tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post7653351573646546274..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Spring PotatoesSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-42769523939349284102007-03-28T17:03:00.000-04:002007-03-28T17:03:00.000-04:00The jumps were civilian, but were done with milita...The jumps were civilian, but were done with military style training and surplus equipment. They had a tether pull. I wrote about it here. <A HREF="http://sippicancottage.blogspot.com/2006/05/have-pleasant-memorial-day-weekend.html" REL="nofollow">Uncle Bobby </A>SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-5624199487643928202007-03-28T16:33:00.000-04:002007-03-28T16:33:00.000-04:00Were your jumps military or civilian? If military...Were your jumps military or civilian? If military, why only two? <BR/><BR/>I am quite proud of my service. It made a patriot out of me. And that's saying a lot if you knew what I gave them to work with.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-73639107966654691872007-03-28T07:13:00.000-04:002007-03-28T07:13:00.000-04:00Hi Ruth Anne- I trust you are proud of your servic...Hi Ruth Anne- I trust you are proud of your service to your country. You should be.<BR/><BR/>I jumped twice, and I recall that advice too. Human nature makes people draw their legs up when they see the ground coming up at them and they land on their butt and break their coccyx. <BR/><BR/>It occurred to me, as I got my turn in the door, that the sensation of jumping out of the plane would be the same whether you were wearing a parachute or not. Every fiber of your body is instructing you not to do it. You can talk to your frontal lobes all you want, but your brain stem ain't havin' it.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-64076283792465119502007-03-27T22:58:00.000-04:002007-03-27T22:58:00.000-04:00I received that "keep your eyes on the horizon" ad...I received that "keep your eyes on the horizon" advice in another context: Airborne School. I was in a parachute harness, hooked up to the pulley they used for training, 34 feet up. Scared me so much my voice went all soprano on me. You forget your altitude when you look to the horizon.<BR/><BR/>It worked when I was in the door of a C-141, too.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.com