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Would have been move to do some more travelling around America on this trip, but hey someone has to go to work I'm going to enjoy jumping around Europe for the rest of the summer Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

gotcha Were getting married on monday at the town hall in my hometown, party at my parents house, couple days in niagra falls then back to Eurp for the rest of the summer. Her wedding present to me is a bigway event involving some infamous skyvans in Czech, and hers will be her AFF course when we get back to OZ. Had her in the windy tube last weekend, there goes all my money so we might be doing a trip to prague, then go lurk at the world meet. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Now I just need to JM to coach me on how to keep my hot wife happy Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

You missed your chance Remi Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Finally found someone stupid and crazy enough to spend my life with

I haven't figured out the wealth part yet but the happiness part is pretty easy. Step 1. Figure out what you want to do. Step 2. Fucking do it! Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Just shut up and take my money! Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

you can probably find a newer canopy for that same price range. I sold safire 2 2010, with 700 jumps and new lines for $1300 last year. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Very nice pictures :) Went out for some drinks last night in Velden, Austria. Was very impressed with the selection behind the bar. ~250 different bottles to chose from. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Had a pretty goo laugh a couple of years ago when I was Penang, Malaysia. Hanging out at a beach bar and a bunch of fighter jets blast by at low level over the water. Half hour later it happens again. The other tourist at the bar start complaining about how noisy and disruptive it is, the locals say sorry but the military are training all week and they run laps around the island every afternoon. Cant find any decent pictures of the jets, but I can not understand why the other tourist didn't enjoy it when 5 fighters blasted over the hills at sunset Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Thats not an insult, just an accurate description of the local inhabitants. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

If they were doing this over my house i would want a detailed timetable. So I could be sure to be sitting out back with a cold beer to enjoy the flyby

Flying to Canada tomorrow :) But I won't be making it to summerfest this year On a few occasions I have had friends pm me after hearing of an incident in Australia (fucking rough year ) This is the appropriate way of confirming that the incident does not affect you. I think it would really stress out my family if someone had posted to my wall asking if I am ok because they heard there was a fatality somewhere in Australia, especially if it is during one of the frequent periods when I am somewhere where I do not have regular internet access. I have a hard enough time keeping track of where I am in the world let alone letting my family guess if I may have been at the DZ at that time. Going back to the debate of posting BSBD i think it also has the benefit of saying that yes there was an incident here today, but it wasn't me. Social media has definitely changed the way we interact and communicate on a global scale. For me it has proven an invaluable tool while travelling, it allows easy, instant communication with my family and friends regardless of the distance separating us. It really is a wonderful amazing thing, we just need to be careful how we use it. I found it interesting the other day, Im currently in Austria, which to my parents means I'm somewhere in Europe. After hearing about the plane crash in Poland my Dad, in Canada, posted to my wall asking that I was not in Poland. Friends from Australia confined that they thought I was Austria. Squeak Piped up from somewhere in South America to tell him that my luggage was still in Thailand, so I didn't have my rig and wasn't jumping. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

When I saw the news of the fatality at PST based on the description in the media it made me think of 2 jumpers there that I know very well. It was very easy for me to verify that it was not in fact them, if it was not a jumper that was a good personal friend I really have no reason to know the identity right away. So there is no need for me to message everyone I know at the dz trying to identify the person and then spread the word around myself that there was an incident. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Thanks for moving these. In general I have no problem with the BSBD and black profile pictures, I think it was actually quite appropriate regarding a friend who passed away from a heart attack recently. I see these statements to be very much a tribute or salute to out friends who have left us. I guess it depends on which contexts each person regards the statement. Ive been around the world enough that pretty much every fatality effects someone I know. I usually able to determine by the number and region where these post are coming from if its possibly someone I may be close to. If I feel there is a chance I may know the person I will PM someone senior in the area to ask, quite often I get the response of no name yet, if it is still early. I think people just need to refrain from releasing the name or suggesting anything that may lead to imply the identity. I think this is something that I am going to have to discuss with my family when I see them next week. In my personal scenario it is very possible that social media is the best and most efficient way to contact them, however i would prefer it not be via some jumper i barely know posting BSBD to my FB page. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Ha that pub crawl looks like it would be a lot of fun :) bet it gets pretty sloppy by the end Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Could a Mod please snip these posts and start another thread for us in General. Thank you Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

I must say, I agree with you. I've been concerned for some time that our society has lost much of it's personal relationship skills and has become desensitized due to the internet. In our need to feel important and relevant, our empathy and compassion is all too often reduced to that of a keyboard. My prayers go out to the family and friends of yet another of our lost brothers. I can't say ditto strongly enough to this! And this includes dzo's talking to the media and giving interviews. When my fiance went in, the news were airing interviews with his name and picture complete with the dzo talking about how much Todd loved skydiving before we could notify family, including his children, who were about thirty feet from finding out that their dad had died through the TV news. I cannot stress enough how important and valueable it is to allow family and very close friends to be notified in a caring and private manner. I'd say that also goes for the media too but we all know they don't give a rat's ass about doing the right and moral thing. I think this should be moved to its own thread. Yeah I very much agree that people need to use discretion when reporting incidents on social media. I have learned abut many friends passing via social media the past couple of years, but that is how I communicate with the world. It is something that worries me very much regarding my own Family. For the past 4 years I have been worlds away from my family and the thought of them learning about me having an incident via social media is very unsettling, however in my situation that is probably the best way to contact them. Even this incident itself had me worried as my Father jumps at the dz where this happened. I guess all I can ask from people is that they refrain from releasing names until they are sure that the family has been notified, in my situation this could take a couple of weeks depending on where I am and where/what the rest of my family is doing. I would hate for my brother to come out of working in the bush for 2 weeks to find a bunch of FB posts about me, rather than have a phone call from my family. Ive had to change the way I use social media so that people can not post things to my wall without my permission just to avoid this situation. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Still a good reminder about swoop and chugs and the potential traffic conflicts between those on the ground and those that are landing. Ive seen a few people get cleaned up because they didn't have their eyes on the sky. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

I think if you remove the TFW program you should also get rid of welfare. Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

waiting on weather and sobriety to play along Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Hahahaha that is fucking awesome! Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

This one seems to work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YINO0aoSAGg Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9xfZXdMhyc Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)

Yeah I know, I know. I should be in America this time of year but I got a great discount on return flight to Austria, even though I live in AustrALia. Should have read the fine print hey Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:)