For the last 2 months I've been jumping this tower 15 mins from my house, and since there are no base jumpers here they have all been solos. I know opinions very about solos but as Tom A. stated " I am called to do solos". Last night I really had an awsome expireince. I left work around 10:30 or so and decided to make a jump on the way home. As I was pulling up to the tower my stomach was not feeling to hot (link # 1), but I've jumped in worse condition than that plenty of times. I pull up to it and realize the lights in the house across the street are on and I see movment in the house( link # 2). After sneeking up to it in the shadows My stomach hurt so bad I thought I'd be sick, but I just waited alittle bit for it to pass. I had gotten about 100' up and checked the wind direction. It was going to a side that I haden't jumped from yet, but I knew the landing area had lots of obstructions in it as well as telephone wires( it still would have been totally ok to sink it in)link # 3. I thought about it for a minute and realizes all of the links I have mentioned were forming a chain of events, although none of them were that severe by them selves; put them together and I had the beginnings of an accident. Plus I had no ground crew(link#4) and I didn't tell anyone what I was doing. After thinking al of this through I decided to climb down. I have never in my life felt that good about a judgement call like that one. I felt as good(almost) as if I would have safly jumped. My whole life I've heard Dennis MC. talking about "the chain of events " and now I had expirienced it and made a good call! Thanx to Dennis and everyone who taught me that it's ok to walk down, even if it's just a bad feeling. c-ya, Jeff
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