[nfbmi-talk] Skydiving, Anyone?

Mon Jun 7 19:08:48 UTC 2010

Oh, what a great idea. Larry this is when and whre NFB MI can meet with 
Cannon and the Board!!

You're a genius J.J.!!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Skydiving, Anyone?

> Oh to the contrary. I think we should invite him.
> It's our own event, thus we can do what we want.
>
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> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Skydiving, Anyone?
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Just don't let Cannon and MCB or DELEG know about all of this. They might 
>> get all sorts of psycho on us. On the one hand they'll claim credit for 
>> this venture though they don't have a thing to do with it. Then later 
>> they'll have to fire themselves for making the environment unsafe for the 
>> sighted people down below.
>>
>> I'm sure there is a civil service work rule that the boys can pull out of 
>> their hat or somewhere else when the need arises. So, I just advise all 
>> to keep this on the hush-hush, the QT and "mum" is the word.
>>
>> Besides someone might want to do a FOIA on this....Smiles...
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Christine Boone" <Christine_Boone at comcast.net>
>> To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 12:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Skydiving, Anyone?
>>
>>
>>> Hello All,
>>> In truth, I am pretty sure that J.J. did mean 13,000 feet.  When the
>>> training center students went sky diving in October, 2008, they jumped 
>>> from
>>> 10,000 feet.  The only reason that they started at 10 instead of 13
>>> thousand, was because the temperature at the lower altitude was a chilly 
>>> 15
>>> degrees on that bright fall day, which happened to be quite warm on the
>>> ground.  In August, I am sure that the temperature is not too bad, even 
>>> at
>>> 13,000.
>>>
>>> You see Fred, because the first 5 thousand feet or so of the jump  are 
>>> done
>>> in free-fall, you do not remain at that altitude for more than a few
>>> seconds.  I am told that this is why it is safe.  The students and their
>>> instructors pulled their parachute cords at approximately 6,000 feet, 
>>> and
>>> spent about 8 minutes floating to the ground from that height.
>>>
>>> Remember too, that Colorado has 8 or more mountain peaks that rise 
>>> higher
>>> than 14,000 feet and their heights are regularly scaled by hikers 
>>> without
>>> oxygen.
>>>
>>> It is fantastic!  It really is!  I ended up jumping too, because my 
>>> doing so
>>> turned out to be necessary in order for one of our students to get the
>>> experience that she needed to make our whole plan work out.  I was more 
>>> than
>>> a little frightened, but it was amazing, and according to statistics 
>>> that
>>> have been kept for the last quarter century or so, sky diving is less
>>> dangerous than traveling by airplane, driving, or using any form of 
>>> public
>>> transportation.
>>>
>>> So there you have it...one woman's insight, for whatever it might be 
>>> worth.
>>>
>>>
>>> Christine
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>> [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Fred Olver
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 3:52 PM
>>> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Skydiving, Anyone?
>>>
>>> J.J., I'm sure you meant 1,300. If you were up 13,000 feet you would 
>>> likely
>>> have a difficult time living through the experience.
>>>
>>> Fred Olver
>>> P.S., When it gets closer to the time, let me know and I'll see if I can
>>> make it up for the jump.  Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
>>> To: "NFB of Michigan List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>; <mi-abs at nfbnet.org>;
>>> "NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:08 PM
>>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Skydiving, Anyone?
>>>
>>>
>>>>A few of us are exploring the idea of skydiving on an upcoming Thursday,
>>>>probably around August.
>>>> The cost would be $150 per person, and there is a $25 deposit required
>>>> ahead of time. Normally, the cost is $219.
>>>> Skydive, Inc. is located in Allegan, halfway between Kalamazoo and 
>>>> Grand
>>>> Rapids.
>>>> The cost would include training and everything you need to do the jump.
>>>> For those not familiar, your jump would be tandom, so there is nothing 
>>>> to
>>>> worry about except free falling from 13,000 feet or so.
>>>> Transportation can be arranged from Kalamazoo, Lansing, etc.
>>>> If anyone is interested, just reply to this message.
>>>>
>>>> J.J.
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