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Aww, is that your way of hitting on me? He'd better be careful. I hear you hit back...HARD. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Hmm. I'll pm you my email address so you can send it, but I might not be able to get to it until later today. Edited to add: Or send it to jumper03 for faster service. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

I'd do it, but I don't have any decent editing software here at work. I'm sure there have been more than a few industrious souls who have offered to help though. Let us know when you get it back in usable form. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Me too, which is why I started keeping an eye out for that sort of neglect. Seriously though, I really liked the pic. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

I don't have any examples of funny spelling mishaps, but I have been known to accidentally send scathing diatribes on a co-worker's character to them in an IM, thinking I'm sending it to someone else. The explanations are fast and furious then, let me tell you. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

How can you tell when people don't care about sports? They don't reply to your post. I'm a caseworker for the "0 Replies to Posts" association, and we've targeted you for assistance...for just this post. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

That pic was AWESOME! I hope you're framing it or something. P.S. I'm helping to reduce the stress associated with posts that get 0 replies. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Not sure, but it might be just you. Plus, I always feel bad for posts that get 0 replies. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

I'm at work, and based on the keywords you used, like "accessory", "women" and "Vallerina" I'm not clicking on that one just yet. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Thanks! This is all great advice, and I plan on referring to it when I finally get my team together to start training. The only other question I would add to the original inquiry is about obtaining sponsors. How do you go about selecting what companies to approach, and what kind of approach would you suggest? I would imagine you would target companies that are looking for a way to present a bit more of an edgy image. Since most of the companies associated with skydiving and equipment already sponsor teams, what other avenues would you recommend? Thanks in advance for the advice. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Nice! I haven't flown a tube yet, but I understand it's a grueling process. I'll bet it's even more difficult the longer the tube. That was a sweet video. Thanks for sharing, my SONIC BEEF brother. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Also, get video as often as you can afford it/finagle it. It really helped me to actually SEE what I was doing so I could correct any problems. I've also found it helpful to do this: if you have a job/life where your Mon-Fri week is filled with loads of sitting in a chair, try sitting in your chair the way you should be sitting in the air. Don't worry about your arms, but concentrate on keeping your back straight, your legs spread a bit more than shoulder width apart, thighs at 90 degrees from your body, knees bent 90 degrees and then try putting a steady, even pressure on your feet for about a minute at a time (without leaning forward), just enough so that you feel slightly less pressure on your bum. Do that off and on throughout the course of your day and it will help to build muscle-memory of what you need to be doing in the air. It helped me get stable in a good position faster. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

I know that Cora and I aren't going, but she used to work there in Fayetteville, WV and we went back to visit a friend of hers. That route sounds about right, but it has been a year since we went and I've slept since then. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

You are absolutely correct, nic. I just thought it might be nifty to have a member who...ah, heck with it, I have no idea what I was thinking. The way we have our hats done is to put our real first name in cursive on the back of the hat, with our BEEF name below that in quotation marks. You can see an example of it here. Yours should be Nic above "FISHY BEEF". Hope that helps. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Interestingly enough, I was given "The White Dragon" as a gift for Christmas when I was about 12, and I completely DEVOURED it without realizing that it was the last (at that time) in the series. I tried to go back and read the previous volumes, but I just couldn't get my mind geared up to go backward through that series. Has anyone read the Brian Lumley Necroscope series? That one fascinated me for quite some time...until it began to get a bit acid trippy. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Strife, pestilence, dogs and cats living together... all sorts of good things Real "wrath of God" type stuff? Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Oh, I don't know. It might add some culture to our little group if you had both, the english version AND the French version. Oh, and did you see ncjumpjunkie's post with the pics so you know what to get? You're our native European connection, so you'll be the one beginning the spread of the BEEF over there. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

I wasn't condoning it or trying to identify specific people. I was just curious as to whether or not this tends to be a problem at any DZs. It was a problem when I was living in the military dorms, if for no other reason than I never knew who knew what about whom. Good thing I had a security clearance and knew how to keep my mouth shut. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Does the stopper in the tank have enough chain to close properly, and is the stopper fitting firmly over the hole in the bottom of the tank? Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

There's a little puke in my mouth just thinking about a canopy with that name. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Better make sure Leslie Nielson isn't around when you say that name. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

You know you want me. You just can't admit it yet. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Ah, you used a ploy I'm fond of when I simply don't want to address the issue at hand: the bovine approach. In person, I just stare blankly and turn to graze elsewhere. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

You're missing it here. Read the post again and glean new info from it. Here's a tip: we're not talking metal, plastic and freon. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.

Meh. I bought the series, devoured it whole and was left with a sense that something was missing. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I felt it was too formulaic in some regards, not the least of which being the disgruntled factions plotting to overthrow the current regimes and such. It's been done to death, and I was weary of it by the time I read this series. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school.