VanillaSkyGirl

Gosh, you guys...not every girl with large breasts has implants. I think that they're home grown...jmo.

I know that Bush's upcoming jump is being called a "solo" jump in the article, but I think this is a mistaken "term" that was used. I think that based on the rest of the quotes, Bush will be doing is an AFF jump with some Golden Knights as jumpmasters and not a tandem. What do you think? Reread these quotes and think about what they are saying without focusing on the word "solo" to describe his jump: Do you think that former President Bush would be left to solo and endanger himself like that? It doesn't make sense. I think that they may have just used the wrong terms to describe the jump.

QuoteRosa, Sending you warm healing vibes from Arizona. You da bomb babay..... X's and O's B2[/reply You, too, Betsy, thank you for the lovely PM. It truly touches my heart to have friends who care so much.

Quoting Tribaltalon from THIS thread, "yeah yeah. just wait until she gets more freefly jumps under her belt, then she'll be like us sitting on the plane pretending to visualize rw docks mocking the rw people. Lots of fun, i tell ya." Hmmm...he expects respect when he does stupid things that endanger himself and others, yet he openly admits to mocking skydivers' visualizing just because they practice a discipline that he does not. This quote of his is minor, but it does show that his attitude, in general, is lacking in maturity. I think that one must give respect in order to get it. Life and death is not something that can be carelessly and ignorantly played with. It seems like Tribaltalon needs a taste of reality. I hope that people at his DZ trying to help him keep up with the tough love attitude because he seems to only be responding to that. Perhaps it will do him some good.

I know...lol...I didn't even know that was Iwan. Hi Iwan.

...and TWO Pink Mafia sisters...hmmmm...

Hate low flow! Jerry, you kind of made me laugh and grossed me out with your post. Good luck with your problem, my friend!

Sunny, I am really looking forward to seeing you when you come out. Even if my ankle is not healed, yet, we can still hang out like we talked about!

Eh...it's ok. Nobody took pics of me in the tunnel. Oh well...when my ankle heals...

I really respect the former President for even attempting to skydive at his age and knowing that he is doing this for HIMSELF, not to impress anyone. I don't care if he fails every level of AFF, the fact that he has the balls to do this and his reasons for doing this are admirable enough. I think that it may be out of pettiness or jealousy that people are choosing to poke fun at him for being a less than perfect student. Thank God that none of us had to go through our first jumps (esp. AFF 1) in front of the whole world. Would we all have managed to look as calm and happy as he did? Congrats to fomer President Bush! I think that's awesome.

Oh Andi, I am sooo happy for you! That is just wonderful! It's just awesome to have seen you in Perris during the Memorial Day weekend. You were sooo great with your team training...I LOVE that your 4-way team is all female except for Chris...nice group! Anyhoo, I really am looking forward to seeing you out here regularly (well, once my ankle heals, of course...) Celebrate your wonderful day, my friend. After all your hard work, you deserve it! Love ya, girl. ~

Love freezes time. Being in love marks your life, like bouys in the sea. Oh JP, all these lines are so beautiful. I may be overly emotional today, but your post made me cry and filled my heart with even more love and respect for you as my friend. I hope that you know how much I adore you, JP. I wish that I had spoken more to you when you were out here for the Memorial Day Boogie. You have such a wonderful understanding of what is most important in life. Your family is very lucky. Love your wife today and always. Know that while you are lucky to have her, she is equally lucky to have someone as beautiful as you to love her. You make women like me swoon. With the highest and fondest admiration, ROSA

Thank you, Jen. I never took it that way, as a matter of fact, I agree with you about keeping a positive outlook. I am trying really hard to do that. I really appreciate your and everyone else's posts, Jen.

That's sad. I'm sory for your pain. Please feel better. It's OK, Tinkerbelle. Please just let it go. The other ladies have my best interests at heart. Your posts are distracting, but thank you for the well wishes, anyway, my dear. Take care & I am sorry that you cannot jump.

Sweetie, I wouldn't need a ladder to hurt you where I'm thinking of.

See how much we care about you, Arthur? We are all ready to kick your ass to prove it!

Believe it or not this is the smartest reply on this tread buddy boy! I'm just wise enough to know that you won't listen to his advice on this subject and return you to your regularly scheduled poll. I'll third that sentiment. Getting married that young is just asking for trouble. I have to TOTALLY agree with the guys, Arthur. Since I live in S. Ca, I will be the first one ready to KICK your ass...perhaps with my crutches, since I just broke my ankle. Michele may be able to join me as she is already fired up from the "kick Rosa's patootie" talk. Lol! Arthur, sweetie, being in love for the first time is a very powerful emotion. That doesn't necessarily mean that you are ready to get married. Be careful and deliberate with your decisions. They will last a lifetime, so please be careful...be wise...

