80 year old granny sky diving mishap.

[Jasandjules]

Sonic said:

But the Parachute Center has had its share of accidents. According to CBS Sacramento, at least eight people have died at the Parachute Center in the last decade, most recently in April.

Less than one a year sounds like a fairly safe place to me.......

[P-Jay]

Looks like Travis Pastana (sp?) in a suit to me. Big hands, looks like a splash of dark hair when 'she's' putting her googles on.

Not too mention, if I filmed that, and worked for the skydiving place I'd accidentally drop it from 5000 meters or something. Ha ha

[GTIR]

I find that granny strangely attractive (much like "Bob" in Blackadder) so it must be a younger female in a costume.

Or I need help.

[TheHeretic]

The latter.

[Ayahuasca]

Possibly there was an out-of-court settlement after it happened, hence no investigation / records.

[Buzz word]

If it is a viral it isnt for the music: I Choose by THE OFFSPRING, Hombre album (1997)

It would be a bit late to realy affect sales. Becides it makes the company look like idiots. If it was viral I wouldn't want the company positively identified like it does at the start if I were them.

[Slaav]

Morningside said:

Not this one, but...
What is the tipping point for a bit of nerves vs outright terror?

Do you immediately say 'No? OK then' at the first point of worry as I suspect most people would be scared at their first jump.

Are you asking 'when is a "no" really a "no"'?

Let's not go there.....








ps - Leave the bag/wig on and have a safety word

[just me]

Not a viral video. It really happened. Not everything is a photochop or viral video or hoax or publicity stunt.

[Tiggsy]

Oddly, I found that very funny.

I think the commbo of the Golden Girl type jump and the Some Mothers Do Have 'em style jump worked very comedicaly!

[iphonedyou]

AnimalMkIV said:

Surely that's not apposite in the circumstances, and well, she is 80.

Joking aside, that was bloody scary.

You'll do well here

[Davel]

Wonder what she did for her next birthday?

[Tiggsy]

Davel said:

Wonder what she did for her next birthday?

She's learning Russian...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8nRX9v3Oz4

[croyde]

Tiggsy said:

Davel said:

Wonder what she did for her next birthday?

She's learning Russian...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8nRX9v3Oz4

[Tiggsy]

lol....when your town looks like a Modern Warfare set you have to find fun stuff to do!

[croyde]

Why even bother with the bungee rope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-if-5GZg4IA&fea...

[youngsyr]

Sonic said:

...The elderly woman, named Laverne, fell out of her harness, leaving her clinging desperately to her instructor as they fell to the ground in Ocampo, west of San Francisco...

The only thing west of San Francisco is several thousand miles of Pacific Ocean?

[just me]

She's on TV now. Said she just "held on" and had a rough landing, resulting in scrapes and bruises.
FAA is investigating.

News report should have said East of San Francisco. Or perhaps they meant to wrote west of Sacramento.

[Hilts]

Ayahuasca said:

Possibly there was an out-of-court settlement after it happened, hence no investigation / records.

I hope the skydiving club gave her a free second jump.