tkhayes 348 #1 July 12, 2009 in fact they rock so much, that I get to teach a ground school (first one in a couple years), basically let them run the DZ while I am tied up doing that, they get all the tandems done by 2pm, get all the AFFs in the air, allow me the time to take my para friend on his 23rd tandem, his girlfriend on her first, then get to the end of the day - shut the DZ down, and I still manage to get home at a decent hour (6:30pm), hang a ceiling fan, let the dogs out and cook some dinner before 9pm and enjoy a drink of really good scotch. Everything was done and taken care of. my staff rocks. thank you all...... TK Z-Hills Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #2 July 12, 2009 I concede that the staff does rock-but the culture that allows them to starts at the top. Don't short yourself-you run a top notch operation. Glad you got a chance to do some of the fun stuff.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #3 July 12, 2009 How many tandems? We did 130 by 5:30. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #4 July 12, 2009 I did not know the numbers actually mattered.... we did 76053 tandems by 2pm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #5 July 12, 2009 Just wondering. I love Saturdays like that. Nothing better than completing a busy day and still having time to enjoy the daylight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LloydDobbler 2 #6 July 12, 2009 QuoteI concede that the staff does rock-but the culture that allows them to starts at the top. Don't short yourself-you run a top notch operation. Glad you got a chance to do some of the fun stuff. +1. Z-Hills is still one of my favorite DZs, and it's easy to see that all the staff, from TK on down, contribute to making it what it is.Signatures are the new black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #7 July 12, 2009 QuoteI concede that the staff does rock-but the culture that allows them to starts at the top. Don't short yourself-you run a top notch operation. Glad you got a chance to do some of the fun stuff. I'll second that, TK. You be da' man!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdpml 0 #8 July 13, 2009 Quotein fact they rock so much, that I get to teach a ground school (first one in a couple years), basically let them run the DZ while I am tied up doing that, they get all the tandems done by 2pm, get all the AFFs in the air, allow me the time to take my para friend on his 23rd tandem, his girlfriend on her first, then get to the end of the day - shut the DZ down, and I still manage to get home at a decent hour (6:30pm), hang a ceiling fan, let the dogs out and cook some dinner before 9pm and enjoy a drink of really good scotch. Everything was done and taken care of. my staff rocks. thank you all...... TK Z-Hills Well thanks for that, this post is in my name but we are (most of us) standing at the bar and we all thank you for that, very cool of you to post it. So tomorrow, about the pay raises :))))))) We all appreciate that you put that up, means a lot to us. No names because We wold miss some one, and that would not be fair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiveclark 0 #9 July 13, 2009 TK, "That's What I'm Talkin About" This goes out to you TK and all the "ROCKING" staff we work with!! YOU GUYS ALL ROCK. Love ya all, Bob and Laurie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
npgraphicdesign 3 #10 July 13, 2009 hey tk! How does your DZ feel about crazed Russian skydivers? I'm thinking of dropping by..err..literally..at the end of August. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blink 1 #11 July 13, 2009 Yes cudos to you and your staff, especially the canteen, mmm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danornan 79 #12 July 13, 2009 TK, You and Your Staff from Manifest to Nylon City, the Packers, to the Sunshine Factory on site and Paragone Rigging and all the riggers, do a lot behind the scenes and out of the lime light that make skydiving at Z-Hills mostly transparent to the skydivers. I know that many times you’all ( West Virginia expression from my roots) and the Staff will do things that many skydivers never see or hear about, but make their carefree day of jumping a pleasure. Can't forget the Organizers either. They make the day for many skydivers like myself who sometines have a hard time finding some to jump with who won't laught at them! "Little" things like refunding a load that must come down because of the weather are sincerely appreciated, but sometime easily forgotten. Thanks to your staff and everyone who works at the "Hills" for making skydiving so much fun and friendly.Dano Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,032 #13 July 13, 2009 Well, I guess you can retire now, TK, your work is done. ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
