Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
I first met Ron S. at an early Bridge Day when I noticed him standing on one end of the bridge selling a little pamphlet to the wuffos that gave a short, but accurate, explanation of the sport in terms they could understand. He sold them for a quarter apiece and he sold a ton of them. I remember there are several of us, shaking our heads, and wondering why the hell we didn’t think of that . . .
Anyway, years later Ron started skydiving with a small Dachshund. The dog’s name is Brutus and, I believe, they made over a hundred skydives together. Brutus even had a neat little frap hat and his own goggles. Ron started to get some publicity and, as I recall, the reaction from the wuffos, and many jumpers too, is mostly negative.
Something to consider is if you kill yourself while BASE jumping you may get some sympathy. Kill the dog, while you lived through it, and you’d get roasted. If could be something you’d never live down. You’d always be the jumper who killed that cute little dog.
I’d forgive you, but don’t underestimate the power of people who feel for and treat their pets better than other humans. I know you’re in GB, but, if it happened over here the next thing we’d have is something called the Reddevil Law, the no parachuting pets rule.
Nick
BASE 194