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Sorry....I've been busy battling the penguin hoards in their attempt at world domination.......its a dirty job..but...someone has to do it.... DIE!!!!!... evil pengun overlords ...... Hope thats excuse enough

Would calling you snookems or boo boo bear work better?

Nice day at the DZ...not even crowded so I'm told.......but I have a damn head cold ....It always amazes me how much snot the human body can produce....if there was a market for it...I'd be a wealthy man...so best not jump and have my head explode in a big mass of goo

count sheep? hmm..wait that might make it worst a hot toddy.....here's my mix....works great for colds also....the drowsy formula neo citrin(lemon)...add in 2 to 3 oz of lemon gin...sweeten to taste... and just ignore that warning about taking the neo with booze....

Ummm...stop Pw'ing and go to bed????

yea man...sounds way to long....hope ya got time to have it sent back and shortened...but not too short..cause then you would have to send it back again to be lengthened...and then back to be shortened..then back again..........

Return it without the receipt...most major retailers will replace it ...if they dont...kick up a stink....bet ya a new bed they will replace it

Well...again...where to start Words are hard to find when posting in threads like this...and its almost as hard to read the posts The last few days have been very hard on the Waterville crew and of course the skydiving community in general...any loss is always hard to deal with....but when we loose one of our own...it hits much closer to home......home...well....her family has to be feeling this even more than we do...its hard to imagine that someone can feel more sorrow than the people that knew her of late...but of course her family misses her the most and have a harder time understanding what happened then we do... The local skydiving community is starting to pull together as people hear about the loss of Vicki and are looking for means of contact with others who they normally only talk to on weekends at the DZ... we are all part of the community....some more regular then others...but we all feel the same sorrow and heartfelt loss of our fellow skydiver....and the support of other skydivers worldwide is noted and much appreciated.. As most can tell...I am not a writer...but I will continue reguardless...as I hope most will understand what I am trying to say. I spoke with Vicki's sister tonight after work...her and her other sisters have of course come from away to say good-bye and try and make sence of her sudden death...it was not a easy call to make...but one that had to be made ....they visited the DZ today and layed flowers at the Canadian flag next to our target(peas)...hoping to meet with the people that had become her "weekend family"....of course no one was there.... ..the DZ is naturally closed till the investigation is complete...she expressed to me the desire for them to meet the people who Vicki had come to call close friends in this last short year.... I told her that quite a few local skydivers would be attending the funeral and would be avaible to speak with her and the rest of the family at that time...I also told her of this thread and the support from not only the local community but the world skydiving community in general...at that point I read her guana's post(she was not near a comp)...as a example of what was being said......emotion is not a word enough to describe what was felt by both ...after reading.....she has asked me to print the thread for her and family as they are trying to understand what kind of people she(Vicki) had chosen to become one of.... Her sister(I really want to say her name..but never asked for permission) also asked if we would be skydiving again soon so she and her other sisters/family could come watch what Vicki had come to love soo much....I explained to her that of course the DZ was shut down untill the investigation was complete and that we all were hoping to be able to jump again very soon as to honor Vicki with a memorial jump....she was very insistant at this point that we include them(non jumping) in the memorial.... As sad and tragic this weekend has been...it is absoultly fan freaking tastic that some of her family(non skydivers)are looking to understand what skydiving meant to Vicki . Well...I'm really starting to ramble...time to go and print pic's for family and friends.... Night Vicki...I'll always remember you sillouted against those reddish clouds before you stood up another landing and screamed in delight

Thanks man....Vicki was a avid reader of DZ.com but was too shy to post most of the time...this forum is how we really met...she was always reading and checking profiles looking for someone local to chat with..a PM later....much to her suprise I was able to describe her 1st jump landing experiance ....and hence our online and r/l friendship started..... She was quiet yet persistent in her desire to become a skydiver....she never gave up...always working to become better at whatever task she was intrested in...enjoying every second of learning...she was a joy to talk to....and shared her enthusiam with anyone that that came close. The incident is under investigation.....the RCMP have control.

Well.......what to say....we have lost another one of the good ones Today we lost Vicki...she went in doing what she had come to love......I 1st meet Vicki when I was catching students...she stood out because she only half flared and landed fairly hard on her butt a foot off the target....when I asked her why she didnt complete the flare she responded with "I was trying to hit the pretty blue target"...that was her 1st jump.....of course I later reported this to her instructor and of course she was within earshot and came over to defend herself...she really wanted to hit the target. Well over a year later we had become quite good friends...talking quite often on IM and at the DZ...... Its really hard to know what to say...she was a really cool person....to see her bouncing around out on the landing field after standing it up just made ya smile.....fists clenched....grinning from ear to ear...bouncing around in circles over and over...her love of the sport was contagious......just yeasterday i was on her about getting signed off on packing(she's been a machine lately)...packing student rigs faster and better then most.....but refusing to fill out her sign off sheet..............she just loved being part of the group...and wanting to help out. I gota stop now... BSBD Vicki....... Edited to add her fav pic...taken 3 weeks ago

And the thread will still be here for them once their done jumping......and I was just too damn excited and had to post...and I have other non jumping crap to do today Sorry to hurt your feelings

Was hoping this thread would already be started...but it wasnt.....sooo :2:1 Good day for me at the DZ...only got 2 jumps in(which isnt bad at all for me)....but I finally started working on the RW endorsement for my A lic.....all I can say is wow...what a blast

I worship the cricket god...hence why they dont bother me....join our flock young man and you shall never be bothered by chirping again

Chirp

For some reason I'm picturing a DVD player on a horse....... Havent seen it yet but the trailers look good

Ross had the rig made for a left hand deployment BOC because he has shoulder issues which limit his range of motion with his right arm....most rigs are right hand deployment reguardless of the persons dominate hand. Nice rig btw

Snake "ohh no beta"

Bet she got a black one Nice rig

I wana have a night out with both of them together...then play them off each other for the tab....free meal...lots of yuks...

Because it protects the pin better. On the Mirage, it doesn't have to open for deployment. There have been a few occasions where I've landed and my main flap was still closed. I have only 12 jumps on my new Wings...the main flap has never been open when I land...everything else is..but that flap is still protecting the long gone closing pin...dedication I tell ya Intresting resurection of a very old thread...seems to me that all new design rigs(containers) are engineered to be FF... free fly (flail..in my case) friendly....velcro for the most part has been done away with and replaced by stiffened closing flaps(evolution is great isnt it?)....hip rings have become the norm...gota keep us comphy....and the newest standard feature(development) seems to be riser inserts...chop that piece of crap away even if your in line twists to the point of choking yourself....skyhook for the ultra cautious....etc.etc...... The sport evolves

dat bytch is quick She made a comment about hot keying the link

Welcome to skydiving and the forums....Always consult your instructors with any questions or advice you get..they know you...we dont. The only advice I can offer is to relax...yes...its hard to do so....but that is the best advice I have ever gotten and all I can really offer... On another note....provide a few more details so the more experianced can hopefully help you a little more...IE: What training method are you using?....what area of the world are you doing it in??.....what type of gear is being used??...etc etc..

Havent seen the movie...but what dog is playing flash??....I mean common now..Flash made that show

Milk??? I drink whole beer TYVM

errrrrr.....see this thread http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1789565#1789565