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Ok, after the tragedy of September 11, an email started floating around depicting a Bald Eagle sitting on a stool, sharpening it's talon with a file. I've been searching a bunch of web sites trying to find this cartoon, but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone out there have a copy of this cartoon, or a file of it on your computer? I would really appreciate getting a copy of it. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

If you can get on a military base, go to...damn I forget the name of it...but its basically a store on the base, with surplus equipment at really good prices. I remember seeing old round parachutes for about $20-$30. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Because I still have 33.6 pounds to lose before I make max jump weight at the DZ.... The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Welcome back- and congrats on your A. Current Weight: 283.6 Change From Week 5: -3.6 33.6 more pounds till my first jump!!!!!!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

35 pounds as of this morning. One pound at a time. Looks like I may get in one jump this year before winter wraps its claws around the Northeast. So Ill probably start training next spring. Cant wait. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Damn, why cant that happen at my Costco!!!!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I've worked for Costco for 12 years (we are all over the country- over 400 locations- England, Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc...) For the record, I work at the Brick location in New Jersey. I know the video you are talking about. It's actually the second one that we've shown that has skydiving and BASE jumping in it. It's a damn cool thing to watch on your breaks. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Are there specific times that the events go off? I'm trying to figure out what time to get there, and what times I'll have to be near the beach to see the action. Any info is appreciated. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it (provided the weather holds out- scattered T-Storms for Friday, and I have to work Saturday and Sunday). The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Pretty much my point. A casual relationship- not a cause. And these are far outweighed by the studies that say there is no relationship. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I was just at the pediatrician with my son (he's git a fever) and I was talking to her abopu this thread. She was filling me in on some interesting facts: The one study that linked Autism to vaccines (thats right- one) was formally withdrawn. The person that wrote the study admitted to falsifying records to get the results that linked Autism to Vaccines. All of the studies that have been done since then, have found no link between Vaccines and Autism. She was actually filling me in on new studies, that are linking Autism to Genetics. Just some food for thought. I'll Yahoo search it later and let you know what I found. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I want you to know, my heart goes out to you. It trully does. And I hope you didn't take anything I said as an insult, or attack on you (which it's seems as though you didn't

So who is going. I will be there Friday (but obviously not jumping). So I am wondering who of the DZ.commers I might meat down there? The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

For the record, I just did a Yahoo search on Autism and Vaccinations: First 4 websites that came up were ones set up to say that there is no connection from autism to vaccinations. With articles, and studies galore that say vaccines do not cause autism. Again, I am not saying that they are right. We may not find out the real answer for years to come. But there are just as many (if not more) people saying that vaccines do not cause autism. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Can you prove it was the vacine that brought on the siezure? Just because the administration of the shot, and the siezure were in close timing to each other, does not mean that one was a cause of the other. I have a 20 month old son- he has had every vacine that he should have had by this point. Every one. There are risks, as in everything we do. But my wife and I made an educated decision to vacinate our child. You look at the same material I looked at- you come to a different conclusion. Doesn't mean either one of us is right. I just believe the reports that say there is very little (if any risk) to a child becoming autistic from recieving vacines. I am very sorry about your kids. I in no way mean to downplay what you have gone through. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Alright, so who all is going to be there? First skydiving event that I will be attending (talked the wife into going- she can take the kid on some rides while I get to watch the skydiving). So I'm just wondering out of the dz.commers, who I might see down there? I'll only be there on Friday (working retail sucks, so I have to work Saturday and Sunday). The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

I have to agree- that was friggin hilarious- yet disturbing on so many levels. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

