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Forgot to mention that now that I am over my revenge I find I REALLY like the new me so she is here to stay.

I was married for 10 years to the controlling man....got divorced and went wild. Bought a house in the one neighborhood he said he would never live because "they can afford the big house, but have no furniture". Showed him...got new furniture too! Cut my hair back short like I like it. Started skydiving at middle age. Traded my van for a mustang convertable. HECK YEAH...he is jealous. He has no clue what it is like to actually live. He would never have let me jump then and he doesn't understand it now. Payback is hell and revenge is sweet. Plus it makes me feel young and cool.

Maybe we should all send you our pics and let you tape those up...oops, she really wouldn't let you go then....... Sorry, just a thought.

I aim to please...everyone except him. Thank God out legal system grants divorces. Divorce has been good for me...I'm lots more fun and I've taken up skydiving.

You must be on the same mailing list I am since I just got these yesterday. No pic because some of us are not computer intelligent. My skanner has never been used unless you consider I throw my log book and the bills on top of it. I bet you never have seen a manual typewriter or used one while I learned to type on one! Computers were not the thing for my generation...heck we were thrilled over electric typewriters. I have just gotten good enough with this damn thing to post. Anything difficult you will have to talk me through it. Example I hear about happy hour but never can find where everyone is at....duh.

You sound like a woman with her priorities straight! GO CHICK!!! Sorry, I don't know of any DZ's there.

Honey...she just doesn't understand and nothing short of converting her will make her understand. Realize that most of the chicks here are diehard skydivers who think there is no other perfect date than to pack up and head to the DZ for the weekend. (OK that said...remember dinner and sex while you are there.) You show that pic to any of us and we would jump on it and probably you too, but now you have to convince the whuffo to go with you, that she will have a good time, and that everyone won't be looking at her like she is nuts for being a tree. OR, you could leave her home and go have a good time. :-) So, were you planning on taking her or leaving her....that may be what she is worried about. OK, so I'm not a family counselor but you have to admit dual "religion" relationships are difficult at best.

They may have failed poetry 101 but they have redneck down to an art.

NO...just idiots! Or divorced.....

OK, OK, OK. Froggie...I get your point I was just going to make it fun for everyone!!

Pammi...let me know how it goes. I have to do it on July 12 and I'm not real happy either. I don't mind water and I don't mind a parachute...I just don't like the idea of the two of them together. They sent me my B license when I sent off for my A so officially I guess I could get away without doing it but I feel I need to know everything I can. Once I do this and night jumps on the 7th I should be ok for my D. Oh, I need to pass the test...yuck.

Congrats, but there is no pie for 150 jumps....200 is the magic number.

Dutch....just remember I am behind Tom and karen for 200 so I'm sure you will need to exert your energy on them first. I am not going to make it by the 4th but hopefully within the next two weeks...weather permitting. Now if I could just learn to fly rather than fall........

So have you attempted to convert her, or is this your time away from home?? I think lots fo females feel this is a male sport and are unwilling to try it because of that. Personally, I love the ratio, and once I tried it I REALLY LOVED the sport.

We are jumping. There is a bet going for a case of beer as to who will make 200 first. Me, another chick at the DZ who packs lots, or a guy who got me addicted AKA the Pimp). They are up on my by 5 so I've got to really get my act together and 4 July is a good day to play catch up. Everyone have a great holiday. Grill some meat, drink some beer and tell some lies, but most of all jump!!!

I will be more than happy to assist you out!

You would think that in a free country people (including skydivers) would be allowed to grieve in their own way without someone infringing on us pushing their morals. My continuing to jump was a conscious choice I made without pressure. I feel like Michele would have wanted us to jump and continue doing something she really loved.

Well, it would be quite funny to watch if she did.

I don't base jump but I've seen it. The guy didn't put his pilot chute in the rig, but held it for like 2 secs then tossed it from his hand. He made sure it was like he wanted in his hand before he jumped, and he really threw it hard. The canopy was instant so I assume he was holding it fairly close to the pin so that there would be no chance of a problem with the pilot chute. Anybody ever done it? I'm chicken.

Isn't this basically what happened to the guy who had the premature deploment in Australia recently and it tore the tail of the plane off? The pilot managed to hold it together for everyone to get out, but the first guy was killed. Anybody know the rest of the story??

Boys...some things must be just for ya'll.

I've seen my old reserve and I landed it just fine on jump #38. My new reserve is larger than a canopy I flew for 25 jumps so I feel I can land it too. My problem with pulling main at 1800 is my main can take it's sweet time taking a deep breath and I really don't want to be that low hoping it will inflate. I am pulling silver anywhere below 2000.

Well, we know what is important to you.

We have a male pilot and the joke is the girls need to flash him for extra altitude. Personally I think we need a female pilot so the guys can do the flashing!

And might I add a VERY FINE looking young Italian at that. JT is very easygoing and has a beatiful smile. Oh to be young again!! I actually told him it was in his ass just to be polite around his Dad at the DZ. Not that I didn't shock them anyway. Thanks for the heads up on Deland....sounds like a blast. I love road trips!