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Now this is what I have found at the art show in Orlando yesterday - the inventor is a God! http://www.coolerscooterdirect.com/ I think I want one and I think it should replace all these stupid golf carts on Dropzones! Ride your drink, now that is a thought! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Happy New Year! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Ich verste' Bahnhof! Duengemittel schmecken gut. Mein Trabbi ist fantastisch, meine Mutter kommt aus Poemmeland! Seit hart, Sport frei! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Here new youtube link - the news page moved on to some gibberish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN06q09rFcU Survivors? That is an academic question right? If you analyze the video you will see what appears to be a human thrown from one of the planes. Nice thing is that they had just enough fuel to fly but not enough to create a nasty fireball. Anyway, they fucked up big time! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

These guys really missed their spot. Looks like a serious miscalculation: http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1519948.1,wiadomosc.html This is a live mid air collision that happened this morning at the Radom Air Show....whoooooow jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

1. Do you have bumper stickers (or just stickers) on your car? No stickers on my bumper - it is far to expensive! 2. Would your family and/or friends say you're a listener or a talker? I speak and listen at the same time - this way I don't hear anything 3. Are you a stick to your guns type of person or do you compromise? I never let go of my guns. They are always close in case I need to use them. 4. What publications do you regularly read? I don't - I can't read jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Aber danke. So wie heuer das Wetter in Europa ist, bleibe ich lieber hier in den Vereinten Staaten und riskiere Flug mit Twin Otter, CASA, Skyvan, King Air und sonstigem Schrott das alles hier rumfliegt. Fährt nach Polen - euer Auto ist schon da! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

JT you da man! Congrats brother and never mind civilian or military mafias. There are jackasses in any job on any continent. Have fun bro! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Actually all over the world (except us of course) Toyota has several most versatile and powerful Turbo Diesel engines. I had a Land Cruiser with a 3 liter 4 cyl. TD and it was awesome and very thrifty on fuel consumption. The largest engine they have is a 4 liter in line 6 TD with enough power to tow an APC. That brings me to another question: The British army vehicle of choice is a Land Rover Defender with a 110" wheel base and a 2.5 liter slow sucktion diesel. Absolutely indistuctible engine, powerful, quiet, easy to maintain and very thrifty. Road driving range of 600 miles and may transport up to 9 soldiers with equiment in non combat situations + tow a light artilery piece/field kitchen/utility trailer of sorts. Our military uses a Hummvee or whatever that heap of junk is called. It only takes 4 people, has a 6.8 liter twin turbo diesel engine that uses enough gallons per mile to keep Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran rich till oil runs out. What more it is too wide to navigate through forrests and is not what it for some reason pretends to be - an APC. Where is the logic? Our military jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Dude...the red lights are blinking, the emergency horn is blaring, water is coming in through every hole and you think you are taking a shower? Bail out now or you will become a couch poodle for her family...dude you are going down! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Nice...the LTD verion with a 5.7 liter engine. It drives like a muscle car! Why did you chose the short cab though? The crew cab is really sweet and the price difference can't be that much. Unless you dread the bed which does not get any longer than 5.5 ft. Good choice anyway, it is a truck with a luxury inside. Did you get the brown saddle leather interior? jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

A few brief remarks to this discussion: • Some here say that John’s salsa was great, or that he acted normal previously – this is irrelevant in this discussion, just as it is irrelevant that it took place at a DZ. • Many of us, your’s truly included have been in brawls one time or another. So was Randy. That is also irrelevant. • What is relevant is that Randy never used deadly force on anyone. I’ve known Randy for five years now, and I’ll vouch for that. He has not threatened anyone with deadly force either. • The bottom line is that Salsa used that deadly force. He used it without reason. He was lucky not to have killed Randy. He has it in him self to kill someone – in view of that the quality of his salsa and his other character traits are of very little importance jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

I have known Randy for a long time. He is a rambunctious, vivacious gentleman (he’s going to laugh when he reads it) who is full of life and joy. He is also one of the most professional people I have met and takes his DZ job very, very seriously. In other words the probability of him wanting to hurt someone on DZ property is nil. It’s his livelihood and Randy does not screw with that. Stabbing someone with a knife is a serious issue. It is deadly intent. It is not tolerable. Randy is a good man. He is mentally as solid as a brick. (again, he will laugh when he reads this). That is the bottom line. That is the entire other side of the story. I am happy Patrick was there to intervene. jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

I have to say that I agree with the fact that a triangle has four sides. jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

What an asshole! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Arlo, Great post. I will miss that old asshole greatly. Yesterday we took our little one for a walk to have a private moment and let my eyes sweat a little. Believe it or not every time I looked in the sky I could feel Johnny out there. That has never happened to me before...I could really feel he is still around. I love that old bastard!

