JohnRich

Congratulations! So where do you see yourself in the sport of skydiving 10 years from now? Will your 11-year-old son be packing your chute for you? Will you be jumping a 75 sq. ft. canopy? Will you be President of the Canopy Swooping Association of America? Will you be the drop zone owner of the Aggies Over Texas parachute center?

I have a right to live in my house, because I bought it and I'm paying the mortgage for it. Yes, you can assume there's a double-meaning to that answer.

Perhaps it doesn't really smell new at all - it's just that the jumpsuit gets so darned stinky from dirt and sweat that everything else smells "new" by comparison.

Photo attached, from the "Old Spaceland" days, early 1990's.

Due to the "Famous Celebrities" threads, I'm curious...

President Obama. In fact, only 12 percent of the President's team were ever in the armed forces. Only one member of Obama's Cabinet was in the military: Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, the VA secretary. Thank you for your service to our country.

Post deleted, due to a low tolerance for bullshit.

Let's try to keep this thread on-topic, and take the weather talk elsewhere.

Must have been because it's about the military, and some namby pamby in the Bonfire forum must be offended by people who volunteer to fight for freedom.

They showed the segment. A very positive story for a very sad event. They had some video of Dave doing other tandem jumps, video of Dave and the passenger on the fateful jump in the plane before exit, still photos (taken by me) of the two-out spiraling malfunction, a computer graphic of how Dave manipulated the steering lines to place himself underneath the passenger to cushion her impact, and interviews with both Dave and the passenger. Also a short blurb to go to their web site for a link to a place to donate to help Dave financially - his insurance has run out. Good job by CBS. Here's the link to the story online: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/10/assignment_america/main6471254.shtml And the donation link: http://www.giveforward.org/hartsock

Lee Marvin - Marine Bob Keeshan, aka "Captain Kangaroo" - Marine

Quote: "Detectives are appealing to anyone who fired a gun in the area to contact them..." Yeah, right. Bullets can do odd things. This obviously was a low-velocity projectile by the time it hit him. Maybe fired from some great distance, or ricocheting off of something else first, or fired from an air gun. He's both very unlucky, and very lucky.

Damn, Quinton, I'm sorry to hear that. We've sure had some fun times jumping together. But I know you have plenty of other activities with which to keep yourself entertained and challenged, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

Yep, that's the approach I would take. And then have a decibel meter right there in the conference room, to show that the noise level with someone talking is louder than the wind tunnel from 50-feet away, or that traffic noise from the sidewalk is louder, or whatever the numbers might be. I recall from a long time ago a Congressional hearing about radioactivity, in which everyone was alarmed about the danger. Some witness brought in a Geiger counter to the testimony, and when Congressmen started grilling him, he turned it on. It started clicking away, frightening everyone in the room. Was someone contaminated? Had someone smuggled radioactive material into the room? No, none of that. It was simply natural radiation from the granite of which the building was constructed. Perfectly natural, and nothing to worry about. That's the kind of demonstration that is needed to allay their fears.

Don't worry about him, Gawain. Anybody who has followed the posts here from the two of you, knows that you have a far better reputation for honesty, sincerity and intelligence then Lucky. It's no contest, and none of us out here with a pair of eyes and a brain give his allegations against you any credibility.

And the Obama Administration just granted Halliburton a new multi-million dollar no-bid contract, after so many democrats criticized the Bush Administration for doing so. "Do as I say, not as I do." The laughs just keep on rolling in.

There is not one degree of arching that is "correct". The amount of arch you use depends upon your circumstances. If you're falling with heavy people you may need to arch a lot to keep up with them. If you're below a formation you need to arch less to float back up to them. So there is nothing wrong with being flexible enough to arch "too much". In fact, it's a good thing, because it gives you a range of speeds that will serve you well in many different circumstances. All you have to do is learn how to tune that arch to fit the circumstance.

Have you asked UPT?

Negative. I think you may have understood them incorrectly. No more than 30 days should pass between each jump. And if it does, you just have to go through some refresher training, which will probably cost you a few extra dollars. Staying current is important for proper performance and safety.

You would be violating his privacy, unless he gave you express permission to share his phone number with others.

One fucked up high school. In other words, what they're really saying is that some of the Mexican-American students are a bunch of violent thugs.

I know that, but I'm not sure that all the readers would. I think they should have stated it explicitly.

Switching to a new jumpsuit right before a competition meet may not be such a great idea... It could screw up your flying by making everything feel different. You might be better off sticking with the old suit that you are used to flying. Then switch to the new one after the meet so that you'll have time to become familiar with it.

I'm stealin' THAT fuckin' line!!! Be careful; whatever woman you use that on could have a similar come-back specific to your gender...

I wonder if they'll ban students wearing Mexican flags during American holidays, like the 4th of July? How about Old Dixie flag t-shirts on Martin Luther King day? Maybe atheist t-shirts during the Christmas holidays? Black pride t-shirts on George Washington's birthday? By gosh, I'll bet they can find something to ban for nearly every holiday of the year!