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Wait a sec.... swing a cat between your legs??? And what happens when that cat comes to? You just know it's gonna grab for anything it can reach. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Hi all - My son is currently in Europe and will be in Rome Italy Nov 2 - 5 and would like to log at least one jump there. Are there any DZ's that are open during the week there? Thanks! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

how could you tell the difference marcus? you usually stumble over easy shit on the ground! (just kidding) thanks for the cool 2 way from 21k - had a blast! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Yup! Happened to me on my 7th and a few subsequent jumps. I was told to just delta or track a little when it happened. That worked well for me. Chances are your legs are not even. Try a couple of toe taps as soon as you exit and get stable. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

My son and I started 2 years ago. He was 30, I was 52. And lemmee tell ya, there ain't nuthin' better than jumping with your kid! He lives in Florida and I live in North Carolina, so we only get together 3 or 4 times a year, but what a gas when it happens. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Thanks for the input. I know how it's -supposed- to work. I was asking for thoughts on why it acted the way it did - ONLY the 3.5k alarm going off while under canopy (canopy was opened at 13.5k minus 5 seconds) when it didn't log the jump at all and why it might have logged a jump from 5.6k when i pulled right off the step and was open by 4.9k. My freefall on that jump was nowhere near 6, 7 or 8 seconds. Proably less than 3 seconds. It has logged all other jumps and speeds with no problems. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Yeah, yeah, I know... I could e-mail L&B for an answer but its more fun posting here. Ok, so the other day my son and I do a hop'n'pop from 13.5k. I gave a count of 5 before tossing my pc and, as expected, my Pro Track didn't log the jump. I've got my altitudes set at 5k, 3.5k & 2.5k. Funny thing was that the Pro Track sounded the 3.5k alarm. A couple of weeks ago I did a h&p from 5.6k'. We initally rode the plane up to 8k, but some clouds rolled in over the dz and since we couldn't see the ground, we decended to about 4.5k My Pro Track sorta surprised me by going off at 5k during the decent. We ascended back to 5.6k and exited. I tossed the pc almost as soon as I left the step and the Pro Track logged this jump showing the exit of 5.6k and an opening at 4.9k So why do you think the Pro Track registered this jump? Because of the ride to a higher altitude first? The decent from 8k to 4.5k wasn't particularly fast, so I'm kinda perplexed about this. Any ideas? Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I got my rig used and it already had "OH SHIT" on the cut-away pillow. I've seen a few others with it too, but I like it enough that I plan to get it on my next rig or replacement pillow (which ever comes first) Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I had leg awareness problems for my first 10 or 15 jumps as well. What helped me the most was doing some toe taps during a dive. It's easy to become frustrated with your performance, especially at this early stage, but try not to sweat it too much. As long as you land safe and are smilin' it's all good. Just relax and enjoy the dive. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I just loved that video clip. I laughed out loud when she landed and was screaming "I did it! I did it!" My dad will be 79 this year and he has made 2 tandem jumps now. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Subject: Taxes 101 Sometimes Politicians can exclaim; "It's just a tax cut for the rich!", and it is just accepted to be fact. But what does that really mean? Just in case you are not completely clear on this issue, we hope the following will help. Let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh $7. The eighth $12. The ninth $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59. So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20." So, now dinner for the ten only cost $80. The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So, the first four men were unaffected. They would still eat for free. But what about the other six, the paying customers? How could they divvy up the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share'? The six men realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being 'PAID' to eat their meal. So, the restaurant owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so: The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings). The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% savings). The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% savings). The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings). The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings). The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings). Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to eat for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. "I only got a dollar out of the $20," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man "but he got $10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar, too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than me!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!" "Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!" The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn't show up for dinner, so the nine sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill! And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table anymore. There are lots of good restaurants in Europe and the Caribbean. David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Economics 536 Brooks Hall University of Georgia Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I like #1 too, but I think it will be a bitch to keep looking nice - that white is gonna be gray soon enough. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

