Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: >>>>>>as my right shoulder doesn't always feel great when reaching up > to the high position after a bad landing on my first parachute jump after I turned 65. ;-) But then that's another story!:-)<<<<<<<<< "julianthomas.terra.es" responded:: > >>>>parachuting at 65??!! ohmygod...<<<<<< Aw heck Julian it's only a number! ;-) And there wasn't anything to it, just jumped out, chute opened and I floated to the ground! Piece of cake! I just didn't pull down on the toggle cords hard enough and went in for a "slightly harder than normal landing!" You know, something like coming in for a hard landing in a 747! ;-) No I didn't take a Leica as I figured I'd have enough just remembering what to do in handling the chute. And no I haven't been back again as my wife threatened, even if I landed safely, she'd kill me! So being married to this lady for 51 years and knowing her for her word I thought it a reasonable assumption not to jump again! :-) Besides imagine the newspaper headlines: "Husband makes successful parachute jump, but is killed by irate wife!" :-) ted Grant