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I'm going to try my damnedest. Actually don't leave work until 11:30p.m. the night before, but am going to try to leave the house by 5:15 a.m. the next morning to make it in time. That's cheap-ass dedication right there! Now it looks like I can come Sunday too. I need to experience this "cheesybake" that everyone keeps speaking of. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Hey, got not problem with what you're saying. I agree 100%. My problem is the assholes that pause to look while exiting 14th on a 23-way out of an otter. Get the FUCK OUT!!!!! Besides that, I agree though I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

@ 80 I paid out the wazoo for gear rental, but it allowed me to know what the appropriate size and type canopy I should get, instead of just guessing. I'm going to be with my current one for a long time. As far as rigs? Just don't get the one that looks like a vagina I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

I'll be out there all day Saturday. Unfortunately gotto work Sunday. Looks like discounted jumps has pulled me in that direction for my first trip in a while. It'll be cool to see everyone again. *Thinks to self* What were those rules again? Oh yeah, don't pass out with your shoes on and.... shit! I forget! I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Hehe. I'm telling you, take out the description of this guy and insert someone you know. I can think of about 6 people off the top of my head that could find themselves in this situation. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

This: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3224295;search_string=skygod;#3224295 I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Was this a skydiver? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539231,00.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r2:c0.255674:b27115988:z0 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A man suspected of appearing nude at homes and ringing doorbells is being held on $60,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a series of charges. Peter Allen Steele, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds, entered his not guilty pleas Tuesday after being charged with seven counts, including driving under the influence, evading a peace officer, indecent exposure and entering a house without permission. Authorities say the 38-year-old Steele led San Mateo County sheriff's deputies on a car chase on July 11 that ended with him streaking into a home and then into woods near Redwood City. Deputies say it took a Taser and two shots from a bean bag gun to bring him down. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Nice. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

I say we TP his house But seriously, that's very dissapointing to read about... Best of luck to you guys. Fight the good fight. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

I wish someone had videoed it from the ground. That would have been cool to watch. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

A bit of chub indeed. I loved that movie growing up. I might even go on the first night with all the old guys in lit up spandex if I have to. I'll second Ian in the other thread with: I'll go see it even if it's terrible. I don't care. Hmmmm, bet it would be neat in IMAX..... I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Is it wrong that that actually entered my mind before I made the final decision on which canopy to use on bailout? ....... because it did. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

I saw a lot of hands on hackies, too. I exited the same way, with the sort of track up jumprun exit that Jimmy T mentioned. Your hand is already right there with that exit and it allows you to pitch very quickly while stable. I just figured I'd have my hand already on that hackey for good measure If I was exiting reserve I would have had my hand in that handle as I bailed as well. How weird did that feel, stepping out of the plane and pulling silver instead of the usual? I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

I kid you not, the first time I read that I thought it said "feces" I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

No, the pilot got us pretty darn close to the Farm. I believe everyone landed on the DZ (or right next to it). I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

And by everyone you mean..... I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

:3: 2 big way camp jumps, 3rd jump was an emergency exit from an Otter after the left engine cut out. 23 people from the bigway out like a line of static-line paratroopers, and about as low. What an experience! I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

I've put 150+ jumps on one of those $28 Brand X helmets. Saved the money for jumps, and my noggin is no worse for wear. Now, I know exactly what I want in a helmet.... which I think it important before you spend $300 on one. Besides, if looking cool is important, I got more notice for wearing that helmet because it's so different from what everyone else is wearing. Remember, it's allllll for the ladies I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Edited to add: I was on this load as well. I decided to use my main. *personal opinion* 1500 is the cuttoff for me. Above, I'd go with the main. Below, straight to reserve. Main's may take a bit longer to deploy, however if you go reserve and it malfunctions, you're stuck with it. From my experience, main's often open with relatively little verticle loss when pitched right out the door. A 1200 foot snivel at terminal should not take 1200 feet to open when pitching right out the door. It's more of a semi horozontal deployment. *moral* That's my personal take on what to do. Make your own decision and be ready to impliment it when the time comes. That being said, never rule out the flexibility of decision making on the fly, should the parameters of the situation change. If you chose main and the slider hesitates, tug those risers and get that puppy down. If you chose reserve and the PC hesitates, try to get some air across it. React accordingly. It's an emergency: remain calm, and do what you have to do to survive once you leave that plane. That's my take on it. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Out of those planes??? It would be very, very, very expensive. At summerfest in general? I'm sure they could accommodate. I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