I want a TSA agent posted by my lawnmower! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Muff Muff Johnny! I love you, you old asshole. Keep a place warm on the plane out there for me. Muff 3275 jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Duude, it sure took you long to notice this one. You turned 21 yesterday or what? jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Yep, I left Cliff a message too...see you on the other side brother! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Hey WOMAN! Keep your head up, not so long ago you bitched me out about the 10 year/1000 jump thing, so don't eat the perogies yet. It ain't ovet till the fat lady sings! You'll be OK

con·do·na·tion Pronunciation: "kän-d&-'nA-sh&n, -dO- Function: noun : implied pardon of an offense by treating the offender as if it had not been committed Now lets look at condone: con·done Pronunciation: k&n-'dOn Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): con·doned; con·don·ing Etymology: Latin condonare to absolve, from com- + donare to give -- more at DONATION : to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless When you look at the difference (slight in pronunciation but great in meaning) you will come to the conclusion that dyslexia is the least of your problems. As a remedy for dyslexia I do suggest a spelling tool on your computer. When it comes to the misuse of the fine English language…, there is nor remedy. That is crime and you should be hung and quartered for it. As you have nothing new or creative to add, I now leave this thread to revisit it in another two years. Happy New Year! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

Oh c'mon, John...you're above this type of lame "put words in his mouth" baiting. No I'm not. It not what he said, or words in his mouth. It's what Skyride does, and he condones it. You are wrong. To condone it I would have to be paid by Skyride. As they are not paying me, fuck them. Besides I don't discriminate - I hate everybody equally! jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

One of the things that I was trained in while attending middle school was proper spelling. Once you have mastered that skill, and that of clear thinking in situations of stress, please let me tell you why I decided to post in this forum at all: It is a thread that is two years old. Given even the most basic analysis of the facts stated, one can come to the conclusion that there was nor real change of action. It appears that aside from the fact that there is no unified DZO approach to the Skyride dilemma there are several other problems here. If you look at your basic gap analysis (really rudimentary but effective tool) you will answer the following questions: -Where am I? -Where do I want to be? -What corrective actions need to be taken to put me where I in fact want to be? Having read through this thread I come to the conclusion that none of the above questions have been addressed. Having conducted your initial gap analysis you then should treat it as a dynamic model and revisit the analysis at set intervals to see what effect have your actions had. This is obviously not the reality of the Skyride situation. Someone has filed suit somewhere and now is waiting for Godot instead or revisiting their approach and taking corrective action. Please, let me tell you that there always is something that can be done better, in a more thorough way that will make things better for you. As to the management aspect of DZ operations I agree that the behavioral approach is an interesting topic. In the author’s humble opinion, it is only one of the many tools to be used when analyzing the operation from a holistic point of view. Let me give you an example: - Have you analyzed the running costs of a Cessna vs. other available jump ships? - Have you analyzed your peak times and looked at leasing a different plane for those periods? - Have you reviewed your employment model and looked into attracting more talent during peak season and optimizing existing work force? I could ask you hundreds more of these questions. I could create a methodology for DZ approach… and so on, and so forth. Last but not least: are you a non profit club or a for profit business? I understand that many might find my comments annoying. I am not known as the most likeable guy in the world. I am arrogant and self elitist. I am cold and there is not a fiber of compassion in my body. I look at problems, analyze EVERY aspect and take corrective action. No emotions, just business. jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275

He is. I's just plain ignore him. Actually I am trying to find out what the hell is going on. The thread is 2 years old, everybody is spilling tears and there seems to be very little tangible action. Now forgive me but I fell very little remorse for whining that has not been supported by cruel, immediate and serious action. As to being arrogant - yes I am. Arrogant but aware of what is going on and making points that are valid. I argue for sake of corrective action. Then again what do I care, whine on and this thread will be active in another 2 years with no other effect. So far I have heard many funny stories here, from behavioral theories to weak, meaningless depositions. Not one DZO has come forth to say that a DZ is in fact a business that sustains them and their families. They want me and all others to believe they do it out of the goodness of their hearts. Now I realize that a DZ is not an oil well, but obviously you can make a half decent living out of it. And if in fact DZs are a hobby for the independently wealthy, please tell me how can I become so wealthy that my generosity will support the skydiving world. You should listen more to people like lawrocket who is a legal professional and may bring true value to the discussion. I am a businessperson, if anyone did this to my business I would not pretend to be Mother Theresa, I would be pissed off and in pursuit of legal retribution. jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275