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Man! You dont sound all that peaceful to me, Jeffrey Well...peaceful maybe. Relaxed? Nope Clue: ITS A MOVIE. IT DOESNT MATTER Who gives a shit for gods sake?

Dreadlocks just look nasty no matter where you are. Just my opinion.

Some of us went skydiving too

OK followed both of your recommendations. I got some coaching and my new RW suit arrived today Need a few folks out at Cross Keys tomorrow so they will send up a few loads. I'll be out there HOPING to try out my new suit!!

Rev Fact is, theres drugs, sex, and death everywhere. Thats life. If you do a good job raising your kids and keep in touch with their lives, they are NOT more likely to get in trouble out in the world than at the DZ. Keeping them physically closer to you doesnt reduce their risk. Being a good parent does. One might make a convincing argument for keeping minors AWAY from the DZ because since they wont be jumping, they are more likely to get into some of the more seedy stuff for lack of anything better to do. I dont care how good your eyes are, you cant see them while you are in the sky Also, forcing them to stick by you all the time might just give them the impression that you dont trust them. Thats bad too.

If I were him, I'd PREFER to go out in a drive by. I think since I changed my avatar you dont like me any more.

Those of us in the PA, NJ, MD, DEL area will know of the "Sizzli". A cheap imitation of the McMuffins that can be found in Wawa food markets. They will do in a pinch and ARE nice and greasy with huge amounts of sodium.

Your point?

Dont knock it. I know some very knowledgeable naked screaming cats :-)

I believe that it was a fall that killed him. Not heart disease. That said, no weight loss plan that advocates totally eliminating carbs is worth a shit in my opinion. You may lose weight, but you will end up putting it back on. Wow, 160 more posts and I'll be a Pooh-bah

Its a very real difference. A rolled nose on my Sabre2 adds about 600 ft to the deployment and turns a nice brisk opening into a long snivel. I am a very careful packer so the rolled nose snivel is not a result of more careful packing. Its the rolled nose that does it.

Holy Crap! I cant imagine a more perfect forecast 68 - 72 and sunny is my fantasy ideal. You can have summer and all that shitty heat.

I got a bank loan to buy my rig. I will be paying for it for the next 2 years I saved money on training by: 1. Static line progression. Couldnt afford those AFF jumps 2. Getting everyone I could to make tandem jumps for the discounts. I actually got over 50 people to make tandems back then

I'd rather people send me dollars. I KNOW they work

Your belief that this is the result of vibes brings your sanity into question

People WITH IM also suck

Nope

You cant send them. There are no vibes. Good wishes? Yep. Positive thoughts? Yup. Sending vibes by posting the word "VIBES" on dz.com? Nope. Thats just a way to get your post numbers up

I'm with you on this. My sons dont want to hang around the DZ though. It would be cool if they did, but I'm not gonna force them to. I understand this. Been to a couple when I wasnt jumping and frankly, after about 15 minutes its boring. Even if they did, 16 is about as young as I would even consider letting them jump and then they would need to demonstrate a level of maturity and level headedness that is above average for that age in orde r for me to actually allow it. 13 is just too young. Once again, this is just my opinion

Can I have some of your money? I think you have too much

Everyone can make good points for all sides of the argument. However, I dont think that Mike could change my opinion. Happily, I dont have to choose between drugs or skydiving for my kids. Theres actually a lot of other things they can do and just because I spend a day at the DZ doesnt mean that my kids are out on the street smoking crack Those are not the only 2 alternatives You might as well use raping, murdering, and smuggling drugs for your analogy. You make an arguement that sounds like letting your children jump out of planes is the lesser of 2 evils. Leting them do one dangerous thing in order to prevent them from doing another dangerous thing? Thats not a good answer. In my opinion.

As far as I know, the legal requirement is 16 with parental consent. Whether or not someone is capable is a very variable thing. I hope to god that my 22 year old son never wants to make a jump. He doesnt have the temperment for it in my opinion. On the other hand, my 15 year old son would probably do very well and have no problems. He is level headed and a quick thinker. I will still require that he wait until he is 18. Why? Because WHAT IF I'M WRONG??? Any reasonable parent will err on the side of caution. In my opinion. While 3 more years may seem to be an eternity for that 15 year old to wait, it really isnt. They have their whole lives ahead of them to jump. Making them wait a couple more years may just save their lives. Some of my decisions may not be very popular with my kids but then I'm not trying to win a popularity contest.

My Sabre2 has given me comfy openings every time. No exceptions

If you grow up around it that doesnt magically override the fact that at 13 years old you are still a kid. At 13 you arent physically, mentally, or emotionally mature which IMO are all important factors in your ability to make life and death decisions and appreciate the consequences. Anyone that would let their 13 year old jump solo is suffering from severaly questionable judgement

October 9, 2050 at the age of 85 years old. That what no alcohol or cigarettes and regualr exercize will do for ya Just out of curiosity, I put in that I had unprotected sex with 9000 people and it only reduced my life expectancy by one year and switched my cause of death from cancer to a horrible accident. I guess it will be a horrible sex accident. How I felt on a scale of 1 to 10 had no effect on the outcome. If I intentionally put in the worst answers I can it gives me until the day after tomorrow