CrazyThomas

Let's hear what you all think, before this gets removed. Peace, Thomas "I am shortly to be discontinued."---TMM

You still doubt me? Check my locked posts. Check the ones removed. I know, Sangiro's rules. but someone is moderating our speech. No offense Sangiro, but really, where am I tolerated? Jail, and the Psych Ward. Peace, Thomas

Exactly right. Ain't no free speech allowed anywhere anymore. I guess the world is too SOFT! I guess maybe I am repeating myself? Peace, Thomas

Yeah, but if the ground catches me, I am dead. just another thought. in a BASE forum, most aren't concerned with "RULES" Crap set in front of me by people who don't like me. What kind of rule is that? a crap rule. Flush it, and vent the smell. Peace, Thomas

Enough with this animal loving crap. I have heard that a cat can withstand a freefall of more than 100 feet, because of the density of it body compared to it's surface area. A dog? Not so talented. Cats get real messed up from the 30-60 foot range, before terminal (CAT) velocity is reached, and before they can use windspeed to their advantage. A dog? I don;t know. Never researched it, but I bet much over 20 feet kills em. Why the humanity? Why mice and rats? let's talk about cats and dogs. Better yet, birds and humans. Peace, Thomas

Simply "This is my girlfriend." Anything else, people tend to assume too much. Seriously, I sleep with my friends who are girls and guys, with no sex involved. Imagine telling someone you are involved with: "Last night I slept with so and so." In this society, sleeping with automatically implies sex. Why is that? Really, my best friends are the ones I kiss, sleep with, talk with, share my secrets with, and never have sex with. Sex complicates things way too much. It is only sex. Sex is not a big deal anymore. It's just one more thing to get worried about or have problems with. Peace, Thomas

It could be my schizophrenia getting the best of me again. HAH! really, I just went and got another 30 pack of old milwaukee, and am now logging off for a smoke break, and about 3 beers. Then, maybe some sleep. Or not. Peace, Thomas

I think freefliers ran into resistance because they were doing something different. Similar story with BASE. I found that the people who don't understand are the people who object the most. "I don't understand, so I think you are nuts!" Not really, I just want to expand my horizons. And try new things. I like 3flier's point about Jealousy also. "i am green with envy, because I am way too scared to try that. So I will dis you instead!" The DZ I trained at didn't like me because I wanted to do solo, screw-off jumps rather than be on a four way that I was obviously the worst on. I was thinking that I enjoy the falling, not the turning the points. Belly fliers........pfffff....what's new about that? Really, boxman isn't that hard. let's see, relax, and arch? Peace, Thomas

smaartest thing Beavis ever said? "When I was little, And I had no sense. I took a whiz, On an electric fence. It hurt so bad, It shocked my balls. Then I took a crap, In my overalls." I still love that show. Time to go watch a video. Peace, Thomas

Site naming. hmmm, always a touchy subject. Let's just put it this way Jim. I drive down an interstate until I see an advertisement for a BASE jumping site. Usually, in WI, the advertisements are in the form of red lights, with the top light blinking. Hope that helps. oh, it depends on. Peace, Thomas

I was thankful to be alone this thanksgiving. I don't think we need a holiday to gather and be happy, but most of society works too hard and waits for a holiday to celebrate life. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. Maybe the rest of us can learn. I learned that this summer, to be thankful every day. I did sleep outside, out in the streets, and mostly under bridges. Homeless people were my friends this summer, because we shared something in common. They had nowhere to go, and neither did I. And we were all happy together. being homeless isn't that bad. It does away with a lot of the bill problems. And worried of "What if my house gets robbed". I am now in my parents home out of convenience. I worked a job so I could get food and play money. Now I can buy Suz a shirt. I would rather give my money away then hoard it for myself. Really. Being a person who only cared about money made me realize one thing. I have only one friend: MONEY. So, I try to make money not an issue. Money cannot buy friendship. It's like buying sex, which is I believe is called prostitution. Not worth it. I would rather sleep (no sex) with someone I care for, than have sex with a stranger. my .02 Thomas

How about tell her the truth? Most women don't get honesty from us men. Just tell her you are wrecked because you pulled an all nighter. It may go farther than any cologne. just my .02 Thomas

Safety? you choose your level of involvement and safety. Psychology? We have one thing in common. We don't like having planets shoved up our asses, so we open the parachute in time. A lot of different psychological minds exist. Some do it for fame. Some do it for fortune. Some do it for fun. Me? I do it because I can. Usually noone knows about my "other" jumping career, as it is not accepted most places. I say most, because some accept it, but even at that, I found a lot of "others" who cannot or will not accept or tolerate me. I guess I am too different. I have a theory on that one, but it's time for another beer. Peace, Thomas p.s. Welcome to the world of gravity. It's always there, and takes no vacations, and never discriminates. It just pulls me back toward earth.

