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13 hours ago, promise5 said:

Sorry, I’ve been out of the loop. 
Benjamin (lol)and I are teaching combined classes for grades 3-6th,all subjects. I also have a 9th grader part-time. 
I’m loving every minute!! One of the funniest things my 3rd graders have come up with is “bra milk”. They’re all aware of how I feed Benjamin in privacy of course. They just started calling it bra milk on their own. 

 

Milk factories :) 

have a chat to Craig A and Mogo, lets see if we can do a HU day at the Bay or Farm

18 hours ago, tikl68 said:

Yes. Unfortunately our dear Lisa "moooo" H. passed back in Feb 2020. She was fighting some health issues and sadly lost the fight. We miss her so much. Elsinore has been my home DZ since 2004. I was fortunate to be able to go on one of her tandems with here, and enjoy her company at many boogies. We are waiting for the present health/pandemic situation to get under control in order to go through the process of saying good bye to our dear friend, due to it happening right at the onset of covid-19. I am not on FB but have close contact with some one who is close to Lisa's next of kin and have been getting info from her. She is on FB and will most likely post info. there.

BSBD

Hi Tickle, is that Tanya?

it also effects your repack numbers,  you get a "/" for a standard repack and a "X" for a chop. "X" is 2 "/" 

On 9/23/2020 at 10:16 PM, turtlespeed said:

You are a teacher still?

Yep, but likely looking to at least semi retire, at the end of 2021,  Getting old, and want to do much more travel.

On 9/12/2020 at 8:03 AM, turtlespeed said:

You still fighting the good fight?

Yes sir,  My life still rocks, even if Im locked down for a while.

On 5/8/2019 at 9:44 AM, turtlespeed said:

Thanks.

I had icecream.

Still holding strong mate? 

didin't watch it live and fast forwarded through the whole thing. The melodramatics were so obviously wuffo directed. I thought the whole thing was Meh.  Luke didn't seem overly impressed and I hope he earned good coin for the assist.  Nothing about the stunt seemed overly dangerous or risky,

On 11/3/2019 at 9:50 AM, timski said:

a six second video would be amazing!!!  

Learning by experience is a far better teaching method. 

Grab your rig at home sit down in the lounge and muck about with closing the main tray different ways.

57 minutes ago, TriGirl said:

Did you see the flag?  I'm in Papua New Guinea for a two-year posting. 

is it still dangerous AF there.  Buddies of mine who had worked there have need 24/7 armed security escorts

Many people dont last 5 years, Very few last 10 years. On this site you'll find people who have been doing it a long time (18th year for me) but we are not the majority.

On 12/26/2019 at 3:32 PM, TriGirl said:

And just when I moved to your area of the world! 

Where? Im back home now.

On 11/25/2019 at 5:41 AM, nigel99 said:

Are you still globe trotting?

yup, been in the States for 12 months   

On 11/15/2019 at 10:24 AM, dzdiva said:

Haven't logged on for quite some time! Any peeps from back in the day still here? I'm sure Turtlespeed is lurking somehere!

Hi MsL  

On 9/11/2019 at 9:33 PM, JohnMitchell said:

right now my biggest problem is my goddamned left knee which is getting replaced next week, then IDK how many months rehabbing it to jump again. I went to LP this summer and didn't make a single jump because of this damn thing. 

Anyway, that's my world.

you still had fun  and you're the new Steve Austin dude, you'll be faster better than before  

Yo Johnny, almost 2 years now buddy, how you travelling?

just passing thought id drop in

piisfish

Equivalent of USD 6.85 / gallon here

It just cost me $145.00 to fill up 80 litres
That's 21 gallons so $6.90 AUD per gallon $5.00 USD/gallon

Australia 12 months (dont necessarily agree with it for OZ)

jcd11235

***You're missing a key point here. It's got NOTHING to do with you.

I'm not missing that point at all. It's his mistake to make; it's his lesson to learn. That doesn't make it any less disappointing to see.

Again (or still) missing the point. It's their choice, it's not a mistake. Jut because you would do it differently does not even imply that anyone else has to choose your path. Your idea of success and potential, is not the same as anyone else. Try to not judge others by your blinkered standard.

jcd11235

***Well, the military can pay for his education, so there's that.

As scholarships would have. Of course, most of those for which he was qualified immediately out of high school will no longer be available to him when he is discharged.

Don't get me wrong, it's better than graduating and getting a dead-end job. Or graduating and not making any effort to move forward. It's just not the best path for an outlier-smart kid to maximise his potential and increase the value of his contributions.

You're missing a key point here. It's got NOTHING to do with you.
How he chooses to live his life and how he directs his energy is HIS alone to decide.
Maximising potential is a bullshit term.
If he's happy doing what he's doing then Job done.

riggerrob

***Wait- so you're impressed that they were capable of donning their dress uniforms for an outdoor ceremony in the summer? Wow.

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I donned my dress uniform for hundreds of ceremonies in summer, winter, rain, etc. but no one ever explained what was accomplished by standing around for a few hours.

I am still waiting for an explanation.
?????????????????????????????????? a Visible presence a show of ceremony, tradition, and unity. What you accomplished was you physically and visibly REPRESENTED your country's defence force.
I have stood in full dress uniform in 100+ degrees for 2 hours in an honour guard.
I don't feel a need to question why.

skymama

Hey everyone!

The voting has closed, and we won! Yay!!!!

Thanks so much to everyone who voted for the photo. I appreciate your help so much. I will post photos of the remodel after it happens!

Congrats Andrea

good luck

Im rooting for the mouse