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Nicely put, I couldn't agree more. The title and the poll kinda suck the sincerity right out of the rest of the post, not to mention who here hasn't had a post misinterpreted at one point or another? Truman Sparks for President

Just for the record every interaction I've had with Brian Germain has been nothing but perfect. He's making some great canopies and he's a hell of a down to earth sort of guy. He'll listen to you and explain anything you want to know. A for real stand-up guy, IMHO. Truman Sparks for President

Many people are at a loss for a response when someone says "You don't know Jack Schitt." Now you can intellectually handle the situation. Jack is the only son of Awe Schitt and O. Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt Inc. They had one son, Jack. In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt, and the deeply religious couple produced 6 children: Holie Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Giva Schitt, Bull Schitt, and the twins: Deap Schitt and Dip Schitt. Against her parent's objections, Deap Schitt married Dumb Schitt, a high school drop out. However, after being married 15 years, Jack and Noe Schitt divorced. Noe Schitt later remarried Ted Sherlock and, because her kids were living with them, she wanted to keep her previous name. She was then known as Noe Schitt-Sherlock. Meanwhile, Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt and they produced a son of nervous disposition, Chicken Schitt. Two other of the 6 children, Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt, were inseparable throughout childhood and subsequently married the Happens brothers in adual ceremony. The wedding announcement in the newspaper announced the Schitt-Happens wedding. The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg Schitt, Byrd Schitt, and Hoarse Schitt. Bull Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. Herecently returned from Italy with his new Italian bride, Pisa Schitt. Family History Recorded By Crock O. Schitt. So now when someone says, "You don't know Jack Schitt", you can correct them. Truman Sparks for President

I haven't seen it except for (now don't laugh here) some bits and pieces of it that were showing on Oprah once when she interviewed the guy. Everything I saw made me think of a couple things. One, I really dislike Oprah, and two, I get so tired of the media hammering on anyone with a slightly conservative outlook on anything. Now, I'm not claiming to be all that conservative. When I vote, if I vote, I never vote a straight ticket. Hell, half the time I don't vote because I feel dirty picking between two or three or however many is running dumbasses. When it comes to guns, though, I'm all for anyone who wants to should be able to own one. Maybe not violent criminals since I think if they already proved that they will hurt people we shouldn't equip them for that, but if I want to own the biggest, meanest handgun in the world and I'm not a violent felon, so be it. I don't need to feel guilty for having a good time when I shoot it, I don't need to apologize to people who think guns are evil. This documentary you're talking about, yeah, it seems well done. It also seems like a bunch of b.s. propaganda about the evil ways of americans who own guns. And now I'll get off my soap box. Truman Sparks for President

cool, I will, thanks! Truman Sparks for President

Well shit, now I've gone and gotten myself curious. Battlestations? WTF? I know, I know, I've gotta wait Truman Sparks for President

they're telling me I get to be a rigger. I'm pretty stoked about that since, shocks and surprises, that'd be something useful involving something I love

Of it'll be a couple of months. I'm supposed to go to basics in a few weeks, and then my A school is gonna be in Pensacola. If you find a cool place while you're there let me konw. Truman Sparks for President

228! I guess there's gonna be a lot of us having a great party in a really warm place Truman Sparks for President

Hey everybody, I'm about to ship off with the Navy, and it looks like if all goes well I'll be stationed for at least a little while in Pensacola, Florida. I was just wondering what's some good dzs around there? Any input? Truman Sparks for President

Awesome! I always liked Paxton. He moved down there not too long after I started skydiving, so he probably doesn't even remember me. I think we had all of three or four conversations, and I remember thinking, wow, this guy is talking to me and I don't have more than 20 jumps even, and he's actually being nice! Who knows, maybe I'll get a chance to know him better since I may end up living in Florida in the not too distant future. Anyways, next time you see him tell him the people at freefall express are thining about him. I haven't jumped there for a while now, but I know they are too. Truman Sparks for President

you're all from Deland, huh? Do any of you know a guy named Paxton by chance? I'm not sure if he's back in Missouri now or still down there. Haven't seen him for quite a while. Truman Sparks for President

Skybytch is right, my friend. I've lost so many friends, and I'm only 22, that there are moments I just have to pause and wonder what it's all about. One friend death by parachute, one by shotgun, one by hanging. I don't know why people reach a point and decide that death is the better option. Personally it seems that life is the more exciting choice, the choice that has the best chance of success with the least chance of hurting the ones we love. Of course, that doesn't make your life easier after they're gone. For me I had a hard time dealing with the pain and the anger, but after a while the strangest thing started happening. I still hurt when I think about Troy, Mike and Marshal, and I'll always wish they were still a part of my life, but the anger goes away, and the pain fades to a dull ache that is almost covered over by the good memories. Time may be "an old bald cheater," but he's a hell of a doctor, too. Let him work on you. I know it's cliche, but it's been true for me. Truman Sparks for President

