tdog 0 #26 October 12, 2005 Quote It's time to sign off now folks and return my cable modem to Comcast. I know I have some friends here in CO who sound sincere when they say that they will miss me. Goodbye for now ... I hope to resurface on the other side in the not too distant future. Steve, I guess you will be in Canada when you get this... We will miss you a lot... I have nothing for the highest respect for ya... Watching you react and take accountability for your own actions was a great example to the community of skydivers... Your video CDs you gave me on your way out of dodge proved you do have an eye for editing videos and are a great flyer... I am honored that my video made it onto your compilation CD, as your videos were top notch... Say, can I come up and visit you sometime??? he he he... Sounds like you are going to a great place... But serious, I would love to see Vancouver... Travis Keep the CanuckInUSA login... Or maybe the powers that be will let you change it to CanuckWasInUSA.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #27 October 12, 2005 Oh Goodie Steviepoo is gonna be me neighbor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites psipike02 0 #28 October 12, 2005 Steve, you probably won't see this, but if you do, thanks for everything man. It was because of you and Dan-O and your teachings/lessons through AFF, that I am on my way to an A-License very soon. I will never forget what you said to me after my first jump when I didn't flare....hahah Seriously though, thanks man, you were one of the ones I learned alot from. Good luck dude and blue skies... Hopefully I'll see you at Eloy this year , but if not, I'll see you next sxummer back out in CO... take it easy... CarlPuttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riddler 0 #29 October 12, 2005 QuoteI know I have some friends here in CO who sound sincere when they say that they will miss me. But I'm also certain that a few people, mainly some but not all of the people who work at the DZ will be happy to see me go. They never really were all that friendly to me It's amazing how many people I talk to that feel the same way about where you and I jump. Well, I'll miss you! But I know you'll be around to boogies and who knows - maybe back in CO soon?Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #30 October 14, 2005 Quote Steve, you probably won't see this, but if you do, thanks for everything man. Well I'm sitting in a motel in Prosser WA with my laptop and a wireless connection. It's been an interesting and tiring trip (lots of driving) and it's not over yet. Tomorrow is the big day when I attempt to cross the border with all of my stuff in the moving van. I can see it. Canada won't let me in with my shit and the US doesn't want me anymore. Now how's that for a less that optimistic attitude? I guess I can always drive down to Mexico huh? Things didn't go as planned, but I am here poised to cross the border tomorrow. I came close to getting into an accident yesterday just west of Laramie WY. I was in the right hand lane not going all that fast (I'm driving a moving van and towing a car carrier with my jeep on the carrier) and this hick wanted to merge onto the highway. I couldn't take the left lane due to the faster traffic and this guy, no this redneck cut me off merging first onto the shoulder and then onto the highway and force me to brake hard to avoid the potential accident. I hear some tires scretch but I didn't know if they were mine or his and my moving van is working fine from that point on. Well wouldn't you know it, two hours later when I pull off of the highway for fuel, the left rear tire on the car carrier trailer is total shredded (it's a good thing they use two tires per side on these trailers). Fortunately I pulled off at a place that can fix it (Little America is the name of the town) but it takes several hours for this to happen. So I stay at a motel there last night instead of the intended location of somewhere around Ogden UT or Twin Falls ID. Well the tire is fixed and all, but I arrived at Twin kind of late in the afternoon and I'm using winds as an excuse for not jumping from the bridge. I could have jumped (the winds were blowing hard, but it was jumpable for the crazy people), but I decided to not stop because I wanted to get as much day light driving as possible. And I glad, as I got to see I-84 through eastern Oregon in daylight for the first time. I had been on this same stretch of road three years ago, but it was night time when I first pass through. The scenery was cool and there appears to be tons of ground launchable hills in eastern Oregon not far from Boise ID. QuoteHopefully I'll see you at Eloy this year I hope to be there. Quotebut if not, I'll see you next sxummer back out in CO There's no guarantee that I will be in CO next summer. A lot will depend on what happens in the next few months. Shit I've been gone for less than 48 hours and the bonfire has 1500 unread posts. You people on DZ.COM need to get off of your 'puters. Well that's all for now. