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Mark Knopfler - "Going Home" with Dire Straits. Starts at 1:55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3zIfO-YOzg He was still one of the best.

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When I had placed an order for my 2nd jumpsuit I faxed the form over and I took the fax confirmation page as receipt that they got it. I asked on the form to be notified by email to confirm receipt but I wasn't too worried about it since I got the fax confirmation. I never received an email until a few weeks later with a UPS tracking number. So, I am not surprised you havent heard from Tonysuit but I wouldn't be overly concerned. If you are then your best bet would be to call. On a sidenote: I am very happy with the suit (I got an RW suit with every option to slow my fat ass down and it does that very well). Yes, they are expensive and they don't communicate well but I would buy from them again anytime just because the suits are top quality. (edited for spelling)

I sent this link to a friend who was scheduled for a colonoscopy. He said he was watching it before and was laughing so hard he had tears streaming down his face! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBMsPNI6EZE It is pretty darn funny!

Two old ones but they still crack me up

In 1998, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer released the largest ever and best formulated study on ETS. The research project ran for 10 years and in seven European countries. The study, not widely publicized, concluded that no statistically significant risk existed for nonsmokers who either lived or worked with smokers. Please educate yourself before you make claims about the study that distort the truth.

I work at a call center in the US and I have an accent. I can not tell you how many times customers ask me if I am indian and its not even close! So if you think that you can easily recognize an indian accent or if you believe that just because someone has an accent they are not in the US or unable to help you then you need to go out more.

I was wondering if it was a troll but I was giving him the benefit of the doubt - up until now. Pilot license, degrees in finance and NOW he studies medicine with that kind of attitude and disregard for common sense? Yeah, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Probably top of the class too! Edited: Yep. Matt got confirmation in the other tread that that guy is a troll. I think the moderators should close this thread now. Entertainment over. :)

Why dont you take your own advice.

I had the privilege of donating bone marrow for an unrelated patient last year on November 1st and 2nd. It just takes a little of your time and it is a wonderful, wonderful feeling! Sort of puts everything else into perspective..... I was one of those people who thought "one day" I will sign up for this (same way I was about Skydiving) but you know what? There is no better day than NOW for "one day"! Most people never get called but you never know. And even if you do not get called you will at least have the reassuring feeling that you did your part to possibly save someone elses life. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Our DZ had a sign that read "Unattended children will be auctioned off and sold as slaves"

Its a pity the way some *mature* people (must be a sign of maturity to call others young cock-ups ) read something into your post that is not there. Welcome to the wonderful world of Internet forums!

That is sooooo true.

That you have not seen it doesnt mean that its not out there. You dont know me or most of the other people on these forums so saying that she has more heart than anyone else is just an assumption (based on your experience of your course which I do not doubt at all) but still an assumption nevertheless. Realizing that you are NOT made out for something and walking away from it even though you REALLY REALLY want it does take more heart than staying in. There comes a point where determination (which I really do admire) turns into stupidity. Realizing where that point is is a sign of maturity. She was still lucky though, she only hurt herself and no one else. Really? Isnt the safety of your students THE most important part? What if the student is a risk to him-/herself and (possibly) to others? Wouldnt your responsibility as a teacher not be more important than the desire of the student to jump, no matter how enthusiastic he/she is? Please do not take this as me saying that you are unresponsible (I am not in a position to judge this), I am just curious.

How do you know that?

I read the book and I was very disappointed. I was hoping to find an inspiring story about someone struggling with Skydiving. Instead Rita came across as EXTREMELY self centered and opiniated (imo). From trying to smoke on the airplane, to calling her instructor names - every chapter made it even more of a struggle to finish it. I havent ever NOT finished a book but this one came close. If you want to have the book I will be happy to send it to you and get rid of it.

That is a gorgeous sunrise! My wife looked at the pictures and said "How beautiful! And this time there are no skydivers to block the view!" He he.

My wife pointed out that the house is OBVIOUSLY not in move in condition as it lacks a runway and hangar for the Drop plane. With that in mind, the price will have to go down of course.

Did you like the book? I was very disappointed with it. OMG, this woman had a HUGE attitude problem and she was extremely ignorant and rude. I couldnt believe some of the things she said and wrote.

When I did my first Tandem my Tandem Instructor let me pull the ripcord and help steer the canopy. It really felt like I was totally involved. Of course I was already hooked the second we left the plane!

You sound like my wife! She said the same thing. In my dream I was VERY embarassed because all these players and the parents were staring at me like i was crazy because I interrupted their game. Well at least I had a stand up landing - if only in my dream.....

I once dream that I was in freefall and just sort of enjoyed the scenery when I decided that it would be a good time to look at the altimeter. I was at something like 500feet or so and I slowly reached for the pc as if I had all the time in the world (500ft? So what! ). The canopy opened instantly and I realized that I was not going to make it back to the DZ (in my dream it was all no big deal). I landed on a soccer field where some high school girls were having a game. They stared at me as if I was an alien. I mumbled a quick excuse and made it out of there. -- At one time when my wife and I were looking at houses I joked with her that I wanted to buy a house near the DZ. In my dream we had this house with a real nice deck VERY close to the DZ. My wife was cooking and I decided that it was enough time to get a jump in before supper was ready. I walked over to the DZ, had a nice jump and landed right in my backyard. My wife came out at that instant with the frying pan in her hand and said "Was that REALLY necessary?". I woke up laughing and my wife laughed when I told her about it and said that if it was her dream she probably would have hit me over the head with the pan.

I second that! I had to do my Level 4 twice. I was spinning so fast that I thought that I would develop enough lift to make me go up again!

That was soooo awesome! It is one step to go from a Tandem Jump to an AFF jump and then something completely different to do your first solo. No instructors and no pressure to perform. I didn't really do anything except get stable and enjoy the freefall. It was a feeling of TOTAL freedom! Some of my non-skydiving friends keep asking me what it feels like but there really is no way to describe it. You HAVE to get out there and experience it yourself. The only regret that I have now is that I haven't started sooner. But then again, I am only 32 years old so I still have a lot of time! I know that I still have a LOT to learn but I look forward to it.

Hi Guys! I graduated from AFF yesterday and boy, was it a blast! It all started with one innocent Tandem last year and I immediately was hooked. I had to save up some money to start AFF but it is all worth it. The only level that I had to repeat was AFF4. I started to spin like crazy and could not get it under control. The jump after that went fine and I never had any problems with spinning again. The instructor who took me up for my graduation dive was by coincidence also the same guy who took me up for my first Tandem. That was really a nice bonus. My exit sucked but then again, I got stable and just performed my routines. Tracking is really really fun but I still need to stick out my legs more! After that jump I was so happy and I was lucky enough to be able to do my solo jump on the next load. No pressure to perform, no stress, just sheer fun and the feeling of total freedom! I met so many interesting people and EVERYONE is friendly and always willing to help a new jumper out. That part of the sport is almost as good as jumping itself! I know that I am still at the beginning of my learning but I look forward to every single step and I am smart enough to know what I don't know. To put it in the words of one instructor "You will be fine as long as you don't do anything stupid!". To all the other students out there who sometimes wonder if they can pull it through, you will and believe me - it is sooooooo worth it!