akarunway

You can never have more than 32 root canals in your lifetime. ----------------------------------------------------- Damn That was a good one . LOL I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

That was good. Thanks. I think the raising of the Micky D sign was the best I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

My variation of a recipe I got with my FRESH asparaGRASS last nite. Cook (boil) til desired effect(al dente whatever) , 1 egg and milk RYE breadcrumbs. Wrap the asparagus in REALLY dry provalone cheese and dip in milk/egg then breadcrumbs and fry in peanut oil w/ added habanero/chile pepper. Any good home recipies any body wanna pass on? Not sure how this experiment will come out. We will see I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

but not everyone is as good a skydiver as akarunaway, including me====================Hey. I'm not saying I'm a good skydiver altho I did learn from the BEST. And I have fucked up. Who hasn't? Trial and error. It's a risky sport and WE ALL take our chances. What I'm trying to say is a briefing on the ground to verify you know what you're doing and a coach level 7 jump should be suffcient for someone w/ over 200 jumps. It's getting expensive enough as it is Edit to add. I coulda had a D license years ago but I was to lazy to do the paperwork. So I guess I have to suffer now for being a procrastonater(sp?) I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Reminder. I HOPE he has a sense of humor Dntgiveafk [7:48 PM]: // I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

The feeling stays the same (the relative wind I mean). If you closed your eyes (don't close your eyes, just an example), the wind would still feel the same as long as your body is relative to the wind ( stomache facing the wind and in an arch). ======================================I was told by a rep from Strong to CLOSE MY EYES AND FEEL THE WIND (AFTER) my AFF> Good advice. Just don't do it to long. LOL. (disclaimer)I AM NOT AN INSTRUCTOR I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I'm curious. Why do you feel the need to carry handguns - concealed or otherwise. Under what circumstances do you invisage using your weapon ? IMHO there should be no need for the general public to have or carry firearms in a civilised society. Hmmm although we are talking about America I suppose...... ============================================To protect myself and those I care about from all the people that wish to harm me or my family. There are some sorry ass people out there nowadays. Society is civil. LOL. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Where were you when I was teaching myself cause nobody would would help this newbie. I mentored a few (newbie) people my self when no one would jump w/ them w/o the God Almighty dollar. Nothing personal. I just think The USPA is getting outta hand as w/ all govt. regulation. These stupid fucks that write the laws ain't gotta clue. Would like to jump w/ you one day tho. Peace OUT I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

It's getting to be all about money. Com'n Dave. Admit it. I know you won't cause you donna wanna lose your ratings if you piss em off. They are taking all the fun out and pussifing the sport. When I joined there where very informative articles in Parachutist. Now it all freaking ads. Sorry for the rant. Not directed at you I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Let's see. Proper gear check. Proper entry and exit the A/C. SIT. Proper seperation time. Awareness of wind directions and speeds and landing areas and outs (see arial map b4 hand). I guess I should pull b4 my hard deck to would be a good idea. What did I forget? Oh. I have to land this fucker. Can they (the USPA) help me do THAT. Fuck. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY AGAIN? Did I forget anything else? Peace out I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

OK. This is bugging me. In the few jumps I have I taught myself to sitfly, have done headdown, Mr Bills, jumped outta plenty different A/C. Base jumped, every kinda jump you can think of, turned 5 pts on a 7 way on my 100th jump. So the USPA or whomever says I don't know WTF I am doing and should have to pay all over again. KISS MY IRISH ASS.. Edit to add. FUCK THE USPA I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

With 2 years off, I think it would be pretty aggressive to go directly to the L7..=================================== Me thinks after a couple hundred jumps you pretty well know whats going on (if you have half a brain). Edit to add. Your mileage may vary. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

So. What's new. It's all about $$$$$ anyway. Fuck the Olympics I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

How I avoid getting arrested for drunk driving? I quit drinking.---------------------------------------------------Better yet. I quit driving No car payments, no insurance payments, no gas bill, less pollution. Taxis are expensive tho but it all comes out in the wash. No Stress or roadrage I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

