txblondie

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  1. I think that SO's who don't enjoy hanging out at the DZ are uptight and boring. I mean, perhaps it would be more fun if you were jumping, but it's always entertaining being on the ground. There are a lot of fun people with great personalities to keep you company. I've spent plenty of time on the ground...going thru AFF training doesn't allow you to jump nearly as frequently as some might like, especially when you have financial limitations. But I enjoy every minute up at the DZ, and I can't think of a single person there that I dislike!
  2. I'm new, and I haven't witnessed any fatalities, but there have been a few since I started... When people bring up the danger, I admit that I know there's a possibility. But I also tell them the truth, that I typically feel safer jumping out of the airplane than I do driving my car down the freeway. I tell them that at least I know if something were to happen to me when I was jumping, it would be because I f***ed up, while if I'm driving on the freeway, I've got a thousand other maniacs who are in a bad mood or tired or whatever that I have to worry about! I don't know that it entirely makes sense, but that is how I feel. ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  3. To directly answer your question, I think it would depend on the level of AFF I was on...at this point (level 3) I would jump, count to 3 or 4, and pull. However, I've already been told that if I lose my JM's in mid-flight, and I feel comfortable with my position and control, to continue the freefall and pull at 5000. But straight out of the airplane...I wouldn't like it, but I'd pull because I wouldn't want to piss off any of my instructors. Now, maybe a couple of levels from now, with only one JM, I might try to wait a little while before pulling, partially to get some freefall, but also because who the hell wants to fly a canopy from 13,000 feet or so if they really don't have to?! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  4. The difference between TX and FL is that TX is not as humid... If, for some reason, FL didn't work out, Corpus and Galveston both have a branch of UT (University of TX) with excellent marine biology programs. I know because there was a time I wanted to go into the field. I just never had the time, money, or self discipline to go to school for that long. Congrats to you though, and power to you... If you ever do come to TX, hit Skydive Dallas, and we'll have hella fun! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  5. txblondie

    Bitch

    I don't understand why so few people just say "BITCH" anymore. That's what I'm most comfortable with. ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  6. QuoteYou move the fence at night overe by .25 of a mile so the farmer next door doesnt notice you doing it. They only do that in Texas and Oklahoma... ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  7. Good answer! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  8. Hahaha...it's rained here like 4 weekends in a row, but in TX, the weather changes so quickly that the rain ends, and you can jump anyway because the fields get reasonably dry fairly quickly. ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  9. Yes, well this Monday particularly sucks. I work is a small office of only 5 people (it was 6 until my boss threw a fit and forced one guy to resign a week ago), and two of them are out of the office for the whole week. That means that three people are operating an entire call/design center. Which in turn means I can't get shit done! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  10. txblondie

    Tacos

    I have now...I'll head out there sometime. I assume it must be good! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  11. txblondie

    Tacos

    Screw Taco Bell. Around here, we have a little place called Taco Delite. Soft tacos, burritos, and the Combo Nacho are heavenly! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  12. "I have two guns, one for each of you" All the quotable lines from this movie belong to the same character! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  13. Close; I think they say something like that in The Lion King; but actually, I was thinking of a movie called Ferngully: The Last Rainforest. Robin Williams is the voice of a bat called "Batty" who hates humans because they have done all sorts of experiments on him. ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  14. Let's try a cartoon: "What's a human?" "Delicious, nutritious, tastes just like chicken!" ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  15. I would have to agree with you on that. If stupidity was fatal, there would be a lot less trouble in the world, and I would be a lot happier. Stupid people are my pet peeve, and I deal with them at work every day. Imagine the stress level! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  16. Wow, I think I've met my match! You know everything. I'll have to come up with a really good one. Let's see... "Where does he get those wonderful toys?" ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  17. Nice! Try this: "You do not happen to have 6 fingers on your right hand? My father was killed by a 6-fingered man" ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  18. How about this one-- "No more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!" ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  19. Wow, that sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it... Give me time, I am the queen of movie quotes! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  20. No, here's another clue: "I love that dog" "Uh, I think it's a pig" ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  21. Hackers. One of the coolest movies ever! "I woke up at the crack of dawn and I've got to ASS you a question..." ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  22. He's probably just admiring himself all dressed up in a 3-way mirror somewhere! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  23. That's great. I think the movie's a classic because, although most dads are not that bad, every girl's father is exactly like that to a point, and I know guys HATE the idea of meeting my parents, especially my dad. The good thing is that the guy I'm seeing now is, I think, more intimidating than my father. Not because he's bigger, but because he's tougher. They've only met once so far (I try to subject the guys to as little of my parents as possible at first!), but my father behaved pretty well and didn't try to play 20 questions or anything like that. But yes, De Niro is the extreme of the typical fatherly attitude toward the man his daughter brings home. It's great! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  24. That's probably a good policy; Texans are typically very friendly till you piss them off... Very nice suit, Dave... ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!
  25. Meet the Parents Also excellent! ***************************************** Blondes do have more fun!