about the DZ: 1. The interesting personalities of the regulars and the constant influx of new people to meet. 2. Witnessing other people have incredible jumps and be on top of the world. 3. Hearing stories of the DZ history and being 100% infactuated with people I'll never meet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDL402 0 #47 August 24, 2010 I don't like standing on the loading ramp while getting blow dried by prop blast on a 110 degree day while waiting for people to figure out how to sit down. I also don't like people behind me telling me to go up the ramp so I can stand in prop blast waiting for people to figure out how to sit down. People who don't like sitting on the floor while everyone else is smashed together suck. Also the plastic tips on the end of shoe laces. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutumbo 0 #48 August 24, 2010 Quote Quote i hate the ride up and exit. I was afraid of skydiving for the first 25 jumps. Then, for the next 25 jumps, I was afraid of riding up in the plane. I was so relieved once I exited because I was back in control where I was safe. Around 300 jumps, I realized that the sport was more dangerous than I thought. exactly, once i get out of the plane its GREAT. even with my piss poor flail around exits, all i gotta do is arch and roll out of it.Thanatos340(on landing rounds)-- Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #49 August 24, 2010 Quote exactly, once i get out of the plane its GREAT. even with my piss poor flail around exits, all i gotta do is arch and roll out of it. Shit... I didnt have a good solid poised exit till my 3.5k H&P. I was scared shitless about fucking it up. Now I pull ~2.5-3k... go figure."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutumbo 0 #50 August 24, 2010 QuoteQuote exactly, once i get out of the plane its GREAT. even with my piss poor flail around exits, all i gotta do is arch and roll out of it. Shit... I didnt have a good solid poised exit till my 3.5k H&P. I was scared shitless about fucking it up. Now I pull ~2.5-3k... go figure. haha, the funniest thing about it all is i think its really the fear of heights that i have, so maybe ill go back and do a few jumps from like 10k instead of 13,5 and be able to tell myself, "hey, at least its only 10k" lol.Thanatos340(on landing rounds)-- Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
