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Sorry, I'll be in Kowloon and Macau. Too far to go for lunch. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

I could not find it on Skydiving movies. Can you post the link. Thanks, B The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

For me, that guy is spread out among a couple of guys. #1 would be Larry Hoskins. Larry has always found time to jump with all the new belly fliers. He's dead serious about helping you improve; but, he always makes sure that every jump ends with some smiles. Larry has always been there to offer advice, help or anything else I needed. Thanks Larry. Then there is Brian Ball and Larry Thomas. Both great guys. Larry sets up the Scrambles and Rookie Challenge. Brian takes the time to jump with us low number guys. There are many more people I could name. John Skinner always has a smile and some sound advice, John Kiernan, Sonic answer all my rigging/packing questions. Tom Buchanan (Tombuch on DZ.com) was always there as a the voice of reason offering sage advice and standing up for the all of the jumpers. Both on a national level and at the Ranch. There are more; but, the post would get too big. Thanks!!! Brian The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Tonto, I perfectly comfortable with people disagreeing with me. I very lucky to have met a very diverse group of people skydiving. It's contributed to making me a better person. I will stand by what I said. I do not like that some jumpers look down on Whuffos. It smacks of elitism. Jumping out of airplanes is either a job or a hobby. Just like bowling or racing cars or golf. The fact is if you limit the group you socialize with to only people who share your passion, you are missing out. Eva's already been with me through the bad times. The only reason our relationship would fail is if one of us stopped working at it. Anything that is valuable takes work. Being a good husband/wife, a good skydiver, a good employee, etc. I hope that one day, we can sit in a rocking chair and talk about our youth together. That's my goal. I'll never be the greatest skydiver. I may never be the best husband. I can tell you one thing, I will work at the family life way before skydiving. So maybe I am not hardcore. It works for me. Peace and blue skies. B The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

So lets get this straight. You meet a girl who does not jump. You court her and begin a relationship. Then you only want to jump or talk about jumping. At least I can commend you on dating intelligent women. They are smart enough to realize that you do not understand about give and take in a relationship. Then they break up with you. Keep dating the smart women. Perhaps slowly you will learn something from them. See once the sugar coating is gone there needs to be some substance to a relationship. It take two people create that substance. Quit being so self centered and show some interest in these women you allegedly care about. You will be amazed how far a little effort goes. You know, the stupid things, listen to her, spend time with her, treat her better than all your friends, respect her. I could go on; but, you would not understand. B The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

The other thread is too far gone to hope to bring it back on topic. I'm married to a non skydiver. She has no desire to jump. Those feelings have absolutely nothing to do with my relationship with her. My wife and I are polar opposites. We have different cultures, like different food, have different political views and are in general different in almost every way. That is what makes it the most fun. We learn from each other because we are so different. She has taught me new perspectives. Together we are great team. The key is that you have to support and love each other. She knows that skydiving is important to me. So we compromise. Yup, I can only go to the DZ one day on the weekend. And you know what, for me that is a good thing. One day is for what I want to do, the other is for what she wants to do. If they conflict, we compromise. Skydiving is great and I have met a wonderfully diverse group of people through it. The one thing I hate is skydivers who have a disdain for Whuffos. Let's get something straight, jumping out of a plane does not make you the bravest, coolest, sexiest kid on the block. If you are going to limit your friends and significant others to skydivers, you are missing out. B The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

The key is being prepared. I've flown twice with my rig and have had minimal problems. The key is the TSA letter, the Cypress or AAD x-ray card and of course a pull up cord. At JFK once, I forgot to take out my hook knife. They asked me to unpack my main and took the hook knife. The suprevisor set up an area for me to pack and set up barriers to give me room. As I was finishing up packing, he asked is the hook knife a "necessary safety device" to skydive. I told him yes. He then shook my hand and magically I walked away with my hook knife. Be prepared with the info they need. A parachute is an unusual item to most TSA agents. When they scan it, it has metal bits and wires inside (if you have an AAD). You need to understand their perspective. The easier you make it for them, the easier it will be for you. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Seat belts and helmets. Too many people are belted in; but, have their helmet in their lap. I know the video guys and gals want to get the nice pics of the take off. But, please put it on for take off. The others are just lazy. What people tend to forget is that an unsecured helmet is just another thing to be flying around inside the plane in an emergency. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Anyone know who it was? What dz does/did he jump at? Thanks, Brian The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

It depends on what your wife is like. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

I heard about a skydiver with about 1,000 jumps. He had never been in a plane that landed. From what I heard, he was a little nervous coming in to land. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

I am allowed to do so many things. It's easy to agree with her when she asks me not to do things. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Generally, I am fairly coordinated. I guess, trying to learn any kind of tricks on you first day is not advisable. At least I can be used as a bad example. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Thanks for making me feel better. At least you could have given me some hugs and vibes or a prostate massage. LOL The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

So I was playing around of a skateboard and having fun.

Pete, I took the class for the second time yesterday. I took it the first time at 27 jumps. I got a lot out of it the first time and even more the second time. Scott explains how and why things work in a very simple way. I think that EVERY person should take this class at some time during their first 50 or so. I will be looking to take the advanced next year. On the last jump of the day (the bad spot), the winds changed a little . So the low pass people made it back. I turned a little the wrong way and landed about 3 miles from the Ranch. I made a nice landing in a horse farm. 6 other people from that load landed off. So the short buss was full of window lickers. lol I was so far from the DZ, I was the first skydiver to land there in the 10 years they own the house. Yeah, they owe beer.

Woot rocks. My co worker just got the walkie talkie wrist watch. We've already had $20 worth of fun with them in a week. I always miss out on the Bag o Crap. Remember when you order the Bag o Crap, choose 3 items or you are shit out of luck The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

It looks like he's hanging in a training harness. I don't really know what the contaner is; but, the Ranch has a hanging harness with some weights in it. It could be a similar set up. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

This weekend, The Ranch had Scrambles. I had a great time. I wanted to say thanks to Larry Thomas who organized the event. Larry was runnign around all day, working his butt off to make sure everyone had a good day. He flew video, organized video for everyone and just did a great job. Brian Ball was our coach on the jumps. He brought a nice mix of fun and seriousness to the jumps. He was just a class act. Our team was Brian, Kentuck, Heide and myself. I could not have picked a better group. It's really great to have the more experienced people give up a day of jumping to come organize and teach us lower jump people. I had a great time. Hopefully I will be good enough one day to give back a little to the sport. Thanks to everyone at the Ranch for such a fun day!! I'm lucky to have such a great home DZ!!! The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Shaving is not all it's cracked up to be. Went through this with a grilfriend. I'm a believer in try anything with your significant other. Well, the silky sack was great for about 2 days. Then STUBBLE!!!! Then next week was terrible. I think waxing might be easier when it grows back in. I'll never know. My wife is happy with me as is. If it get a little unruly, I just give a little trim. Peter, if you get waxed, GET VIDEO. I just want to hear the audio portion. LOL The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

How did they get the footage from North Korea? The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

It's fun trying to wipe you butt when that happens. I did right hand and left wrist. LOL The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Working to keep jump prices down and encourage the tandems to get out. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.

Considering I am here and alive, I think I won.

Either you have a morbid curiousity or you are hoping I post more butt shots. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand.