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    The Ranch, Gardiner N.Y
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    16546
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    USPA
  • Number of Jumps
    6500
  • Years in Sport
    18

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  1. How about "The lap dance is so much better when the stripper is crying" by The Bloodhound Gang? "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  2. Just read Revelations. Great reading. Funny thing about them is as you read you can project them over the current status of the world and let your imagination go. I'm personally giving all of my possesions away and preparing for the 2nd coming/ apocalyse. Or not. Wasn't it Jesse Ventura who stated that religion was a crutch for weak minded people? While I do believe in a greater power I am not going to exclusively rely on Him/, Her/, or It to save my ass in a tight situation. Prepare for the worst and a little luck doesn't hurt either. Amen brothers and sisters. I will be giving my next sermon at the bar in about 1 hour so put on your Sundays best and pull up a stool. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  3. The condom breaks on you when you are with an IV drug using hooker? "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  4. I always wondered why my jaw hurts. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  5. Yeah, now you get the picture. The Pre- course is for preparation if you decide to do it. The AFF I course is for proving that: A. you pay the required fees, and B. you prove your abilities to fly and teach. Remember that now as soon as you get your logbook stamped from the course director you can teach a FJC. Scarey. This means that an instuctor should have done their footwork and paid their dues in advance. Maybe I can break it down in laymans terms. College. We spend a semester learning information. Right? Then, we have a final. Right? You do not see college professors teach subject matter during the final. Do you? Not any colleges I've attended. But what do I know. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  6. What about your profficiency cards? I worked for the school for a couple of years before attempting the course. The ONUS lies with the person going for the rating. Get it? "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  7. I see alot of whining about certain CDs. I had the privilege of taking a few AFF courses when we first became JMs then after having our JM for a period we took the I course. As I remember it we were given the rating with the advice that it was not an end all rating. It was a rating to continue learning. I don't want CDs kissing my ass or worried about hurting my feelings. FUCK feelings. We are given a rating which allows us to teach people how to save their lives. And if they do not, we should have the skills to do it for them. At least down to 2000 ft. The point is when you show up for the AFF course you should have already had your proficiency card filled out, Not signed off with a wave of the pen. Billy Rhodes was my CD and 9 years ago he was very professional. He was not there to give me a backfisted hand job, he was there to evaluate my skills and determine if I was worthy of earning the rating. Just because I paid the fee did not mean I was going to be treated to good feelings and ego boosting psychology. I was there to prove myself. I do not know what the other CDs do, but I have acted as evaluator for Randy Schroeder. The course has changed since I went through it. Is it better today? I will gladly sip a frosty beverage sometime and we can reinvent the skydiving curriculum. Until then realize one thing, I don't want Billy Rhodes swapping spit with me or spooning in bed with me. I want an experienced CD evaluating my flying skills and making sure when I go up for real that I will not drop the ball and plant a student. Just my 2 cents. Now....bring it on. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  8. No, I get it. We can use Union labor to do it. Lets see... at $100 per hour per person at 10 paid hours a day times 100,000 union laborers is 100,000,000 a day for labor alone a day. They will get paid lunch, holiday, & personal days. Weekend & overtime will add to it. Not to include equipment fees and greasing politicians pockets. Oh yeah we can do it by taxing gasoline. No? Well we can do it by taxing something. Maybe another sin tax. Skydiving maybe? Maybe if the United States enforced its current policies. Nobody complains when they pay a cheaper price for a fast food meal or landscaping. Our youth think that it is beneath them to do these menial jobs. I hear and see alot of discourse from digruntled Americans about illegal immigration. How about looking at more than a few drop zones in the US. How about having an immigrant load at the DZ at the end of the day and turn the green light on when we reach Juarez? Just food for thought. Because something makes sense when the bong is being passed around does not neccesarily mean that it is feasible. New Orleans was built on a swamp. I dont know, but it only makes sense that if you live beneath sea level you should be a fish. How about getting plastic surgeons to put gils on the inhabitants of New Orleans? It would still be cheaper. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  9. Anybody know any David Allen Coe? "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  10. We have to think of the positives as well. The military can be the boot that some kids need to straighten out their lives. I wasn't a felon when I enlisted only because I never got caught. (Statute of Limitations have all expired) I can safely say that if it weren't for the military I would definitely have gone down another road. would I be where I am now? Probably not. I was lucky. Also lets not forget that in the old days cops would kick our butts and let us go. today they put paper on every small infraction. So letting a few kids tetoring on the fence a break could be productive. but what do I know. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  11. I had a hemolamenotomy on L-4/ L-5 on March 3rd. They removed the part of the disc that was encroaching on the nerve channel and they removed part of the bone that was pressing on the sciatic nerve. I can't say what the outcome is yet, but the pain is almost gone. Thank God for Oxycodone!!!! I thought I had a high threshold for pain until this occured. Very humbling experience. Pain has a way of making people do things they never thought was in their realm. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  12. I had a dream that I ate a giant marshmellow and when I woke up my pillow was missing. Oh, I have bounce dreams all the time! Do they count? "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  13. Thanks for the correction. I was thinking the new deal from FDR and crossed my social programs.. Funny how we can look back and see our countries Fuck ups by the administrations. Generations of beggars have been spawned from someones great idea. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  14. We can thank Lyndon Johnson for starting the revolution with his New Society programs. "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"
  15. Similar, but with clown makeup! It helps if one is wearing a red nose and listening to "Send in the clowns". Yes watching porn/ multitasking always helps when boxing the clown. That bastard has to be continuously put in his place!!! "whatcha doin with that lawn mower blade?"