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There is a guy that jumps with his dog, a daschound (sp?). I remember seeing it on the news a couple years ago. Anyone know who or what I'm talking about? I'd sure like to see that in person. I don't think our dog would like it if we took him jumping. He'd probably shit all over the place. LOL. Now the cat, that's another story. Crazy cat jumps up and down off the top of the cabinets all the time. She'll jump at you from nowhere and scare ya when you walk by while she's up on top of the cabinets. I should try and find a rig for her. LOL Anyway, when it's raining and cloudy as happens often in Vancouver I gotta lots of stuff happening so I don't go nuts with all the rain that's been coming down. Skydiving is just one of my many interests so it isn't like I'm itching to get to the dz. Bet there's lots of people out there today, but I gotta work.

Hey everyone, Thanks for all your good wishes and advice. We just got back from AZ where we shared the good news we were gonna have two babies instead of the expected one. The first thing people said was how glad they were that we were gonna stop jumping. Needless to say we didn't deny nor confirm. Still on the fence about this, but after reading what others had to say, it's not the end all and be all. I've seen kids at the dz, and it's always a good environment. Much better than those nasty "Bad babysitter caught on tape" shows. I do know I won't let my kids jump until they are fully legal, they have to be able to sign that waiver on their own. Just have to hope the dz doesn't allow that until they're 18. Heck I didn't even start jumping until I was 32 and I'm now almost 35. LOL. Thanks again everyone. Cheers.

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Hey everyone, I was posting in another forum (Poll: Have your relatives come to see you skydive?), and in replying to that forum it suddenly it me that I'm going to be a first-time parent of twins in early July. My wife took up skydiving almost 4 years ago, and she says she wants to continue skydiving. I only just took up skydiving 2.5 years ago, and I'd like to continue jumping. The fact is we're quite unprepared for combining skydiving and parenthood. I don't know what family and friends, are going to say when (or if) the wife and I continue to skydive after our twins arrive. Probably something morbid like "Think of the children, what if one or both of you go splat?" I sometimes think about that and how to respond. I'd really like to hear from the good folks on this forum when they first became parents and continued to skydive how they handled those kind of remarks from family and friends. Cheers.

It's like 1700 miles (2600 km) from Seattle to Juneau. You're better off taking a plane, but if you have the time and money I'd buy a clunker and drive myself or take Greyhound. I'd take Greyhound from Seattle to Vancouver, BC, (make sure your ticket says Vancouver, British Columbia, not Vancouver, Washington) and while at the bus station in Vancouver, BC, go to the ticket agent and explain your plans to travel up to Alaska. They'll fix it up so you can make your stops along the way. By the way, Kamloops is about 3 hours northeast of Vancouver, and from what I've seen on this forum there's quite a few folks from Vancouver going to the Kamloops boogie so I'd either hitch a ride with them or take Greyhound.

For me it was the other way around. My wife got hooked on skydiving when she went first went jumping (tandem) to celebrate her 30th birthday. It was some chick thing with a bunch of her friends. She wouldn't stop bugging me to come watch her take her skydiving lessons. I only went to a couple of her lessons, and finally one day I agreed to a tandem when her instructor offered to take me up for free. Now I am well on my way to 100 jumps. We've had several family members come and watch either us skydive or sports events like demonstrative jumping or skydiving competitions, and a couple of them have even taken up the sport. My dad even took a tandem, but he's said he'd never do it again because now he can say he jumped out of a perfectly good plane and lived. I believe some family members are afraid to come and watch their loved one(s) skydive due to the possibility of a mal and the person going splat. My sister refuses to come and watch for that reason, but I don't bother her about it. My wife's mother also refuses to come and watch. My cousin thinks we're all crazy, and he's the one with a sportsbike going 200mph. I don't know what the family's going to say when (or if) the wife and I continue to skydive after our twins arrive. Probably something morbid like "Think of the children, what if one or both of you go splat?" We're going to be first time parents, and I sometimes think about that and how to respond. Come to think of it, I'd really like to hear from the good folks on this forum when they first became parents and continued to skydive how they handled those kind of remarks from family and friends.

Percocet (oxycodone) is a highly addictive narcotic (opiate) in the same family as heroin, morphine, and opium. It is a narcotic, opiate based alkaloid combination of acetaminophen and oxycodone, more powerful than codeine, a bit lower on the ladder under things like Demerol but still an opioid analgesics like Demerol. Just to clarify, opiates are what heroin and morphine and things like that are made from. Opiates are reserved for the treatment of severe short-term (acute) back or leg pain. Opioid analgesics suppress your perception of pain and calm your emotional response to pain by reducing the number of pain signals sent by the nervous system and the brain's reaction to them. Because opiates are potentially addictive, they are usually prescribed only for 1 to 2 weeks. They can be extremely habit forming and shouldn't be taken for long periods of time. Opiates are not intended for use until all pain goes away. They are intended to be used only for a few days to get you through the most severe pain. I've seen people who have to take 5 or 10 Percocets every day just to be able to function because they are so addicted to them. They even give Methadone to some people to get them off a Percocet addiction. One reason painkillers like Percocet are attractive to some is because they provide a considerable feeling of well-being, but users can still function relatively normally in their jobs and personal life and often get away with it for years. Taking 4 Percocet before a jump is just crazy, and according to flight and skydiving regulations it is illegal to either operate a plane or skydive while under the influence of drugs. If you must jump, then jump drug-free. Cheers. Nurse Mark

I'm probably coming into this thread late. Lots of strange things happen at work near the end of a shift and one of my co-workers passed this website on to me. http://attraction.match.com/PhysicalAttractionTest.aspx?trackingid=0 I swore I'd never date, never mind marry, a co-worker, especially a nurse. Your schedules are never in sync, don't shit where you work, and the catty snickers as male nurses are a minority. Also why would a guy want to date a woman that knows how to shove a cath up his penis? I've been married to my wife, a nurse and co-worker, for 8 years now. She's the one that got me into skydiving.

Hey, how do you find out about boogies in WA and BC? I don't hang out much at either Pitt Meadows or Abbotsford enough to see boogie and jump event notices on the boards nor do I belong to mailing lists. No wonder I have less than 100 jumps in 3 years, I spend more time in triage than in the sky.

"lady Mounty" "female mounty " Shouldn't that be "lady Mountie" or "female Mountie"?

Hey Beerlight and riggerrob, Thanks for your suggestions, and thanks to everyone that replied to my posting. The commercial pilot licensing is not a problem, I been flying since I was 19 and have progressed through private pilot, instrument rating, and multiengine IFR. Because I used to be a medivac nurse I got a Rotorcraft-Helicopter private pilot and an instrument rating certificate, but not the commercial license. Now I like that kind of jumping, out of a heli. I wouldn't feel right about "borrowing" another load pilot's plane, and I can't imagine the insurance liability so it sounds like I should have my own jump plane. In any case, I have a bit more thinking to do! I actually enjoy flying more than jumping at this point, but we've still got a big mortgage so buying another plane to refit for jump loads is not in the cards right now. Cheers.

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Hey there all, I'm a private recreational pilot, new to skydiving, and thinking of becoming a load pilot at a local dropzone. I'm just curious if any people on these forums have a private pilot's license, are skydivers or learning to skydive, and are wanting to be load/jump pilots for the same dropzone they jump out. What's the proctocol regarding pay and interacting with jumpers and other pilots. Feel free to either PM or send me email. Cheers.