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In reality, there is a lengthy list of sexual- and gender-related conditions specifically excluded from the ADA, including several that are bonifide medical conditions (thank you Jesse Helms). I don't know what your problem is with the ADA, but why don't you just get over it. There is far more right with the ADA than there is wrong with it. Yes, there are some people with disabilities who fail to use common sense before using litigation as a solution. But the much larger problem is still non-disabled people who fail to use common sense in reaching reasonable accomodations. I don't know any people with disabilities who would defend this idiot. But don't smear everyone who avails themself of the ADA's protections with the same brush. Skypeg

Actually, the Nazis exterminated people with disabilities. Look, this woman is a jerk and her attorney is stupid. The Dept. of Justice implementation rules are very clear--a reasonable accomodation related to communication does not have to utilize the "best" method; only an adequate one. Having said that, there are a lot of skydivers with disabilities--I happen to be one. But the overwhelming majority of accomodations requested are minor. But I could do without the "Nazi" references. "Don't look now, but your ideology is showing." Skypeg

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are YOU callin ME a whuffo? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No way, Dude--that'd be cruelty to Whuffos! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I do NOT have a tiny peepee and I'll take on any fucker who implies that the size of a skygod's canopy is directly proportional to that of his cock! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ummm, hate to break it to you SkyGod (a legend under his own canopy), but it's INVERSELY proportional.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ And what's wrong with Big Wheelz tyres? Chicks dig 'em...I'm sure they do... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oh, Alien, Alien, Alien. They only SAY they dig 'em--didn't you notice they use the same tone of voice as when they say, "Oh SkyGod, I don't think its' small--it's just...FUN-size!" Look, just stick with your regular story--you know, where you tell them that on your planet, it's HUGE!!! I mean, it's worked so far, right? Right? Oh, OK, never mind. Blue skies, etc. SKYPEG

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uhhh, dude, you forgot about us sheep lovers.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everybody, help me out here...isn't that implied with the small equipment, etc.? Blue Skies...lookin' at me, only Blue Skies--oh shit--PULL!!!! SKYPEG

Now THIS is offensive! Will someone puh-leaze call the moderator. I object to this personally-- I am a homo gimp skydiver, NOT a whuffo! I have tasted the sweet nectar of life speeding to earth at 110+ mph and I am whuffo-no-mo'. How DARE he compare perfectly respectable faggots with those pathetic, pond-scum-sucking, low-life, ignorant loser whuffos!!! Somebody tell him he can't say that. Where's the PC gestapo...wait... what's that--you say skydivers don't have to be PC? I just don't be-LIEVE this--there has to be some kind of mommy here somewhere...what do you mean this is a sport for people who take responsibility for themselves? Well. I don't care, I want someone to tell him to stop. You just TELL him to stop or I will stomp my little high heel (OK, not-so-little--9-1/2 EEE on the bio foot and 9D on the store-bought one) and pitch my fit all OVER the DZ. OH...not afraid? OK, then, tell him I'll come to his DZ and surprise him with a kiss pass when he isn't expecting it. And I won't shave that day, either. So there. On behalf of every gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (pre- and post-op), intersex, questioning, closeted (reluctantly), clueless, hard-to-tell (but everybody wonders), vegetarian (incl. vegan, lacto-ovo, and cheater), and virgin (on account of Viking--he SAYS he's straight, but how can he tell without a test drive), I object to this outrageous libel. Besides, everybody knows that the biggest group of whuffos is big macho straight guys with tiny peepees--you know--the same guys who have the trucks with the giant "Big Wheelz" tires. So just stop with the tired stereotypes (except for whuffos and big macho straight guys). WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER, AND WE AIN'T NO DAMN WHUFFOS!!! Blue skies and all that sissy shit, SKYPEG

Since I'm 400 mi. from my home DZ, I tend to stay over. LOL Actually, I've only been twice for 6 jumps total. But even though I have family 60 mi. away (hey, in So. Cal. that's just around the corner) I stay over. I'll probably keep doing that for a while. After I get my license I'll start jumping closer to home, but for now this works (cheap people, nice beer--or the other way around--I forget!). Blue skies and the side dish of your choice, SKYPEG

