Sunday, May 10, 2009

Ready, Set, Jump!!!

Seen as how my mother lives 5 hours away, I only had to give her the obligatory phone call for Mother's Day and then the rest of the day was mine. So, what to you do when you've got an afternoon to kill?

Jump out of an airplane, of course!

What a freakin' rush! It's definitely another one of those deals where "if I have to explain, you wouldn't understand". It's something that I'll definitely be doing again!












18 comments:

IowaHarleyGirl (Stephanie) said...

I sooooooooo want to do this!!! Way Cool D-Day! Way Freaking Cool!

Big Daddy said...

Dammit you beat me to it!
I will someday...soon.
The only skydiving I ever did was over the handlebars as a kid.
Does that count?

Lady Ridesalot said...

Me too.. Me too!!! What a rush! It is way cool that you got your pic in mid air.

My... what a sh*t eating grin you've got!

I know YOUR Mother's Day was awesome.! Way to go!

"Joker" said...

Wow! I was just saying to a friend the other night that I've never seen any reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. But, I also said that since the older I get the less I give a shit, I just may give it a try one day. Looks like you had a blast my friend. Way cool!

ps - You've got balls as big as church bells.

Willy D said...

Only bird shit and fools Brother. I did it in the Army, and I know which one I was. Looks like you loved it. Now you’re addicted. Hope your bike was waiting at the drop zone.

Ann said...

I'm not sure you could pay me enough to do that, but it looks like you had a blast!

FLHX_Dave said...

I need to do this before my heart won't take it.

I have always wanted to do this just once. One day, one day. It is gonna happen.

Man, my balls were tingling just looking at the picts. That was a day to live no doubt.

Thanks for the thrill...it must suck to be you. Awesome.

Louise said...

I'm dying to do skydiving. Well, I did once with my little sister.. No, no, technically she did. Hahaha! It's too bad she never answered me if she liked it or not.

Greetings from Brazil!
Bye!
Beijos!

Dean "D-Day" said...

IHG - Come on up sister. I'll take ya the next time I jump.

Big D - Does over the handlebars count? Absolutely! I pulled one of those stunts myself and messed my face up pretty bad. It's amazing that I'm as beautiful as I am.

Lady R - I'm STILL wearing that sh*t eating grin!

Joker - It WAS a blast! And as far as my balls...DING! DONG!

Willy D - Yeah, I loved it. And like a good woman, my bike "Dixie" was waiting at the drop zone.

Ann - "A blast" doesn't even begin to cover it. Wait til Big D tries it. You won't be able to wipe the grin from his face.

Dave - Quit saying, "Some day" and DO IT!

Louise - Thanks for stopping by. You're welcome to come by any time! And I'm sending some kisses back to you.

mq01 said...

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bravo my friend, bravo. are you totally hooked now? or are you planning your next new bucket list mission? ;) WOOHOO!!!

mq01 said...

i had to go look at the pics again...so cool...you ROCK Dean!!! what a blast...

Mr. Motorcycle said...

DUDE! Way cool! That is on my bucket list. You beat me to it. I'd also like to try those wing suits. Baby steps though.

Glad you had a blast for Mom's Day!

RazorsEdge2112 said...

WOW! Nicely done!

I knew a woman years ago that wanted something special for a special birthday. She wanted to sky dive.

So, her kids signed her up. She needed an EKG and doctor's release of course. She was 70. DAMN, did she enjoy that ride.

IMHO, you, her and anyone else who jump out of perfectly good airplanes have some serious brass. Bravo!

I will stick to flying the plane.

Buford Pickleberry said...
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Buford Pickleberry said...

Had to delete first post. It was in 52 not 53'

Back in 52' I was riding with the Basillicians outta Dyersville. We had a little run in with the Sons of Mothers from the Dubuque/Galena chapter. We cornered one old boy called himself sprocket one night after he forgot to find his way back across the Ol Miss. Next morning we invited him to take a little aerial excursion with a couple of us and Shorty Wilder who was a farmer/milker/pilot (common back then all the farmers had planes) Well imagine the information we was able to obtain from sprocket when that fresh air was blowing through his hair at 20K altitude. He decided he did not want to jump. He musta been one of those deferring to the "chicken" side of things. Never did see Sprocket West of the Mississippi again... Hmmm

Never thought about it much, we probably coulda called it "airboarding" back then.

Good video. Might have to give that jumpin a shot myself someday.

B.B. said...

That is so cool! Good for you!

MeanDonnaJean said...

Sorry hun, but the only "rush" that even remotely comes to mind whenever I think about this ol' gal jumpin' outta an airplane is the rushin' gush of urine that's gonna come streamin' outta me if ever I do so! Me 'n airplanes just don't get along anyway, so I reckon skydivin' ain't EVER gonna be MDJ's cup o' tea. I dunno but, I kinda like havin' my two feet planted firmly on the ground...or, at the very highest, on a nice set o' chrome pegs at that.

Dean "D-Day" said...

MDJ - LMFAO!!! You crack me up!
Can't say that I didn't feel too different from you not too long ago. I guess when the midlife crisis hit, I lost all hold of my senses.

Thanx for stopping by! Come back soon, ya hear.