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Oh no! This makes me very, very sad. I just saw him post to FB on July 14th that he was celebrating ten years since his bypass, and he felt great. You know how there are people who genuinely smile and seem happy to see you? That was Jack. He always had a corny joke and a smile on his face. I have so much love for him and Lynn, the love of his life. (Photo from a picture his granddaughter posted on FB.)

Or F-35 and V-22 aircraft.

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Exactly, I approve of this post!!!!!!! (But not on behalf of all Canadians)

Lead by example, not dictum. Especially when someone is already showing some movement. It’s always easier to move people who are participants rather than subjects. Wendy P.

Concise version? Easy. The way you rationalize and justify and minimize Trump's racism. Mexicans are rapists Muslims are terrorists. African countries are "Shitholes", while Norway is "nice." Nazis and KKK are 'very fine people'. Four women with dark skin should "go back where they came from". All are citizens and three were born here, same as Trump. Today, a black congressman from Baltimore is responsible for the faults of the city. The same way John Lewis of Atlanta was responsible for the hugely exaggerated problems there. Why aren't any white congress creatures responsible for the problems in their districts? It's not 'underlying' racism or a 'racist undercurrent'. It's his entire platform. The people who overtly support it are bad. But at least they have the courage of their convictions to stand up and say that they hate blacks, Muslims, Mexicans, ect. Like at the rally last week where they shouted "Send her back!!!" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fascist-trump-rally-greenville-ilhan-omar-send-her-back_n_5d30529fe4b0419fd328b270?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&section=politics&utm_source=main_fb&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0e7J6riCplwtbKDCuuj7nbmzNpRBDsacjbVldMgk-Dr50GKrYyPrpv1gs The ones who support Trump, but refuse to admit his racism are somehow worse. They hide their racism behind rationalization and justifications. Like 'I'm tired of hearing it' or 'keeping it in everyone's face emboldens the racists'. It's supporting and enabling the racists and racism without taking ANY ownership of it.

I spent 10 minutes in the tunnel last night, that really helped a lot. I got where I could hover move forward, backward and turn. So I get to the DZ today all stoked out about my jump. I get to the door, this time I was not nervous one bit. I stuck my head out got really relaxed did my count and I was so relaxed I forgot to arch! I fell for 3,000 feet like a pile of shit. Loosing one instructor and keeping the other one holding on white knuckled. After overcoming spacial disorientation I realized I was belly up in a reversed arch. I forced myself to arch hard and came around belly to earth stable. The rest of the jump went perfect, and I could tell the tunnel time really paid off. I was very relaxed and having one hell of a good time. I even took a look down at the ground and got a big grin on my face, I was flying So here is how I see it. Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. I have never experienced unstable free fall until today. I know now that I can remain calm and get into a stable belly to earth position on my own. So it was not a failed jump, I got a lot of experience out of today's jump and had one hell of a good time. I am going to keep showing up at the DZ every Saturday until I get it right, and have one hell of a good time doing it.

Having driven much of that last year, I'd have to disagree with both of you. It's not that devoid of interest, nor do the wind turbines impede the view all that much, for me at least. They're way less offensive than a McDonald's cup on a trail (I'm big on picking that stuff up). I find the wind turbines to be way less intrusive than all the advertising placards that are all over the place along a whole lot of Texas and other freeways; now those are offensive to me. I guess it takes all kinds. Wendy P.

You might want to re-check that. The only way was to generate revenue for those government agencies during those time frames was to increase taxes. It's not about earning your revenue - the Dems just add another tax without realizing that not controlling costs leads to a spend it or lose it mentality. Those of us in the military saw it first hand - We had to burn up our budget by October 1st or lose funding for the next year. Rick is right and/or I'll stand by his comments - nobody in a government role knows shit about controlling costs - if they did we wouldn't have an incremental budget process.

Has Trump fixed Queens? Wendy P.

This works so well. I worked with an AFF student who was having a very difficult time with Cat C. She tried three times and the jumps did not improve, she was so stressed about everything. Husband and I (both AFF I's) took her up and did a no-pressure, relax and have fun jump. Her priorities on that jump were to fall, smile, pull, flare and have fun. After a (textbook) exit and some practice touches, I let go and flew around in front of her. I then geeked the shit out of her, smiling, laughing, sticking my tongue out. Just seeing me doing these silly things changed everything for her; skydiving was fun! She smiled and laughed back at me, finally able to relax mentally and truly enjoy the skydive. Husband even let go of her and she flew stable, no turn issues, for the rest of the skydive. She finished her AFF jumps with no more repeats. If the things that others have suggested above (all excellent advice btw) don't work for you, this type of "relax and enjoy" skydive very well may help. Don't give up! Remember you can only fail if you don't try.

I had 4 Cat D jumps. My instructor pulled for me on my first Cat D at 10 grand. AFF has it's frustrating moments, but try not to let it get to you. You're gonna feel like you just wasted $200 on a jump that doesn't count for anything, but remind yourself that it counts for your learning. I started AFF memorial day weekend 2018, got my A license at 25 jumps on Labor Day, B License about 3 weeks ago, and just hit 100 jumps on Sunday and I still get frustrated when I have a jump that doesn't go the way it was supposed to (which is like, every jump, btw). I'm working on reframing it in my head that there's always something you can take away as a learning experience from any jump as long as you don't die. Welcome!

Remove the word fail from your vocabulary. Did you learn something? Then you didn't fail. Were there things you did right? Then you didn't fail. Are you alive? Then you didn't fail. Student jumps can be way overwhelming. There are lots of people who have to repeat a category or three and yet go on to be excellent skydivers. Just keep at it. You can only fall if you don't try.

Lol, sorry dude, that just doesn't work here. There is no reason at all except for partisan bias that you won't admit that this guy simply made a slip of the tongue and your whole thread is an overreaction. Allow me to contrast two recent events: Democrat says Trans-female instead of trans-male - Turtle starts a thread to call him an idiot and won't accept any other explanation. Trump says there were airports in the revolutionary war - Turtle says he may be inarticulate but people don't give him enough credit for how smart he is. Question - does Turtle treat left and right differently?

I am one of those hands that Dave trained...Was working on a rig- and i got stuck... I pulled out my phone and started to call Dave. Than it hit me again... I hope that am half the rigger he was. Don't have the heart to remove number. Until the next life Dave...

World Meet Z-Hills 1981..... the boogie between competition jumps I got grounded for a low pull (gee seemed normal to me) and Dave noticed that scene. Grinning and on the sly, he pulled off his boogie wristband and gave it to me. "Keep jumping, I'll get another." One of a kind, ol' Dave. Miss him. R.I.P to a good man. In pic, he's on far right in younger days.

Dave had many "saves" himself and when you multiply that by all the riggers he trained the numbers would be in the thousands. A life well lived.