Skye23

Thanks for the support. I don' think that I am going to let this bad experience destroy something that I love. I am trying to figure out whether I should swallow my pride and give it another chance o drive over for a couple of hours to a much better bigger and friendlier dz. The thing is is that I am one of the few girls at this dropzone, and maybe this intimidates some of these people. The thing is is that my boyfriend is on staff there, but instead of supporting me, he says its my fault for acting like I am better than everyone else. That is completely untrue, I've been skydiving long enough to sense bad vibes, and I don't think that I should kiss peoples ass just to get them to be nice to me. If they are going to act like a bunch of tightasses, then I don't need them, or their stupid dropzone. I am just pissed off that some people forget that skydiving is about being a family just as much as it is about jumping out of planes.

I never thought that it would affect me either, but its kind of difficult not to let it after 6 months of just sitting at a dz and not have anyone to talk to o to jump with. Back home, every time there was a new jumper at my dz, everyone, including myself would make a concious effort to make them feel at home. Yes, my main desire when I get to a dz is to skydive, but its also about the vibes you get from the place, and the vibes here are so bad that i don't even enjoy jumping anymore.

Hey all, I'm new here, and was hoping that maybe my fellow skydivers could give me some advice with my dilemma. About 6 months ago I moved away to a totally different part of the country. I am originally from up north, and was looking forward to being able to skydive year round. Up to this point skydiving has been my life, but when I got here things didn't turn out at all like i imagined. The dropzone thats closest to me ended up being one of the unfriendliest places I ever been too. Its pretty small, and most of the jumpers are older, and have been there for years. I've been to a dozen other dropzones all around the country, and in every case I have made friends, and felt totally accepted. The way that ur community is so close knit is one of the reasons that I love skydiving so much, and I thought that t was like that everywhere. But I guess not. I have barely jumped at all ths past summer because I feel so uncomfortable going to the droopzone. It just makes me bitter and angry that I basically have to give p the thing that maters to me the most. So what do I do?