tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post1590301244176818645..comments2024-03-27T11:32:49.791-07:00Comments on Papergreat: Linen postcard: Parachute jump at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island Chris Ottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-30553746608459207052018-06-14T11:11:36.322-07:002018-06-14T11:11:36.322-07:00My uncle had been a paratrooper in Germany, and th...My uncle had been a paratrooper in Germany, and this was the closest thing he was going to come to recreating the experience in Brooklyn. He persuaded our mother, his twin sister, to go with him, and take my brother and me. We must have been preschool age, since we're 61 and 62 now. I don't remember being bothered by the ride up, but on the way down, I decided the ride was over before it was over, and attempted to stand up in preparation for disembarking.<br />When we did actually come to a landing, it was with a bit of a thump, and I banged some part of me. I wasn't hurt, bit it hurt at that moment, and I connected it with the ride, not my own actions. Although he was willing to take us on again, I refused. Since the parachute jump was still standing, for a long time, I was unaware that it was no longer in operation. When I learned that it was closed, part of me regretted the lost opportunity for a repeat ride, and the other part of me was glad I'd never be asked. kayo56https://www.blogger.com/profile/06465209846180281823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-83643940756221323812016-02-08T20:31:16.782-07:002016-02-08T20:31:16.782-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Joan Conciliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037521306574698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-82988154889077090172016-02-08T20:31:12.283-07:002016-02-08T20:31:12.283-07:00NOPE.NOPE.Joan Conciliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037521306574698noreply@blogger.com