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jose 0 #31 October 14, 2005 Hey Steve. Your a couple hours south of me. Give me a call when you get in the area and I will buy you a beer for lunch. PM'd # Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #32 October 14, 2005 Hey Steve, I remember when you signed on to DZ.com. You were just a beginner in this sport. I was always amazed at how quickly you progressed and quite impressed. I wish you a lot of good luck wherever you settle. I don't see why you can't continue to participate on dz.com. I say keep the 'USA' in your username. As far as I'm concerned and I'm sure a lot of others here, you'll always be an honorary citizen. Take care, _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #33 October 14, 2005 Murphys Law or what? The fire alarm at the motel I'm staying at went off before 6 am this morning and it was ####in loud. Now I can't sleep any more ... oh well I better shower up soon and hit the road. I still have several hours left of driving. I wasn't ready to get up yet. QuoteI remember when you signed on to DZ.com. You were just a beginner in this sport. I was always amazed at how quickly you progressed and quite impressed. I did a lot of jumps in a short time period. But I'm not the only one who's done this sort of thing. There's an AFF instructor (who rarely posts) out at Mile Hi who's been in the sport about 1 week longer than myself and he's got about 600+ jumps more than me an tons and tons of tunnel time. QuoteI wish you a lot of good luck wherever you settle. I don't see why you can't continue to participate on dz.com. I say keep the 'USA' in your username. As far as I'm concerned and I'm sure a lot of others here, you'll always be an honorary citizen. DZ.COM is global so there was no doubt that I couldn't continue to participate. The question has been should I keep the screen name. And as someone else who already pointed this out, RkyMtnHigh kept her name even though she's in FL. So I will at the very least keep mine around until next summer when I figure out if I'm more of a long term 'Nuck or if I return to Colorado to swoop the pond for the summer. Oh and I know you and I have had our differences in Speakers Corner in the past concerning one specific touchy topic. But I honestly do hope that your health improves to the point where you can join us in the skies very very soon. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tdog 0 #34 October 14, 2005 Quote Tomorrow is the big day when I attempt to cross the border with all of my stuff in the moving van. Let me know how that goes... The last time I crossed the border, I was driving an over weight, over length, super ugly semi-truck with a trailer that with the push of a few levers and 4 people working 4 hours, you could turn into a 40' X 40' concert stage with 100,000 of overhead rigging for speakers and lighting... The company just purchased it and was driving it "home". I am not a truck driver, but a Lighting Designer for concerts, but I had a CDL and was the backup to the backup for the company when trucks needed to, well, move.... So here I am, driving a million dollar beast thru the customs checkpoint. The Canadian guy says, "anything to declare, aye?" I try to keep a straight and serious face and say, "aye, the trailer." Well, that caused 8 hours of work... Seems my boss purchased a $20,000 trailer with a $980,000 option package, but customs saw it as a $1 million trailer with no option packages... Quote Things didn't go as planned, They never do when driving cross country with anything bigger than a car... There was that time I came home from Vegas in a Freightliner with a leaky engine... There was that time those bastards (sorry utah) at the Green River checkpoint shut the truck down for a crack in the windshield that was new that day... There was that time the Isuzu truck blew up, on I-70 just before the Eisenhower tunnel, and the Nextel cellphone only worked in if I stood in the middle lane, causing short conversations between cars... I now prefer United, Frontier, or even Jet Blue So, Steve, if you end up in Canada in once piece, I will be proud for ya. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #35 October 14, 2005 Hey, Steve. You could use the map from the thread titled "Add Yourself to the Dropzone Members Map!" to periodically mark you current location. Then we could keep tabs on your progress just by checking the map every few hours. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #36 October 14, 2005 QuoteOh and I know you and I have had our differences in Speakers Corner in the past concerning one specific touchy topic. But I honestly do hope that your health improves to the point where you can join us in the skies very very soon. I'm not as sensitive about such topics as I may seem to come across at times. As far as I'm concerned, there is no bad blood between us. We always were able to argue the issue and maintain respect at the same time. Thanks for the good wishes. I'm doing tremendously better and hope to be back in the beautiful sky next spring. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #37 October 14, 2005 Quotenext spring I dont want to highjack Steve's thread for too long, but thats cool! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Spizzzarko 0 #38 October 14, 2005 HOLY JESUS CHRIST!!! ARE YOU NOT GONE YET??? Just kidding. Have a safe trip Steve. It was a real pleasure jumping with you this season. Be carefull out there brother. Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #39 October 15, 2005 I'm in Vancouver now. Crossing the border wasn't the hassle I worried it might be. But my move isn't quite over yet. Hopefully tomorrow after the stuff is unloaded from the van, I'm then hoping the US Customs people will let me re-enter the US in order to return the moving van in Bellingham WA after which time I return to Canada and get on with things. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jose 0 #40 October 15, 2005 Hey Steve. Got your message. Give me a call tomorrow when you are in Bellingham and I will meet you for lunch or something. Call me. Glad the boarder wasn't a hassle. Later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyangel2 2 #41 October 15, 2005 Blame Remi. One comes and one has to leaveMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rookie120 0 #42 October 15, 2005 QuoteI get back in December, after which I'm closing the state borders to any more transplants. I will be breaking your border wall in about a year with suck ease and pleasure. I cannot wait to get back to Colorado. Best of luck to you Steve and we will see you when you return.