skydiverbrian

All very wise and valid points. However, if anyone had seen the weather in Orlando today, it was GORGEOUS! Bright blue skies, 80ish temps, a consistent light breeze, and no thunderheads or anything. Has our sport become such that we require utter perfection in order to participate? The weather was much nicer than required by the BSRs, yet there we were, stuck on the ground. It's just very frustrating is all. Which is apparently what happened, as we were back in the air shortly thereafter. Thanks for entertaining my need to vent!

I'm not the only one that hates them, am I? Did anyone in Orlando look outside their window today? Deland went on a weather hold!! There was barely a cloud in the sky! As I understand it, the pilot was eventually 'persuaded' to keep flying. So up we went to find widely scattered clouds with bases at 4K and tops at 4.5K and a beautiful view all the way to the ocean! I'd be pissed if I was the DZO whose business was senselessly reduced by the pilot. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

People think I'm cool! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Tell him you only accept cashier's checks mailed to your post office box. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Depends on your employment status. Employed privately, you have no legal duty to act. Employed publically, you have a legal duty to act, but only if you're sworn. Almost everyone has a moral duty to act; unless of course, they have no morals. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Go to Lincoln road and have an espresso at David's walk-up window. It's the best! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Geez - has it been 5 years already? Congrats on medic school and good luck. Remember ... BLS before ALS. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Well, whatever he's doing ... he's got great legs! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Sell it on eBay for more than you paid for it originally. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

They say it's 55 in Orlando right now. That's unholy! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Most MDs will remove an adult's tonsils if they are getting strep more than three times each year. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

It's a great pic! I love it! And shame on me for neglecting to credit the amazing photographical talents of Kazu, aka the Big Jap. http://www.bigjapphotography.com In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

The weather has been great! My new avatar is from Sebastian on Dec 29th. I heard it snowed up north. Ha ha! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Careful what you promise ... you never know when someone will take you up on it! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

2 strikes against me: 1) in FL 2) male But I'm really cool, so don't hold those against me. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Good vibes your way, Bo. I'm not a Scrooge, but not really into the holiday, either. I send cards - that's about it. But I do belive in buying myself Christmas presents ... so I'm off to the Invasion next week! Look out Sebastian -- one of 'those guys' is coming to jump! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Captain America! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

¡Feliz cumpleaños amiga! Have fun making cookies. I heard you got some snow - what a great day to stay inside in front of a warm oven. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

Might be some clues in this thread. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

You left your lights on. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

It's probably bad karma to plan on getting some 'common skydiving injuries', but regardless of your karmic taunt, you should expect to spend ALOT! Health care in the US is the purest example of capitalism, and similar to a fine art gallery, if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it. You can mitigate expenses for minor injuries by: (1) treating the injury yourself, (2) driving yourself to a doctor, (3) going to a walk-in clinic instead of the ER. And of course, there's always prevention! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

So sorry. Think good memories of him and heal soon. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

I don't get it. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal

My experiences with European discount carriers... Norwegian - they outsource their flights to other eastern European carriers. Had a personal challenge climbing aboard an aircraft whose name I can't pronounce. Then I thought of all the different jump planes I've been on and decided it wasn't much different. Clickair - a very inexpensive alternative to Iberia. They parked the plane way out on the airfield and bussed us to the terminal. Easyjet - similar to Southwest in US, but with assigned seats. Make sure your iPod is charged so you can 'escape' from the madness. All of the above were timely and not unreasonable about baggage. One or two kilos overweight was nothing to get upset about, but I did witness some passengers forced to repack when their bags were 10kilos overweight. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal