Comments on: I Really Think I Would Need A “Push” To Do This http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/ The thoughts and experiences of Merrill Dubrow Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:31:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Merrill Dubrow http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-34882 Merrill Dubrow Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:08:36 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-34882 I just read an article that Former President Bush takes a surprise plunge to mark his reopening of his presidential museum. For the record this was his sixth skydive - he is 83! Wow He first jumped way back in 1944 when he was shot down over the pacific island of Chichi Jima. Ne wants to make jump number seven on his 85th birthday! Good for you! Merrill I just read an article that Former President Bush takes a surprise plunge to mark his reopening of his presidential museum.

For the record this was his sixth skydive - he is 83! Wow

He first jumped way back in 1944 when he was shot down over the pacific island of Chichi Jima.

Ne wants to make jump number seven on his 85th birthday!

Good for you!

Merrill

]]> By: Merrill Dubrow http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-11908 Merrill Dubrow Tue, 29 May 2007 16:51:46 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-11908 Thanks for all your comments - I never thought this would be such a hot subject. I may reconsider and jump after seeing the new Taco Bell commercial last week were the sky diver is actually eating a crunch wrap supreme while he is floating to the ground. Since I love taco bell it might be a great experience. Thanks for all your comments - I never thought this would be such a hot subject.

I may reconsider and jump after seeing the new Taco Bell commercial last week were the sky diver is actually eating a crunch wrap supreme while he is floating to the ground. Since I love taco bell it might be a great experience.

]]> By: Dan Krason http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-11227 Dan Krason Tue, 15 May 2007 15:52:55 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-11227 Jump, Merrill, jump!!! About a week after I first met my wife I accompanied her as she took her first parachute jump. I was recovering from a kneee injury and my doctor told me to steer clear of jumping... Instead I sat in a lawn chair with a cooler at my side while I watched her jump. I thought my doctor-ordered excuse was excellent because I'm not a fan of heights. However, if you fast-forward 10 years, I'm frequenty reminded by my kids that mommy is brave because she jumped out of a plane (and dad is.... well...) Jump, Merrill, jump!!! About a week after I first met my wife I accompanied her as she took her first parachute jump. I was recovering from a kneee injury and my doctor told me to steer clear of jumping… Instead I sat in a lawn chair with a cooler at my side while I watched her jump.

I thought my doctor-ordered excuse was excellent because I’m not a fan of heights. However, if you fast-forward 10 years, I’m frequenty reminded by my kids that mommy is brave because she jumped out of a plane (and dad is…. well…)

]]> By: Rick Johnson http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10928 Rick Johnson Fri, 11 May 2007 16:20:03 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10928 My brother was a U.S. Army Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, and on one of his jumps his chute DID NOT OPEN! He had to pull his reserve, and after that he terminated his jump status. I think it would be fun, but I do not think I would do it now, maybe when I was younger. The closest I came was when I rappelled out of helicopters in the Army. My brother was a U.S. Army Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, and on one of his jumps his chute DID NOT OPEN! He had to pull his reserve, and after that he terminated his jump status.

I think it would be fun, but I do not think I would do it now, maybe when I was younger. The closest I came was when I rappelled out of helicopters in the Army.

]]> By: Pat Savolt http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10736 Pat Savolt Thu, 10 May 2007 14:18:37 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10736 My sister actually bid at a fund raising auction for this experience. Lucky her -- she won. Included was a video of the experience. She had to attached to an experienced sky diver. Thrilling experience, she was scared to death (and you can tell by the look on her face on the video) and vows would never do it again. I also have a friend in NY who actually competes throughout the country in synchronized sky diving -- she has won several gold medals. My sister actually bid at a fund raising auction for this experience. Lucky her — she won. Included was a video of the experience. She had to attached to an experienced sky diver. Thrilling experience, she was scared to death (and you can tell by the look on her face on the video) and vows would never do it again.
I also have a friend in NY who actually competes throughout the country in synchronized sky diving — she has won several gold medals.

]]> By: Naomi Walters http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10363 Naomi Walters Tue, 08 May 2007 08:49:19 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10363 My daughter, Susan and her husband, Mike, jumped in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The video is spectacular and she is lucky I was not there to pull her back in the plane! They have tried it but I would not do it due to my fear of heights and having "no control" which way the wind blows you, etc. Great question - makes you stop and think of the risks we take each day and where we put our priorities in our lives! Thanks. My daughter, Susan and her husband, Mike, jumped in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The video is spectacular and she is lucky I was not there to pull her back in the plane! They have tried it but I would not do it due to my fear of heights and having “no control” which way the wind blows you, etc. Great question - makes you stop and think of the risks we take each day and where we put our priorities in our lives! Thanks.

