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I was attempting to fly home today(long story) and was selected for the random search. They opened my carry-on suitcase which my rig was in, asked if it was a parachute and I said yes. They called over the supervisor, she said it was fine, the guy then looks at me with a straight face and says, "I'm going to need you to open this." I guess he saw the look of incredulity on my face, cause he quickly said, "just joking!" The 4 screeners in the area had lots of questions about skydiving in general, and were very professional and polite. Sorry you didn't have a similar experience, Tonto. Addie

same experience here....actually lost my protrack while skydiving (had it on the way to the plane, didn't have it when I got back to the hanger) and they gave me quite a good deal on a brand new one! Definitely went the extra mile for me.

ok, so wildcard has been telling me that this is such a good party....is it something I really can't miss? The cold doesn't sound like fun, but I'm sure the alchohol will help warm me up Should I go?

That's so funny, cause I was driving back from a concert tonight with a friend and I made him speed up so I could see if I knew the people in the car that had multiple skydiving stickers on it. Unfortunately, I didn't. Hey, were any of you at the Trans-Siberian orchestra concert tonight in VA? I agree, strange small community we are... Addie

Rachel et al, Skydive Orange is an awesome amazing place! I just moved to Arlington three months ago and began driving down to Skydive Orange every weekend. The people there have been so friendly and have really welcomed me into their group. I have been pleasantly surprised with their openness (read: they love to get naked by the fire ) and their welcoming spirit. In addition, so many of them have helped me improve my skydiving skills as well. I'm so pleased to have such a wonderful new DZ home! Addie

The tv guide listing was actually wrong today, turns out the show on Jeb will be broadcast: 12/7/2004 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Jeb Corliss - Base Jumping 12/8/2004 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM Jeb Corliss - Base Jumping 12/11/2004 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Jeb Corliss - Base Jumping 12/12/2004 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM Jeb Corliss - Base Jumping 12/13/2004 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM Jeb Corliss - Base Jumping 12/14/2004 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Jeb Corliss - Base Jumping according to the OLN website. Addie

I used to have a Bearded Dragon just like this one; really good and calm pets! Addie

....those damn female RELATORS...they spoil everyone's fun

Umm... has that ever actually worked on someone? Of course it's worked...I use it around the bonfire at the DZ and have guys following me around all night Addie

OK, rather long and varied, but I just copied my most recent running playlist from my ipod. Hope it helps: 311 - All Mixed Up 311 A Praise Chorus Jimmy Eat World Black Betty Ram Jam Bounce Thousand Foot Krutch Breathe Prodigy Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations Butterfly Crazy Town click click boom Saliva Dammit Blink 182 Doo Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill Du Hast Rammstein Eat The Rich Aerosmith Feeling Way Too Damn Good Nickelback Fighter Christina Aguilera Good Riddance Green Day Hey Mama Black Eyed Peas I Can't Get No Satisfaction Rolling Stones In The End Linkin Park Intergalactic The Beastie Boys It's a great day to be alive Travis Tritt Just A Friend (2000) Mario Katrina & the Waves - I'm Walking On Sunshine last words Thousand Foot Krutch Let The bodies hit the floor! Drowning Pool Linkin Park - Faint Linkin Park - Numb Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw Lose My Breath Destiny's Child Manic Monday Bangles Mr. Man (Duet With Jimmy Cozier) Alicia Keys My Immortal Evanescence My Michelle Guns N' Roses My Way Limp Bizkit Paula Abdul- Opposites Attract Princes Of The Universe Queen Pussy Control Prince Rawk Fist Thousand Foot Krutch Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Limp Bizkit Schism Tool Shoop Salt N Pepa Sin Wagon Dixie Chicks Smooth Criminal Alien Ant Farm Soundgarden Spoonman Stand Up Steel Dragon Starry Eyed Surprise Paul Oakenfold Take Another Little Piece of Janis Joplin The Thong Song Sisqo Toxic Britney Spears Two Princes Spin Doctors U Can't Touch This MC Hammer We All Die Young Steel Dragon We Didn't Start the Fire Billy Joel What Is A JUGGALO? Insane Clown Posse Why Don't You Get A Job? The Offspring Devil's Dance Floor Flogging Molly You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate Addie

Were you in my chemistry class? Cause I did that, and you're right, the smell was awful... Addie

and a bunch of fun awesome people they are, too! Addie

I agree with you that it is a great read. I actually picked it up because my brother is autistic and I was curious to see how it was written. Knowing what I do about autism and autistic behavior, it acutally seemed like it was pretty realistic. I recommend it to anyone! Addie

0:0:0 silly clouds congrats on the icon vallerina, I'm still loving mine! Gotta get more of them out there. Addie

for those who can't see the video...it's just a little 60 second thing talking about how they see being able to land a wingsuit sometime in the near future. Addie

Yup, I'll agree with everyone here about Orange. I just moved out here two months ago and drive down from the DC area every weekend. Orange is a very cool and friendly dz! I did jump at Hartwood one weekend because it is closer for me, but there was only one other FFer there and the pace seemed a bit slow for me. Addie

I'm so excited to see them. I've already bought tickets for when they come to DC on the 15th of December. I've only heard the CD, so especially after reading this thread I can't wait for the show. Addie

Very interesting thread. I have two stories I'd like to share that might contribute: 1) I went snowboarding earlier this year, and after falling numerous times on several runs, I became quite nervous on the lift up. The way I calmed myself was picturing the excitement right before getting out of the plane. Recalling the joy, not the fear, helped calm me down. 2) I used to jump at a small dz that did static line training out of a 182. Even with 200 jumps and little to no fear on a normal skydive, I still felt a little thrill of fear every time I heard an instructor telling a student to get out. You know, the "get your feet out and stop" "Get all the way out and hang" stuff. I found it interesting that I seemed to have been hard-wired to feel fear when I heard these words. Addie

Hmmm...bummer. I guess I'll just have to use all my vacation time travelling around to other DZs in Europe

I recently found out that I'll be in Athens for 2 years starting next August. Are there any dropzones near there at all? An internet search reveals only one up in the north, and not much information on that one. Anyone know? Thanks Addie

Anyone know any more info about registration, etc? I'll be driving from Kansas to DC that weekend, and would love to stop by for a day, but not if registration is cost-prohibitive. Do they have registration for just a day? Addie

Yeah, my bf and I tried to get on that show last year; we sent in the video with lotsa skydiving and running clips cause we didn't have much time to put it together. If we had more time we had this whole plan to stage a neato skydiving scene so they'd pick us. good luck

Shaun, I'm glad you're trying to relax a bit; it looked like you were pretty stressed out for a while after the dive. To be honest, that's one of the reasons I didn't even try to get in on the 8-way, I was worried that I would mess it up for everyone else. I guess that's why I've been freeflying(well, attempting!) more, because that just seems more low-stress to me. But we'll have to jump together this weekend at the boogie, freefly or rw, and just relax!! Addie

Yup, definitely a great book and, IMO, great sequels. But Children of the Mind definitely dragged and the ones that followed Ender's Shadow just got silly. I do think it's interesting that the screenplay for Ender's Game actually is combining Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. I wonder if they'll have it from both Bean and Ender's perspective? Addie

So, by my watch, you must be just about done, if you stayed the whole time Did ya flip off the boss on the way out? Addie