MrFreefall383

Shit, I hope it doesn't end too soon. Not that I'd want it to interfere with your tunnel time, but I do need amusement today. Thanks for amusing me so far. And yeah, I found that quote last night deep in an aviation quote book. There are plenty of other good ones, I'll have to post some of them another time. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

You're a complete and utter goofball. Let's see if you can find a third excuse to use that one. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

This was a fairly amusing thread to watch. Too bad it's going to be over soon. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I was going to say nuts, but that seemed too obvious. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

You don't even have to make it that complicated. Just wait till they're eating, because food occupies a cat better than anything else. When they're completely absorbed, sneak up behind them and jump as high as you can. When you land, make sure you're landing flat-footed, makes for the loudest possible sound. If the cat didn't notice you jump, which is sometimes possible, they completely freak out and usually bolt into whatever's directly behind them, usually your legs or a chair or wall or something. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, hey, thanks. Where's my complimentary kick in the teeth to go with that welcome? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Point taken, again. Sadly enough, now I know how small the community is, and how quickly anonymous postings are made public. I might've been under the impression that even if someone connected the dots, they wouldn't immediately go off and tell the person concerned. But then again, telling secrets is human nature, I should've seen that coming. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

No problem, always helps to have some humor in the thread to lighten up an otherwise tense situation. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

OK, so the attempt was tuna sushi, but I'm no longer hungry. I blame a few things for that, not the least of which being Kellogg's cereals and the tidal shift. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, eating is fun, especially when it's a collection of a bunch of different things. For me this morning it was a blueberry muffin, followed by a cup of lemon yogurt, followed by a bowl of Froot Loops, followed by a banana. Scary. Lunch is going to be... well, I don't know what yet. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I have apologized to her, though I can't say I realized it would be aired. If I knew it would be aired, I wouldn't have bothered posting, I would've kept it to myself, no matter how pissed off or depressed it made me. I've apologized to her already several times, and plan to do so a few more times before the sun goes down, but I can only assure you all it was an honest mistake, one that I didn't think would be made so public. I apologize to all of you for being human and fucking up. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I've got some random job-related people on my schedule today, but that's after lunch. Food trumps phone, always. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, nothing more to say. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Understood, point taken. Sorry I caused such craziness. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

she said she was still waiting for her guy in Iraq. Don't be an asshole. Leave her alone. That's the final verdict. I was an asshole, am an asshole, and always will be an asshole for what I did. The burden is no longer on me alone, for which I feel awful. To those who might have figured out the connections in this thread, you can direct any negative commentary toward me alone. For those who haven't, the same applies. Make with the flame-broiling, I deserve it. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Correction. Sucks the big one. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

OK, I'll give you more. Met the chick through my jump instructor while I was still on student status. Somewhere along the line, I started having feelings for her. When I expressed my feelings finally, she said she was still waiting for her guy in Iraq. I expected that, because I knew it was still sort of up in the air. However, since that time, she seems to have only become more certain that she wants to be with him. Every conversation we have about that particular issue just seems to rub salt in that big ugly wound in my heart. Not that she's noticed, or not that she cares if she has noticed, but yet again, here I am feeling like I was never meant to find that right person. Dude- Take my word for it. Do yourself a favor and don't look for comfort or advice on relationships in here. Thanks for the warning. Not that it does much good this late in the game, but thanks. As for those who think I'm an asshole, I can't stop you from thinking that. What I can say is that before I told her my feelings, I prefaced it with the fact that I promised myself I would never come between two people in a good relationship, which made it really difficult for me to even decide to tell her. She assuaged my apprehension by saying, "Well, at this point I'm not exactly sure he and I are really in a relationship, but I'm glad you were concerned enough to think about that." So when she said she was going to wait for him to get back from Iraq before anything might happen between us, I said, "That's fine, I won't say another word about it until you're ready to talk about it." We left it at that, and I was fine with it until about two days ago. The insanity is not something I'm blaming on her, but on myself for letting this get to me. This is the one thing in my life that I truly have no control over. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

OK, I'll give you more. Met the chick through my jump instructor while I was still on student status. Somewhere along the line, I started having feelings for her. When I expressed my feelings finally, she said she was still waiting for her guy in Iraq. I expected that, because I knew it was still sort of up in the air. However, since that time, she seems to have only become more certain that she wants to be with him. Every conversation we have about that particular issue just seems to rub salt in that big ugly wound in my heart. Not that she's noticed, or not that she cares if she has noticed, but yet again, here I am feeling like I was never meant to find that right person. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Thanks. And yeah, I guess I should make it more general. Love stinks. LOL "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, it's official. Women are the one thing in this world that has the capability to make me completely lose my fucking mind. Anyone else feel the same way? Make with the yackin'. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

That's part of why I was hesitant to tack onto another thread on a related topic. My bad. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I figured someone wasn't a spelling champ, but thanks for the clarification. I'll start researching formations, and I'll probably get video of at least one formation in the near future for critique on skydivingmovies.com. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

You didn't underestimate, I got a little carried away. The person who is trying to sell me this reserve and rig has said himself that the glide slope is real good on this canopy, and the prior owner confirmed that. But you're totally right, the max weight on the canopy means very little with regards to glide slope and safe landings. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Sorry about the confusion. I'm considering buying this rig from someone else. It'll be my first rig, so the questions are rampant. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, I've heard that before too. The best was when the aforementioned Pete, answering a question about what happens if your reserve gets screwed, and how to potentially live through it, said to a student, "Weeeeeeeeeell, you can try to PLF, or you can try to land in tall grass, a compost heap, some old lady's pile of dirty laundry, but more than likely the last thing to go through your mind will be your asshole." "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche