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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 17, 2013 21:36:44 GMT -5
I wanted to post something memorable and hilarious just in case something goes wrong tomorrow, but then I realized that's just not my style. So, if you guys don't hear from me next week google man dies in parachute accident northern California and you'll finally be able to put a picture to the name. Hopefully it's a good one, not just some long lense shot of my broken body plastered into the California hillside. You don't think I just jinxed it do you? I'm too cool to go out like that, right?
Yeah, definitely. Karma's a bitch, but we're cool. She wouldn't do that to me.
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Post by Jaguar on May 17, 2013 21:38:47 GMT -5
It was nice posting with you Dark.
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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on May 17, 2013 22:26:11 GMT -5
Dark, good luck my man, see you on the other side.
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Post by busymom on May 17, 2013 22:31:58 GMT -5
I'd wish you "break a leg", like I do DD before she goes on stage, but I don't wanna jinx ya.  Be nice to your instructor. Maybe give him a good tip before the plane leaves the ground. And, be sure to give us a full report when you get back! |
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Post by tallguy on May 17, 2013 23:06:20 GMT -5
Forget about the "Einstein" mis-quote (or mis-attribution to be more precise), THIS is the true definition of insanity. "Perfectly good" airplanes are NOT for jumping out of. Perfectly good airplanes have as their purpose for being the idea that one should NOT hit the ground. But in the event that you are not suddenly struck by lucidity before then, good luck.
(And for everyone else reading, can we PLEASE do whatever we can to stop people from thinking that they are quoting Einstein with the "over and over" definition? There is no evidence at all that he ever said it, and it does not make one look smarter to say something attributed to him. The most likely source was Rita Mae Brown in the '80's. And if Einstein did in fact ever say it, it would likely qualify as one of the dumbest things ever said by a smart person.... Rant over.)
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Post by InsertCoolName on May 17, 2013 23:56:37 GMT -5
Might want to talk to the person flying the plane as well. It would totally blow if the plane crashed before you jumped!! But I'm sure it will be a trip  |
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Post by mmhmm on May 18, 2013 0:40:42 GMT -5
Splaaaaattttt! Ooooh! Dirt's hard!  |
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Post by tallguy on May 18, 2013 0:53:56 GMT -5
And don't let the wife anywhere near the person who packs the parachutes. No job + life insurance is a baaaadddd combination. Just sayin'....
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2013 1:18:06 GMT -5
Did you make it?
Enquiring minds gotta know! |
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Post by happyscooter on May 18, 2013 6:10:38 GMT -5
Male or female instructor? Remember you will be strapped onto them for the ride down. Hehe! |
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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on May 18, 2013 8:31:07 GMT -5
Tall guy, can you please explain what you mean.
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Post by Shooby on May 18, 2013 8:47:01 GMT -5
Just remember, some life insurance policies do NOT cover skydiving!  |
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Post by Shooby on May 18, 2013 8:55:38 GMT -5
Sooo how much does it costs $$$ to jump out of an airplane?
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2013 9:22:17 GMT -5
Sweetie, aren't you a little young for a mid life crisis of this magnitude... ?
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Post by chiver78 on May 18, 2013 9:24:26 GMT -5
snowbird, that song came on the radio as we were driving to the dropzone. I am pretty sure I was white as a sheet haha....
Dark, I hope you have an amazing time. I would love to jump again!
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 18, 2013 9:24:34 GMT -5
make sure your life insurance is uptodate. And sheesh! isn't that an expensive outing? You're a bit young for a mid-life crisis, but I think all the signs are coming into focus here. I think Dark made a pact with his SIL to go skydiving when he turned 30. He was hoping she'd forget about it. |
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Post by Peace Of Mind on May 18, 2013 10:35:47 GMT -5
Just remember, some life insurance policies do NOT cover skydiving! Or suicide which I believe jumping out of a perfectly good airplane on purpose qualifies.  Have fun, Dark and it was really nice talking to you. We're just heading to the beach with a bunch of friends. We're wimps. <------ Ha! I hope that 911 is for Dark and not us!  |
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Post by tallguy on May 18, 2013 10:41:21 GMT -5
Tall guy, can you please explain what you mean.
He's just trying to exercise his self-perceived intellectual prowess over the rest of us unwashed and uneducated masses.... I need no such validation from the uneducated masses.... |
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 18, 2013 10:55:25 GMT -5
It was a birthday present. My SIL found a groupon deal on skydiving. She bought it for us over a year ago and we're just now getting around to doing it. Oh, yeah, so I'm not only jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, I'm doing so with the cheapest company in the area and using a coupon. If it was up to me we'd probably go with a more expensive company. There are certain things that it just doesn't seem wise to go for the lowest possible price on.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2013 11:06:03 GMT -5
You can't die before we find out how your store goes.  Ummm - health insurance? Do you have any? |
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 18, 2013 11:14:56 GMT -5
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Post by mmhmm on May 18, 2013 11:39:19 GMT -5
With regard to what, Naggie?
He's just trying to exercise his self-perceived intellectual prowess over the rest of us unwashed and uneducated masses.... I need no such validation from the uneducated masses.... A note from an uneducated mass:  |
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Post by Nazgul Girl on May 18, 2013 11:49:19 GMT -5
Forget about the "Einstein" mis-quote (or mis-attribution to be more precise), THIS is the true definition of insanity. "Perfectly good" airplanes are NOT for jumping out of. Perfectly good airplanes have as their purpose for being the idea that one should NOT hit the ground. But in the event that you are not suddenly struck by lucidity before then, good luck. (And for everyone else reading, can we PLEASE do whatever we can to stop people from thinking that they are quoting Einstein with the "over and over" definition? There is no evidence at all that he ever said it, and it does not make one look smarter to say something attributed to him. The most likely source was Rita Mae Brown in the '80's. And if Einstein did in fact ever say it, it would likely qualify as one of the dumbest things ever said by a smart person.... Rant over.) Oh brother. Your post is not "perfectly good." We can quote erroneously quote Einstein as frequently as we so choose. Also, we can tell the story about Einstein driving his chauffeur because he wanted to operate the limo, even though that story isn't true. It's all good. Relaaax. |
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 18, 2013 17:19:15 GMT -5
That was fucking awesome!!! For you locals, remember the guy who base jumped the Big Sur bridge a few years back, put it on Youtube, and was sentenced to a few months in jail? That was my skydiving instructor. He spent a few minutes explaining the arch position he wanted me in as we exited the plane so we could dive headfirst. I thought he was screwing with me until we did it. 10 seconds of straight down watching the ground rush toward your face, before we flattened out, deployed the drogue, and he tried to show me how to turn in midair using my hands and feet. We did a few lazy circles in each direction before he deployed the chute but I think it was more him than me.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 18, 2013 18:01:06 GMT -5
No, but I'm still in the Cobra window. You have 60 days to purchase Cobra and it's retroactive to the day you separated.
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Post by souldoubt on May 18, 2013 18:35:39 GMT -5
If anything at least your mid life crisis is entertaining.
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Post by Jaguar on May 18, 2013 18:39:54 GMT -5
Welcome back.
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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on May 18, 2013 18:52:45 GMT -5
I dunno, something about Einstein....did I miss a post somewhere  |
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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on May 18, 2013 18:55:22 GMT -5
Okay, I def. must have missed something somewhere.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 18, 2013 19:00:09 GMT -5
I wasn't as scared as I thought I'd be. It helped that my SIL and I were the first two out of the plane. We didn't have to sit there and watch everyone else go while we got ourselves worked up. I was worried I'd freeze up as I was supposed to head to the door and roll out but it happened so fast I didn't have time to freak out.
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