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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
08/07/14 at 19:36:34

Guess what my wonderful wife has arranged for my 65th birthday ?
No, not that.
Nope, not that either.
Well, since you did not get it ... she has arranged for me to go sky diving !

Yep.
Is she a great woman or what ? !

I've always wanted to jump but it just never worked out before, even when in the military. The timing just did not work out.

Y E A ! ! !

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Seaweednh Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 132 Newbury, MA Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #1 - 08/07/14 at 19:47:18 Is this going to be a tandem jump or solo?
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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #2 - 08/07/14 at 19:50:49 Is that with or without chute?
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JamesThomas YaBB Newbies Offline Crazy person Posts: 12 San Francisco bay area	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #3 - 08/07/14 at 19:56:48 Having your wife line-up a sky-diving adventure is a good thing; if she also wants to pack your chute -- not so much.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5836 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #4 - 08/07/14 at 21:02:59 Happy Birthday Lancer ! Hope the parachute thing works out good for ya ! Make a wish on the way down and we'll guess what it was for ???
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #5 - 08/07/14 at 21:06:03 Awesome! (I turn 62 in a couple days... no jumping out of planes for me.) So, take an extension cord up with you. If your chute fails just throw the extension cord out and it will hang up on something on the way down!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #6 - 08/07/14 at 21:13:31 well bud, I think you'll get the 1st two things I guessed anyway... and who would want to jump outta a perfectly good helicopter if you were at the controls anyway? just make sure she don't take a big insurance package anytime soon. wishing you a very happy b'day.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10665 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #7 - 08/07/14 at 21:30:07 It is a tandem jump; I'm no fool thinking I'm good for a solo "first time up". I know better than that, thank you very much. By the way, my wife is an insurance professional. She's been at it for over 30 years and as far as I know has not taken out any extra policies on me.
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Reply #8 - 08/08/14 at 01:40:15

I don't know what height you will be diving from, I did a tandem from 12000 feet for my sixty second, remember they don't supply a rope ladder to go back in the plane once you are pushed out. The experience was quite interesting, but my ears rang for several days after and I managed to fall backwards on the professional when we landed. So have an enjoyable birthday and I hope you get the US pension.

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Steve H Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1223 Spartanburg, SC Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #9 - 08/08/14 at 03:20:20 Happy Birthday, Lancer. Enjoy the jump. Hope it's as enjoyable as you think it will be.
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Reply #10 - 08/08/14 at 06:05:22

jcstokes wrote on 08/08/14 at 01:40:15:

I don't know what height you will be diving from, I did a tandem from 12000 feet for my sixty second, remember they don't supply a rope ladder to go back in the plane once you are pushed out. The experience was quite interesting, but my ears rang for several days after and I managed to fall backwards on the professional when we landed. So have an enjoyable birthday and I hope you get the US pension.
This should be a lot of fun. I'm stoked.

The jump is from above 10k with free-fall to 5k.
Already have a pension.

Things like this always go faster than anticipated; I am use to that. I spent a lot of time in the air in aircraft, and yes this is different, but being comfortable in the air does have some crossover for this, and being accustomed to trying new things in the air is a useful experience as well.

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Reply #11 - 08/08/14 at 06:43:23

It is good that our loving wife' still knows how to bring some excitement into our lives.

My wife bought me 8 laps of Kentucky Speedway....driving a Nascar. The entire thing only took 6 minutes....and I was mentally exhausted when it was over....and highly stimulated. I was so far out of my comfort zone, and yet having a really good time.

Have fun Lancer.....

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Grotsmack YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #12 - 08/08/14 at 06:58:28 All my jumps were static line in the Army, but I loved it. I think you will have a great experience. Keep your feet and knees together Airborne!
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Pine Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1694 Mississippi, USA Gender:	Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME Reply #13 - 08/08/14 at 07:47:53 Happy Birthday and er congratz... I tend like staying in perfectly good planes.
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Reply #14 - 08/08/14 at 14:17:55

Happy Birthday and best wishes for many more! I was in the 82nd in the Army for 5 years, and loved it! But when I jumped, the planes still had propellers. When I turned 60, my wife asked if I'd like to skydive. My response? "Have you recently taken out an insurance policy on me I don't know about?" All kidding aside, we only go around once, so good luck and remember to turn into the wind before touchdown.

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