sunman

Is anybody using a sony cx7 in a handycam glove for tandem jumps? I'm thinking about getting one of these babies with a deepseed glove and a blackeye lens. Any experience/advice is appreciated.

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Hell yeah. My motorcycle is my only vehicle. Just make sure you get a comfortable bike that you enjoy riding, or it will get old fast. Also, make sure that you are a BAMF. You can't have a motorcycle be your only transportation unless you are a BAMF.

I posted my canopy in the classifieds, and somebody, speaking for their "client", wanted to buy it. I've heard of these scams, so I'm pissed at myself for falling for it. He was insistant that his client wanted to see pictures of the canopy, so I guess it seemed legit. I go back and forth with the guy and his emails for a couple months, waiting for a payment of $300 to show up for the canopy. Finally I get two international money orders in the mail, for $1500 each. I email the guy about it and he tells me there's been a mistake, can I cash the money order and send him the difference... blah blah blah. Then I remembered hearing about this sort of thing before. I guess I forgot about that old trick, or didn't see coming because I've never heard of it being done like this. Does anyone out there know what somebody has to gain by doing this? I wouldn't, but what's to stop me from just pocketing the $3000, if these money orders are really legit? I think I will just send the money orders back and kindly decline to join in on whatever fucked up scheme they've got going on. Any other ideas?

As a gay, blonde Jew, I am deeply offended by your comments. Really, though, I think for the most part, using a people's nationality to market a product is harmless... It's not really derogatory because you would only adopt the name if there was a positive quality about it that you wanted to emulate. The exception is when the name could be seen as a racial slur, such as "Redskins". I believe that is very wrong and highly offensive to many.

However, why should the killing of terrorist shitheads be a "joke"? That's a good thing, which saves the lives of many innocent people. You're not in favor of allowing terrorists to carry out their deadly attacks, are you? *** I believe that most of the people that we're killing in Iraq are insurgents, not terrorists. Every muslim who picks up a gun to defend what he thinks is right is not a terrorist.

Get closer to your subject, and get a much wider angle lens. I fly a kenko .42 with great results. The wider lenses let in more light, and I believe that is the best way to get the best picture of the student's face. It also looks better on the exit shot, but you have to know how to stay close to your subject or it will look like you're a mile away.

Average 2-3 jumps per day over the beautiful Florida Keys, $55 per video. Relaxed atmosphere, easy money. Call Mark at 305-797-1254 if interested, or reply to this thread.

I need somebody to cover my duties as videographer at Skydive Key West from June 26 to July 10. Make about 2 jumps per day at $55 apiece, then spend the rest of the day staying in the heart of Key West for FREE. If this sounds good to you, please email me at [email protected]. Thank you Mark

Damn, I thought the high voter turnout would give Kerry an edge. Damn was I wrong. Four more years of low income jobs, high health care cost, and reckless foreign policy. Interesting that drug stocks went up and stem cell stocks went down. I guess it's all about keeping us hooked on drugs instead of providing real cures. Yippee. Anybody else thinking of leaving the country?

No a pig cannot fly because it is impossible. Two people of the same gender can have a life-long monogomous relationship though, and many do. The fact that there are those who want to keep them from defining their relationship as marriage does not mean it does not exist. It is what it is. It is a marriage by all definitions that are not influenced by religion. It is amazing to me that people don't see that this is a civil rights issue and history will ultimately not look kindly upon this kind of injustice, just like we look at segregation today.

Why don't we just bring it back to the top right now? I believe Kerry will win for the following reasons: High voter turnout. It looks like voter turnout is very high this year, and that usually favors democrats. There are a lot of people voting this time that did not vote four years ago, and I don't think they are going to be voting for Bush. Young people and cell phones. There are many more young people voting this year, and young people are less likely to be polled because they are not considered to be likely voters. Also, many of them only have cell phones and cannot be polled. People are still pissed off about the 2000 election. The people in Florida (mostly minorities) who were turned away from the election booth in 2000 because their names were similar to those of convicted felons are going to be back, and they are going to bring their friends and families with them. These people are not going to be voting for Bush. My prediction is that most, if not all, of the swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida will be clear winners for Kerry. So there you have it, tuna. I took the bait, so if I'm wrong, as I often am, feel free to gloat away. I'll do the same if I'm right.

It was proven almost a century ago that prohibition does not work. The war on drugs is a joke. It has cost more money and killed more people than can be counted. Legalize them all. Repression only makes things worse. End the war on drugs. Put the money into things that matter like education, health care, defense... That is all.

Well it looks like the republicans have one last punch before election day. Pretty sad that they have to go back 30 years to dig some shit up about a guy. At least F911 was current propaganda. Network TV, commercial free, prime time. Jesus Christ, they've got some big guns. I think most people will see it for what it is.

I recently ordered a Kurupee FF suit. When it arrived, I was very dissapointed for these reasons: The fit was unbelievably large. It was built for somebody at least 6 inches taller than me. The crotch hung almost to my knees. Ron Jeremy doesn't need that much crotch length. It had multiple layers and a very thick collar. I asked for neither of these features, and I live in South Florida. The construction was such that multiple colors=multiple layers. In other words, instead of being a grey and purple single layered suit built with multiple colored panels, like Tony Suit does, Kurupee built me a grey jumpsuit with some purple on top. So half the jumpsuit is two layers of cotton. Hot? You bet your ass. I had Kurupee remake the jumpsuit with very specific instructions on the sizing and the construction. I even had myself remeasured, measured the jumpsuit, and told them where they went wrong, just in case they couldn't figure it out for themselves. Basically they needed to shorten up the body length (divet in collar bone, under crotch, to base of neck) by ALMOST ONE FOOT. They confirmed these instructions, assuring me it would be a single-layer jumpsuit, and the sizing would be adjusted accordingly. I waited over a month to get this jumpsuit, even though I sent the other one back right away, and I had paid the rush service fee the first time. When it arrived, it was of the exact same multi-layered construction as the first jumpsuit. And although the sizing was much better, it was still too tall. The collar issue was fixed. It was at least wearable, so I decided to keep it since my other FF jumpsuit is falling apart. I needed it because I use it to film tandems, which is my only income. To be honest, the suit flies very nicely. I will give them credit for that. The contruction is decent but somewhat questionable. There are a few bugs; the zipper tag (useless anyway) popped off on day 2 of use, and the leg pocket seeming has started to unthread after less than a week of use. The worst part is the multiple layers and the sizing. Every damn day I have to wear this thing and be unnecessarily hot, and when I cinch up the leg straps, I've got to cinch up the entire fucking jumpsuit with it. It's all just a daily reminder to me to not be such a cheap bastard. When it starts getting really hot again, I'm going to shell out as much money as I have to for the Tony Suit of my dreams. They are expensive for a reason. They are the best. A lot of people love Kurupee suits, but I've seen more than a couple bad reviews, so be forewarned. Oh, and if anybody needs a FF jumpsuit in about six months, and you are over six feet tall, and you live where it's really cold, I've got the suit for you. It may not be great, but it's cheap!