If you are seriously feeling bad for work, wait a few hours after you are supposed to be there, and then call in and tell them you are in jail. Only reason I lost my last job was I didn't do the call part. Here's the trick. Jail calls are always collect, and have the name of the institution you are being held in told up front. So, have a friend call, posing as your "Lawyer" with the story. Might get out of a couple of days of work. Seriously, how can they fire you for jail excuse, unless you have a government job, or are making the company look bad? Peace, Thomas

Rev Jim, glad to see another cheesehead here. I know there are more, but how appropriate to find you on an alcohol thread. Something like WI has the highest alcohol consumption per capita. And a good football team. The real problem in WI is binge drinking and alcohol poisoning. Seriously, college kids die every year here on their 21st birthday trying to do the whole "21 shots" thing for a birthday party. The real trick to drinking isn't how many, but staying mostly in control of myself. Otherwise I really go off on a tangent. Worse than seen here before. And getting thrown out of bars? Easy. The real trick is to drink half a pitcher, have the bartender cut me off, and have the waitress refund full price on a half drank pitcher. At least I still have some good talents. Peace, Thomas

Nice picture and set up. Thanks for sharing. Can we get some more spirals and colors involved? Peace, Thomas

Tom, Don't forget earlier discussion on this topic. Where does a BASE jump no longer qualify? I have jumped an 80 foot bridge with no rig into 20 feet of water. So, technically I could static line or D-bag that height. Then, no altitude matters, only what's below me. I think TRUE BASE is freefall, and I won't go near 150 feet. You got most of us all there. I don't know that much to understand how to safely go about it. I have heard the stories, and know the spot, yet I still walked away from a PCA there. Something like: Not worth the pack job. Even if the pack job was ripped apart an hour before hand, fumbled around, and then repacked. I tore it apart the next day in the daylight, and packed it to my liking. So, between the 3 or 4 times I tore apart that pack job, by the time I jumped it, I had about 4 hours into packing it. And a couple of exit points walked away from. Peace, Thomas

So many that I lose count. Either lose count, or run out of bar money. Depends how fast I consume those beers also. I can drink a case (24) if I spread it out over 14 hours. or, I can get drunk in 2 hours if I SLAM drinks. Depends on what you are after. Peace, Thomas

yeah, I'd send you one without the picture even. Maybe that is why I am crazy. Sometimes I just believe people, and try to help people. Suz, if you don't get a shirt within two weeks, just PM me and we'll figure out how to get you one. I'll buy it and mail it no probs. I just gotta go on a business trip for a week. Peace, Thomas p.s. I usually talk to the police when I am shirtless. I guess you are better looking, or luckier.

Geez, I hate to say it, but I will: I TOLD YOU SO! I have been trying to clarify this theory in a few postings. Seriously, this is a reason I was detained in jail unfairly. They thought I was a terrorist, and they had complete power over me. Yeah, you think you have the right to remain silent? Guess what, you can go to jail for: "Obstructing Justice" if you don't talk, and if you do talk, it can and will be used against you in a court of law. Ever see the Matrix? The government is the machine, and they are working hard to pull reality over us, so we all just keep lilving and stop questioning. Peace, Thomas "Know yourself. Know what you're doing. Question authority."---Timothy Leary

Why would I die trying to land a wing suit, or be willing to? I can't find a better way off this damn planet. God is laughing at all of us, I just know it. And if we can tolerate life long enough, he rewards us. It wasn't suicide God, it was an ACCIDENT. hell yeah, thanks. I found my way out. Peace, Thomas p.s. Gotta get my new parachute before I start on my wingsuit jumps. heh heh. Can't make it look that obvious.

Suz, You still are afraid of skydiving? Good. Keep that fear, and enjoy it. Look at me. I don't care about anything. I don't fear anything. That does not do me any good. Like someone else said, there's nothing a pistol won't solve. Except I think suicide is wrong. And I am pretty sure God will not let humans off that easy. Enjoy the fear. Once you lose fear, it isn't so fun anymore. Skydiving is relaxing for me, because BASE jumping is pretty stressful. Really want to shit yourself? Try hucking a 200 foot tower, freefall. WOW, that's a rush. Peace, Thomas "You have to let go to accelerate."---Thomas M. Mauch

I don't know Mike's story, but I was having problems with my DZ before I started BASE. See, I pulled my reserve immediately after breaking off from a four way. When asked what malfunction I had, I said none. I just wanted to fly it. WOW! The turds hit the fan at full speed then. They gave me the boot for a year or two. I could have lied, and said I couldn't find my pilot chute, but I thought then that honesty was the best policy. Not so with some DZ's. So, a lesson in life I finally learned, is: "Just tell people what they want to hear." It doesn't have to be my opinion, or the truth. It just has to be what they want to hear, and they will think better of you, because what you said was pleasing. pfffff... And they thought my low pull was a brain fart, or a loss of alitutde awareness. Really, I guess it was a loss of alititude awareness. I was so high still that I couldn't see the trees on my level yet. So, I pulled around 1800 feet just so it wasn't SO obvious that I was humming it, so to speak. They would have had heart attacks if I pulled where I wanted (aka: right around 500 feet). but, I was trying to be a good guy there, and trying to keep people happy. So I told them a big fat lie. Yep, I lost altitude awareness. HAH HAH! Fooled ya guys. I don't know if USPA would even let me back in if I paid the money for a membership. Maybe they have read some of my posts. And know that I just don't care anymore, about anything. Especially stupid rules like pull altitudes. I know, I know, meant to give us dumbies time to deal with a malfunction. Too bad I jumped a sorcerer a couple times. Now there is a slick rig. Sure, pull by 500 feet, and still have time to cut away, if action is quick. And in BASE, action is QUICK! Peace, Thomas "BASE jump? OK, where? And what? And how high is it?"---Crazy Thomas

didn't know how before. Thanks. I sleep odd hours, because I am odd. hmm..... damn truth again. Peace, Thomas "There are dreamers, and there are doers."

My psych teacher once asked how the class envisioned our funerals. I replied that I wanted to decompose out in the woods, and just return to nature so to speak. Not have anyone ever find me, just dissappear. But, I have been finding dissappearing to be not such an easy trick as I used to think. Not impossible, but difficult. Damn society keeps pulling me back into it. Anyone ever think about how they want to go, and want to share it in public? food for thought, then food for the worms! Peace, Thomas