America's Most Wanted profiled a guy this evening who is wanted for raping his best friends wife while the husbad was off on military duty. Guy's name is Neil Newmeister (not sure of that spelling but is pronounced new-my-ster). They said he loves to skydive and was last seen in Toledo Ohio. Anybody know this guy? Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

With a dog, you are innocent until proven guilty and even then you're innocent. With a cat you are guilty until proven innocent and even then you're guilty. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

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I'm with PhreeZone - the CASA!! Those tailgate exits are just plain FUN! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I have my fingers crossed that if I ever get pulled over that my "I'd rather be SKYDIVING!" bumper sticker will get me a warning instead of a ticket! Thanks for giving me hope! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Because dogs are cooler than cats!! With a dog, you're innocent until proven guilty and even then you're innocent. With a cat, you're guilty until proven innocent and even then you're guilty. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

So I got a new cell phone today - a Nokia 3585i - with just scads of features, bells, whistles, do-dads, etc., etc. I sit down with the owner's manual to try to figure some of this shit out and in playing with the thing I come upon a menu selection titled "Applications". I open that menu and it says "select application". I press that and one of the options says "Skydiver". WTF? I'm almost expecting an audible altimeter or something, so I choose it and it's a really cool skydiving game!! The screen shows a little skydiver in the door of a plane and after watching clouds roll by for a couple of seconds he jumps out over a dropzone, complete with crossing runways and a target, at an altitude of 3000 feet. Using the scroll buttons he turns right or left, tracks forward or back-slides. There's a little altimeter on the screen and you can choose when to open the chute and then steer the jumper to a landing on the target! Not a bad little game!! It keeps some kind of scores which I haven't figured out yet. I can tell right now I'm not gonna get much done at work tomorrow!! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I flew down to Florida this past weekend and the security was pretty much a breeze. The only problem I had was going through the metal detector and I forgot to take of my watch, so I tripped the thing and got some personal attention. I was carrying my rig in a duffle bag and when the young female TSA agent opened the bag and saw what was in it, she jumped back like there was a snake in the bag and said "I'm not touching this!!" I said that I appreciated that since I was planning on using it the next day. Fortunately, another TSA agent there seemed to be very heads up about parachutes and just zipped the bag back up and let me go on my way. The problem I had, however, was lugging that thing around the airports. The bag has a shoulder strap, but when ya ain't wearing it on your back, a rig get's pretty damn heavy!! So my question is, do any of you carry your rig out in the open when you fly? Other than some strange stares from other passengers, will it create any problems to wear the rig as a backpack? (leaving the leg straps dangling of course) On a funny note: I got onto the first plane and just as they were getting ready to shut the plane door, a woman came running in and sat down in the seat next to me. Her hair was matted with sweat and she said something about a "strip search". When I asked her if she had really gotten strip-searched, she said no, but she got the full attention of the TSA and they went through her suitcase quite thoroughly. She said she was a bit embarrassed because she had just thrown her clothes in it and it was kind of messy. So the plane takes off and she takes off her shoes saying how the new shoes were hurting her feet. Then she opens up her carry-on bag and takes out some Dr. Sholes moleskin and an 8" pair of sharp scissors!! So much for in-depth security!!! Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Ok, I’m a smoker. Yes I know it’s harmful. And I have, on occasion, tried to quit, but the fact is that I enjoy it. Will I regret it someday? Perhaps. Many family members of my parents and my grandparents generation are/were smokers and none have died from smoking related causes or illnesses. I am aware of the risks and I choose to smoke anyway. It’s kind of like skydiving. We know the risks and choose to accept them for whatever reward we get. So the personal consequences of my actions are none of anybody’s damn business. If someone isn’t aware of the risks of smoking by now, they shouldn’t be getting out of bed in the morning. From a social standpoint, I try very hard to be considerate of non-smokers. I don’t throw my butts out the car window, I use appropriate smoking material receptacles, I