skyyhi

PITA and proud of it. . .lol

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Can only go with the words you wrote...I might have opted for the pond landing. That's not going to kill me

Had a teammate choose the pond over the hard ground landing. . .true he lived and is jumping still today but he had to have open heart surgery for a torn aorta. . .so this is not necessarily good thinking. . .

Sorry, back to the topic. . .

Man, I went to bed way too early and missed all the fun. . .lol.

Fuck it. . .she did all that while on crutches. . .

Faster boys. . .faster. . .

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Happy early birthday I will try to make it out, ..

You better make it out. . . after all you made it for my bday and you didn't even know me before the party. . .lol

She will so NOT stay away from the appletinis. . .I need party evidence. . .

Wait, your the father, you don't REALLY need to be at the bachelor party do you?. . .

No problema then. . .you will be DD'd. . .

Ro, no issues. . .I was just adding more to the LIST. . .dang, but I love parties . . .

Can't wait to see you my sky sister. . .

Yeah, well, I know you will NOT be at the Bombshelter so PM me your cell and the group will DD you. . .lol

Okay, you all need to be at the Bombshelter for Ro's birthday. . .I mean, damn people we love to celebrate and what better way to celebrate than Ro's birthday. Also, Skymama has a birthday close to this weekend too. . .she won't be there but we can toast in her honor and DD her later. . .lol

Hey, doesn't Mirage offer financing? Go that route. . .get a new container, then downsize after your container arrives. . .

Girl, that will be awesome. . .can't wait for you to come out. . .

I didn't vote. . .people should do what they want with their hair. . .the Kitty included. . .she's so cute anyway that it really doesn't matter. . .she will still be cute. . .

Ro, that must have been Val. . .

Can't wait to see you this weekend. . .

Miss windcatcher. . .hehehe, we are partying for VSG's birthday. . .do you want us to drunk dial you again like we did for my birthday?

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Someone call me?

I'll have camera phone in hand for all the festivities. . .will be happy to give EVIDENCE to anyone who asks. . .

GFD, we will surely call you. . .

Oh ps, and PM me any cell numbers or e-mail addy's so we can make sure the pics get seen right away. . .lol!

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We've been coddling the morons long enough. Time for self determination

I TOTALLY agree. . .I am sorry but I am just tired of the world changing because people can't think for themselves. . .duh. . .

Please don't let me get on my soapbox. . .

Thanks Bill. . .I have only practiced the flat turn up high. . .wanted to make sure I could do it consistently before downsizing to my 170. With my 170 I can do it with much less toggle input than with my 210. I do practice both consistently but have only used the braked turn low to the ground (practicing - not in an emergent situation. . .). I will work more on the flat turn now since I can consistently do the braked turn without much thought. . .

Okay people. . .chill! Dang, such bitterness in here tonight. Bill, you think like me. . .I feel the same way about charitable giving. . .HOWEVER, if there is a chance I could end up with 30 minutes of tunnel time (coached I hope), I am all over it. . .

Dave, you psycho. . .gotta luv ya man. . .lol

Okay, so you are eating the salads, fruit and walnut salad and fruit and yogurt parfaits right?. . .lol

1. I am a NEWBIE in my own mind. . .so just understand that and ask an instructor for assistance. . .

I practice both methods REGULARLY. . .I feel that someday one of these methods may save my life. . .I haven't had to use either in an emergency situation yet. . .thank the good lord. . .lol.

Sometimes one method is more needed and sometimes the other method is more needed. . .if you have to turn 100 feet or less from the ground my mind says the braked turn is the better method. . .If you have more than 100 feet in altitude then I feel the flat turn is the better method. . .the biggest problem with the flat turn is being ANXIOUS. . .doing the maneuver too fast and swinging out from under the canopy. . .that is why I feel the way I do. . .but then again, I am a newbie and not very knowledgable in these things. . .

I understand what you are saying Kris but ultimately in this sport we as men and women need to be responsible for our own actions. . .I personally have been on skydives I probably should not have been on but since I jump at Elsi I don't feel it was a guy girl thing at all. . .at Elsi there are just too many women. . .the ratio is all off compared to other DZs

Okay folks, this is the real world. . .in the real world men and women get treated differently everywhere as do blacks, whites, asians, native americans, etc, etc ad nauseum. . .

I am sure we would like to believe that the world is different and that all are treated as equals. . .but it just isn't so. . .

My 2 cents. . .

I gotta agree with Ron on this. If you feel your training was not complete and you don't have all the information, then go get some more. Sit in on another FJC and listen. Talk to canopy instructors and listen. Ask questions like "what can I do to be better at. . . ." and then LISTEN. Some people have given you good advice. All you are doing is getting pissed off and not listening. . .

And as far as the girl thing goes. . .I have NEVER had any trouble in this sport because I am a girl. So I am not quite understanding what you are saying there. . .