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #43 October 15, 2005 Good deal. I haven't been to Pitt Meadows for ages, and Abbotsford even longer than that. IIRC, Chilliwack is hosting their Fall accuracy meet this weekend. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #44 October 16, 2005 I hope to visit some of the WA State DZs very soon as well. 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psipike02 0 #28 October 12, 2005 Steve, you probably won't see this, but if you do, thanks for everything man. It was because of you and Dan-O and your teachings/lessons through AFF, that I am on my way to an A-License very soon. I will never forget what you said to me after my first jump when I didn't flare....hahah Seriously though, thanks man, you were one of the ones I learned alot from. Good luck dude and blue skies... Hopefully I'll see you at Eloy this year , but if not, I'll see you next sxummer back out in CO... take it easy... CarlPuttin' some stank on it. ----Hellfish #707---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #29 October 12, 2005 QuoteI know I have some friends here in CO who sound sincere when they say that they will miss me. But I'm also certain that a few people, mainly some but not all of the people who work at the DZ will be happy to see me go. They never really were all that friendly to me It's amazing how many people I talk to that feel the same way about where you and I jump. Well, I'll miss you! But I know you'll be around to boogies and who knows - maybe back in CO soon?Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #30 October 14, 2005 Quote Steve, you probably won't see this, but if you do, thanks for everything man. Well I'm sitting in a motel in Prosser WA with my laptop and a wireless connection. It's been an interesting and tiring trip (lots of driving) and it's not over yet. Tomorrow is the big day when I attempt to cross the border with all of my stuff in the moving van. I can see it. Canada won't let me in with my shit and the US doesn't want me anymore. Now how's that for a less that optimistic attitude? I guess I can always drive down to Mexico huh? Things didn't go as planned, but I am here poised to cross the border tomorrow. I came close to getting into an accident yesterday just west of Laramie WY. I was in the right hand lane not going all that fast (I'm driving a moving van and towing a car carrier with my jeep on the carrier) and this hick wanted to merge onto the highway. I couldn't take the left lane due to the faster traffic and this guy, no this redneck cut me off merging first onto the shoulder and then onto the highway and force me to brake hard to avoid the potential accident. I hear some tires scretch but I didn't know if they were mine or his and my moving van is working fine from that point on. Well wouldn't you know it, two hours later when I pull off of the highway for fuel, the left rear tire on the car carrier trailer is total shredded (it's a good thing they use two tires per side on these trailers). Fortunately I pulled off at a place that can fix it (Little America is the name of the town) but it takes several hours for this to happen. So I stay at a motel there last night instead of the intended location of somewhere around Ogden UT or Twin Falls ID. Well the tire is fixed and all, but I arrived at Twin kind of late in the afternoon and I'm using winds as an excuse for not jumping from the bridge. I could have jumped (the winds were blowing hard, but it was jumpable for the crazy people), but I decided to not stop because I wanted to get as much day light driving as possible. And I glad, as I got to see I-84 through eastern Oregon in daylight for the first time. I had been on this same stretch of road three years ago, but it was night time when I first pass through. The scenery was cool and there appears to be tons of ground launchable hills in eastern Oregon not far from Boise ID. QuoteHopefully I'll see you at Eloy this year I hope to be there. Quotebut if not, I'll see you next sxummer back out in CO There's no guarantee that I will be in CO next summer. A lot will depend on what happens in the next few months. Shit I've been gone for less than 48 hours and the bonfire has 1500 unread posts. You people on DZ.COM need to get off of your 'puters. Well that's all for now. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jose 0 #31 October 14, 2005 Hey Steve. Your a couple hours south of me. Give me a call when you get in the area and I will buy you a beer for lunch. PM'd # Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #32 October 14, 2005 Hey Steve, I remember when you signed on to DZ.com. You were just a beginner in this sport. I was always amazed at how quickly you progressed and quite impressed. I wish you a lot of good luck wherever you settle. I don't see why you can't continue to participate on dz.com. I say keep the 'USA' in your username. As far as I'm concerned and I'm sure a lot of others here, you'll always be an honorary citizen. Take care, _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #33 October 14, 2005 Murphys Law or what? The fire alarm at the motel I'm staying at went off before 6 am this morning and it was ####in loud. Now I can't sleep any more ... oh well I better shower up soon and hit the road. I still have several hours left of driving. I wasn't ready to get up yet. QuoteI remember when you signed on to DZ.com. You were just a beginner in this sport. I was always amazed at how quickly you progressed and quite impressed. I did a lot of jumps in a short time period. But I'm not the