Yooper

What are you doin in green bay you silly bastard? Do it the easy way.

It's really easy. You just can't spend money on anything else. Do it the easy way.

Sorry about that. I meant no disrespect to the Monkey nation. Some of my best friends are monkeys. Do it the easy way.

Congrats littlejohn! I remember how terrified I was to jump my own packjob. Then again, packing is a brainless job that a stoned monkey could do with ease. I should know, it's my job. Packers Rule!! Do it the easy way.

Hey DQ, what's up buddy? Did you see the post where some dude was looking for the dude? Everyone knows there's only 1 Dude. The nerve of some people. See ya in the spring. Do it the easy way.

I've been out to check out a few A's with little success. I was hoping someone up here may have some info for me but I think I'm the only one here. This weekend I'm going to check out a 1,300 foot A. And I have a possible 450 foot A that I need to get a better look at. I'm pretty sure that neither have been jumped before. I'll post more details when I have them. Do it the easy way.

Hi everyone, I'm home in the U.P. for the next couple months and I was wondering if I have any brothers or sisters in the area that might want to get together and make some jumps. As far as I know, I'm the only jumper in the area. It's getting lonely up here. Peace and Blue ones. Do it the easy way.

Hey, just wondering how many jumps/objects are needed to be "experienced". Thanks yooper@dropzone.com Do it the easy way.

Woohoo!!! 55 Better than i hoped. Do it the easy way.

just sold my car for less than i could get for my rig. Do it the easy way.

King Dances with Chipmunks Bow to me!

Hi everyone, Well, I'm moving to Skydive Twin Cities on Sunday and I just wanted to wish everyone the best of luck with the new season. I just pieced together a new rig for my adventure. I bought a Reflex, a Safire, and a Microraven. I hope it gets here soon. The canopies are still in the mail. I hope I get the chance to meet some of you in the real world. Whenever you're at a boogie, look for a guy walking around with a Yooper Unversity T-shirt. That will be me. Well, I'd better go pack. Peace. Mizhakwit, (the clearest, bluest sky) Chad

The same thing has happened to me on several occasions. I usually use an over the counter sinus medication( Tylenol Sinus) or someting like that. The poblem wih a condition like this is that you don't have to be congested for this to happen. Your sinuses could be plugged and you might not even know it. If your sinuses are plugged they can't regulate the pressure. A safe tip is if you feel any sort of sinus pain on the way to altitude, then it's time to get out of the plane. It will only get worst if you try to tough it out. Hope this helps. Blue Ones, Chad

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. My girlfriend is a skydiver!!! Shit, I just left her alone in bed, gotta go. Peace. Mizhakwit, Chad

Life is a fucked up highway, with many twists and turns. Sometimes it feels like heaven, sometimes you end up burned. Some people drive their Cadillacs, and live in big white homes. Some of us walk on the side of the road, we were meant to roam. I don't know what changes us, or if we change at all. But in ths great big world of ours, sometimes I feel so goddamn small. I'm gonna keep on walkin, until I can't go on, makin my way through the cold dark night, until the rise of dawn. I'm gonna walk to the end of the earth, if that's where I've got to go. So, I can see my baby again, and press my lips to her's once more. Life just ain't worth livin, without somebody else in your bed, without somebody else to hold in your arms, without somebody else to cry when you're dead, So, I'm gonna keep on walkin, until I find my love. So, we can be together in heaven, runnin with the stars above. Mizhakwit, Chad

My Dad used to jump with me. I started before him and the more he hung around the DZ, the more interested he got. He made about 60 jumps, then quit due to back problems. He Passed away last year, but he had always wanted to skydive and I'm glad that he got the chance. Blue Ones, Chad

Mattb, I'm glad someone here has their head screwed on right. Peace. Mizhakwit, Chad And in response to an earlier post, yes I do know Da Yoopers, I even saw them live at a boat show once.

Hey, You can get training at my DZ in Upper Michigan with parental concent at 16. I am 19 and started one week after my 16th birthday. Your frst jump will cost $130, that includes training. It is a staticline course. Let me know soon if your interested, as we may not be in business much longer. The guy who we are leasing our plane from may want it back soon, and we may not have the funds to get another one. You can contact me at chadmleko@webtv.net or my DZO at rkthoren@chartermi.net Good luck. Mizhakwit, Chad

The main advantage that I can see when using a throwout as opposed to a ripcord is the deployment speed. You get a much quicker deployment with a throwout and you don't have to worry about your burble. Just my 2 cents. Mizhakwit, Chad

Doesn't anyone drink American any more? BUDWEISER king of beers! Chad

Hey, while we're all down there we should all get together some night and party it up. Even if we don't get to do any DZ.com jumps, due to varying experience levels, choice of dicipline or whatever, I would still love to meet everyone. What do yall think? Mizhakwit, Chad BTW, how are we gonna recognize each other? I vote for Giant Sombreros with your DZ.com handle painted on the front. Just a suggestion.

You can bet your ass I'll be there. DZ.com jumps sound like a great idea. I can't wait to meet everyone. Peace. Mizhakwit, Chad

Damn, I wish I could join everyone in the festivities, but I'm on probation, I just got out of rehab about 2 months ago, and my girlfriend would literally kill me. Spark one for me, and be safe. Peace. Mizhakwit, Chad

Brandon, My favorite jump so far was jump#104. It all started on a warm, sunny day in Upper Michigan. We were in the plane, circling the dropzone at about 500ft or so when the pilot looks off in the distance and see's a couple hundred people in the back yard of a farm house. At which point he turns around and tells me that he see's a party and asks if I want to crash it. I, of course, jumped at the chance. No pun intended. Anyway, we climb to about 7000ft and he let me out right over the house. I pulled at about 4 grand so that I could give the crowd a good show under canopy. I landed directly in front of the crowd, doing a mighty fine swoop I might add. Everyone was clapping ad snapping pictures. I was so proud. Imagine my suprise when the bride and groom came strolling out of the crowd. Yep, I had just crashed a wedding recption. The couple kindly invited everyone from the DZ over to have dinner. A few weeks later, they sent me some of the pictures that people had taken of me in a nice frame, along with a thankyou note. That was by far one of my most memorable jumps. Mizhakwit, Chad BTW, I just made Enthusiast! Yaahoo!

Brandon, That's gonna be a tough one to decide, but I think that I'd like video from the bridge. Unless your camera can zoom 800ft away to catch my backflips from the ground. Mizhakwit, Chad