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I am stuck with the holiday duty this time. Thanksgiving can be slow in the ER, or absolutely hellacious. Usually it gets worse as the day goes on when families see Grandma, who is alwasy looking bad, but they decide she needs checked out in the ER right now. And the belly pain from gall bladder attacks after all the rich food. And the start of the holiday season depression crisis attacks. Can't complain, it's a good job, I stay warm, and it pays for my fun Will be jumping in FL next week anyway. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Will you do my Brazilian?? "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Having Nancy Pelosi being speaker of the house. "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Congrats!!! Now keep jumping, learning, go for the B. Blues, Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Jason, You know there are never any clouds over sunny west plains!!! Have fun in Cali. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

I had a FX for about 100 jumps. It worked fine, but was not user friendly to access functions. And, I had difficulty hearing it in freefall. It would be nice if it had adjustable volumes. I dropped mine, and sent it to Italy for service. They emailed me that they received it, but in 2 months, never emailed whether or not it was repairable, and never responded to multiple queries about it's status. I bought a ProTrack, and like it much better.

I had a FX for about 100 jumps. It worked fine, but was not user friendly to access functions. And, I had difficulty hearing it in freefall. It would be nice if it had adjustable volumes. I dropped mine, and sent it to Italy for service. They emailed me that they received it, but in 2 months, never emailed whether or not it was repairable, and never responded to multiple queries about it's status. I bought a ProTrack, and like it much better.

Gotta love those cold nights as long as ya gotta chick to snuggle with in that sleeping bag. CYA tomorrow Dave, leaving tonight to go part way, and stay at Tugboat's condo in Sandpoint, will arrive before noon on Wed. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Thanks everyone. I'll check out the Viso, may end up with the Protrack. I wasn't real happy with the skytronics - couldn't hear it half the time. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

My Skytronics has crapped out, and I am looking for a new audible. I love the recording capabilities of the Skytronics for logging freefall time, speeds, opening altitudes etc. Does the Solo or Optima record and dive info, or only act as an audible. Thanks in advance. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

I started classes and AFF at my home DZ, but didn't finish in the fall due to weather. I went to Lake Wales in the winter and they finished my training. They just wanted the logbook and notes from my previous instructor, spent some time making sure I was up to date, and took off from there. It was no problem. Ed "Skydiving addiction is more expensive than heroin addiction - except you meet a lower class of people " "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Would sure as hell prefer Jeb to Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!! "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

LOL "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

I don't think 5 jumps is too much. I did 7 one day when I was on student status. Sounds like you handled it well. "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

I did my first tandem at age 51, and then signed up for the first jump course. My only regre is I didn't start sooner!! Go for it. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

LOL Great answer.!! But ask your instructor anyway - he will probable say "like John said"!! "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Heck with your iMAC - I want one of your new ones!! "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Way to go Chuck, keep it going, it only gets better!!! Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Hey Froggish, my question is are you going to jump with him??? That's what got me started at age 51. My daughter had to go on her 18th birthday, I took her to a DZ, decided what the heck, I'll try it once. I got hooked after the tandem, and signed up for lessons a month later, and have never looked back. Go ahead and try it with your kid!! Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Do you know why divorce is so expensive???? - - - - - - - BECAUSE IT IS WORTH IT!!! Been there, done that, got the t-shirt, and felt violated by the gyrations of the twisted legal system. A flippin nightmare, but worth it in the long run. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

""Indeed an evil drug. Lots of ODs occured after someone was clean for sometime, then went shooting up the same amount they used to while at the peak of dependence. Heroin addiction is never curable, even when someone is clean for years. I've lost a couple of friends to it, and wouldn't be surprised if I lose a couple more sooner or later. Stay off the smack, as you'll never be able to kick the habit... Sorry for your loss. "" This same thing happened to my 21 year old nephew after being clean for a year or so. He met an old girlfriend, she had also been clean for a year, and they both shot up, probably at their old dose, and both were found dead in their room on Easter Sunday. Neither were suicidal or depressed, so we don't think it was an intentional suicide pact. Nasty nasty drug, althougn methamphetmine is probably worse in my experience. Sorry for your loss. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Thanks for the cleanup. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

The 3 H's, High, Hot, Humid, all lower density and increase canopy speed. In other words, the higher, the hotter, and the more humid it is, the faster your canopy will fly. "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Thanks Bill, makes me anxious to get out of this 15 degree weather and get to Florida next month. Ed "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "

Me neither. Soft, slow, snivelly, great for this 53 year old body. "We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" "