skybytch

Yeah, how dare anybody think that skydivers should take responsibility for their own safety? So much easier and better to expect someone else to do it.

You've never tried putting on a rig after doing more than one guy last night, have you?

All the fucking way. There is NO excuse for skydivers to be suing skydivers over a skydiving related accident. Period. I make the decision to get on the plane. I deal with the consequences of that decision. End of story. That's what the waiver said. If you disagreed with it, why did you sign it?

First jump at a new dz (that's having a boogie, no less) and first jump on a smaller canopy all on the same jump? Doesn't seem like a good idea to me even if a 1.2 wingloading is appropriate for your ability (which, judging by your questions, doesn't seem real likely).

I said a different one every night. If done correctly, a different one every night is equal to two different ones every day. Oh yeah, guys, if you're going to try this, be sure to remember that her fucking you last night does not mean she wants to skydive with you today.

Smokey burnouts are cool.

Couldn't have been that good if you remember that much of it.

Assuming you have no significant other who might kick you and your stuff to the curb, you should sleep with as many different people as possible. A different one every night, if you're good enough. The truly talented don't even have to bother bringing a tent.

I got it right then. Three finals this week and all three have a map portion... so many countries and rivers and cities and deserts and mountains and lakes to know that yesterday I brainlocked the states of Vermont and Minnesota completely on an extra credit map.

Last minute studying for the final I'll be taking in less than an hour. Anybody know where the Irrawaddy River is?

Vince Neil. Bruce Springsteen. And even though wishing would have done no good even if he had been lucky enough to meet me, Rob Halford. Yes, I was a strange teenager.

HBD!! Hope you have a fantastic day, Jack.

I'd probably be approaching elderly woman behind the counter in a small town status.

Today I walked from the parking lot to the classroom. And back. I did park way out there though. That's gonna be the extent of my workouts until the 21st. Finals suck.

Two showers in one day? That's seriously depraved. I'm not even going to go into the banana eating thing.

Giving homosexuals the right to marry (ie more freedom) is a step along the way to losing all our freedoms? Please explain, cuz I'm confused.

Haven't talked to John lately, have you? The process involved in getting food stamps, medical help or even utility assistance is extremely dehumanizing; besides the cattle car feeling, you are also forced to give up your financial privacy. The medical "care" is often of questionable quality. The stigma that goes along with using food stamps or receiving subsidized medical care is also dehumanizing. That's why lots of people like John don't get food stamps and why they wait until it's an absolute emergency before they get medical attention. Good thing, cuz I doubt Joe would be willing to live amongst crime and violence like John does - he doesn't have to because he can afford to live in a gated community where the likes of John aren't allowed (except as laborers, of course). I'm not saying that this type of privilege is wrong, I'm merely pointing out that it exists. Although I do think that being able to feel safe in your home shouldn't be tied to how much money you make. John pays taxes too - sales tax, property tax (if he's lucky enough to own some property - ie he doesn't live in California), fuel tax, vehicle registration tax... Taken together, I'd bet that taxes eat up clsoe to the same percentage of John's income that they do Joe's. When discussing tax burden on individuals, isn't the percentage of income needed to pay them what is important? I don't buy that. Not in a world where Joe can blatantly break laws in pursuit of profit and get only a slap on the hand while John is being searched on the side of the road because he fits the profile of a meth addict, and for all the reasons I mentioned above. Not sure why people seem to think that challenging capitalism and class structure means that I think everything should be free, but anyway. Of course I didn't give away gear, I doubt I'd have had a job for very long if I had. But I also don't think I treated people any differently based on how much gear they were buying. I know I wasn't very nice to some assholes who didn't deserve niceness though...

I agree with her, so perhaps you'd be interested in what I believe to be right and wrong. I believe that love, compassion and the freedom to live life without harassment or discrimination from others based on ones color, culture, religion, gender, sexual preference, preferred breakfast food, etc., are right. I believe that hatred, intolerance, oppression and violence are wrong. I'm not sure that egocentric is the right word. You do come off to me as ethnocentric -assuming that one's own culture is superior to all others and should therefore be dominant.

Call or email a dealer (not a manufacturer) in the US. Square One is my favorite but most of the others will take good care of you too.

Looking beyond the spending of money or the doing of business, Joe is not worth more than John in any way other than economically. Joe's large bank account does not make him a better person than John is. And yet even in situations where money is not a factor, society says that Joe's large bank account really does make him a better person than John is. And we're all brainwashed into believing that Joe is somehow entitled to special treatment because he has money and that it's John's own damn fault he doesn't make beyond a subsistence income, if he'd only work harder or smarter or get lucky... The more reading of history that I do, the more I want to liken capitalism to religion. Challenging it sure does provoke some interesting responses.

...men that their father's didn't choose for them.

1. May 21st. Last final of the semester. 2. June 20. Travel to Ashland, OR, to spend the next 35 days on the Pacific Crest Trail with my BFF Mar. 3. July 24. Meet up with my man and dog somewhere near Cascade Locks, OR, then drive on to Lost Prairie.

Because how the majority of people think is what rules our society. If the majority of people start thinking that who people really are is more important than the size of their bank accounts (or debtloads), how might society change? I think people of all income levels would be happier and more financially secure than they are now. Instead of buying everything they can make their money stretch to pay for every month, they'd buy what they needed. They might spend the rest on doing things they love or they might donate to charity. Or they may even reduce the amount of time they work so they can enjoy that time with their loved ones. I don't see any downsides to such a world. Yes, I'm sure my logic is flawed but since it's my idealistic fantasy world it can be illogical if I want.

Why not give the same service to both? You never know, the guy with the $15 order today might need $10k worth of stuff in the near future; how he's treated on that $15 order may be a decision point in who he places that $10k order with. It's also likely that the guy routinely coming in with a $1000 order will be taking his orders elsewhere if he can get it for $950 no matter how good you treat him. Nuthin' personal, of course, just a matter of pure survival...

Where did I say the business has to give it away? What would be wrong with every seat on the plane being the same size and price? But I'm really not questioning whether people should be able to choose first class or coach. I'm questioning why people who have money are valued higher than people who don't. Status, which is shown in our society by how much nice stuff you have, is more important than people. Gaining the stuff that gets you respect is the name of the game. Even if getting all that stuff means you're constantly working or taking advantage of other people (especially those who can't fight back), or even breaking laws - all of which are routinely done by Joe the CEO and his friends.