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Maybe you could ask Michele. She's been there. Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Was 21 when I did my first jump ever (a tandem). Was 23 when I started jumping for real (AFF). Currently 24. Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Wow, these girls have nice... ehm... sunglasses Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

LOL! Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye... (well, you get the point, right?) Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Definately beer! Couldn't live without beer... Now why is there still no beer icon (hint hint hint)? Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Second that! Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

I can. Looky here: AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language DEC: Dump Everything and Close DEC: Do Expect Cuts DOS: Defective Operating System HCL: Hilarious Computer Logic HP: Hot Pursuit IBM: I Blame Microsoft IBM: Idiots Buy Me IBM: Idiots Building Machines IBM: I'll Buy Macintoshes IBM: It Bit Me (sounds like Freeflyplaymate...) IBM: I've Been Mislead IBM: I've Been Mugged ISDN: It Still Does Nothing (or Dutch: Ik Snap Dat Niet) LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parenthesis MAC: Most Absurd Computer MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teenagers MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed NEXT: Now EXchange for Trash OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too. PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of Mathematics SCSI: System Can't See It PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms WARP: What A Rotten Program WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System WWW: World Wide Wait Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Gee, never knew that. Thanks a million Jarno! Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

I suppose that's ok (within boundaries of course). My main concern is that the beer isn't confiscated. That would be too much a waste!

You're quite right there, Clay. I may find it hard to believe, but I do realize that it's possible. Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

I never said that. Got long toes, eh? Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Nah, couldn't be! Bet he's sick (boy, do these words have a double meaning) Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

I found that out the hard way No more Miller for me! Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

I plan on going back to Perris as soon as I can afford (a 6,000 mile plane trip doesn't come cheap you know). You ever go there? On a slightly more serious note, it it hard (if at all possible) to bring foreign beer into the U.S.? Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Thanks for enlighting me (and please, you don't need the LART here). Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Wow, that's quite a comprehensive piece of work! Way to go, Bill Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

You mind coming over here to get it? If you're used to American beer I'll open up your eyes Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

The fate of most students... Watching others jump can be very scary and intimidating at first. I know Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Which reminds me... Last fall I too had my jumpsuit, altimeter and rig on, with my goggles hanging around my neck and my helmet hanging from my cheststrap. I was just lying back, waiting for the boarding call when some lady walked up to me and started "So, he's jumping on his own, isn't he?" Me: "Yep" She (pointing at my alti) "Is that an altimeter?" Me: "Yes it is" (trying to keep it brief) She: "So that thing tells you when to pull the string, eh?" Me: "Sort of, yes" I didn't bother to tell her we stopped pulling strings (not in that sense, anyway) long ago. Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Wasn't it a little over 20 or something? Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Now, I know what PEBKAC means and I know the ID ten T thingy too, but WTF is DEU? Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Wheeee! I asked a good question! Have I won something? More seriously though: I find the bigger rollercoasters enjoyable but not particularly exciting. Maybe it's just because I know nothing bad is supposed to happen, who knows. The smaller rollercoasters I just find plain pukkin' boring. And as for bungee jumping: never tried, but sure want to. Anybody know of a good place to jump in or near Holland? Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Har, har, har Would a picture of (for example) Jim Slaton swooping his pants afire look like an ice cream wafer? Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive

Any idea who the TM in question was? Can't imagine any of the current TMs at Perris to make such a mistake. Alphons http://www.liacs.nl/~avwerven/skydive