I don't know what either you or nuts are talking about with this second breakfast and second shits business. I guess some animals are crazier than others. I'll be at The Farm Friday afternoon if anyone wants to do some warm up skydives. No contact perhaps? I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Wow, last post almost exactly one year ago. Try calling your rig manufacturer. Or, break out the needle and thread I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Most straps also have a catch at the end to keep them from sliding completely though the locking mechanism. I've seen plenty of rigs without them. Seems like that extra fold at the end of the chest strap solves (or mitigates) a large portion of the potential problem of the strap slipping back through the lock unexpectedly. Any comments on this? I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Interesting Article I read this morning. Permission to drop the f-bomb on occasion? ------------------------------------------------------ Stub your toe? Say ‘Sh#!’ You’ll feel better Shouting swear words has a powerful pain-killing effect, study shows By Linda Carroll msnbc.com contributor updated 10:33 a.m. CT, Mon., July 13, 2009 Peggy Loper doesn’t know why, but she’s sure that the rapid hissed repetition of her favorite expletive somehow dulls the pain when she’s hammered her thumb rather than the nail she’d aimed for. “Generally I start swearing even before the pain actually registers,” says the 48-year-old student from Salem, N.J. “And usually, the ouch-ouch dance, where I’m hopping from foot to foot, goes along with it. People have told me that I should try deep breathing, but I personally prefer to swear.” The F-bomb is her curse word of choice; that hard consonant at the end is particularly satisfying, she explains. As it turns out, Loper may be right. British scientists have shown that swear words can have a powerful pain-killing effect, according to a new study published in the journal NeuroReport. The researchers originally thought that swearing would make pain worse by focusing a person’s attention on the injury and its implications. To prove their hypothesis, they set up an experiment with 67 college students. The students were asked to plunge their hands into frigid 41-degree Fahrenheit water for as long as they could stand the pain. Half were told to repeat their favorite curse word while their hands were submerged. The other half were asked to repeat a neutral word describing a table, such as solid or brown, while keeping their hands under water. Then the whole experiment was repeated with the two groups switching types of word. (Favorite swear words were, as you might guess, the ones starting with "F" and "S." But since the subjects were British, the researchers also got an earful of "bollocks.") To the researchers’ surprise, the cursing group not only reported lower levels of pain, but also were able to keep their hands in the icy water longer. The men in the study, for example, were able to keep their hands in the water for an average of 190 seconds while swearing, but for only 140 seconds when uttering a neutral word. The difference was even more pronounced in women. While men’s pain scores dropped by a point when they cussed, the women’s dropped by almost two full points. The researchers aren’t sure why that might be, but the study’s lead author, Richard Stephens, has a theory. Women tend to swear less and that may make the words more powerful for them, says Stephens, a researcher in the school of psychology at Keele University in England. Dr. Doris Cope, a pain researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, says the study findings make a lot of sense. How much pain you feel when you stub your toe or hit your thumb with a hammer is a result both of the signals sent by the nerves in your body and of your mind’s interpretation of those signals, she explains. And your mind can moderate those feelings of pain, says Cope, director of the university’s pain medicine program. The emotions let loose when you curse may somehow inhibit the pain response, because your brain gets distracted by the anger, she says. Or it may simply be that cursing gives you a sense of control, Cope suggests. “You don’t feel the same level of helplessness. Studies have shown that when you give patients control over their own analgesia, they use less than when they have to depend on someone else to get pain relief.” As for why cursing works better for women, Cope says: “That may be because cursing is a more emotionally laden activity for them,” she adds. “It might be interesting to take a population that swears as a matter of course — prisoners, say — and compare them to a group, such as nuns, who never swear.” In the meantime, the study may just give the rest of us permission to just let go and explode with our favorite curse word when we bump our shins on the coffee table. That would be fine by Stephens, “so long as there are no children around to hear you.” I will be kissing hands and shaking babies all afternoon. Thanks for all your support! *bows* SCS #8251

Yep, same rules for dogs. I control my dog, others do not. I take my dog AWAY from the hanger to shit. This is not the case at all DZ's! I think you know what I'm getting at. ---------------------------------------------------------- This is key. Note what I posted earlier today: Dog Sh*t So last weekend I stepped in some right in front of the hangar and tracked it all over the packing mat before I realized it was there. *#%$*! Come on, guys. Oh, and sorry to anyone that had to pack next to a turd smudge in the mat. -------------------------------------------------------- Good man, Keep doing what you're doing, Don