skyflyingbecca

It's starting to look like I might not make this one, do I need to send up my rig (with a Hornet 150 + PD 176) with Katee for you to jump? I suspect she won't be there until Friday night though. To Mark: P.S. It seems like the only BASE that has worked for me so far is "tourist BASE", speaking of which I got my BASE number application in after my "E" in Moab last week, and NO I won't use the Prodigy for quite some time in the BASE environment, don't worry guys! "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

Who, me? Mucho thanks to all the great people who made it possible. You guys all rock! Edited to add: Only hours after I got home, I heard from John who just rolled his car 4 times. Frickin' whuffos..... spend a week worrying about me jumping, then roll the crap out of your new car and almost die. WTF!? Damn irony..... "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

You're not the only one That NYEve thing suuucked. Maybe they can make it up to us!! I am allergic to the 20K+ high altitude stuff, but it's starting to look like I will have to bolt about 2am anyway to go to work on Sunday, can't find anyone to cover for me yet. As it is I had to move hell and earth to get Friday off If that is the case, I won't have enough time to prepare my new single parachute system for jumping, so it looks like I will be tagging along behind you as usual Mike! Ooooh, night jumps - night jumps - night jumps!!! "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

Oh jeez, yeah! Of course! This is designed to work in addition to health insurance. This policy pays me if I get hurt, not the hospital. $150 a day is more than I make now. It is at least useful as an income supplement while out of work at a lower-paying job. Better than nothing IMO. I am just happy that there isn't any exclusions like other supplemental accident policies have. (Aflac) It seems many people carry these supplemental plans and would be happier if there's one that has their hobby as a "covered" activity. "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

This isn't much help for Life Insurance, but here is some good information on accident insurance: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2152722 "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

I saw the Life INS thread and thought I'd post a new one regarding Accident Insurance. I have a policy with NO exclusions. BASE, skydiving, motorcycling, race car driving, you get the picture. They can't cancel you for any reason either. The sales guy claimed Evel Knievel had this policy and they paid out millions over the years before they finally convinced him to sell it back to them. But hey, he was a sales guy. http://www.combined.com/ 1-800-225-4500 I just called and asked about Life Insurance and it looks like there IS exclusions for that. But this accident policy seems cheap and very worth it. You can call Julissa 1-800-225-4500 ext 50948 She works: 2pm-10pm EST on T & TH 1pm-9pm EST on Fridays and in the mornings on Saturdays but I'm sure any operator can help you as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My policy is only $16 a month When you call them it is effective immediately if you set up a checking account over the phone. I am in FL, USA and coverage varies by state, so you have to call before you can be sure what is available in your area. This policy also covers accidents occuring in some foreign countries and the recovery benefits are paid regardless, even if the accident occurs outside a covered country and policyholder is recovering back in the US. Here is a summary of my benefits: $150 every day in the hospital $1,000 every day in ICU $150 day for recovery after hospital stay $1,500 one time benefit for recovery after out-pt surgery w/in 90 of accident $150 for ER visit $100 for Doctor visit A cheaper policy is available for 1/2 the benefits ($8/mo) "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

Since this event seems to have originated out of the collapse of the Herc Boogie, does anyone have an idea of how likely its going to end up being every year vs. every 2? If someone knows, please PM me or post here. I would think the organizers are going to wait to see how this year goes before carving anything in stone, but an idea(if there is one) would be great. Thanks! "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

May as well keep the list up to date... corrections 1-Voodew1 (TX) 2-Professor (TX) 3-FlyinBob (TX) 4-Buried (IL) 5-The111 (LOCAL!) 6-Skyflyingbecca (FL) 7-Moonglo (TX) 8-Luminous (TX) 9-unclecharlie95 (ITALIA) 10-Base733 (UT) 11-nathaniel(IL) 12-HELMUT (Tatooween) 13-OmarPR (LOCAL) 14-RobertPecnik(CROATIA) 15-Purple Mike(Earth) 16-Costyn (NL) (very likely) 17-Matt (GA) 18-Joni (NE) 19-Yuri (Russia-USA) 20-badenhop (Lodi) 21-Mike Steen (UT) 22-EmLo (Local) 23-DaMan (Local) 24- Rob Jones (Local) 25-Scott Bland (Local) 26-Chris Ware (Local) 27-Scotty Burns (Local) 28-Jeff Nebelkopf (Local) 29-Mike (Local) 30-Paul Mazillo (Local) 31-Scary Perry (Local) 32-Mark (normiss) Cochran (Local) 33-Manny (Local) 34-Lurch? (NH) 35-Mudbug(TX) 36-Murphy (AZ) 37-Harry Parker 38-Pendragon (U.K.) 39-980 (Canada) 40-RkyMtnHgh (FL) 41-MarkM (FL) 42-SkymonkeyONE (NC) 43-Ian (FL) 44-Aaron (FL) 45-Medusa (Colombia/FL) 46-Danny (Puerto Rico) 47-Kevin Keenan (FL) 48-Cyntia (FL) 49-Jose (Turtle) (P.R.) 50-BJ Alexander (FL) 51-Brian (IL) "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

R O F L M F A O!! Jeez, I see I missed a fun weekend! You guys suck. "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

D'oh!!! How silly of me to not realize that! Trust me, I would've been there if I could've. We will ballon together soon Yep, Yahoo is my friend, but it's a little harder to sit in front of a pc that long versus on a cell where you can move around and clean the house, etc. I guess I could try one of those wireless headphones, but my pc usually isn't on all the time either... And yeah it is a hell of a long time on the phone, but remember, it was supposed to be only 6 cents a minute. "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

They just opened at 7am EST (it's 7:40 here now) and I am hold while they do a "re-rate" He said it will take a long time to go through the whole bill. But they ARE gonna fix it and thank god I don't have to go to court - yet When they added the $3.99/mo for the discounted International calling, they didn't adjust the rate I was being charged. Thank god the guy I am on the phone with now seems great - very competent & helpful. All your advice is very helpul and I will rectify my mistakes right away, thanks guys! I agree but the problem is that most of the branches here are just retail stores and can't do big account changes, you have to go into an actual "cingular corporate" store for real service, and they are always slammed and unfriendly. I will have to remember that! hehehe "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

I really hope so but I know Cingular and I am so worried they won't honor it.... Can't sleep or puke and I really feel like I need to puke Meanwhile the bill has already gone through my checking automatically and it overdrafted my account and cc payments might bounce in the meantime. I only have Cingular cause my family does and we can talk free, plus they were the only ones whose towers worked during the Hurricane.... I have to switch anyway now, this is stressing me out! Thanks for the support guys!! "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

On the phone. The first lady I talked to sounded like a ditz so I called back to make sure everything was still ok with it, that it had gone through. and the 2nd person said yes it was all set up. "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

I signed up for discounted International calling a few months ago and just saw my bill..... They are still charging me normal international rates..... So every time I thought it was 6 cents a min it was almost 1.50. Of course I had to notice this in the middle of the night when their offices are closed. And their website is down for maintenance. I am going to be sick, seriously I am so nauseous. I know to call them in the morning, but I know their deal and know they will find a way to screw me, probably lose the phone records of me signing up for it, etc. Advice anyone? Besides getting a lawyer? "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.

happy happy happy birthday baby!! "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A.