This outta be good. I'll be sure to watch. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

or even the prospect of power plants powered by turnip greens-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You trying to put me outta work? I build those things. We would need more illegals to grow more turnip greens then we have to give them all D/L s and and on and on I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Glad you clarified that. It depends on your skill level, your DZ, the instructors that trained you. Just because you only have a couple hundred jumps doesn't make you uninformed. Trust me. I've seen a lot of (stupid) shit in a couple hundred jumps. I almost take that as a personal insult. I KNOW you are in it for the money. We need LESS regulation and better training. MY 2 cents. Edit to add. Is there still such a thing as a waiver? I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Even if you had your A license, after 2 years you'd have to do the first jump and course again as well... BULLSHIT. A level 7 AFF is all it takes I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Yeah. Well maybe if he had the (US) govt on his (our) side they would catch the fucker. I believe we don't wanna catch him. Would slow down the WAR MACHINE I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. What he said I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Kinda like that Mad Dog bounty hunter guy that caught the Max Factor heir guy? How come when these type of people go OUTTA THEIR WAY to do justice they get fucked?. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Someone DOES need to be hung by their balls American Says He Was on bin Laden's Trail Aug 21, 4:41 PM (ET) By PAUL HAVEN (AP) U.S. citizen Jonathan Idema responds in court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2004. Idema... Full Image KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An American on trial for allegedly torturing Afghan terror suspects in a private jail claimed Saturday in his first interview from custody that he was hot on the heels of Osama bin Laden and other militant leaders when he was arrested on July 5. Jonathan Idema told The Associated Press he had official sanction from Afghans and Americans to hunt down terrorists and said he has been prevented from showing the evidence in court. Prosecutors say Idema was waging a private war, and he faces up to 20 years in a crumbling Afghan prison if convicted. "We would have had (renegade Afghan warlord Gulbuddin) Hekmatyar in 14 days or less. We would have had bin Laden in less than 30 days" had he and his team not been arrested, said Idema, a colorful former U.S. Army soldier who spent three years in jail in the 1980s for allegedly bilking 60 companies out of more than $200,000 in goods. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, Idema came to Afghanistan and was featured in several books about the war and the search for bin Laden. He has also worked with several western TV networks. He said he came to Afghanistan again earlier this year because he felt U.S. anti-terror efforts were failing. At least four Afghan intelligence officials sat in on the 75-minute interview in a sparsely decorated room on the top floor of a building at the National Security Directorate - Afghanistan's chief intelligence agency. Though none interceded, Idema made frequent references to not being able to speak freely in their presence. He claimed he was badly beaten repeatedly by his jailers, though he had no visible cuts or bruises. "Everything I was accused of doing (to the Afghan prisoners) got done to me," said the Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-native, sitting in a T-shirt, black pants and brown combat boots on a couch between two of the officials. He was not handcuffed. As he has done during his trial in a Kabul court, he wore dark sunglasses throughout the interview and refused a request to be photographed. Idema accused the FBI of orchestrating his arrest, saying the agency was trying to cover up its own incompetence in hunting for terrorists. But the U.S. government has described Idema as a vigilante working on his own. An Afghan government spokesman told AP that Idema had met with two top Afghan politicians. But there was no confirmation his mission was approved by either U.S. or Afghan officials. After initially denying any knowledge of Idema's activities, the U.S. military announced in July that it had received a prisoner from the American and held him for more than a month at Bagram Air Base before deciding that he was not the man Idema said he was. A military spokesman said the military did not realize Idema was working on his own at the time. Idema also convinced NATO peacekeepers to help his group on three raids in the capital of Kabul. The security force said experts found traces of explosives in two houses raided by Idema and his colleagues. Idema, Americans Brent Bennett and Edward Caraballo, and four Afghans stand accused of torturing about a dozen prisoners in their private jail. The Afghan prisoners, including a senior judge and six of his family members, have been released. Idema hinted there were other operatives in his counter-terror crew that had not yet been arrested. The trial is set to resume Monday. Idema denied the torture charges. "Nobody was hung upside down. Nobody was burned