In the bathroom, usually while taking a shower to save a little bit of time. ------------------- Very good, Viking. That was a gimme. LOL

And just now on cable channel TLC they chronicled Jesse "The Human Bomb" who blows himself up at biker bars and other fine establishments and gatherings. It seems he blew off his right testicle in Lansing, MI. I think that rates an honorable mention. LOL Blue skies, etc. SKYPEG

hahahahah.ha...ha...ha....YES I SHAVE!!!! ------------------------------------ Where? (Enquiring minds want to know!!!) Blue skies and the side dish of your choice, SKYPEG

I dunno--I sorta thought Clay's sheep's boobies had more to do with skydiving than this. LOL But it's a free forum. Actually, as a newbie I thought (hoped) that all decent drop zones only allowed political types to jump WITHOUT 'chutes! "Now, son...I say son, that's a joke, son." Hoppy landings, SKYPEG

But what about those of us poor misunderstood victims of SDD (skydiver dysmorphic syndrome)? Long before I ever jumped out of a perfectly good airplane, I knew I was a skydiver trapped in a Whuffo's body. (This is really hard--I'm so embarassed, but I can't hold it inside any longer.) I don't know when I first realized this--but when someone finally told me about it, it just felt "right". Then came the years in the "wilderness"--the medical professionals who didn't understand; well-meaning friends and family who said it was just a phase or that I'd grow out of it. After that came endless tests and medications; the constant parade of the curious and the incompetent; the shock therapy (actually, that wasn't too bad--especially when they put those tight little clips on my...wait--never mind); the failed relationships, financial hardship, and excessive drinking (or did those come AFTER I began skydiving?). So that's why I decided to start with AFF instead of a tandem--I knew that I was born this way and that nothing could ever change it. And after my first jump, it was all different--now I could say "I AM a skydiver" and nobody could deny it (OK, unless they actually SAW me jump--but I swear noone got hurt and the cow will recover eventually!). So to all my fellow members of Whuffos Anonymous, be strong--there is a better life on the other side. I may have made only six jumps so far, but finally I can be who I really am. I can act and dress like a skydiver, I get to play with skydiver toys, and I don't have to sit at the Whuffo table at family gatherings anymore. So if you feel you might be suffering from SDD, please--I beg you--call your local drop zone. Our trained counselors are standing by to help you. Like me, you can finally be free of this crippling stigma. Blue skies and your choice of a side dish, SKYPEG

And this has exactly WHAT to do with skydiving?

------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Reply To ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PENIS, ROD, SHANK, MOBY, FLAGPOLE,WOOD,COCK,TOWEL RACK,DICK,PEE PEE, My THANG, SHAFT...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Moby? MOBY??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You forgot "The Big Kahuna" SKYPEG "Amputee skydivers do it with less! (Some assembly required)"

Dear Ouroboros, Good to hear from you. I won't make Summerfest or Nationals, but several members of Pieces of Eight are planning to be at Rantoul. I'm still a newbie--hope to finish AFF next week! I'll send you contact info by email, in case you don't know any of them yet. They are starting to make plans for a fall get-together. Their current record is 14-way for an all-amputee formation. Look forward to crossing flight paths with you someday. Hoppy Landings, SKYPEG "Yes, I actually skydive with one leg! (OK, TWO legs, but one is store-bought)"

No real problems landing other than the usual ones (took me until my 6th jump to actually land in the student circle!). I had one PLF, several butt landings (only injurious to the ego), and one hard landing from flaring too soon in a heavy wind. I lucked out on my 3rd jump and stuck it perfectly, otherwise pretty average beginner stuff. Not too good trying to move fast to make a load with the extra 30 lbs. on my back--but one of the other leg amp skydivers told me that's pretty common. Can't wait to go back to Perris next week to finish AFF! SKYPEG "Skydiving on one leg is easy! (Landing is slightly harder)"