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I agree with Tee -- when you find someone special, it's fantastic......but when you find a soul-mate, it's almost like being reborn, or a feeling that such great good luck CAN"T be earned -- it HAS to be a gift from a power much greater than you can comprehend. And it's either there, or it's not -- you can't MAKE it happen. I've always felt that everyone has about 10 perfect mates in the world -- that's why you have to really get to know (not just date) as many people as you can, to increase your odds of finding one of those perfect gems... The PLF Philosopher

Hey Nut ! Glad to hear you're back on this side of the pond.......and I'd love to make a jump or two with you ! I'm practically in your backyard -- just go east to Cleveland, take a right (South) on I-77, and a mere 11-hour cruise will put you right in the heart of North Carolina ! First jump is my treat....... The PLF Antagonist

Is it just me, or was GeekStreak's post more understandable than Sangiro's, Skreamer's, or mtaute's ? The PLF Translator

Hear, hear ! Very well put, Playmate............I feel honored to know you all as well. As exhilirating as the sport is, it's even more intense when we can share our thoughts and feelings with others of like mind....... The "Dropzone.commers" Admirer

Sigh. Those troopers........obviously, they have no sense of the important things in life........ The PLF King

Cool, man ! You'll remember it forever (the parts you DO remember, that is !) Relax, enjoy the sky, do a killer PLF, and all will be fine....... Welcome to the REAL world ! That PLF Dude

Merrick -- I figured it out.....thanks for the guidance ! (I actually feel "semi-computer-literate" now !) Look out America -- the King is on the loose, and he halfway knows what he's doing ! The PLF Moron

Hey Diva ! (he said, with a contrite grin on his face...) My castle is not computer-compatible ; I have to come down here in the office and surround myself with the plebian caste in order to e-mail anyone, or to talk with the "Internet God" locked up in this little glowing box. Had I had the capability, you could have bet your sweet little bippy (btw, haven't heard THAT term since the old "Rowan and Martin Laugh-In Show" -- just how old ARE you ?) I would have made contact on Friday. My weekend was both painful AND boring -- I would have enjoyed being hog-tied and driven to Texas ! And maybe you don't realize what the "cowgirl" position is -- suffice it to say that if my butt was up in the air, that meant the "cowgirl" had been rolled over, and we were now in the "missionary" position -- and as exciting as you sound, I wouldn't want you in such a mundane position -- I'd want something a lot more exotic than that ! And "shit-talking woman" is just that -- I say, "Talk's cheap ! Let's see some ACTION, honey !" The "King of the PLF Ranch" ps Merrick, I appreciate your attempt to help, but now I'm even MORE confused......do I have to type " " ? And I don't know what "html" is either.........and who is Joe at blow.com ?

"By the time Jessica and I got finished with you, you need more than meds and beer!!" Ha !! Diva, I laugh at that sentiment -- the day the KING can't handle two shit-talking women simultaneously is the day they use his canopy as a shroud, and put him 6 feet under....... The PLF Concubine-Keeper ps can anyone tell me -- how do you get the "in reply to" copy-and-paste function to work ? I am the King in all matters except compoooters (in this field, I am a mere serf........)

Yeah, my back's sore, but last time I checked, my tongue still worked (and flexed, and swirled, and flicked, and caressed, and traced, and............) ! And there's ALWAYS the "cowgirl" position.... The PLF Phlirt

Hey Diva ! It's actually jumpable (blue skies, alternating with white clouds, alternating with black clouds). Unfortunately, I screwed up a few back muscles playing softball Monday night (major collision at second base), so no jumping for me this weekend. I'm off to home, hearth, and bed-rest (about 3 Vicodin and a couple of beers should do nicely). Care to drive down and "nurse" me back to health ? Hope everyone gets lots of blues and air-time this weekend, no matter where you may be geographically...... The PLF Patient

Hey Leeeesa -- Great to hear you're back at it -- the sky told me it had been missing you.......be careful for a while...... The PLF Premier

"looks like the rain has settled in around North Carolina and is with us in the Virginias as well!)" So, students, what do we call it when it's "moist in the virginias" ? The PLF Professor

Hey Jess -- You and Diva are TOO much ! (makes me wonder why I don't have dual residency in Texas and Virginia.....) AND, you two can stop with the "Angela Jolie" thing.......for Chrissakes, it's hard enough pushing the other guys out of the way to drink at the trough, without having to fight the women also ! The PLF Admiral

