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So do you know any of the guide lines for people to get reinburse or what percentage they get base on what type of damage, is it based on income? http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Let FEMA help, but not GIVE the $$. Make it a loan, that they MUST repay before they are eligible to recieve help in the future. Good point all the help FEMA is doing is actually a loan at 3% interest rate, that works for somebody that had a crappy motorhome, they can easily get 100,000 loan at 3% Now the word is out there for those that bough electric generators they were gonna be reinburse a 100% of their money, hard for me to believe. *** Are you serious?? http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Personally, I'd like to see FEMA limit itself a little more to what people NEED, rather than trying to restore some semblance of what they actually had. I don't know much about it, but that seems like it would spread my tax dollars a little farther. *** That's exactly what it is, when did I say replacemnt for your stuff? Is cover your Basic needs, we have a pretty good example of somebody lossing the entire roof and belonggings inside, FEMA will HELP on the costs of putting a new roof, minimum livable conditions, the rest is up to the affected person. Now that we are all worry about insurance companies, when Andrews hitted FL there were many insurance companies that went bankrupt because that was the profitable thing to do, just run with the money leaving a big percentage of people on the streets. We are talking about hundreds of peoples losing their way of living, and you're right when you say is going to affect everybody not just floridians. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

When did I say you or any tax payer should pay for my or any other persons stuff ? Read the post again. I'm talking about FEMA and their work not about if you have insurance or not, besides if you have insurance FEMA does not applied, secondarily there are people on the streets because of the hurricanes, do they deserved or not for FEMA to cover their basic needs? http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

The operational costs for those bussiness that choose to get insurance for a Hurricane or any other disaster is enourmous, but I guess there people that's gets them, don't know any, or any insurance company that will pay 100% of your losess unless you pay that extra replacement insurance wich is expensive, example: I have a friend that's is been paying replacement insurance in his property because the house is too old he knew the roof was gonna collapse any time soon, his deductable is $4.000. he did the math on what he paid thru the years plus deductable and broke even after the hurricane ( he loss hes roof). In this point I can't argue because there are so many diffrent positions and opinions that's what I'm only interested in the FEMA subject. *** Should the gov't help people survive a disaster and have basic necessities afterward? Definitely. But paying their wages? That's ridiculous. ____ Funny thing, I though the same thing, maybe I'm gonna have to live out my savings for a couple weeks before I'm going back to work, end up not working out that way. I still got pay for those days disaster pay, so I was able to pay credit cards, mrgage etc. But thinking about those that did not get pay and still suffreing because there are no jobs, or they loss everything do they deserved that help, I believe so, they are tax payers after all. The questions remains, do you think FEMA is doing what they supposed to be doing, getting those people back on their feet?. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

I'm 30 and my sister is 18, she did her first tamdem jump a couple months ago I video the tandem and I hire somebody to get an outside perspective on video, well I'm very confident with my flying skills but I could not or want to get closer than 5 feet away, I was a little worry about hitting them or what ever, she is the little one in the family got to take care of her, is funny when it comes to family I guess, I have no problems docking with friends. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

I personally never said FEMA does not do a good job at what they do, My personal OPINION is that if you can not afford the insurance, then you cannot afford the thing you purchased. *** We are talking about to different things but still related somehow, I pay insurance in my condo and Townhouse but does not cover the things inside the property if the roof blows away the insurance will pay a portion of the cost of the roof unless you pay extra to get replacement cover, FEMA OR ANYOTHER INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER FOR THE THINGS INSIDE, but FEMA will try to give you money so you have a place to live minimun, roof over your head, or a electric generartor because you are connected to a respirator and have special needs. Now we are not talking about one isolated case, we are talking about a DISASTER area that left without a roof people with and without insurance, including some skydivers. I was very lucky to the point that I feel guilty, my two properties are insured and nothing happened to me or my family, my two jobs pay me for the time being off, disaster pay that comes right off the taxes we pay, but what about those small bussiness like dropzones and employees, gear sales, etc. Would you think they are entitle to help from the goverment or FEMA to get them backon their feet ? or tough luck for them. Don't we all pay taxes to get some help when we need it most. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

