DigitalDave

Women can get mammograms at age 18 if they choose. The government can't deny the service, they can only deny paying for it.

Mammography is one of the only diagnostic imaging modalities that patients can self refer in most states.

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You're not ugly. Heck, you're not even in the bottom 50%! Why are you so down about your looks?

I'm not down on my looks and I'm not looking for compliments. I just figure us less-than-perfect people can all get naked and bump nasties .. leaving the pretty people out.

I was just curious if anyone would claim the Ugliest Skydiver title. Also, I wonder who has the most ghetto rig here.

I'm kinda homely, but hopefully someone here is uglier than me.

So, who is absolutely the ugliest skydiver here?

Here's my pic for reference.

I don't like to see memorials to people on car windows.

It seems kinda cheap to have "In loving memory of ..." in 4 inch vinyl calligraphy on the back of an SUV.

That reminds me of when I was a dumb kid about 25 years ago.

One Halloween, we decided to whack some mailboxes by hanging out of the car window and swinging at them with stuff. My friend had the only baseball bat, so I elected a one-way tire iron.

On my first swing, the driver slowed down to about 35 and I hung out to smash this big giant mailbox that looked like a miniature barn. It turns out, the thing was made out of plastic.

The tire iron bounced off the mailbox, then off my head .. almost putting my eye out. Instant karma is a bitch. My dome was on swole for 3 weeks.

I still have a scar above my right eye from it. Every time I look at a mailbox, my temple throbs.

Hi and welcome.

I'm new to this too but I understand your lust.

Can I get slapped around some Skymama? Or do I need a Cocheese-like post count to qualify? I already have an enormous e-peen.

I ditched work today for the first sunshine we've had in a couple weeks, only to see the planes sitting in the hangar cause the winds are too high. So instead, I'm gonna climb up on top of the house and practice PLFs.

If that's the first report on skydivers, the kid will need to buy beer.

My AFF #3 was terrible also. 1 and 2 were beautiful, but they almost made me repeat number 3.

I had a slight cold and didn't feel well and almost decided not to jump because of it. I didn't want to get ridiculed for wimping out with only 2 jumps under my belt, so I went up. My exit was horrid, I couldn't get stable which caused me to barely be able to get my objectives complete within altitude.

I have since learned that if I'm not 100% feeling good, I'm staying on the ground despite what the local skygods might think about me.

Also, my instructor suggested I take a deep breath right before exit to help with relaxing and it has worked wonders for quick stability.

This guy does some kewl paper folding stuff, not sure it's technically origami though.

http://www.simonschubert.de/papierarbeiten.html

Here is a memorial slideshow of him. It is not a video of the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGpFyxtzzvA

Sevendust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy17DWrjNT0

Put a bullet in the back of his skull and bill his family for the ammunition.

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I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal.

I'm new here, so the inside joke is probably over my head .. but what exactly is the big deal Skymama ?

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I am a Radiologic Technologist working Interventional Radiology and Cat Scan, glorified button pusher

I'm a CT tech too Tiger. Unfortunately, I've been a manager for the last few years and spend most of my time wrapped up in paperwork or bitching at the techs that work for me because they're button pushers :p~

You'd probably find it easier to learn how to code by hand than it is to learn how to use website building software. Granted, I'm a programmer, but I've never understood the need to use an editor when the underlying markup code is so simple.

Are you sure it wasn't a peacunt ?

I like this one.

Coming Undone by Korn and Lullaby by The Cure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNyhLT_XOgQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HayOUOmatJw

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So you're saying you don't like kids??

I'm not saying that, but it would make for better TV.

If it were me, it'd be Jon & chainsaw minus 9.

Sorry NWFlyer, my t-shirt flew up and covered up the search button :p~

I'll definately be trying out some gloves. Thanks for the links.

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Gloves every time now.

I'd like to wear gloves but I'm concerned about not being able to feel the hackey well enough. I haven't researched it yet, but I'm guessing there are some very thin polypropylene or goretex gloves that don't inhibit movement or tactile sensations too much.

Anyone got a particular glove they can recommend ?

Woops. I didn't notice that replying put the poster's name in the title. Sorry bout that John.