I guess I'll NEVER understand women -- it would seem to me that the only thing WORSE than not getting any, would be getting "The Texas Wing-Thing"............ Poor Jess -- did you ever do your "Thanks, Don" jump ? The PLF Colonel

I can honestly say that was the first, and only, time I will ever forget to fasten my seatbelt. As I've said before, you learn lessons a lot more completely when you scare the shit out of yourself during the process......this was not caused by bad advice, or a lack of information, or bad weather -- just negligence, pure and simple. This sport is dangerous enough without increasing the likelihood for tragedy through sheer stupidity.......... The PLF Pauper

Waaassssuuupppppp! The pilot and DZO think it may have been slight wind shear at the worst time, but that wasn't proven. The same four of us went up in the same plane later in the day with no problem, so........... And, Jess, it seems to me that belting around your leg strap is better than nothing, but it seems like in an accident, you would probably be ADDING more cetrifugal force, which would probably damage you more (i.e. your body would rotate around your leg at a high rate of speed -- not explaining it clearly, I know....) Hey JT ! Too many projects at work have turned me into a mere "lurker" here, but ya'll are still good for 2 or 3 belly-laughs over the course of the day (as always !). Good luck in Korea -- maybe if you can't find a plane, you can BASE jump ! I read about your tube jump -- that is definitely on my "to do" list now... And I'm not sure how much of my helmet was "inserted", but I noticed last night that the letters "Pro-Te.." are now imprinted on the inside of my large intestine........ The PLF Supervisor

Hey all -- Just a note to remind everyone of why the safety rules / guidelines exist. We piled into the Cessna Saturday, taxied out while discussing who would spot, exit order, etc......and two of us (sadly, one was me) neglected to fasten our seat belts. Roll-out, rev up, and down the runway we go. Pilot pulls up, we get 5 feet off the ground, stall light goes on, RPMs drop, and the pilot sets it back down with 1800 ft of runway left and doing about 90 mph. He yells at everyone to assume crash positions, and I can't express the sick feeling I got when I realized I wasn't belted in. After what seemed like an eternity of plane-bouncing, tire-squealing, wheel-hopping chaos, we finally screech to a halt, the pilot hollers to exit the plane NOW, and we pile out to discover 5" of pavement (LITERALLY -- I measured) between our front tire and the end of the runway -- past that, a grassy, down-hill slope....then into the woods. I've been to several larger DZs, and seen Otter and CASA loads on which maybe only 50%-75% of the jumpers were belted in -- I guess I became complacent to the danger, and EVERYONE who jumps either knows or should know that complacency in this sport will eventually kill your ass. So, luckily, a lesson learned without the expense of a hospital stay. Also, I now know that my helmet will NOT fit into my sphincter, although it WAS close...... The belts are there for a reason........wear 'em. The Prince of PLF

Way to go Mr. and Mrs. Loveland ! (guys first in this case) Feels great to be "official", huh ? Congrats ! Don A-38283

How dare he !! We all know who the head cow-puncher is on THIS ranch........ The PLF Patriarch

Now THAT was one moronic F***** ! Way to go, Wingman -- what if you just brought him out of hibernation ? If you miss him that badly, why not give that name to BenW ? I saw on the pub page that you and Skreamer and Moose were needing help with Ben's new moniker...... Though I do remember Wazzup having a particularly soft spot in his heart for 'Sistah ! The "Not Missing Wassup" PlF King (my theory was that Sangiro was really the "Waaaazzzzzuuupp" character, and he used him to say all the horrible things our Head Honcho felt about Wingnut....but then he realized that Dave was in reality a cool guy, once you got past his deficiencies and looks)

Yeah, Stacy, don't tease us like that.......I thought FROGGIE was the truly evil one at Cross Keys......... The "Speedy" PLF King

If you pull, and your canopy is only half its normal size, and it's a no-wind day (for Grogs only...) If you pull, and rolled-up clothing, a flashlight, and a sleeping bag fall out.....

And if you don't climb back in, and don't let go, what are you gonna do -- hang off the strut for 2-3 minutes while he comes around again ? I think the pilot would try to shake you off long before that........... It's like Frank says -- when the JM says go, you go. When he says stop, you stop. I'm not saying to blindly follow him (or anyone) at all times, but remember that you're new to this, and take pride in the fact that you handled everything well. Your JM isn't teaching you how to fall -- he teaching you how to think for yourself.........and he's entitled to make a small mistake or two..........after all, SKYGOD is just a term, not an entity ! The PLF Prelate

EVERY hour is Happy Hour on Dropzone.com............ The PLF Mayor