OK, I am going to begin to get ready to see my doctor. It may take a while to get there. Have fun on my thread, everyone. Sunny, I won't be home, in case you call, but I'd love to talk tomorrow or whenever. ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))) Love you all...

Hi 'Chelle! I wasn't going to get into the details here, however, people are going to begin speculating. I would rather just set the record straight myself. I lost my toggle in my glove, which I never wear normally, then I froze because I didn't want to make a low turn. It seemed like a lot of time had passed, although it had not. I didn't trust my altimeter because they fail, sometimes. I don't feel that I reacted well enough because I didn't even make corrections, which I would have easily done under the 150. I was unsure how the 135 was going to react. This caused me to downwind into some brush. I flared fine, but I ran into some high, dense brush before I was on the ground. My left leg snapped branches off the brush, which in turn snapped my ankle (which was caught on the branches). The gloves were tiny, children's, but they still managed to come off/get caught in the toggles, as my fingers and wrist are very slender. Women's gloves are too large. I thought that this would be a good time to integrate wearing gloves into my routine as it was a canopy control course. Obviously, the gloves ended up not fitting as I was moving my hands around in the toggles, risers, etc. I wore about 13 lbs of lead in a weight belt. I weigh about 97 lbs. My rig is about 20 lbs. My canopy was a Spectre 135 with about 31 landings. My prior canopy was a Spectre 150, and I jumped that about 87 jumps. One of the reasons that I downsized to a 135 was because I was not getting good penetration on the 150. I was very, very comfortable under the 150, but it seemed almost dangerous at times to be on it because of the lack of penetration/forward movement. Also, turbulence was felt very strongly under it at such a low wingloading. Believe it or not, I went through AFF on a 280 main. That was at a tiny DZ, that only had bigger mains for student rigs, but when my old DZ closed down, I was still a student jumping rpcords. I went to Perris, where I was immediately switched to throw-out and downsized to a 220, then a 170 in 2 jumps. Then, I went to Elsinore, where I fell in love with the DZ, and jumped a Silhouette 190 for 8 jumps (in 2 days) still as a student and newly licensed skydiver. I began demoing rental gear. I usually rented a 170 (Sabre, Sabre2, Spectre, PD), which I jumped for about 40 jumps. I loved the Spectre the best, so I decided to buy a Spectre 150 for my first main. I am very conservative with my canopy decisions, which was how they taught us to be at Elsinore. I am very, very comfortable on the 150...even when I pile on the lead, crosswind or land out. I am always confident that I can land it without issue. I downsized to the 150 when it was looong overdue, so it was an easy transition for me. Mentally, I was a little frightened of the 135 , once I got it, even though it is still a low wingloading. I didn't realize that I would be so nervous with this change, until I began to fly it. Ironically, I was taking a Canopy Control Class bcause I wanted to get to know my canopy better and not have any fear when faced with this kind of situation. I felt stupid and embarrassed, which was why I didn't post this right away. I hope that I don't get flamed or whatever.

Wth, Mar? You guys crack me up...LMAO...I said "crack" as in my ankle is cracked... Man, I cannot wait to get pain meds...

I'm not feeling the love here. Sorry Clint. You know I adore you. I'm not sure what I'm feeling myself. (((((((((((((HUGS))))))))) to my Turtle friend.

I just spoke with Tigger, and he's happy that I made such a wise decision, knowing that I will be very comfortable under my old canopy size. I'm happy that he supports me jumping under the canopy with which makes me most comfortable.

Mentally, I will not feel comfortable going back to a new, smaller canopy after my accident. I am going to do what feels right to me and err on the conservative side. Of course, I will talk to Tigger about it, as well. I want to upsize again for another hundred or so more jumps because I think that, mentally, I will be more confident. That can only lead to better landings in the future, and I know that I will not fear hurting my ankle at all. With all the lead that I wear for 4-way, it is really painful to biff in. I am very confident that I will not have any issues landing, even in the worst conditions, when I upsize back to my old canopy size.

You don't have to. I'm selling my main asap.

Aren't "Skymama" and "flirting" redundant? Skymama doesn't have to flirt. All the MEN try to flirt with her. She's awesome.