The question was do you think FEMA is doing a good job after the disaster?, not, what do you think of people living in adisaster area without insurance. I can see having insurance will help, but what about Florida after Andrews when a lot of insurance companies went bankrupt and did not pay nobody they just pocketed the money and file bankrupt, three hurricanes in less than a month is taking a toll in the economy at all levels, like it or not FEMA is there for a reason a part of your and mine tax dollars are going to a disaster relief fund, if you don't know anything about the work FEMA is doing in the disaster areas just don't say anything. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Emergency relief funds from FEMA are tax dollars*** Exactly my point, is tax money should cover basic needs for people and small bussiness. I think this is going to be releveant for the upcoming elections since a lot of people were affected by the Hurricanes and even for those of us that were lucky enough to not have that much impact and are witneesing the whole recuperation process. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

There are already people working just to pay insurance, we all pay taxes these are tax payers dollars that should be helping people/small bussiness to get back on their feet an example will be skydive Lake Whales, don't really know if they had insurance or not but some of those dollars should go to get them back on their feet, not talking about getting them the same hangar they got or brand new equipment just get them back on their feet. There are even small bussiness that had been turned down by FEMA because there is not damage to their building but what about disaster pay for their employees that could not work for those two or more weeks, I mean aren't we paying taxes for that and I really mean that a portion of your taxes goes to FEMA every year. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Correct me if I'm wrong but the FEMA dollars come from taxes not from voluntarily insurance. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Do you think FEMA is doing a good job with the people affected by Hurricanes, They supposed to help people and small bussiness to get on their feet after the hurricanes in FL and other states. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

This is just another failure in the process of translating it from spanish. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

I applaud you interest in becoming a Instructor/coach I guess it depends on the dropzone and if you come from a small dropzone jumping out a cessna, "in the land of the deaf people the blindman is the king" applies http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Thanks to Wendy and Skydive Sebastian, we made three jumps and even some tandems show up, see you guys tomorrow saturday before Jennie or what ever her name is comes and hit us again. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

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Trying to call Wendy but does not answer, maybe is too early. I know they have the airplane back but are they jumping? I probably just stop by even is just to say hi. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Can anybody tell me, before 12:00 if Sebastian or Clewiston is open today? I need some skydive therapy after two weeks of hurricanes, Don't think I can take another one. Weeendy you are the only one that can ease my pain. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

(I usually like to warm up w/ 2 or 3 landings after taking monday and tuesday off from jumping) *** This sounds like a math problem: Let's see 50 jumps 2 days off this week. likes to warm up 2 or 3 jumps let's say you do 3 jumps a day for 5 days a week that's 15 jumps times 4 weeks 60 jumps, I'm gonna say you did not complete AFF in a month so I think you will probably don't make more than 10 jumps a month, correct me if I'm wrong. I'm not planning in following this threat, or even keep reading, there is people here with more experience than me that are telling you be carefull for a reason, if I were you I'll listen, http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

I agree with you thats what you should say to all passangers. First, the passanger is looking for an adrenalin rush, why sugar coat?. second, everybodys first jump is a miles stone, whether you make one jump or 10,000 jumps after that, in that jump was when you realize what you where capable of, if the tandem master minimazes the importance or risk factor you're both taking we/you are also minimizing that sense of acomplishement the passanger will get after the jump. Just my two cts http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

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Post: I have coached him before. I'll keep an eye on him before he goes up tryin to freefly. Its always a little scary when ya hear people sayin stuff like that. *** Coached somebody with 200 jumps only??? with probably triple your jumps I would not dare to do that, jumps with them give them good advice, I would not call it coaching, all of us need some advice from time to time, yes is a litle scary so is reading this post. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

I have a mirage and I love it, but what can you tell me about the micron? Seems to me that has the same protection level than mirage, any opinions greatly appreciated. http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Something like that happened to me a couple months ago but it was a full altitude and I was videoing a 4 way team, the spot was not right due to clouds and the video man of a tandem was giving me crap about waiting to get to a hole, I have no shame in telling him goa F#$% himself, I'm responsable for my team and the right spot since we were the first ones, The cool part was two master tandems notice and complained to the DZO about that camera man, without me saying a word about the incident on the ground, never happened to me doing hop and pops, or I haven't notice since I'm spotting minding my own bussiness http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

Glad you're Ok any news from the others, I'm in Jupiter we got power back last night, my condo roof has alittle bit of damage all the trees are down huge trees down looks like a battle zone, I'm glad I still have a place, including the new town house I bough is fine, is my first Hurricane and I was right in the middle, the eye of the storm give me a chance to go back to my condo and asset the damage since I was staying with my moms a block away, the second hit was stronger than the first one, I don't care what they say!!! this was a CAT 2 can't imagine anything bigger. I will leave the country for the next one this shit is scary and it sucks. Hope every body made it Ok, let me know if I can help in any way . ROLLCALL Carlos OK. at Jupiter http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html