Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!mobby.umiacs.umd.edu!jerrys From: jerrys@mobby.umiacs.umd.edu (Jerry Sobieski) Newsgroups: rec.skydiving Subject: Re: Skydivin'!!!! Message-ID: <33613@mimsy.umd.edu> Date: 26 Apr 91 18:07:12 GMT References: <2803.2814B077@ehsnet.fidonet.org> <1991Apr24.071414.7193@umbc3.umbc.edu> Sender: news@mimsy.umd.edu Reply-To: jerrys@umiacs.umd.edu (Jerry Sobieski) Organization: UMIACS, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Lines: 32 In article <1991Apr24.071414.7193@umbc3.umbc.edu> robie@umbc1.umbc.edu writes: >In article <2803.2814B077@ehsnet.fidonet.org>, SKYDIVE@f15.n233.z1.FIDONET.ORG (SKYDIVE) writes... >>Reply-to: Mark.Davey@p0.f105.n2200.z1.fidonet.org (Mark Davey) >>Fido-To: all >> >>Hey all! Well I guess I'm the first to post here. I would just like a little basic information since I've never done this before. Where are some good places to go (in the 313 area) and what are average costs for lessons? >> >>We almost went once but some of the people were afraid to jump with some psycho instructor strapped to their backs. Know anywhere where you can take lessons so that you jump alone? > >I just can't *WAIT* to see the responses to this one! ;-) (Jerry - I'll trade >you Biff AND Muffy *with* their Nikes and Jeeps, if you will take ...) I'd respond to this, but this guy is probably Special Forces whose mother was a biker and I'll probably just put my foot in my mouth and have more SF and bikers p.o.'d at me. No thanks. I'll keep Biff and Muffy. You take this guy Bill:-() (I think I'll go play student for some AFF candidates.) Jerry But seriously folks... Mark: Where are you at? DZs are sorted by region. If you know know your region, I may be able to give you references to DZs that discriminate against "psycho instructors". (I could take umbrage at this but I won't:-) -- Domain: jerrys@umiacs.umd.edu Jerry Sobieski UUCP: uunet!mimsy!jerrys UMIACS - Univ. of Maryland Phone: (301)405-6735 College Park, Md 20742