.>Just because it's >big and has less fuel efficiency, doesn't mean that I am using more >fuel than somone driving a car that gets 25-30 m.p.g. Yes it does. With similar driving habits, you're using almost twice as much. You completley missed the point I was making- if I own an SUV and drive 12,000 miles, I use less gas a year than someone in a car going 30,000 miles. So just because it's less efficient, doesn't mean that I use more gas than you do. Given the exact same mileage, yes I will use more. But why penalize me if I'm not driving that much. Hence, why I said a blanket tax is ludicrous. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Let me ask you a question since you seem to have it out for SUV's. This of course is a hypothetical, but I'm sure it fits someones scenario out there- Say I drive an SUV, and I use it to commute to work, and for whatever else I need. Let's say I put an average of 12,000 miles a year on my SUV. Then you have someone in a fuel efficient little car, who uses their car the same way, but instead puts 30,000 miles a year on their car. The little car is wasting alot more fuel than I am. So why should I pay higher taxes??? Why is it a waste only when its a driver of an SUV or a Truck??? I still need to use my vehicle to get to work. I still need to get myself around. So why am I wasting fuel??? A blanket tax on SUV's and Trucks is not proper. Just because it's big and has less fuel efficiency, doesn't mean that I am using more fuel than somone driving a car that gets 25-30 m.p.g. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Ok, nobody flame me for this comment (this is not how I feel, and is meant in a completley sarcastic way)- If you are going to tax SUV's and trucks because of thier poor fuel economy, add to the list any, and all Boats (especially them big fishing boats- because you could go fishing in a row boat), watercraft (Jetskis etc...), ATV's, Dirt Bikes, etc... Anything that is deemed non-neccasary. While your at it, you may as well tax those jump planes you all use, because it's not a necessity of life to jump out of them. Now for the serious part of my post- I own a Durango. I feel safer, and I feel safer transporting my child in it. Because you dont like it, and you think I use too much fuel- tough. Your not going to tell me to drive a car because thats what you think I should do. As other people have said, this is America. On top of the Durango, I own a 2005 Hyundai Sonata (good gas mileage). My wife drives that to, and from work (25 miles one way). I drive the Durango the same distance to work (but we work different hours). I'm not buying a third car just to drive to and from work. That is absolutley ridiculous. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Just some food for though- I compared a 2005 Cadillac Sedan Deville to a 2005 Dodge Ram Pickup, 1500 Series, Quad Cab, 4x4. Cadi M.P.G. 18 City/26 Highway 18gal. cap. Dodge M.P.G. 14 City/17 Highway 27 gal. cap. Using only the city mileage first: Based on 30,000 miles a year (577 miles a week), the Cadi has to refill the tank 1.78 times a week (92.56 times a year). Thats 1,666.08 gallons of gas. The Dodge will fill the tank 1.52 times a week (79.04 times a year). Thats 2134.08 gallons of gas. For a grand whopping differance of 468 gallons in a year. Thats 1.28 gallons a day. Now for highway miles: Cadi- refill 1.23/week, 63.96/year for 1151.28 gallons of gas. Dodge- 1.26/week, 65.52/year for 1769.04 gallons. A differance of 617.76 gallons, or 1.69 gallons a day. The whole point here- why stop at penalizing people who want trucks/SUV's? Get the big V8 cars in on it too. And like I said, lump in all the little cars going over 80 m.p.h. on the road, because they are not getting the fuel economy that they are supposed to. Seriously, rather than penalize the people in the trucks and SUV's, why don;t we pressure the auto makers to produce fuel efficient engines for bigeer vehicles. I am sure the technology exists, but it's in Big Oils best interest that it not be made public. So let's stop picking on the SUV folks. We're people too

Funny you bring up motorcycles. My wife actually told me that if I give up my dream of skydiving, that I can buy a motorcycle. I said no- much rather persue my dream. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Figured I'd write this here, in hopes that a mod will see it quicker. I started a poll in Bonfire, but f'ed up one of the poll options. Apparently I can't edit the option now, so is there any way it can be changed? Thanks in advance. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Sorry about that- tried to edit it, but it won;t allow me to edit the poll options (maybe a mod can help me out on this one) The third option should read: S/O skydives/has skydived/wants to skydive, and does not want me to continue skydiving. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.

Nothing special about SUVs, I'm just against wasting gas. SUVs are just the most notable example of that waste. However, I'm up for anything, including a sliding MPG method, that would change people's minds about the vehicles they choose to drive. Not neccasarily- I drive an SUV (2003 Dodge Durango)..why??? Because I feel safe in it. And let's not go dragging out statistics on rollover rates. I don't feel comfortable in a small car- I'm a big guy, and unless I'm driving a big V8 Cadi, I don't fit into smalll, gas conservative cars. And to be honest with you- while I'm tooling along on the highway, I get passed (or should I say, zipped past) buy little cars. A little car doing 85-90 is not getting that great fuel economy that it should. So should we tax the assholes going over 75 in little fuel efficient cars? That sounds like an even trade to me. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit.