skylord 1 #1 August 23, 2004 Hey all! I took my reconstructed shoulder out for a test jump while on vacation in Australia. Wow! It was GREAT to get back in the air! We jumped from South Mission Beach, 14,000 feet, and landed right next to the ocean. Merv, my TM, let me try and steer the chute, and I found that I have almost no muscle strength in my left arm when it comes to maneuvering. My arm was fine in freefall, but I have to work on getting the strength rebuilt. Merv helped me out, and I'm now working on the physical therapy part. What a great, great trip this was! The skydivers I jumped with are exactly like those at my home DZ, Elsinore. They just talk really, really funny. Also, they put beetroot and vegemite on everything. Watch out. A hamburger from "Hungry Jack's" (Burger King) has beets, ham, and egg. And they drive on the left side of the road. While eating beets off of an otherwise perfectly good sammich. Vegemite, well, I don't actually know what that is just yet. One of my sons turned 18 while we were there, and had his first jump. He loved it. The Cresca is a nice airplane for skydiving. An "Oy, Oy, Oy" shout out to my new down under family!! Bob Marks, Aussie in training Bob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
droidicus 0 #2 August 23, 2004 Vegemite is condensed (boiled) yeast extract .... nasty vile stuff if you ask me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brodes 0 #3 August 23, 2004 Hey! We dont eat THAT much beetroot!! and vegemite is an acquired taste! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 August 23, 2004 QuoteVegemite is condensed (boiled) yeast extract .... nasty vile stuff if you ask me! Nobody did Glad you enjoyed Oz SLYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #5 August 23, 2004 Yay, skylord is back in the sky. . . Way to go!________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lainey 0 #6 August 23, 2004 Vegemite is definately an aquired taste, I personally don't like it (actually i think it's one of the most horrid spreads ever) all my friends call me unaustralian when i wont eat it. glad to hear you're liking our country! And you shed not a single tear for the things that you didn't need 'Cause you knew you were finally free - Death Cab For Cutie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samyueru 0 #7 August 23, 2004 haha, when I lived in australia for a while, I got SOOOOOOO sick of beetroot! And Spouts on your burger!!! CRAZY! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #8 August 24, 2004 Quote The skydivers I jumped with are exactly like those at my home DZ, Elsinore. They just talk really, really funny. Bob, Good to hear you are airborne again! So, I guess you are relocating to El Snore, southern hemisphere??! For a second I thought you might mention that we talk funny here in SoCal. Yeah, get some more meat on that left shoulder or you'll have to do a tandem with me. Shark out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #9 August 24, 2004 Darcy, Yep, what a jump! 14,000 ft. I had it videoed, too. A little more pumping iron and I'm back!! BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #10 August 24, 2004 QuoteYeah, get some more meat on that left shoulder or you'll have to do a tandem with me. Shark out. Shark, Now there's some motivation for me. Merv told me if I had a lump in my throat I was having a good time. If I had a lump in my back, he was having a good time. I don't think I'm going to give you that chance See you all out there soon. BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #11 August 24, 2004 QuoteWatch out. A hamburger from "Hungry Jack's" (Burger King) has beets, ham, and egg. Is that in addition to the beef patty, or instead? Is the egg runny when broken? Sounds pretty good, but less so without the beef. To the one commenting about sprouts - they're great on an avocado burger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #12 August 24, 2004 QuoteVegemite is definately an aquired taste, I personally don't like it (actually i think it's one of the most horrid spreads ever) all my friends call me unaustralian when i wont eat it. glad to hear you're liking our country! I love Australia. I hate vegemite. In my younger days I think I cleaned it out of my kids' diapers. . On a whitewater raft trip, though, I was told about certain killer koalas that hang in trees and wait for you to drift by, then drop on your head, scratch your eyes out, and pull your ear lobes off. Smearing vegemite on your neck and behind your ears repels the killer koalas. I'm no fool. I immediately spread it all over me, much to the entertainment of the others in the raft. But I didn't get koala ambushed, either. I thought those things were always too cute to really trust. Koala DundeeBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brodes 0 #13 August 24, 2004 QuoteQuoteVegemite is definately an aquired taste, I personally don't like it (actually i think it's one of the most horrid spreads ever) all my friends call me unaustralian when i wont eat it. glad to hear you're liking our country! I love Australia. I hate vegemite. In my younger days I think I cleaned it out of my kids' diapers. . On a whitewater raft trip, though, I was told about certain killer koalas that hang in trees and wait for you to drift by, then drop on your head, scratch your eyes out, and pull your ear lobes off. Smearing vegemite on your neck and behind your ears repels the killer koalas. I'm no fool. I immediately spread it all over me, much to the entertainment of the others in the raft. But I didn't get koala ambushed, either. I thought those things were always too cute to really trust. Koala Dundee They're called Dropbears and they are a seriously threat in Australia. Just follow local advice and you should be safe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lainey 0 #14 August 24, 2004 Haha you have me laughing at my computer. Yeah drop bears, my brothers used to tell me they would drop on me and eat me on bush walks when I was a kid. I was scared to death of them. Although I think if anyone told me I’d have to spread vegemite on myself to repel them I think I’d take my chances with the bears . And you shed not a single tear for the things that you didn't need 'Cause you knew you were finally free - Death Cab For Cutie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Lainey 0 #14 August 24, 2004 Haha you have me laughing at my computer. Yeah drop bears, my brothers used to tell me they would drop on me and eat me on bush walks when I was a kid. I was scared to death of them. Although I think if anyone told me I’d have to spread vegemite on myself to repel them I think I’d take my chances with the bears . And you shed not a single tear for the things that you didn't need 'Cause you knew you were finally free - Death Cab For Cutie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
