European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 04, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse By Jeff Meyers the los Angeles times i t is against the Law in the United states to tie a Long rubber Cord to your Waist yourself from a Bridge. A. A a from a hot air balloon now that s. Y Legal y. 1y a. Y a. Bungee jumping a named for the ,. Bungee Cord a virtually unbreakable rubber rope developed by to attach i inks to parachutes a is an a a outlaw sport that has found a Safe Haven a a in the skies above Lancaster,.calif. V1 almost every weekend dozens of y y. Jumpers dive Oil a tethered hot air y fear of being busted by either the arc Ennd or the Law. A a. A Quot it s totally legitimate,&Quot.says a Quot Quot spokesman for the Federal aviation i y Quot As Long As the balloon is tethered there s nothing in Federal. Regulations that prohibits a Legal alternative to Bridges and Railroad trestles has made bungee a. Jumping a mainstream recreation activity. A a. In a league with parachuting skydiving and Hong gliding. it a we a if you re looking for a big adrenaline Rush this is it Quot says Dave Barlia a 26- year old Arizona state graduate Androne Quot of Throe owners of cow bungee a a. Bung a a j u m Ping Busi Ness in los a Quot a a Angeles. I y a y v by Yyi Boriin a licensed Pilot and balloonist started the business because he and his a Buny e eur hoping Fri nets were tired of being scoff Laws. They would Quot drive into a ,1 he outside los Angeles find Quot. A deserted Bridge and a a plunge into the. Void. But there was./. ,. Always the risk of being caught Arail and his partners could have a erected a Crane like the one in Palo Alto c a i Imbu t a c rank works the o pro s i t e Way a balloon does As the Crane rises and. J Quot stretches the Cord the jumper is held on the ground by several accomplices and then released the effect is something. Like being fired Irani a Slingshot. And cranes Are big Bulky and difficult to of a mov6, unlike balloons. Yby. Quot you can jump More a Crane and you re not governed by the weather but cranes Are just not that quote Barlia says. Quot Quot a a a accidents jumping area re Barlia says i be Only heard of a few deaths there were two in new zealand y the latest in Legal thrills los Antolos times Rich Robinson attached to a bungee Cord flies away from a hot air balloon tethered to the California desert. A off a Bridge a the cords were too Long a and two ton cranes in France i be hover a heard of anybody in the . Getting. Killed he says by Yyi by Quot y a a Quot by a. Barlia says a that cow bungee has had. No injuries except for the common a pc Quot bungee kiss Quot a stinging Bruise that. Happens to about one. Out of 10 jumpers when they get slapped by the Ord. A but cow bungee can t gel liability. Insurance which Means that jumpers a a have to sign a waiver. A Quot this is a lot safer than people Barlia says. But its not for the weak hearted children under 4 feet tall or pregnant women weight requirements nobody under 100 pounds or More than 220. H. Y Quot. Quot there s not one person who has t been scared Quot Barlia says. Quot vie had on girl were shaking so bad the balloon Shook but we be Only had. Two people Chicken out a Barlia says that the male female ratio is about 3-to-1, but he has noticed some. Peculiar behavioural differences Between y the sexes Quot on the ground the Guys Are Macho but in the balloon they re a Quot scared Quot he says Quot the girls Are. Completely honest they re scared All the. a a Quot by. A a a a a. Y ,.-y a i y cow bungee operates Only of a y a. Weekends. The Cost for one jump is $99, y which includes-15 minutes of instruction. V and a videotape of your jump. On typical first jumps Barlia tethers at. 150 feet an on Board the height. By y v y a a a the jumper secured in a harness attached to a 50-foot-Long, 3/t-Inch-thick. Y Cor d along with a couple of auxiliary. Safety cords either dives or Falls a backward off a platform after supporters y on the ground count Down . A. Quot the countdown is like peer Barlia says. Quot but a lot of people need y three or. before they a Quot by v a Quot a a by Quot by Quot by. A the jumper literally reaches the end y of the rope when the Cord is completely stretched out at 100 feet. There is Noa sudden Stop recoil jerks the jumper Back lip about 75 feet. He y for a few moments a a a. Before Barlia Lowers the balloon and t he. Jumper lands gently on his pc it a Jig fast. Quot jumping is a weird says. A. To double feeling Barlia will y raise the 300 feet and let y. Jumpers use a 1 to foot Cord that a a y a Quot a. Stretches twice its length also for$99y prospective jumpers should be aware v of a major sacrifice they will have to. -. Make especially if they like sleeping in r Quot on the weekend Barlia gets to lancaster1. Before Sunrise and has the balloon a. A Ai r to me by first Light the last jul m pers go off about 10 30 a.m., when the winds by Quot a a begin kicking up their stomachs return to Earth a Little later. Y a a y vyv y a a readers action Lin coupons of 6 months past expiration Date it a i would Liko o get a clarification on the usage of Nian Ulch Tutor coupons in the commissary Anu the scoppetto. Y by land that manufacturer and commissary Post exe Hango coupons Are Good for up to. Six months past the expiration Date but i still have problems getting the a y Cashiers to re doom such coupons. It seems that the. try to save a Little bit of Money the Moie be wind up spending a a. A. Please respond to. This. Travonne x. Eady a. Mannheim Germany col. Sandra s. Whitt troop support Agency european commissary Region replies. Coupons Are in overseas commissaries., up to six Monafis past their expiration Date. Unfortunately a because turnover in Cashiers that to have our european Romni Issaris some of our Cashiers May Bey Nanic of this policy we plan Ssue a reminder to All our commissary officers to ensure that a new y. By Cashiers Are Sirilo Irinod of it a n a if you have trouble redeeming coupons in one of our v commissaries., please ask to see the commissary officer or person in charge who will Correct the you Hayd reminded our stores of this policy. If you run up against a problem in the future please Alert Mana Gerne on tie spotty by d. Y by a i a a a thanks for begging Liis to our attention. You be help us and other customers As Well. By. A by -. By a it a master sgt. Dayton p. Strickland customer relations he cafes Europe replies a our stores , to accept manuf lure re coupons up to six months past the . We to write us a readers is the readers a a court of task resort striving to answer some of. 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