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  1. http://skyfreaks.com/news ok try it now!! Wow Impressed again, I fixed it!!!
  2. Sorry about that, more things that need tweaking and updated. Some day my lest will get smaller. LOL There are two possible choices: Fayetteville Regional is 20 minutes away from the DZ but it is a Regional so flights are limited or a stop maybe required. I flew in and switched planes in Atlanta it is was a quick 45 minute hop to get there. http://flyfay.ci.fayetteville.nc.us Raleigh Durham International is about 1.5 hours away. Directions to the DZ are on boogie site. http://www.rdu.com/ Sorry about that, will try to get more updates to my web guru soon. ' Hope to see you there!
  3. No reserve side flaps on the container, I remember playing with that idea when I worked at Strong Ent. Same time vacuum packed was being discussed. Id be curious to see one up close..Might have to check that out...
  4. Will be posted soon but the days inn 10 minutes away is 55.00 single 60.00 double....We got them down pretty low. We booked all the rooms for SF. Yes it is in Raeford and they are 60.00 rooms.....But Ive been in much worse....
  5. That makes 3 of us! Wait, were we standing in line together at Skyfest LAST YEAR?? This all seems to be very familiar! Well, welll, welll I, I, I.....ok. Its worth the wait cause it has been confirmed. Fred will be there Wednesday the 17th around 2-3 PM. He flew for the Convention for 9 years, bet he can give ya a ride!!!!!! Whoo hoo!
  6. Hey now, you stole my colors! Let me think now, the current rig I have is rig number 9 so that makes it the 4th rig in those colors so that means I had them in 2003....
  7. Glad to hear it!! Will be good to see you!! I assume you have gotten rid of my jumpsuit by now?!!!! Glad you can make it! J
  8. Ahhhh got to love it when they volunteer owing BEER!!! Folks, take the time to make some jumps with Chuck, some really fun jumps and besides, he is coming all the way from Texas so we got to work em!!! Thanks Chuck!
  9. Yup I deserve that, but maybe with the event post I have a good excuse??? This thing really has had me non stop since November and I have a long way to go......uggh!
  10. Well I do have 9 years of practice now! Whoooo hoooo! thanks! maybe I'll get rid of the reputation as a thread killer then. LOL Well, I took the 15th off!
  11. I never would have thought it was even remotely possible for me to be more excited or passionate over SkyFest (SF), especially after 9 years of organizing the darn thing. But 09 has done that! Realizing I may need a location back in August last year from being unsure of the previous location, I was getting excited about a West Coast offer. Of course having plenty of time to decide, I was in no hurry and I already knew the dates. I received a call in September from Pat Thomas of Sun Path suggesting Raeford. Having been to the DZ several times over the years, our families having the history in the sport together, the facilities, and safety record were enough for me. I just needed to close some books elsewhere and I was there! This has turned out to be what I believe will be a truly amazing event. The incredible talent of Champion Skydivers, the DZ’s facilities, and then add the multiple milestones to be celebrated is pretty darn exciting! The opportunity to be a part of these celebrations with these very special individuals is a large part of what I look forward to, we truly are making history ourselves just by having these folks together! While these folks have probably been to a symposium, board meeting or competition at the same time, I seriously doubt they have been together in this environment! Wednesday evening will be an organized gathering of passing a microphone to share their stories of the ol’e days of skydiving! Bill Booth will be bringing some 16 mm reel to reel footage of the 60’s with others bringing photo’s and slides for our viewing pleasure! Ok, back to the other “goodies” during the event! Pre- Registration is now open! Take advantage of the savings today. Pre-registration link Paraclete will be raffling off free tunnel time to be used during the event! Canopy Control Classes Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, reserve your slot now! Jeffro P will start class at 9:00AM Brothers Gray will be available for Wingsuit Coaching and a State Record Attempt on Saturday! RV slots will be up for grabs soon, with electricity included (yup, even for Jello Jay!). Water will be available to fill your tanks on site! Bar and Grill on site!! Monday-Tuesday Free Seminars from 9-4, so if you missed the symposium here is your chance to catch a portion of it! Load organizers will be on hand for those preferring to jump. Tuesday-Wednesday Highly discounted canopy control course for