MrBounce

This is really unfortunate, especially considering this is classic team training time getting ready for the nationals. Even more so given _I_ was supposed to be in there on sunday However, I'd like to thank Bev and the rest at BFB for the promptness of the notification and the help in re-scheduling our training sessions of early august.

Mine used to be "Hi this is Gavin, I'm probably not answering the phone because I'm jumping out of planes, speeding on my bike or doing something really stoopid involving alcohol. Please leave a message and I'll call back when the hangover wears off." But now I have to keep it boring for work 'n agents 'n stuff Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Ewwww!! Right up there with "The doctor thinks I've got chickenpox!" Get outta here, you typhoid mary! Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Fun = skydiving all day Happiness = talking to your mates about it in the bar afterwards over cold Just me

As long as you feel comfortable and most of the experienced jumpers around you are comfortable, then I would say that you are progressing well. The three key goals about this sport that I keep in mind are: Stay safe Have fun Keep learning In this I would trust everything that Vicki says with the exception of nakedness in the bar

This is not FS1, just the basics of flat flying. The jump numbers/FS1 requirements are those of your dropzone. That said, the FS1 qualification is a good indicator that you at least have a basic understanding of how to fly on your belly. Personally having done FS1 and a lot of 4-way, I've found that in trying out FF on a few occasions in the last year, I've both been better as I got better at the 4-way and also better able to appreciate and understand what my FF coach was trying to tell me. The improvement in body-awareness and the effects of airflow translate across all disciplines. And I rather learn that when things are happening slowly and I'm changing as few things as possible. i.e. while belly flying. Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Negative. Qaddafi changed as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Not entirely. Qaddafi was under diplomatic and economic pressure and involved in negotiations for many years. The invasion of Iraq was merely the culmination of several streams of pressure on his regime, diplomatic, economic and military. One of the main (unstated) reasons for the invasion of Iraq was to put pressure on neighbouring Middle Eastern regimes like Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya, etc. In order to convince them to make internal changes and thereby lessen the degree of support that the jihadists and other terrorist organisations were receiving from those countries. I agree with the all but the last sentence. Force can be used to implement change, but you then have to: a) Sell that change to the local populace b) Ensure that the change works If you attempt to force change on an unwilling populace and you don't get their support, then you have to have the remaining threat of force to get that change to stick. The instant you remove that force, the local populace will revolt. This tends to be why invasions of foreign countries never fully work. As long as the local populace retains its own identity and a sense of occupation, they will not co-operate. Convince them that they want what you've got and you'll have them. Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

I think that its more likely that the Joker's makeup is finally beginning to wear off. Pretty soon we'll realise that Tony is just a giant animated robot secretly controlled by the Joker. Either that or its the quote: "Seven grand! And you still look like shit woman! I'd change your surgeon if I were you!!" Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Yeah! We don't have to elect a moron every 4 years, instead they marry our monarch, and we get 'em for free for life! Damn Right!!!!

The Queen is the one and only member of the Royal Family that still retains my respect. Possibly the Princes will go on to do great things, but I'm not confident. I feel that Elizabeth will be our last, truly decent monarch. I wouldn't be too surprised if, when she steps down, this country goes on to become a republic of some kind. In the meantime, Happy Birthday Ma'am and many more of them.

Happy birthday, Ma'am. She's probably the last monarch we'll have as the rest of the Royal Family don't have what it takes to command this country's respect. :( Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Well, I like to think of myself as the caring, sharing kinda guy Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Hi Kristi, welcome to dz.com. Good luck with the course this weekend. Hopefully you'll be buying the Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Hi Jon, welcome to dz.com. Way to go with the static line jumps. Good luck with your progression. Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.

Hey Melissa, I'm sorry to hear that you can't jump, being that ill must suck I'm glad that you're still enjoying hearing and watching about skydiving. Personally, I started a couple of years ago. After managing 11 static line jumps over about 8 years, including 4 on round (aeroconical) canopies I finally bit the bullter and took an AFF course and I really haven't looked back. Sometimes life gets a little busy, but I still come back and now I'm training up with a 4 way FS team and planning to compete at Intermediate level at the British Nationals this summer. Just the thought of jumping out of a plane puts a grin on my face. I hope you keep listening to the war stories and watching vids for many years to come. Blues to you too Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust.