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Old 04-13-2009, 04:58 PM
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I'm going to do it shortly before or after graduation in May.

Who's done it? Thoughts?
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and Pics or it didn't happen.
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Old 04-13-2009, 05:09 PM
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No question that I'm doing it.

I'll see if I can do the photos.
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If you go tandem; try to find yourself with a sexy chick strapped to your back. If not you'll have some dude trying to dry hump you whilst falling from an airplane....no good.

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Old 04-13-2009, 05:21 PM
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I REALLY want to skydive.
I'm terrified of falling from heights, so this is a bizarre thing for me to want to try...
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I did about two years ago. It was awesome. Awesome is a really overused word, but it was truly awesome.



I felt like I was about die for about the first second after jumping. I was thinking "Well #%&$! I'm stupid. I just jumped out of a perfectly good plane and now I'm going to die!"

That thought fades in an instant and becomes "THIS IS #$%@ING AWESOME! WOOOOO!"

I want to do it again so bad.
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Old 04-13-2009, 05:29 PM
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If the plane is functional......


thats all I'll say.
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Old 04-13-2009, 05:30 PM
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It's brilliant!

I skydived tandem in Las Vegas in 2005. We jumped from the height of around 13000 feet. We were in freefall for almost a minute!

Loved it!
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Old 04-13-2009, 05:31 PM
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I want to.
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when i was married, my wife wanted to sky dive.

her ass is so big, it created an eclipse on her way down. we had to pay a fine.
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I am desperately acrophobic, so I doubt that there would be a more breathtaking experience for me.
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Old 04-13-2009, 07:24 PM
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when i was married, my wife wanted to sky dive.

her ass is so big, it created an eclipse on her way down. we had to pay a fine.
what the!??? LMAO!!!!
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Old 04-13-2009, 07:33 PM
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her ass is so big, it created an eclipse on her way down. we had to pay a fine.
I was going to say something about Texas being so flat, but I didn't know your wife so I will refrain.
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my future job will be to drill oil wells, i have a funny feeling if i do this id be drilling them a lot sooner then planned.

my luck sucks.
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Old 04-14-2009, 12:47 AM
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I was a skydiver for a couple of years back when I was young and indestructable.

It's the most fun you can have with your cloths on.
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I've done it a couple times now. The first jump I did was in Nelson, New Zealand. It is easily one of the coolest things I've ever done. I really didn't think it was all that scary. Not nearly as bad as bungee jumping. They let me take me camera up too, so I snapped some shots on the way down.



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Do yourself a favour and go to Byron in Aus and skydive there, awesome.
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Yep, got a few jumps, it's certainly the craziest thing you can do with your clothes on.. or without any, as the more experienced skydivers know
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