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- From: bert@penril.com (Bert Robbins)
- Subject: Re: newbie blues II
- Message-ID: <C1F04u.Bnp@penril.com>
- Sender: news@penril.com (Penril News Service)
- Organization: Penril DataComm Networks
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:55:41 GMT
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- Vannevar Yu (vannevar@panix.com) wrote:
- : Yep, the subject says it all. I didn't understand Jan Meyer's article/flyer
- : "Newbie blues" until now, when I am afflicted with such condition.
-
- : You're no longer impressed with the thought of dying on THIS jump. The AFF
- : course feels like it was 10 years ago instead of last year. You're somewhat
- : waiting for the 100 jump mark (note: some call this stage the 25-100 do-or-die)
- : but not really excited by 'number of jumps' alone. You want to try RW but
- : you're not a skygod. Maybe freestyle? Style and accuracy? BASE? Skysurf?
-
- : You're relaxed enough to fart on jump run, to fart in freefall. But you're
- : still too 'young' in skydiving experience to do the 'hot stuff'. You'd like
- : to learn more, but there's that GAP between one-on-one and 4W. Worse of all,
- : you don't have a mentor or mentors. No Daddy Warbucks to bankroll your bills.
-
- : Bartender, another Sterno, please.
-
- Come to Penisula Skydivers in Westpoint VA, and I'll get you on at lease
- an eight way with jumpers ranging from 25 to 7000 jumps and the only
- question they will ask you is, "Do you have enough money to pay for the
- BEER you will owe?"
-
- --
- Bert Robbins
- D-12373
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