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JT I did see Franck post in the Incidents forum today. But I guess his visit to DZ.COM was a brief one. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I have a Wings container with the codura BOC and have not had any troubles with it. But who's to say that I won't have trouble on my next jump. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Cool ... I'm happy for all those involved ...

Was this the girl from Utah? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'm jealous because it looks like I missed out on a good time. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation or when we retire. The truth is there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with ... and remember that time waits for no one. So, stop waiting ... Until your car or home is paid off. Until you get a new car or home. Until your kids leave the house. Until you go back to school. Until you finish school. Until you lose 10 lbs. Until you gain 10 lbs. Until you get married. Until you get a divorce. Until you have kids. Until you retire. Until summer.. Until spring. Until winter. Until fall. Until you die. There is no better time than right now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and, dance like no one's watching. If you want to brighten someone's day, pass this on to someone special. PS: I'm not the author of what was written above. I just thought I'd pass it on to y'all. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

This should be my 1000th post on "dropzone.com" I guess I'm now officially a post whore. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hook told me about your ribs on Saturday. I guess you're not too keen on going skiing again. But it's best to get back on the horse soon after you've fallen off (once you're healed up). Question: did D&K tell you plenty of jokes and make you watch funny movies after your Copper incident? If they didn't they should have (or at least I would have). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

As a licensed pilot and skydiver, I've thought about doing some sort of private jump. But the more I think about it, the less sense it makes all of the time. Now it would be kind of neat if a skydiver was to do some sort of jump into a private event (a wedding, graduation party, etc, etc). But unless I'm mistaken, the skydiver still needs to have a demo endorsement to be legal. That eliminates myself at this current stage of my short skydiving career and I'm sure it would also eliminate many others (yourself included). But from a financial feasibility point of view, jumping from a friend's airplane or letting a friend jump from my plane makes no sense. Not even factoring in the need to make sure the airplane is airworthy for this sort of operation, getting the necessary permission from the governing aviation body (the FAA as an example), paying for the flight and recovering the jumper from whatever location they land in seems like way more of a hassle then paying the $20 (or whatever it costs for us to jump) to go to my favorite dropzone(s) and jump out of one of their airplanes. It costs me at least $100/hour wet to rent an airplane powerful enough to get one or two skydivers to full jump altitude and the jumpers would be lucky to get one jump in for that hour. In the meantime I could do five jumps at a commercial dropzone for the same $100. Just my two cents ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Who: This boogie will be for all those who dare to show up. What: This is the "Jim Bella going away boogie" When: The exact date has yet to be determined but we're thinking of the weekend of Saturday March 29th (it may need to be pushed up one weekend if Jim is too busy with his girlfriend). Where: Team Bellas are planning on invading Brush CO and they just may be looking for recruits (especially potential recruits with boobies). Why: Why else would a boogie be held? To have some serious fun and to say good-bye to Jim Bella (who's cutting away for a year and touring a DZ around the country near you). So come out and join the Bellas if you dare!!! Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I actually came from a first jump class which beat the averages. We had 10 people in our class and 7 of those passed AFF with 5 becoming licensed skydivers. However, I don't think any of the other 4 jumpers have anything near to my jump numbers as the next closest likely only has about 50-60 jumps. What can I say, this sport can be very addicting to some. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Holy Cow Betsy? 21 jumps in one weekend? That's awesome. And here I thought I made off like a bandit. Anyway here's my numbers: 0:11:0 This was kind of a minor break-through weekend for this camper as I made real progress with some of my freeflying skills.

Good call Frodo. You're on the right road if you make those sort of decisions. There's a popular saying in some skydiving circles at goes something like this "Now how many perfectly good fields did you pass on your way to landing in that tree?". But I can't use that one on you now can I? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

It's weird, I see plenty of first timers (tandems) with smiles on their faces after their jumps. But very few ever come back for some training. Even fewer make it through their training and become life-time jumpers. What makes those of us who become skydivers different? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Welcome to DZ.COM Frodo Baggins and welcome to our addiction. There's a girl which wants me to go rollerblading with her tomorrow (hmm...that would actually be today), but with the weather so nice, I can't waste a good skydiving day. I'm going to have to get her in the air sometime soon so that she'll understand this addiction of mine. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I know you're not going to like this, but my rebuilt Wings container arrived yesterday via UPS (could they have mis-routed yours? Nah). But I can't jump it this weekend because Hooknswoop is off skiing today. Oh well, I guess I'll survive jumping the old container one more weekend. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Wouldn't you know it, Brush (Denver Skydivers) was supposed to be the first DZ I was to visit once I became licensed. But to date, it's the only one in the state in which I've yet to go to. But I think that will soon change as Brush is having a Casa boogie in late April if I'm not mistaken. Oh, by the way ... welcome to DZ.COM and the wonderful world of skydiving. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

As someone who grew up in the Great White North, but has lived in CO for the last five years, let me say that I haven't really noticed that much different between living in these two great countries (except of course for the colder winters in Canada). We are like cousins and we share the same historical roots. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Which DZ did you jump at while in CO? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

No I didn't see this Good Morning Miami show (of course I don't live in Miami either). But on Nick-at-Night they had on the infamous skydiving Cheers episode. It was good for a few kicks. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

One would think that taking six months off and then immediately jumping a category five type of canopy come spring time would be like playing with fire. But then what do I know, I've never flown a category five type of canopy. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Oh boy ... I can see the canopy nazis lining up for this one. So I'm not even going to say a word in terms of doing X number of jumps before downsizing (keeping in mind that following BillVon's canopy downsizing guidelines isn't a bad thing). Since BillVon is a moderator, hopefully he will see this and post his downsizing guidelines again. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I haven't been around that long, so my list of aircraft will be lame compared to many of you. But here goes (from most-to-least number of jumps): 1) King Air 2) Otter 3) Caravan 4) Cessna 206 5) Skyvan 6) Porter 7) DC-3 Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

When the opportunity to jump with other comes up (preferrably others who are more skilled or at least the same skill level as you), then take advantage of the situation. But there are other times when jumping alone makes sense. I still have issues with my head down freeflying as well as transitioning to head down from a sit (my sit is pretty good now). So here I've been on jumps with others, where the plan was to go head down. But for one reason or another, the dive has got to the shits (it could be me, it could be the others I jumping with) and mainly for safety sake I've had to maintain my sit longer than I would have liked. And it's in these sort of circumstances where I'm not getting that valuable head down experience I so much desire. So every once in a while, unless the person is more skilled than I am and they're willing to jump with me head down, I find it more valuable to just do a solo jump and work on my transitions. You don't want every jump to be a solo, but once in a while it's the only way to work on certain skill sets without distractions. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Only seven more for me. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over