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anyone out there in southern california/SD area jumping? i havent been able to find anyone and i am in need of some jumping buddies out here. right now its just a friend of mine and i searching the land.

anyone lend a helping hand?

-e

Dude, when you were here you met and jumped with several people from that area.

Try Eric at gallan@tfb.com. I'd help you out, but I'm a bit under the weather . . . I'm having radiation treatments this week.

It's like getting dosed by an AM tower with no jump at the end . . .

NickD
BASE 194

I already sharted my pants when I felt the tiny little shock touching the live Gravity Towers in your neighbourhood. Fortunately I got rewarded with a jump.

I can not imagine how tough a radiation treatment must be. Wishing you the best Nick!

yeayea. i forgot who they all were. i know i shook hands with like 3 guys from san diego. but i forgot who they were.


-e

Hey Eric,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you haven't done an FJC with anybody, have you?

Have you considered taking one?

One often overlooked advantage of doing an FJC is that it will give you contacts in the sport. This increases the network of people you know, as well as provide references for other people.

When I came back from my FJCs, I tried getting in touch with people too. When I did, I could tell them to ask Tom or Jimmy if they wanted to know what kind of jumper I was.

Of course, for me this worked the complete opposite way because Tom and Jimmy are way too honest about me. This scared away all other active jumpers in my neighbourhood, leaving me all alone in crane paradise. But that's just me.



Do an FJC, get to know your teacher as well as the fellow students you take the course with. Within no time, you'll meet the people they know, and the people they know, and the people they know, ad infinitum.

 

Rectal surgery isn't that expensive anymore these days.

Eric; definitely drop Abbie a note. He's great to jump with and very conservative. He's also not afraid to go against the grain if something else works better or safer. He managed to convert me into a top-down closer!

and i thought tar and feathers were bad.