Merrick

Yeah, this was pretty much the same situation, Jump run was supposed to be straight south of the DZ when we took off, but by the time we hit 12,500 the winds had shifted a good 90 degrees or more & were cookin at about 30mph (at altitude... there was nothing on the ground), so they took the jump run straight west. Also, the 2-way that launched before us took a little extra time to get set up because this was literally the 2nd load that pilot had flown (the first being right before ours) & he didn't give a cut at all (really makes me appreciate jumping when even Mike is flying LOL). Long story short, there were a number of factors that changed on the ride to altitude that neither of us really accounted for (lessons learned)... However, we both landed safely at the DZ, NOT putting ourselves in any danger to do so, and we had a BLAST on our skydive.... What more can ya ask for!?!? It was just different jumping at another DZ is all, and I've always wondered how complacent I've become on OSC (landmarks, wind indicators, runways, etc...), now we know.... it's a whole different experience, but a fun one! Merrick "OMG there I was, thought I was going to die.. she walks in with a can of motoroil & jumpercables.."

Hey Kingy, you see that FAQ link at the top of the page? It has a whole lot of cool info about this site.... but to speed things up check out how to markup your posts! Merrick "OMG there I was, thought I was going to die.. she walks in with a can of motoroil & jumpercables.."

I agree 100%... Heck, I know that even when I reach a 1000 there will be somebody there that can say, "Hey, now it really starts to get fun!"

I downloaded it a few months ago from the following ftp server.... I'm not sure if it's still active, or if my firewall at work has gotten smart, but I can't open it anymore. Anyway, you might try it, it's in a folder titled 'movies' or 'TV' or something! http://129.2.229.250/ "Grab the boobies, it's the bounce that thrills! Merrick

Hmmm... Wonder what it'd be like moving in with your parents Pam??? Try it & you'll find out!!

Hmmm.... Okay, but he's gonna' have to get his own.... nuthin worse than two guys sharing their undies! Settle down Skreamer, I know it's common practice for those of you on the other side of the pond, no disrespect to either you or Ben! LOL "Grab the boobies, it's the bounce that thrills! Merrick

Hey Sangiro, Just a quick suggestion: I'd really like to see file attatchment available again on the forums. It saves valuable time when trying to view various boobies & other highly important images! "Grab the boobies, it's the bounce that thrills! Merrick

Hey man, congrats on the jump... I think I actually saw that landing. I thought you were a first jump student & wa like WTF, where's his ground control. LOL "Oh well, didn't look like he needed it!" btw: if you're the one that was looking at my wife's rig, but we just sold her old rig to that guy in Nova Scotia... don't worry tho, for a guy your size there are literally 100's to choose from. Blue skies man!!! "Grab the boobies, it's the bounce that thrills! Merrick

Well, from some pics that were posted waaay back, there's some guys on here with a lot nicer pecs than me.... you should hunt them down again. "Grab the boobies, it's the bounce that thrills! Merrick

ROFLMAO - ahhh dude, I'm sorry [bowing head in shame]... I was like "damn, that was mean! Didn't think I pissed him off that bad over the whole name thing!" Especially after the brass ta-ta's that Pam has shown by letting me post that! Oh, I assure you, that's definitely my baby.... and I am a lucky bastard huh?!!?! "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Ahhh... trust me, you don't want to see my chest or ass.... Chest is as hairy as my dogs, and my ass.... what was it you said the other day skreamer..."Looks like a yhetti doing pushups!" LOL Naah, it's not hairy too (Thank Gawd), but the reflection from the flash on the camera just might blind ya! lol "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Hmm... I guess I got a pretty descent score, 2:2:1.... 2 - of course, I'm married, so not really fair.... 2 - got in two jumps this weekend, and 1 - had to buy a case of corona that doesn't even touch the debt Pam & I owe! "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Ummm... who's do you think?? Sorry man, You're lucky you got as much as ya did... I'm not gonna' share THAT much of my baby with ya! Hmmm.... when's the last time you've actually seen any tits, My guess is it's been a looonng time for your poor soul..... then again, you do have internet access! lol ABSOFUCKINLUTELY Tiger! "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Subject: Re: Boobie rating contest OK.... We'll play JKA! Here are the most beautiful, perfect boobies that I've ever had the pleasure of... err... ummm... touching, licking, sucking, biting, admiring, tweaking, & shooting video of! "Check 'em out.... Purrrfect!" "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

OH yeah! We have that at work, so have an account! Duh! Pammi "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Well shit guys...I was gonna let Merrick share my boobies with ya but they won't let me use Tripod for remote viewing anymore! Sorry :/ Anyone have an idea? Pammi "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

First off, I figured it out, so back to the subject at hand! ROFL - Well, I'm married J so I get all the boobies I can handle.... I get up in the morning... "BOOBIES"... I walk around the corner..... "BOOBIES"... I venture into the laundry room looking for that favorite shirt... "BOOOOOOBBBBIIIEESSSS!!!" I even get a foreign BOOBIE (nipples & all) shoved in my face from time to time.... How many other people's wifes will by them a lap dance at the local BOOBIE bar?!?!? "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Since you guys brought up the diff color scroll bars & such, any idea why they're not showing up on my machine... I'm running IE 5.0 "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

From what I understand Matt, that's for ALL jumpers at ALL times at Quincy. The loads run so close together that they want to make sure there is plenty of verticle separation. "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

So, having 200 jumps automatically makes me smart enough to figure all these problems out huh.... 200 normal sport skydives gives me all the knowledge I need to do a HALO jump? Tell me, how many "D" license holders know the answers to all these problematic situations? And, of those of you that actually do know, how many of you know simply by experience alone?? My point is that you and anyone else that knows "ALL" the answers had to be briefed on this sort of jump.... whether you got the knowledge from someone else or researched it by yourself. There aren't a whole lot of people at our DZ that are experience with HALO jumps, so that leaves us (Pam & I) to research this stuff ourselves until we can find someone who "knows." I'm not trying to say that we don't need at least 200 jumps before we even think of attempting a HALO jump, but we don't need 200 jumps to be educated on it.... your magic 200 doesn't make us more intelligent or more susceptible to information.... I know some pretty dumb MFers that were able to obtain a "D" license! Show me ONE skydiver that isn't absolutely enthralled by the thought of 2 minutes of freefall... so aparently we're all idiots for hoping we would actually be able to achieve it! "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick Edited by Merrick on 6/12/01 09:45 AM.

Hmmm 2:1 is pretty high... I know I'm not loading over 1.3:1 yet! "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Oh no, We still had to pay almost $800 in to Oklahoma this year too. "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Hey frank.... Actually, all we need is our water training & about 5 more jumps before we're qualified for our B. LOL Don't know why we didn't just wait the extra couple weeks or so.... Guess we're just ready for a 'little' bit diff scenery from time to time! "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

Hey JT, we're almost directly north-central on the KS state line (well, pretty close).... we generally jump at Oklahoma Skydiving Center in Cushing OK.... it's about 70 miles South East of us.... There's also a DZ about 80 miles North of us in Derby KS... one about 115 miles North West of us in Kingman KS..... one about 120 miles East of us in Claremore OK.... and one about 150 miles South of us in BFE OK. Don't think it would be too hard for us to meet you somewhere! Although we do prefer OSC. Peace man, hope to meet up w/you this summer! "Grab the grass, it's the bounce that kills!" Merrick

ROFL - you didn't waste any time did ya?!?