Bolas

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  1. How many more kittens have to die?!?!?! Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  2. Of course he is, don't you know when you get to heaven St. Peter's says "Ya'll get in the back of the truck, we're going up to the big house..."
  3. I don't drive a dodge truck but it is a full size Ram Van with the same logo on the front. Cool, now it truly is the pussy wagon... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  4. You can add Bolas to the list as well. I just registered for WFFC today and threw a jump ticket towards the DZ.com tent. My registration, tickets, and RV slot were about the cost of a new canopy, but I can't miss the chance of jumping out of a B-17!!!! Who is Bolas Rodriguez? No seriously, who is he? I've never heard of him...
  5. Change of plans, due to a lack of riders and money, I will be going to Rantoul only. Still looking for riders. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  6. Here's the approximate route I'm taking. If you are along the way I can pick you up as well. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  7. Bolas

    I rock!!!

    http://www.foxsports.com/story/2550668 Number 3 baby!!!
  8. Only $350... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  9. True, but your far less likely to die or be seriously injured. Part of this is let them fuck up on big canopies where the likelihood of breaking something is less. Plus if a jumper gets scared/lucky on a big canopy they will more likely stay at that size longer and then have more respect for the next smaller canopy they jump. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  10. Sum 41 Fat Lip. Always liked the song and I sang it for the first time karaoke two weeks ago in Cross Keys. Damn, there's alot of words to remember... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  11. I'm leaving from North Carolina and driving to Lost Prairie in my van and then to Rantoul and then . I'm looking for some riders to split the gas and driving. Ideally I'd like to take the same people both places but I'll do one way trips. You'll ride in style with a fridge, TV, DVD movies, full size bed. The thing is easy to drive and no wider than a normal van. I can probably take three people, more if we get a small trailer or hitch rack for our stuff. PM me or post here if interested. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  12. Bolas

    I'm 30 Today [:|]

    (Insert southern state name here), but only if your related... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  13. I posted this in Allen's incident report but it may be better here... Here's an idea for the swoop gods and more experienced swoopers these low jump number rapid downsizers are talking too. Challenge them to a kind of swoop competition... the kicker is you use their canopy especially if it give you a lower wingloading or a bigger one of the same type to at least match the loading. Let them go first and land anywhere they want with whatever kind of approach they want. You have them watch as you do the same approach and start your landing in the same place they did and beat their distance. The hope is they say "Damn, I didn't know that canopy could do that. How'd you do it?" Give them a few tips and then suggest they try those techniques out and in their mind they have kind of have a new goal they can try with that canopy. If they come back again in a month or so just repeat the process. Another not so hands on approach would be to make a swoop video with the larger more docile canopies. How amazing and mind opening would it be to see a member of the Pro Swooping Tour swoop a Navigator 280? Obviously it would have to be downwind... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  14. Bolas

    I'm 30 Today [:|]

    Well, I'm 30 today. I can no longer say I'm in my 20's... Am I where I thought I'd be 5 years ago? No, but those goals were strictly monetary and materialistic (Making $100k a year and owning a Ferarri being the big ones). That was also before skydiving when I was a workaholic with ZERO life. 5 more years till I can run for president, 6 more years till I can legally have sex with a girl half my age in all 50 states. My apologies for those who read this already on the Rodriguez brothers site. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  15. Here's an idea for the swoop gods and more experienced swoopers these low jump number rapid downsizers are talking too. Challenge them to a kind of swoop competition... the kicker is you use their canopy especially if it give you a lower wingloading or a bigger one of the same type to at least match the loading. Let them go first and land anywhere they want with whatever kind of approach they want. You have them watch as you do the same approach and start your landing in the same place they did and beat their distance. The hope is they say "Damn, I didn't know that canopy could do that. How'd you do it?" Give them a few tips and then suggest they try those techniques out and in their mind they have kind of have a new goal they can try with that canopy. If they come back again in a month or so just repeat the process. Another not so hands on approach would be to make a swoop video with the larger more docile canopies. How amazing and mind opening would it be to see a member of the Pro Swooping Tour swoop a Navigator 280? Obviously it would have to be downwind...
  16. I was looking at the site for Skydive Coastal Carolinas because I heard they were having a 4th of July beach boogie and saw they had wing loading restrictions: http://www.skydivecoastalcarolinas.com/wing%20loading.htm I did a search here and it looks like Skydive Kansas has an even stricter wing loading restrictions. http://www.skydivekansas.com/policy_lic.htm I'm not in danger of exceeding these wing loading restrictions even when I get my new Lotus 170 so this really doesn't effect me but made me think: * Do other DZ's do this? * Is this a good solution to the rise in the low jump number/small canopy problem? * These DZ's are fairly small, would this work for larger DZ's? * What does Ron think of this idea? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  17. Are you using DHCP? If so they can't completely prove it was you that was surfing on whatever site. Deny, Deny, Deny... Also most companies aren't gonna fire you for surfing. Unless your are trying to get to the porn sites (I'm assuming they are blocked) constantly no admin is really gonna care. These days they have their hands too full with hackers trying to get into the network then worry about people going out... unless one of your coworkers rats you out. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  18. Good thing for you JFK Jr. is no longer around
  19. All these women feeling me and I didn't know? Man, I must be drunk....
  20. Generations later... [preacher voice] And he saw the bag lock and was not afraid. He just said "Reserve, it is not your time" and RIPPED the mini sombrero from around his arm and THREW it at the rubber band holding the bag like a shooting star knocking the lines loose but not breaking the band. On line stretch he grabbed his sombrero and place it back on his arm, started his 3600 degree turn and swooped 3 miles all while chugging Tequila. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  21. Where do did full size van owners who live in them on the weekend rank?
  22. Nope, the rule is for every first, no limit of one case per jump. This allows for the infinite beer situation. All you need is a very rich and stupid first jumper. Here's how it goes: You: Hey, was that your first jump? Them: Yup You: That's beer!!! Them: OK You: Hey, was that your first time buying beer for skydiving? Them: Yup You: Beer!!!, Was that your first time buying beer for buying beer? Them: .... You: Beer!!!, Was that your first time buying beer for buying beer for buying beer? Continue the sequence until they catch on or are out of money. Then drink with them, provide them a place to stay, and show them boobies... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  23. Yes the HOT doughnuts rule!!! I live in the hometown of Krispy Kreme and they are planning to build their corporate headquarters and museum right across the street from my office which is only about 6 blocks from my house. Not only will my office never get any work done once that is open, I'll never have to downsize my canopy. Any time I want a higher wing loading just up the doughnut intake!! Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  24. Yeah but it's cheap!!! Make it kind of a theme an have fun with it. Call it the redneck setup!!! Have your networking equipment sit on top of old equipment (an big old token ring hub would be perfect) Run a couple of pieces of cable that aren't hooked up and hang some shirts on them. Make a satellite dish out of beer cans Hang up two tin cans and a long string and call it the "backup system." When someone asks how it works tell them you run one end to the ISP and then make the modem connecting sound with your mouth. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
  25. How far are the tents apart? Rather than deal with wireless, why not bury the cable in a garden hose or use those wire protectors they use at concerts. The golf carts would probably like them, they're like a little ramp.