don’t smoke around children and if I see that my smoking is obviously annoying someone, I’ll either put it out or move away. But I’m getting damn pissed off at the social climate in this country that has made it perfectly acceptable to attack smokers on any level at any time. Smokers just happen to be an easy target right now who, for the most part, won’t fight back. We just skulk away to some corner to puff on our cancer sticks. So what happens when the day finally comes - and I have no doubt that it will - when cigarettes and smoking are finally banned, outlawed and done away with? Does anyone really believe for one second that the anti-smoking “do-gooders” will clap the dust off their hands and say, “Ok, we finally won. We can all go home now and live out our days in smokeless peace.”? Don’tcha bet on it folks. The do-gooders are going to have time on their hands and are going to go after something else that they find distasteful or just don't happen to agree with. We already see the great debate on guns and those that would like our right to own a firearm taken away. And they have made some serious incremental progress toward their ultimate goal of getting all guns banned in this country. Fast food and snack food is coming up fast with various law-suits against McDonalds, et al. Geeze, some crack-pot lawyer even wants to ban Oreo cookies for God’s sake. And I’m willing to bet that beer and alcohol aren’t far behind. And what about that one lady’s crusade to more heavily regulate skydiving? The one who’s son was killed in skydiving accident? Hell, if she had her way (and there are some people out there, including politicians with the power to do something about it, who happen to agree with her), skydiving would be banned. And I'll bet she's just LOVE to get beer banned from all drop zones if she ever makes that connection! And what about religion? There are some folks in this country who would love to see Islam and/or any non-christian religion abolished, and I won’t even go into what the Muslim extremists would like to do. Go ahead, abolish Islam and then what? Which religion will be the next to be classed as socially unacceptable? Hell, they’re already pulling any and all signs of religion from our public buildings! So all you anti-smokers out there better be careful of what you wish for. You just might get it. A smoke-free Amerika. And then soon an alcohol-free America, with no fast food and no religion too. And maybe even skydiving will go the way of the dodo bird. Do you think that I’m thinking to extremes? You say that can’t happen here? Go back a scant 10 years. Did anyone think in 1993 that smoking would be banned in so many places the way it is now? That smokers would be forced to stand outside in the rain and cold to satisfy their cravings? Tobacco is just the first in a long line of things that will be banned in this country because someone else finds them offensive or deems them harmful. And do you think for a single minute that I, as a now cranky, forced-to-quit, ex-smoker because of the anti’s, am going to raise a single finger to help protect the things YOU like from the do-gooders? Don’t count on it! Without my cigarettes I may just get pissed off enough to join the causes to help eliminate alcohol, fast food and religion from our society and then we can all sit at home, happy and healthy with no risks in life, living to the ripe old age of 150 or so and playing with our toes. Gee, that sounds like so much fun. Wasn't personal FREEDOM great when we had it? Flame away.

I just bought a brand new Sabre2 about 2 months ago and it came with a collapseable slider. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Iggy Pop - Lust for life Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Well, the sad fact is that the reason there are so many telemarketing calls, junk-mail, pop-ups and spam is that way too many people respond to this stuff and the senders are making money. And until such time as these antics become unprofitable for them, it will continue. I've got caller-id and I used to never answer a call that says "Out of area". Now I do answer and the first words out of my mouth is "Please put me on your do not call list". I did register with the national do not call list, but as previously pointed out, that doesn't take effect until September. I took a call the other day and after requesting to be put on their do not call list, the girl said something to the effect that it takes 60 days for that to get into their system - I said, "I don't give a shit! Just don't call here anymore!" and hung up. I just wish dealing with the spam, pop-ups and junk mail were as easy. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

I know y'all are going to think this is bullshit, but one day in the mid 1980's they were seen in Sarasota Florida! It was pretty neat and kinda spooky and we weren't sure what it was, but the next day the newspapers confirmed that it was indeed the Aurora. Brisco Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.