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I called it yesterday. 10 mph variable winds combined with a general feeling of not being "on it" made me cancel a couple jumps. I was having a hard time deciding if it was my gut instinct or just fear that I had to overcome. I went with my gut instinct. With only 9 jumps I was actually a little surprised that my instructor wanted me to jump in those kind of winds.

lots of good points made already. If you can't afford health insurance then how can you afford skydiving? OTOH, I have heard if you are injured skydiving there is a very real possibility that your insurance provider will try not to pay out. I have pretty good coverage that covers most everything except for doctor visits and minor stuff. It's only 140 dollars a month, but I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to get out of paying an injury from skydiving, although I haven't found anything in the plan specifically excluding it, and it wasn't on the questionnaire. I am a lot older than you, so I would guess your insurance would probably be around 100 a month. www.ehealthinsurance.com is the best place to go to get what you need.

shite! What happened?

I didn't forget! Wow, that was scary, but I fracking nailed it. One of the best days of my life. I embraced the fear this time instead of trying to overcome it. Worked good for me. It seems there are multiple ways of dealing with the fear, and they all can work.

Jump 4 today and there was significantly less fear than before. Less elation as well, though. I am sure I'll be shitting my pants again when I jump without the static line hooked up (tomorrow, if things go right).

uhh, the racist. And furthermore the color of person's skin in no way precludes them from being racist towards others with the same color skin.

Anyone that truly believes that belongs in Andy's category. If he was white no one would even question his place of birth. It's purely because he is black and has a different sounding name.

she was found. Supposedly she is 12 years old. Unfortunately no psychological counseling or any of the sort, and all she got was a small fine. Good news is that all except for one of the puppies were rescued down stream by a 70 year old woman that heard them in the river. Now if her Grandma was telling the truth, and the puppies really were diseased they can be put down humanely if necessary. all of the above info is off of 4chan

woo hooo stoked for you mate. Good freaking work.

OK, I will. Any random twit who still takes the birther issue seriously is a fucking idiot. to the nth degree. It's all a conspiracy. The Obama family knew that he was going to run for president so they had the hawaiian newspapers print birth notices in 1961. It really is just a result of racism.

Supposedly Slash is killing it on tour. Think I am going to go see him next month in Seattle.

I don't think I have laughed this hard reading an old thread in a long time. I gave myself a stomach ache holding in a gas bomb on the way up today. Never again.

It has nothing to do with family structure, or income, or education, or etc... etc... etc... It's all about the color of their skin. Bullcrap. Exactly.

It has nothing to do with family structure, or income, or education, or etc... etc... etc... It's all about the color of their skin.

This is exactly what I did today. A quick meditation to clear my mind of the fear and focus on the task at hand. Money. So fucking elated right now. Been crying tears of joy on and off for hours. I am so hooked.

That's extremely rare. Yeah I thought so too. I have always been somewhat of an adrenaline junkie and honestly I was more excited than anything. The plane ride up, before exit, during free fall, not scared at all. In fact just about everyone else on he plane was nervous and second guessing doing it and I was just hoping they would hurry up and get out foe the way so I could go. Get back with us after your secomnd jump, it is always scareier than the first.. True that... I didn't know what I got myself into until after the first jump. However, I will add that each time you go, it's more fun than the last! On my way in an hour for my second jump, and I am freaking frightened. All was good until an hour or so ago, and now I am shivering in fear. With a little nervous excitement, I guess.

Suicide jumpers don't general lee get that lucky. Ha Ha. I see what ya did there. ETA: For the record, I have ZERO sympathy for someone who does this soley selfish act. If someone kills themself, they will get nothing but ridicule and joking about it from me. Obviously you've never had a loved one who's depression took them to the point where they were contemplating such a move. How does it feel up on your high horse?

There are many worse things you could do for your daughter than live your life to the fullest. I also think you have to be wired a little different to fully enjoy jumping out of an airplane. I don't know if convincing anyone that doesn't get it that you're not slightly insane is even possible. Good luck getting back in the sky.

actually burning through my cash reserve that I have been stashing away for a rainy day. Might as well spend it on a sunny day, right? Looking forward to spending all of my money on this crazy sport.

The stoke is back. Got 5 jumps scheduled over the weekend, with my first free fall on Sunday. Woo HOO. Stoked.

Amazing. I feel normal for a minute or two and then I get another pump of adrenaline thinking about the day. Skydive Snohomish was great. All of the staff were wonderful. Instructors were great as well. Climbing out of that tiny little plane to hang off of the strut just didn't seem right. I am a big boy so I got to jump first out of our load. I wished that I had someone to watch do it before my turn, cause that was some seriously scary shit for me. My body position was horrible and as soon as I let go of the strut I was twisted and flipped upside down. As the chute opened some of the suspension lines wrapped around my wrist. I have a nice rope burn and a huge bruise. I then noticed line twist. At first I started kicking, and then I remembered to pull the risers apart and they cleared up quick. Flying under canopy was amazing. I was surprised at how peaceful of an experience it actually was. I got to make some great spiraling turns including a last one that brought me in hot to the landing zone. A perfect flair (at least in my mind) brought me in for an incredibly soft landing, which was a pleasant surprise. All in all it was an amazing day, and I can't wait to go again. Not sure how I am going to afford it, but it's on now. Going back next week to start getting my license.

What's so cool about "docking", anyway?

I haven't even jumped yet, but the one thing I see that I do not like is the Alcohol culture. Beer rules? Lame imo. However, I will follow them, just don't expect anything besides cold water or gatorade. As far as thel drug use during jumping, I don't want nothing to do with it, and will do my best to stay away from people and dz's that are cool with it.

3 days to go. Woo hoo. Still a bit nervous, but more excited than anything. Works been going good too, so I think I am going to be able to jump right in to getting my license. So stoked. Noticed that some other people are posting their goals in skydiving, figured I might as well do the same. I want to fly fast. I guess that means freeflying head down? I have no desire to do any group jumping, synchronized stuff. I don't get the appeal. Long term goal is to feel at one with a wing suit. I also want to get in to BASE, once I have enough jumps under my belt. Eventually I want to BASE with a wing suit. I know that's a huge goal, and will take a lot of time to get to, but honestly, it's more than just a whimsical goal, it's my life focus at this point. I am thinking 5 years away if I can get enough jumps in. Thanks for the great website also. I have read a lot of interesting stuff on here. I look forward to being able to contribute as I progress in the sport.

aaaarrrrghhhhh, I can't frackin wait. Starting to shit myself a little also. I mean WTF, am I really going to jump out of a plane in less than 7 days? Yes, I am, and am scared shitless.