Comments | shagglbrox: Cross one off the Bucket List

shagglbrox

Cross one off the Bucket List

Jan 08, 2009 19:05

Seriously, no joke - the most exhilarating thing I've ever done, HANDS DOWN!

Next stop, 15,000 feet:
www.flickr.com/photos/29035971@N02/sets/72157612287582035/show/

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dragonmakr January 9 2009, 03:40:04 UTC

Woah.

shagglbrox January 9 2009, 16:22:34 UTC

heh - but unlike Neo's jump, I *did* at least have a chute!

onlyonechoice January 9 2009, 03:40:17 UTC

Ha! Looks like you had fun!

shagglbrox January 9 2009, 16:22:57 UTC

That would be a GIANT understatement!

dashrippington January 9 2009, 14:01:53 UTC

Damn... and you didn't need Deb to pull the cord, either...

Ya know, I was JUST talking about doing this just the other day.

shagglbrox January 9 2009, 16:25:13 UTC

Yep. Though, to be honest, it was a tandem jump, and the instructor is the one who pulled the cord.

However, I was the first one to jump, which meant: I had to kneel down inside the plane behind that plastic door, raise it up myself, then scoot forward on my knees to the edge, lean out as far as I could over the over edge, then the instructor sort of fell into me and we somersaulted out into the air!

dashrippington January 9 2009, 16:26:41 UTC

MOST awesome sir. Still counts. Spencer from Hack & Slash is OFTEN going for Sky Dives... I was gonna try and get together with him at some point.

shagglbrox January 9 2009, 16:30:44 UTC

Let me know if/when - I'm definitely interested in doing enough to go solo!

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shagglbrox January 9 2009, 16:28:29 UTC

Right-o, AirForceOne! I take it you'll regale me with your adventures solo jumping then? ;)

I didn't really think about it beforehand, was just focused on doing it. But afterwards, definitely want to put in the time and training to get to a solo jump. It's like nothing I've ever experienced, and my only regret was that I couldn't do any sort of aerial acrobatics - that's where the solo part comes in.

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shagglbrox January 9 2009, 17:59:05 UTC

Hang-gliding, that's another one on the bucket list. Did para-sailing before, but I suspect hang-gliding's going to be about 3 times as fun!

cellimachine January 9 2009, 17:59:06 UTC

This is on the list that I haven't made yet. Of course, I don't now if I will ever be able to pull it off. It's strange, I don't have a fear of heights, but I do have a fear of falling, I have always wanted to experience the free fall of parachuting, but I don't know how my fear will come into play. Once day, I will find out.

Kick ass man, very kick ass.

shagglbrox January 9 2009, 18:13:26 UTC

Dude - you *have* to. Fear is the mind-killer, my friend. I can't recommend it more strongly ( ... )