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...isn't probably the most moral thing to do, but sometimes it's all you've got. I was doing all of my xmas shopping today, and happened to run into a guy I knew from high school. Haven't seen him in nine years. We stood around shooting the shit for a while, and eventually the whole girlfriend thing came up, and I relayed my recent experience on to him. I told him about the fact that what it basically turned into was a 1300 dollar lesson... (plane tickets to go there to visiit, then additional charges to turn around and come back). What he said after that, is where I'm feeling guilty, but lucky too. He said, "Well, I lived with my ex for two years... I'd rather have the 1300 dollars." All I could do was kinda laugh, and tell him he just made me feel a lot better. The money isn't all I was upset about or anything, just the conversation helped put things in perspective... I lost money, time, and emotion in my recent experience, and the only thing I can't have again in the future, is the time. So now I will count myself lucky that, although painful, at least it was short. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

OK, my bad then... I thought this was its own post. I know that it was obviously inspired by something, but since there was no link to it, or no specific reference to it, I just took it for what I read. I don't know for sure if I read the post that started all this or not, so no further comment from me. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

(((((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))))))))) without question S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

I don't think you can compare jumps to people... you could do jumps to drives, or people to people, but not mixing them like that. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

I think you'd better duck... hehehe S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

Like I said, I wasn't talking about you, just in general. What I didn't say, was that I wasn't talking "real world" either... I've noticed sometimes that posts on here sometimes go beyond the understanding of a new jumper, so they ask questions, and depending on their personality, sometimes that somes across as arguing. A lot gets lost over the net, mostly tone of voice, and facial expressions. I wasn't making a point about a specific case, just in general. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

what I've found on this site, is that many people confuse argueing with clarifying. I'm not saying that's what you are talking about, but there's no point in taking advise you don't understand, and a lot of times, someone with 1000's of jumps won't explain it in a way that someone with 4 will understand. I personally give kudos to those who are "arguing" to clarify a point. Better than saying "oh. ok," and not understanding what they were talking about. If the person in the wrong doesn't understand the subject matter, then it's a wast of time and energy for the teacher. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

Is the WR from touch down, or from full stop? I'm not sure how comp. swooping works, I always thought it was from touch down, but that's an assumption, and well... S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

you look a lot like Dana Carvey to me. I don't know if anyone else will see that, but do me a favour? say "am I not turtle enough for you? turtle, turtle." hehehe, just playing man, no offence. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

well, purely mathmatically speaking then, on every jump, there is a 1 in 25000 chance of having a double mal. I don't think this is an accurate stat, but that would be the math. theoretically speaking, the more experience you have, the more likely it is that you will experience a greater amount of things (including a double mal, but you can't in any way put a number on that. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

I agree with you 100% on this one, but, that being said, and repeating what has been said here 1000 times, it's not a democracy, and moderators make judgement calls. They do a good job here for the most part, and I think it was more erring on the side of caution than anything else. (although there may be some attitude adjustment thrown in there too.) S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

I think the real issue with this, is people giving advise they either 1) haven't sufficiently experienced, 2) haven't asked the same question of more experienced people, or 3) don't add the disclaimer "make sure you talk to so and so, but, this is what I know." I think the proper person who has talked to enough people, and had enough opinions given to them (if they were from the right people to get said opinions from) with the memory and interest to remember the advise given, can help in the learning process. i'm not saying that new jumpers should follow this individuals advise explicitly, and without prejudice, but I also don't think you should write off a persons knowledge based strictly on jump numbers. That being said, I'm going to put on my flame retardant suit, as I do have less than 1000 jumps, so my opinions probably don't matter to some. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

343.1 but don't think I'm done yet, I have nothing but time, and if I picture the ex, it should get better. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

Ok, I've been a member here for a while, and I took the whole troll thing as a mostly skydiving related thing... I'm not at all saying this is the case, but "what if" this person you have so quickly deemed a "troll" is actually a legit poster, who didn't read or adhere to the lurking thing, where they just saw the amount of members, or have been lurking as a guest, and saw how we treat the other people we love, and trust, and said "you know what? these are a great group of people that have much good advice." and decided to post here. I'm not really saying that's the case, but at least let one real response come in before you label someone a troll. That way, 1) someone gets at least one honest opinion, and 2) someone else feels foolish for giving said opinion... it's more fun that way. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

Well, the only way they're gonna get used to it, or begin to be comfortable with it, is if they see it. Just don't do anything stupid. hehehe. nice and conservative. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