]]> By: Michael Braunberg http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10315 Michael Braunberg Tue, 08 May 2007 02:34:55 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10315 I jump now and then. Once you are out the plane’s door and free-falling, the air feels quasi liquid and you can extend your body to sort of surf along horizontally as if you are flying - which is really amazing. When the parachute pops open, you drift with the breeze awhile, and everything on the ground is miniature. You see what the world looks like to a hawk. I think the danger is a bit overrated. Modern parachutes are extremely stable and reliable. Last time I jumped the plane was packed with adolescent girls who were laughing and having a grand time. Those girls got pretty quiet once it came time to tumble out the exit door, but when I saw them on the ground after the jump they were ecstatic. I felt pretty good myself. I jump now and then. Once you are out the plane’s door and free-falling, the air feels quasi liquid and you can extend your body to sort of surf along horizontally as if you are flying - which is really amazing. When the parachute pops open, you drift with the breeze awhile, and everything on the ground is miniature. You see what the world looks like to a hawk. I think the danger is a bit overrated. Modern parachutes are extremely stable and reliable. Last time I jumped the plane was packed with adolescent girls who were laughing and having a grand time. Those girls got pretty quiet once it came time to tumble out the exit door, but when I saw them on the ground after the jump they were ecstatic. I felt pretty good myself.

]]> By: Fee Sepahi http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10260 Fee Sepahi Mon, 07 May 2007 17:28:32 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10260 I thought about doing it often and actually met a young lady that was in her triple digits of jumps (she had a friend with a plane, which made it economical for her...). She invited me along once, turned out to be too windy and that was the end of that dialogue. I also met a Navy pilot who was paratrooper and managed to escape a near death jump, where he had to pull his reserve chute and "walked away" with a broken ankle and some scrapes and his chute now covers the ceiling of his bedroom! As others have expressed the responsibility of a child and a mortgage and the possibility of this fragile infrastructure being mangled, just doesn't appeal! I thought about doing it often and actually met a young lady that was in her triple digits of jumps (she had a friend with a plane, which made it economical for her…). She invited me along once, turned out to be too windy and that was the end of that dialogue. I also met a Navy pilot who was paratrooper and managed to escape a near death jump, where he had to pull his reserve chute and “walked away” with a broken ankle and some scrapes and his chute now covers the ceiling of his bedroom! As others have expressed the responsibility of a child and a mortgage and the possibility of this fragile infrastructure being mangled, just doesn’t appeal!

]]> By: Kelley Styring http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10239 Kelley Styring Mon, 07 May 2007 15:23:36 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10239 I've often said 'never jump out of a perfectly good airplane', but then I was convinced to jump off of a perfectly good boat in the middle of the ocean to scuba dive. I thought I'd never do that either, so never say 'never.' I do think as we accummulate responsibility for others (family, friends, etc) we are less apt to take chances like this. I guess it depends on how compelling the outcome is. For me, scuba brings immense joy and fulfilling experiences. I hate thrill rides, so I don't think sky diving would give me a payout strong enough to outweigh the emotional risk. Perhaps Rosanne Barr said it best when she said, "Forget extreme sports. Take a real challenge. Stare down a 30 year mortgage. Get married and have sex with the same person the rest of your life!" I think she's probably right. I’ve often said ‘never jump out of a perfectly good airplane’, but then I was convinced to jump off of a perfectly good boat in the middle of the ocean to scuba dive. I thought I’d never do that either, so never say ‘never.’ I do think as we accummulate responsibility for others (family, friends, etc) we are less apt to take chances like this. I guess it depends on how compelling the outcome is. For me, scuba brings immense joy and fulfilling experiences. I hate thrill rides, so I don’t think sky diving would give me a payout strong enough to outweigh the emotional risk. Perhaps Rosanne Barr said it best when she said, “Forget extreme sports. Take a real challenge. Stare down a 30 year mortgage. Get married and have sex with the same person the rest of your life!” I think she’s probably right.

]]> By: Kelly Harrod-Lui http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10227 Kelly Harrod-Lui Mon, 07 May 2007 13:50:44 +0000 http://www.marcresearch.com/blogs/merrill/2007/05/04/i-really-think-i-would-need-a-push-to-do-this/#comment-10227 I haven't done it; but would love to try it. I've always wanted to either try skydiving or bungee jumping. :) I haven’t done it; but would love to try it. I’ve always wanted to either try skydiving or bungee jumping. :)

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