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Probably NSFW. The bathing suit that adapts to a different physique.

I was a plane nut and a skydiver in 71. I looked at every plane as a potential jumpship. I saw plenty of 727s with the stairs down. It may sound dumb, but never occured to me that they could be used for an inflight exit. I figured that there had to be all sorts of interlocks preventing their deployment in flight. I assumed also (incorrectly) that their deployment would give a very dangerous pitch down aerodynamic force. There was an airshow act back then that had a pylon mounted on top of a DC 8 to which a stuntman was attached as sort of a "wing walker". He didn't really walk anwhere, it was just a low flyby and steep climbout with a guy on top of a big jet transport. We thought they should have sweetened the act with a zero G roll and have the guy jump off with a chute. I guess the chances of a tail strike were pretty high. 377 Someone once told me that criminals have a mindset that is always looking for an opportunity. In a restaurant, instead of thinking, "What pleasant music and food", the criminal is thinking, "If I worked here, how could I steal money". At a store, "How could I steal something?" At an airport, "How could I hijack this plane for money?" Recently, a private investigator told me that it is easy to follow people because most people don't constantly check to see if they are being followed. The mindset is different.

I'll bring my Carpenters Gold box set.

Since the stairs were used at airports... if a person was at an airport... ...and was watching airplanes through a window. Perhaps watching friends take off. The random airport-attending observer could observe the use of the rear stairs. No research needed, just the use of some imagination. Of course, that would add to the list of suspects "anyone who has been to an airport". Perhaps the stairs aren't such a big deal.

That is a different discussion. That was the relationship with another human being. That is gone. At some point, she made a committment to her lifestyle and needs. The checkbook/credit card relationship is long-term. Always remember the phrase "...but that's different." When logic does not seem to function, that phrase will appear. Everything will become lmmediately clear. Ohhh quit yet bitchin It seems to me most men want dependent women not those of us who are independent. Independent women scare you guys to death. You are the victims of your own need to control a womans life. You guys set up the rules... you have to live with the results. You are the ones who make on average 35 to 40% more in the workplace.. forcing many women to rely on men economically. Many women are trained to ...at all costs.. find a man that will support them. If you do run across some of the women so trained.. is there little doubt that if you are not providing as well as they expect.. that they will still be looking for a man who can support them the way they wish to be??? Perhaps if more men actually supported equal opportunities for women in careers and were more financially independent and could earn their own living you would find less of the type of women you guys seem to want and get. Unfortunately, all women are the same, so men have just learned to live with the disappointment.

There was an email at FIS that would say "We're looking at porn over here." Also, there was the fart-wave file that would let go a big one. You just couldn't convince your cube-neighbors that it wasn't you. On a new job, the first thing that I do is mute the volume.

Because you are dealing with legal documents. Very similar to creating and dissolving a business. If it were a business, you would start out with simple documents that define what the assets are, and the ownership. When you dissolve the business, there are probably more assets, and their distribution must be defined. Go into business with a close relative and it will work about the same way.

That is a different discussion. That was the relationship with another human being. That is gone. At some point, she made a committment to her lifestyle and needs. The checkbook/credit card relationship is long-term. Always remember the phrase "...but that's different." When logic does not seem to function, that phrase will appear. Everything will become lmmediately clear.

Was that at Cedartown? I don't remember Monroe having another attempt after the 1998 100 ways, which incidentally is where I jumped my famous orange suit for the first time (I had it Fed Ex'ed to the DZ from Zute Sute). Yes, 2003.

Depends on who you ask. The claimed record is around 64 done at Skydive Monroe out of two Casas.(the last time there were two Casas together in Ga. till I brought two to Dublin) There are claims of dropped grips so some contest that number. When we were talking about a record in Dublin I said I would not claim one unless it was 66 or more so as to avoid the politics. It was a 64 way at Monroe in May 1997 out of a Casa, Otter and King Air, organized by the late Sandy Wambach. I was on it, as well as two subsequent failed attempts, one at an 80 way that fall, and a 100 way the following spring, both at Monroe. When the weather cleared on Friday, they sent up the base (10-way with 4 zipper pairs) for a test run. The camera man leaned out to check for a hole and stood up and nodded. The nod was, "I can see the ground", not "we are over the dz". The base exited 1/2 mile past the other end of the runway. "Is there another dz over there?" "No, why?" "The base just exited." (edited to add:) That was the 100-way. We did another attempt some years later, but the weather forecast was for solid cloud cover all weekend. Because of the weather forecast, only 40 out of 100 people showed up. Naturally, the weather cleared on Saturday and we did 5 or 6 jumps with who was there.