Just a point here. This site is filled with post after post of people telling others to seek out skydiving advise from those with more experience, and listen to them. I'd say the same goes for statistics. There are many sources of information available here, only useful if you heed them. if this many people are saying you are wrong, you're probably wrong. too bad you're wrong though, I'd just wear a tertiary reserve on 25000 and save my ass. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

I didn't actually post a pic in the last one, so here I am... not really a hottie, but it's all I got hehehe S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

I would love to be able to go jumping... it's very much winter here, hence the added regret of not being in Eloy right now... see you guys there next year. I promise. The beers have been working out so far though. Went and saw a pretty good movie with a couple of my favorite people in the world too. I came to the conclusion on the way home, that there is going to be something good happen here during the holidays that I'm supposed to be here for, thus recrediting the "everything happens for a reason" philosophy I'd been trying to live S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

skittles... not sure why, but I think that's a good cute dog name. Depending on the day, and such, might be a good name for a kid too... hehehe... maybe that's why I'll probably never have kids. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

that was EXACTLY what I was just about to post. I HATE THAT. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

So, here I sit visiting my folks for the holidays... how I got here is an incredibly long story, so I'll try to keep it somewhat brief, highlighting the important/amusing points of the journey. It all started on the 17th of this month... i was planning on going to the east coast here to see a girl I was really into, and see how things went, to see if there was potential... I had been looking forward to this trip for about two months give or take. First, the trip there. 1st flight, an hour and a half late, uneventful after that. 2nd flight... worst flight that ever landed safely I'm sure. It was also an hour and a half late boarding, we waited for 2 hours in the airplane with no progress at all, then finally get told that we were waiting for a weight and balance sheet to come in... of course, off balance, so we wait for more fuel. I think about 3 hours after the initial boarding we finally start taxiing away, only to be called back, because... get this... there were two people who are not on the plane that should be! I couldn't beleive it... I've never heard that before, a plane turning around for people who couldn't be on time (let alone 3 hours late) Anyhow, we go back, pick them up, get de-iced, and finally take off. About half way through the flight, the captain tells us that the 1st officer is gonna come check out the wing, because there's a light on the dash that says one of the forward flight controls isn't working... this happens, the guy goes back to the cockpit, and we here nothing... I'm thinking after you say there's a problem with the wing, maybe an update would be nice... Finally, the capt. comes back on the intercom, and says that we're going to turn around, and make the flight back to our original airport, switch planes and try again. None of us could beleive our ears on that one... the steward starts making his way to the rear of the plane, and breaks into a jog... me, not being the least sarcastic person ever living, pipe in with "That's the fastest thing in Jetsgo right there." At least it amused the passengers for a while.. I thought the one stewardess was gonna pee herself actually... Anyhow, we make the switch, and arrive safely. The original arrival time was 1010 pm, we got there at 525 am... WOW, long day. It gets better. I finally get to see the girl I've been so impatient to see, and short version being, she's decided she sees us as just friends now. I'm thinking I should've just taken the hint with all the crap that happened on the flight here, but was fooled with the whole "it'll be worth it when I get there." So, I make the decision, that rather than having one friend, and a province full of strangers, I'm gonna pony up the 500 bucks, and make my way home to familiar faces and family. I am here now, and because I have such awesome friends, I do feel better. I've learned a few lessons on this one. Never again give up a trip to arizona for the possibility of love, regardless of how cool it would be to find "the one" (chances are she's in arizona anyhow dumbass) Two, stop chasing the carrot dangling in front of my face... I think the possibility that love exists is my achilles heel three... there's a fine line between being a hopeless romantic, and just being hopeless. four... my handle here, and my email address aren't just clever names five... never pass up a trip to arizona for a girl. I know, I said that before. six... before I went there, I was happy, had awesome friends, suck at a sport that I love, and was enjoying life, just trying to live it moment for moment (tougher than I thought)... NOW, all that's different, is I don't have her. Therefore, all the other things should be there... I'm working on making it so. Sorry about the long post, it's early, I'm bored, thought I'd share. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

now, in order to post to this thread, must you post to the other one first? I mean you can't technically STILL be a hottie, if you werent in the original right? Just curious... I guess I'm breaking the rules anyhow, so too late to stop me now hehehe. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

How about this? http://www.threebrain.com/weeeeee.shtml S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

hehehe, maybe you should land off more OFFten good stuff though. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".

That's the truth! you still have about two hundred more pack jobs before you start packing with a beer in your hand... who knows how many till you can't even remember packing the night before... not that I've done/seen/or condone either one of those practices...as long as it's your gear... S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".