with cigarette butts ... nobody was beaten, nobody was tortured, nobody had boiling water poured on them," he said. "Did we interrogate people? Absolutely. Did we keep them up with sleep deprivation? Absolutely." Idema said that earlier this year he sent information to the FBI's Counter-Terrorism Watch command center, including the address of a hide-out then being used by bin Laden. He said he passed the information along while he was living in Fort Bragg, N.C., in January or February. He said he got his information from three Afghan agents working for him in the field, but he would not say how the agents communicated with him in America. "I gave (the FBI) bin Laden's exact address right outside Peshawar," a northwestern Pakistani city, he said. "I gave them the grid coordinates, the street and house number and everything. They got there five days after he left. It's like, what are you doing? Do you not want to catch bin Laden?" He said the FBI later confirmed bin Laden had been at the house. FBI spokesman Bill Carter said Saturday the agency couldn't respond to the allegations. "He was arrested by Afghan authorities and there is an ongoing trial which precludes us from commenting on any matters concerning Mr. Idema at this time," Carter said. Most intelligence officials believe bin Laden is holed up in the mountainous tribal region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Peshawar is the nearest major city to that region. Idema said he also passed along the location and satellite phone number of Ayman al-Zawahri, the alleged al-Qaida No. 2, but the FBI again failed to act. He said the incident occurred earlier this year and that his frustration prompted him to come to Afghanistan himself in April. Idema repeated claims that he had also uncovered a plot to send 36 al-Qaida agents into the United States, kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai and attack the main U.S. base at Bagram with a high tech explosive that he said is not detectable by bomb-sniffing dogs. "This is too unbelievable for me to make up," he said. Idema claimed that higher ups in the FBI were slow in acting on his intelligence, embarrassed that his Afghan sources were giving him better information than they were getting, and angry that he would not reveal their names. "This (his arrest) was not driven by the Northern Alliance, this was not driven by the Afghans. If the Afghans had their way, this never would have happened. This was driven solely by the American FBI. Solely. Because they didn't want to be embarrassed," Idema said. Idema reiterated claims he had approval of top Pentagon officials, including officials in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's office. He also said senior Afghan officials including Defense Minister Mohammed Qasim Fahim and former Education Minister Yunus Qanooni were also aware of his operation. Idema said he has documents to prove his claims, but has so far been prevented from showing them in court. He also complained that his access to documents seized during his arrest has been limited. The documents were handed over to the U.S. Embassy in July, and returned to Idema only Tuesday. He said many were missing. U.S. Embassy spokesman Roy Glover had no comment. The chief prosecutor in the case, Mohammed Nahim Dawari, acknowledged Saturday that Idema had met with senior Afghan officials like Qanooni and Fahim, but he said that was not evidence that they knew what he was up to. "They received him because he was a foreigner," Dawari said. Qanooni and Fahim were not immediately available for comment, but a brother of Qanooni, Mohammed Hibrahim, told AP he was present at a meeting between Qanooni and Idema. He said Idema identified himself as a U.S. special forces operative. Qanooni and Fahim were prominent in the Northern Alliance, which helped the United States sweep aside the Taliban in 2001. Idema was in Afghanistan during the war and says he has documents that prove he fought with the Northern Alliance and continues to be an adviser. Dawari, the prosecutor, said he believed Idema's motives were good, but that his methods were "extreme." "I believe he was against terror and against al-Qaida," Dawari said. "But the methods he used were not good ... What he did was wrong and he should be punished." I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

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This is the biggest load of crap I started (and ended very quickly) reading. __________________________________________________Just wait. They are saying now a million protesters. I would not live in that god forsaken city if you paid me. I can't wait. I'll be glued to the TV. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Did you know in California they have started to turn over the "Inocent till proven guilty" rule? If suspected of DUI through observation, and field sobriety testing, you are required to take a breathalizer, blood, or urine test. If you refuse, you're automaticaly charged with the crime_______________________________________________________________________________________ Here in Ca. last year a coworker got a DUI . No accident or anything and the forcibly took blood from him at the police station. I don't know the outcome of that one. He said FUCK ca. and hauled ass I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.