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Other wealthy countries do not freak out about titties on TV. I blame the lack of nudity on American TV

Feel free to correct anything I have wrong. Funny thing about Sheeple, they're so indoctrinated, they get angry when facts are pointed out......

We'll miss you Gary. He was a rock of stability on the USPA BOD.

The BOD actually owes the membership an explanation. I know there has been buyer’s remorse from some BOD members that voted yes to the donations. This was presented as “If the USPA donates, the other national organizations like CSPA, BPA and others would donate”. As far as I know, this hasn’t happened from the other associations. Our competition teams beg for funding and DZOs across the land are under attack from the NIMBY crowds. Our dues should fund those situations. I have spoken at great length with my friend Jim McCormick about their plans for the museum. It’s currently a very poor business model that will need $400,000 to $500,000 in yearly contributions to stay open. This was a poor use of our dues,IMHO. I am all in on a museum, and HOF, and have donated privately to it. However this isn’t a wise USPA funding situation in my opinion.

That's fantastic. Would you be willing to host a few surplus Oregon Patriots for a month? MoveThere.org?

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Is this what insulted you? Sheeple Sheeple (a portmanteau of "sheep" and "people") is a derogatory term that highlights the passive herd behavior of people easily controlled by a governing power which likens them to sheep, a herd animal that is easily led about. I wude be also. You can change that. Choice is yours. Instead of avoiding the question on the dues, you could simply answer it. Yes, I am a dues paying member of the USPA. Watching the BOD give those funds to an organization that has an almost 50 yr track record of failure and in the next breath, asking for more money, is unacceptable to me. I don't mind funding this to get it done but, with this kind of record and complete lack of credibility, it's a reasonable request to ask for oversight and updates on progress. When funds are donated for projects like this, there is an expectation they will be used for what they were asked for and get the project finished. The lack of any response from any BOD member seems to indicate they simply don't care. Any of them can come here and voice an opinion or a fact. So far, that hasn't happened

Or embarrassed. Sheeple like you are what allow irresponsible behavior like this to continue. Do you pay USPA dues?

Apparently you didn't read any of my posts. The whole point of this, was to point out how a project that has been in the works for almost half a century, still isn't anywhere near completion. How is that a fallacy? The BOD has a fiduciary responsibility to how members funds are used. Throwing money at this project with no semblance of any plan to get it done, is not only wrong, it's stupid. Show me how that has ever worked in the history of the planet? Yer quick to point out an incorrect opinion but, fail to provide any facts. Keep defending this kind of stupidity, yer doing a terrific job of that......

Over $75 a year membership fee. How much is your time worth to type all this stuff out, knowing you won't get a ROI? Edit: the second sentence wasn't for you, Gowlerk.

Appears you are correct. The BOD doesn't seem to want to respond. Since they continue to fund this with no progress or accountability, I'd be ashamed to respond also...….

Services for this weekend. Ash dive tbd https://www.baue.com/obit/gary-e-peek/

You are an engineer? Great. Go for it. Parachutes are simple devices you should be able to come up with many improvements. But to answer your question, yes, suck it up. After you learn how to do it the hard way you will find it's not really that hard. Then you can begin working on ways to improve things for all of us.

Yes I would say so. This is one of the things that makes the USA so successful and at the same so miserable. Two better words would be individualism and opportunism. Both of these things are not nearly as profound in other countries. In Europe nobody has a problem with socialized health care for example... The individual has higher standing in the American Psych than it has in the old country by far.

Just got done touring the North Carolina, it was absolutely amazing. 16 inch gun turrets the size of a house, steam turbines, giant reduction gears, powder and shell magazines, bridge, communications, navigation, mess galley, bakery, post office, apothecary, laboratory, dental office, surgical suite, machine shop, fire direction control center, on and on and on. I left there in awe of 1930/40s technology. I would recommend it to anyone.

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!