I'd have to say that you just have to be patient. It does suck, it sucks a lot, but you've got to remember that dzo's make no money flying experienced loads. All you're paying for is pretty much the gas. Students make the money. If the dz ain't making money then you won't be jumping at all. Like I said, yeah, it sucks. Of course, if you REALLY want to jump you can usually slip onto one or two loads that have one empty slot, or you could become JM. Me presonally, I just hang out with the students and try to keep them happy, entertained, and psyched while they wait, then listen to them ramble with that big ol' shit eating grin when they land. Ya gotta love the way 1st jumpers look and act! Truman Sparks for President

Congrats! I'm pretty sure that's one of the only two proper ways to view the world. Truman Sparks for President

Ok, everyone, just to throw my .02c in, who really cares if she did or did not mean to steal the crap? In all honesty I could care less what she or any of the other stars and starlets do with theeir time as long as they are treated fairly. In this situation it seems kinda ridiculous to bring such harsh charges since they obviously don't do this with everyone. Also it strikes me as just plain nuts that we as a country really invest so much value into what a person who makes movies for a living does in their spare time that people will stalk them and go through their garbage, etc, etc. Who cares?!?! Truman Sparks for President

"Ghostrider, I told you the pattern was full, dammit!" Truman Sparks for President

oh yeah, most definitely, I am totally in that category. I've had a repack due for over a month and I still can't afford to get it Truman Sparks for President

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. --Voltaire When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. --Henny Youngman Work is the curse of the drinking classes. --Oscar Wilde I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake--which I also keep handy. --W. C. Fields Life is a sexually transmitted disease. --Anonymous Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. --Lily Tomlin Truman Sparks for President

Me personally, I'm one of those strange people who kind of likes heights, but anyway, the way I always heard it explained and the way I think is easiest to explain to people is this. Our eyes are set a certain average distance apart. While it does vary from person to person it's not enough to mess up some nice general figures. Humans have got binocular vision, so height is simply a matter a of depth perception telling our brain we are x feet away from a hard flat surface. Now the distace between our eyes comes into play the farther away we get from that surface. This more or less means that the closer we are the better it works while the further away we are the more it degrades. Once we pass about 1,500' depth perception is mostly non-existence, which is why we don't experience ground rush when we're still at 5,000' in freefall. The point of all this is that when we are more than apprx. 1500' away from any point of reference we aren't really capable of depth perception so the normal feeling of being up high is physically not possible. Truman Sparks for President

Better be careful! Since you got your liscense now I'm sure you know how skydivers are with beer. You're liable to have 10,000 crazy bastards show up wanting to get drunk Truman Sparks for President

hehehe, that rocks! I remember my weekend like that, and it's totally special to jump your own gear and have your own liscence. I always liked the beer that follows a weekend like that

oh yeah, it goes way back. He used to woop up on my mom when I was pretty young. I never forgave him, not sure I will, and he knows this. Anyway, when he punched me all I could think was, "Finally, paybacks really are gonna be a bitch." Also, for the sake of objectivity, he did quit that crap a long time ago. He hasn't touched my mother since the judicial system became involved, and I do respect him for changing that part of himself. I just think we are two totally different people and I'm not sure we'll ever see eye to eye on anything. Truman Sparks for President

Thanks for that. Actually, we all did kinda go to our corners and cool off and then come out and try to talk about things, but all it seemed to accompish was a general "I'm sorry it ended up like it did. Gee, we should fix that somehow. Wonder how?" Shit gets old, man Truman Sparks for President

Okay folks, here's my weekend from hell. I started a new job Fri, which I lost , Fri. I put on my application that I was refered by my sister, who already works for this company part time, as in on every other weekend. They interviewed me, liked me, and told me to show up Fri. to start full time. At the end of the day someone finally realized I wasn't joking when I put that she referred me and they informed me that although they really thought I was doing well they don't allow family members to work together. That sucked a lot, but it was just the beginning. Sat. night I'm out with friends and we end up getting pulled over by the police. No worries since we hadn't had even a beer yet, right? Wrong. Apparently over a year ago I forgot to mail in the $10 fine on a seat belt violation, so I was freakin arrested for failure to appear, on a SEAT BELT violation. Yep, into the car, down to the staion. Now I'm pissed, but not real worried because how bad can it be, ya know? I mean, it's a seat belt thing. Hmmm, how's a $1,000 bond strike you? Well, I call a bondsman, who charges me $200, and I'm broke, so I call the parents up. Mom and the step-dad are all pissed off, and I'm talking way out of proportion here. Mom slaps me up side the head first thing, right there in front of the cops. Oh well, that's her right. Now we get to Sun. I spend all day cleaning and what not, just basic chores, and then I come into the kitchen in the evening to apologize for them having to bail me out. My step-dad gets pissed off and punches me. Mom has that right, he does not, so I fight back and basically kick his butt. All kinds of happy family drama follows. My question is this...what do you think a 22 year old guy with no money and no vehicle should do? I need out of here, I know this, but I'm not sure how to swing it. Any ideas? Truman Sparks for President