those interested! Wednesday Scholarship Day- We will be drawing 10 winners to receive 2 free coaching jumps! Wednesday Evening Celebrations! Bill Booth-40 years skydiving, Gene Paul Thacker-77th Birthday, 40th year jumping, Raeford Parachute Center-40th Anniversary, Tony Uragalo-30 years in the USA, 39 years skydiving, Bachmans-49th year with ParaGear (dirt-diving for the big 50), Sherry Schrimsher-45th year with USPA and skydiving, J Schrimsher -25th with USPA and jumping. Ted Strong is on the pending list with 51 years in the sport! Additional families attending with time in the sport are: Thomas’s with Sun Path, Verner’s, Blue’s, Bill Newell will be offering free VSCR memberships, with more to come! You don’t want to miss these history lessons, I guarantee it! Bring your logbook, photo’s or whatever you want and get some autographs! Thursday Collegiate 4-Way Scrambles with the Golden Knights! Friday Raffled 4 Way! Friday-Saturday Women's 20 way Event! Friday, Saturday, Sunday-skydive your tail off with over 20 Load organizers to choose from! Saturday evening-Large gear Auction with everything you need to skydive! Everyday Discounted Coaching from Dave Brown and Teammate Derek Cox for belly and freefly! Monday –Thursday Get your SCR! Sunday Women’s State Record Attempt, FF State Record and Women’s FF State Record, and a 2nd & 3rd Generation jump to break the unofficial World Record set at SF 2005 of a 13 way! The ladies from Jump for the Cause will be selling apparel for their upcoming record event, so come out and support them! Aircraft: PAC 750 Casa Otter Helicopter Balloons Fred C. Pitts S2C- you know him, the famous pilot from the Convention, SF brought him out of retirement with a practice run already made in Florida, his camera is ready and he is ready to fly!! More aircraft in the works! Pre registration will open very soon and we encourage you to take advantage of it for the savings! The website is constantly being updated so stay tuned for more details. Have patience’s as I struggle to get all the information updated, this event keeps growing daily! Water training will be available, schedule to be posted soon! Oh yeah, we will have Free Skydives, almost forgot! Also check out SF's forum at www.skyfreaks.com Im sure I forgot something so just check out the site, please! www.skyfestboogie.com SkyFest June 15-22 at Raeford Parachute Center 2009 www.jumpraeford.com Thank you for your support! J
  12. Because my mother did not stop jumping when she was pregnant, that's when my first 24 jumps happened. Had to wait another 16 years to get my second 24 jumps in.
  13. Yeah someone else pointed that out , bummer. Looks like the average is 25.00 of course not many votes. Guess we shall see. thanks
  14. You can click two answers. Poll based on US prices. 1. How much are you currently paying for jump tickets? 2. Assuming they will go up, how much higher will they go in the next 4 to 6 months? No poll- How much will you pay before you find a new hobby? Thanks J Could not go back and edit poll, if under $21.00 please answer second part and comment on current price. Thanks again
  15. BY the way, how many people were at the boogie?
  16. No kidding, a bunch of slackers!!!
  17. So what? Does this mean I dont get my bottle now!???? LOL
  18. No you have that correct, everyone else is making the big bucks while we do all the work!!! Seems pretty easy to me eh? Hey Chris can you get me a tent at this c130 boogie, hire me a packer and Ill kick back and sell packing tickets for a buck more than packing???? Oh while your at it, can I get my registration back, but where is my dinner ticket and beer? Dooh! Ok back to work, be well
  19. Got a C-130 not far from here that has flown jumpers. Last time i looked into it, it wasnt pretty.. Lots of work. Why dont you do the Carabu? will give ya the contact if ya want? Od that DC4 PhatAnnie is 30 minutes from me, could send that oily front loader to ya!! Let me know if ya need a hand? Oh give me a call, got a good one for ya sometime/ J
  20. I jumped it!! But i was at work and didn't see your post til now. You prolly woudn't want my pic anyone since i was wearing a tanktop...and you can see my cleavage... well we can let you try and do it right next time, youll have your chance in june!! Work that tank a bit LOL
  21. "Stop and smell the Old Farts!? Ok my time is running out................I need about 4 sentences describing the evening with the name, I do like the squares but im struggling to make it work....Do you think they will mind me calling the squares????? hmmm
  22. Nice shots! I forgot he had to switch planes s well. I did say that the first one I got that worked I would take and so I must stand by my word and put robert in. Who knows, maybe Ill do something next ad.hmm thanks to all. J