Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:23:05 -0500 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Christopher Schulte <schulte@schulte.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i am not a wimp Message-ID: <3D57D2D9.70109B7B@centtech.com> References: <000001c2410f$6157e3e0$0a01a8c0@COMPGEEK> <5.1.1.6.2.20020812094859.01a74e68@localhost>
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I just finished my AFF, and am now cleared for solo and whatever else I wanna try. It is definitely a life changing event. I was very afraid of heights prior to skydiving, but it's almost completely gone now. You're right tho - once you skydive a few times, nothing else is even really on the same scale. It would be interesting to why computer/technical people are drawn to the sport of skydiving. Eric Christopher Schulte wrote: > > At 08:01 AM 8/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Just curious how many other skydivers there are on this list. It seems that a > >lot of skydivers are techie people for their day jobs.. I'm one of those > >people.. > > I was working on getting my AFF certification last summer, but fell out > of motivation to finish it. Not due to fear, mind you. :-) > > Skydiving is a lot of fun. One downside is after the first jump > amusement parks really lose their adrenaline factor. I mean, > come on. 120mph freefall from 12,500 feet? What can compare? > > My view of the world was forever changed. > > I recommend it to anyone medically able. > You'll lose your fear of heights. :-p > > >Eric > > > >Jon Noack wrote: > > > "A person who has been skydiving is not allowed to call himself a wimp. > > > Thus, please submit a letter to the editor asking that your statements > > > be retracted. :)" > > > >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology > >The moon may be smaller than Earth, but it's further away. > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > Christopher Schulte > http://www.schulte.org/ > Do not un-munge my @nospam.schulte.org > email address. This address is valid. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology The moon may be smaller than Earth, but it's further away. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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