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Please note before i offer my .02, I am not in a situation where i have been jumping for years on end, i am still a student of the sport, with less than 200 jumps. Take what i say with a grain of salt..... In this situation, I would be temped to stick to the word - DZ regulations. If i come across as Advisory or even as a superior, i may in fact put more tension into the situation than is necessary to solve the problem. Maybe i would say something to the effect of "Thats kind of an interesting practice you have there, where did you pick it up" or maybe "what advantages does that practice have". That would open the door to a more direct statement like "I was taught that that was against DZ policy." I don't mean to sound like a pussy, but in this sport people have a way to take their practices and/or habbits personally, or so i have learned the hard way. Bring it up in a non-authoritarian manner and ease it into light. Being to direct can close the doors of communication with a hard-headed diver - and this would nul the whole point of causing a change in the divers behaviour. my .02. thanx =========Shaun ==========

As a Member of the LDS church, I too abstain from drinking. I feel that it is one of the better choices i have made for myself. However, I do get called on Cases of beer. Right now I think i Owe 2 or 3 cases I've been called on in the past month or so. No problem, i choose not to buy beer, I just buy $20 in bottled water - Our DZ needs that more than we do beer, people can get dehydrated/heat stroke out there, we need all the H20 we can get. Ask KansasSkydiver, I have reported a number of times with a stack of bottled water for the DZ. Blarh, I admire your decisivness and think that there should be no problem with your decision... Stick to your guns - but if called for something you did, pay up =========Shaun ==========

BUAHAHAHAHAAA! Being around Airports so much, that one has become a real habit at time!!! =========Shaun ==========

See, I too dream of a nice roomy caravan when i see a minivan drive down the street, but unlike you California brats, I don't have to make choices like "Which Turbine will I jump Today????" I've never jumped a caravan, i'd bet it's way cool though. =========Shaun ==========

I was worried about the cold air and some major shrinkage going on down there - I think i Made it out okay, nobody called me Pencil Dick or anything like that =========Shaun ==========

My deepest condolences - I never had the opportunity to met Mr. Ferret In Eloy, but I know that he probably was a good buddy to you. Like Everyone, I vote that you get some new roommates when you return, and make the guilty ones reimburse you for the cost of the ferret - I know it won't bring him back, but it may help you steady yourself. Good Luck, and Blue Skies.............. =========Shaun ==========

Sounds like your time is in order - Have a great time!!!!! =========Shaun ==========

Where i come from, Kansas State University Parachute Club we use the single SOS system on our student rigs and the two handle on the transition Quasar we have. Just to brag, we have 9 2000 - 2002 Student Javelins with Matching Mains, probably the best Student Gear in the Midwest. =========Shaun ==========

Happy Birthday to Kim!!!

No matter what the weather is, you won't be able to jump for sure if you don't even show up I learned that when on student status waiting for the shitty kansas weather to clear. =========Shaun ==========

Where i come from, my rigger in Wichita only charges $40. For him, it's not about the money, but it's an activity he enjoys and it's almost a game to see how neatly he can put a container back together. Thats the attitude of somebody i will trust my life with.

We sure do have a lot of cookouts, but lately we've actually been having to do it for ourselves!!!!! How dare she!! =========Shaun ==========

This has never happened to me, but sometimes I feel ashamed to be the Handsomest man in a group. Just kidding, but if you really do find youself in this prickley position, try to say something smart like "I'm sure glad God made me smart instead of Handsome" =========Shaun ==========

Neither, Dolphin tasts the best. I never eat Dolphin-safe tuna, need the REAL stuff. =========Shaun ==========

I honestly didn't give it much thought, I just went up to see my Friends I met at the Mullins boogie - coincedence that i went on jump 99. =========Shaun ==========

Amen to that Brother. Crazy Bitches are pretty cool under the covers =========Shaun ==========

wow man, that sounds exactly like my last GF of 2 years. I may have to take somebody up on that Shovel-brick-buick offer.......... =========Shaun ==========

Yes, i have a deep love for 60's 70's musclecars. My baby is a Georgous 1970 Opel GT, not really a "Musclecar" but it sure is a Beautiful German Tourning Machine. =========Shaun ==========

I had a buddy who asked the same question. Flaming hot thread with lots of yelling. Check it. Clicky =========Shaun ==========

HEY Austin! It's great to see ya on this forum. That was a fun jump, no doubt! So there are video's? Maybe i should bring a tape the weekend after the next and get a copy for the memories!! =========Shaun ==========

My weekend is already over, but i did pull a 6-6-0 weekend. Along with the jumps, i got to help out with the ground crew on a 4th of July Demo jump, and i helped a buddy of mine comb fields looking for a missing freebag. blue Skies, =========Shaun ==========

Why, yes! I guess you know the guy? Edited because i can't spell or even write in complete sentences! =========Shaun ==========

Yes, where i come from, tradition demands that your 100th is nuddie with a couple of buddies, i just wish i just had more female buddies =========Shaun ==========

I too am planning on being at the WFFC all 10 days, I have a job packing tandems for a rigger in Kansas City who is a friend of mine.... BUT, after reading all the threads about the WFFC, i just have to ask - What about the Couch Freaks boogie? Thats the one i'm excited about going to! Lets hear it from all the DZ.comers heading up to that labour day weekend! =========Shaun ==========

Sweet ride dude, Doesn't seem like a very jumper friendly aircraft? Did the guy file a NOTAM or was this a bandit jump? =========Shaun ==========