Statistically, you should have bought lottery tickets with that type of luck. It always seems that things start out mature and respectful, but there are too many busy-bodies out there. At some point, someone gets the "...but you deserve" speech from a "friend", and let the flames begin. The faster that it gets done, the less time for interference from the peanut gallery.

Very good. Sit down, list your assets, split them up. Clothes, and such, are easy. Don't get too stuck on who gets the microwave (example) or an old tv. At the end of it all, if it only costs you $200 to keep your sanity, it's a deal. Walk away quick and cleanly.

Legal debts - cars? home? credit cards? Get your name off of her loans and credit cards. If she has a car loan, and defaults on it 3 years later, it affects your credit rating. Same for a home loan, only worse. They will try to come after you for an unpaid mortgage if it defaults 10 years from now. Late payments for anything co-signed will show up on your credit rating. Splitting up the small things that "we bought for us", like stereos, tvs, and furniture can be a bit touchy perhaps. "mine" and "yours" can be an interesting conversation.

Not on a level playing field. I paid for Skydiving. I am sent Parachutist.

an old pic. what a smile.

Some people don't jump because of fear. For some, it is just lack of interest. (I have sports that I don't do they bore me.) However, when a person has to portray an image of themselves as super-cool and fearless, yet they won't jump out of fear - they have to rationalize it to others. Hence, that conversation and comments. It is best to ignore them. Comments like that are a blessing. You can identify the insecure and petty persons. Who wants to spend time with them? A secure person can discuss another persons interests without feeling threatened.

As well they should.

My friend split his eyebrow open at WFFC a few years ago and it required 4 stitches. They had to shave part of it. We were going to put it back in with eyebrow pencil, but he said that it wouldn't go over well at work. Carolina lumber mills don't play that.

It seems that Hamas already made that choice for them. They have smuggling tunnels. What did they smuggle? What did they spend their money on? All govts have a choice of expenditures. Any money that is used on infrastructure (like hospitals, schools, and homes) is money that could have been spent on rockets. So, how much did they spend on rockets in the last year? The idea is, spend all the money on arms and then expect the world to supply the infrastructure. Africa has this down to science. The govt starts a war and then decides that their citizens are starving. Hamas has one of two issues. Either it is spending their money unwisely and should be held accountable, or it has no control over the armed factions. Either way, Hamas is valueless.

I keep hearing people talking about "their" football team in the Superbowl. It's not "their" team, they are merely sponsors. They give money for tickets, they give money for overpriced jackets and hats, they attend pep rallies. The real team owner isn't splitting the proceeds of "his" team with them. People claim that they whole-heartly believe that their team will win. No doubt in their minds. Ok... let's hear from the true believers. Sign up. If your team loses, you shave one eyebrow. Otherwise... your team sucks and you know it.

My buddy owns a Cessna, so we go here and there. About 6 years ago, we were supposed to go to the Keys for a 3-day weekend at the end of January. We got weathered out and postponed it for 2 weeks. So, on VD, we went diving. We were out on the boat and one guy turns and gives the "Oh Shit!" realization-look. He suspected that his g/f would be moderately upset when he returned to Tampa.

$50 says he told his current g/f the same thing about the song.

I understand it was a virgin conception. My ex tried to sell that to her parents. Success varies. Her parents said, "You mean he's so lazy that he married a pregnant woman?"

When I worked at Verizon, I used to send myself flowers for my birthday and Val Day. Try it, you get an interesting reaction. Women have this competitive instinct. They may not want you, but they want to prove that they could steal you.

A while back, I told my son the, "...grab the grass" joke. At some point, he told his mom. His mom re-told the joke as fact in front of 3 people who immediately started laughing. "Why are you laughing?" "Good joke." To my son, "It's a joke?" "Yeah mom."