http://www.lastkisscomics.com/2009/01/18/why-took-me-so-long/ Life with Lip -- a blog by John Lustig Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lastkisscomics.com/2009/01/18/why-took-me-so-long/comment-page-1/#comment-5 JohnMc Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:08:29 +0000 http://www.lastkisscomics.com/blog/?p=51#comment-5 actually, it's faith in the procedure and the equipment that allows you to do it. Plus, at 3,000 feet, your points of reference are off, so it's likely you'd be more afraid on a balcony of a tall building. Letting go of the plane is the biggest leap of faith I've ever done. (And I had to take the first jump course again, if you let 6 months pass in between, you have to repeat.) I always wanted to make it "my" sport, but the 2-1/5 hour drive made it difficult. Now with lower back problems --and a family!-- I'd be afraid to damage myself. actually, it’s faith in the procedure and the equipment that allows you to do it. Plus, at 3,000 feet, your points of reference are off, so it’s likely you’d be more afraid on a balcony of a tall building. Letting go of the plane is the biggest leap of faith I’ve ever done.
(And I had to take the first jump course again, if you let 6 months pass in between, you have to repeat.) I always wanted to make it “my” sport, but the 2-1/5 hour drive made it difficult. Now with lower back problems –and a family!– I’d be afraid to damage myself.

]]> http://www.lastkisscomics.com/2009/01/18/why-took-me-so-long/comment-page-1/#comment-4 admin Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:53:12 +0000 http://www.lastkisscomics.com/blog/?p=51#comment-4 Wow, John. I'm impressed. As someone who has a mild fear of heights--I can climb anything if I've got something to hold onto, but put me on the edge of a building without a railing and I'm not going near the edge if I can avoid it--I'm impressed with anyone who's jumped out of a plane. But doing it twice? Impressive! Wow, John. I’m impressed. As someone who has a mild fear of heights–I can climb anything if I’ve got something to hold onto, but put me on the edge of a building without a railing and I’m not going near the edge if I can avoid it–I’m impressed with anyone who’s jumped out of a plane. But doing it twice? Impressive!

]]> http://www.lastkisscomics.com/2009/01/18/why-took-me-so-long/comment-page-1/#comment-3 JohnMc Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:17:54 +0000 http://www.lastkisscomics.com/blog/?p=51#comment-3 John, I've done some skydiving (two first-time static line jumps). It's a few short minutes of extreme terror and pleasure and then it's all over. Nothing to take up blog space about. (Waitaminnit--sounds like my honeymoon. Geeze, was my wife ticked off. . .) John,
I’ve done some skydiving (two first-time static line jumps). It’s a few short minutes of extreme terror and pleasure and then it’s all over. Nothing to take up blog space about.
(Waitaminnit–sounds like my honeymoon. Geeze, was my wife ticked off. . .)

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