only one who's done this sort of thing. There's an AFF instructor (who rarely posts) out at Mile Hi who's been in the sport about 1 week longer than myself and he's got about 600+ jumps more than me an tons and tons of tunnel time. QuoteI wish you a lot of good luck wherever you settle. I don't see why you can't continue to participate on dz.com. I say keep the 'USA' in your username. As far as I'm concerned and I'm sure a lot of others here, you'll always be an honorary citizen. DZ.COM is global so there was no doubt that I couldn't continue to participate. The question has been should I keep the screen name. And as someone else who already pointed this out, RkyMtnHigh kept her name even though she's in FL. So I will at the very least keep mine around until next summer when I figure out if I'm more of a long term 'Nuck or if I return to Colorado to swoop the pond for the summer. Oh and I know you and I have had our differences in Speakers Corner in the past concerning one specific touchy topic. But I honestly do hope that your health improves to the point where you can join us in the skies very very soon. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #34 October 14, 2005 Quote Tomorrow is the big day when I attempt to cross the border with all of my stuff in the moving van. Let me know how that goes... The last time I crossed the border, I was driving an over weight, over length, super ugly semi-truck with a trailer that with the push of a few levers and 4 people working 4 hours, you could turn into a 40' X 40' concert stage with 100,000 of overhead rigging for speakers and lighting... The company just purchased it and was driving it "home". I am not a truck driver, but a Lighting Designer for concerts, but I had a CDL and was the backup to the backup for the company when trucks needed to, well, move.... So here I am, driving a million dollar beast thru the customs checkpoint. The Canadian guy says, "anything to declare, aye?" I try to keep a straight and serious face and say, "aye, the trailer." Well, that caused 8 hours of work... Seems my boss purchased a $20,000 trailer with a $980,000 option package, but customs saw it as a $1 million trailer with no option packages... Quote Things didn't go as planned, They never do when driving cross country with anything bigger than a car... There was that time I came home from Vegas in a Freightliner with a leaky engine... There was that time those bastards (sorry utah) at the Green River checkpoint shut the truck down for a crack in the windshield that was new that day... There was that time the Isuzu truck blew up, on I-70 just before the Eisenhower tunnel, and the Nextel cellphone only worked in if I stood in the middle lane, causing short conversations between cars... I now prefer United, Frontier, or even Jet Blue So, Steve, if you end up in Canada in once piece, I will be proud for ya. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #35 October 14, 2005 Hey, Steve. You could use the map from the thread titled "Add Yourself to the Dropzone Members Map!" to periodically mark you current location. Then we could keep tabs on your progress just by checking the map every few hours. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #36 October 14, 2005 QuoteOh and I know you and I have had our differences in Speakers Corner in the past concerning one specific touchy topic. But I honestly do hope that your health improves to the point where you can join us in the skies very very soon. I'm not as sensitive about such topics as I may seem to come across at times. As far as I'm concerned, there is no bad blood between us. We always were able to argue the issue and maintain respect at the same time. Thanks for the good wishes. I'm doing tremendously better and hope to be back in the beautiful sky next spring. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #37 October 14, 2005 Quotenext spring I dont want to highjack Steve's thread for too long, but thats cool! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #38 October 14, 2005 HOLY JESUS CHRIST!!! ARE YOU NOT GONE YET??? Just kidding. Have a safe trip Steve. It was a real pleasure jumping with you this season. Be carefull out there brother. Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #39 October 15, 2005 I'm in Vancouver now. Crossing the border wasn't the hassle I worried it might be. But my move isn't quite over yet. Hopefully tomorrow after the stuff is unloaded from the van, I'm then hoping the US Customs people will let me re-enter the US in order to return the moving van in Bellingham WA after which time I return to Canada and get on with things. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jose 0 #40 October 15, 2005 Hey Steve. Got your message. Give me a call tomorrow when you are in Bellingham and I will meet you for lunch or something. Call me. Glad the boarder wasn't a hassle. Later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #41 October 15, 2005 Blame Remi. One comes and one has to leaveMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #42 October 15, 2005 QuoteI get back in December, after which I'm closing the state borders to any more transplants. I will be breaking your border wall in about a year with suck ease and pleasure. I cannot wait to get back to Colorado. Best of luck to you Steve and we will see you when you return.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #43 October 15, 2005 Good deal. I haven't been to Pitt Meadows for ages, and Abbotsford even longer than that. IIRC, Chilliwack is hosting their Fall accuracy meet this weekend. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #44 October 16, 2005 I hope to visit some of the WA State DZs very soon as well. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
