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Nothing makes my time in this hell known as "work" less stressed than seeing pics and videos of skydivers who know what the heck they are doing. Great pics! Thanks for making my evening brighter.

SWEET! That exit pic looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. Now hurry up and get that A license so we can see some RW pics. You seem like you're picking this up fairly well. 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.

Whoah! Hey now, what are we talking about here? Because there's no WAY I'll let you defile Cora with a pie! I'm sorry I couldn't be there to at least chuckle over your predicament, but we were tuckered out. I figured after making that kick-ass landing after coming in over my fear-zone (over the manifest building, I HATE that approach), I should leave while I was ahead. Honestly, all I did was hear from someone else that you were jumping your century that day, and explained that the whipped cream was in the small fridge in the video editing room. Just a minor functionary in the larger picture of your pieing. and dude, the only way you'll be able to get us on our 100th jump is to come with us to the Thailand boogie! We'd love to have you along, but we'll understand if you can't make it. Glad you had a great day, Andy, and I'll look forward to seeing that video. 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 wonder if they got a little "cheeky" with the officer who pulled them over? I crack me up! 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 lord...the madness never ends. I suppose I can stop feeling sorry for myself after THAT story. Although I DO have daily aneurysms over the people who call day after day with the same problem: computers they pick up off the side of the road and expecting that they will magically be able to connect to the Internet with a system that Moses used to count blades of grass. 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.

Actually, you're close. It's an ISP. There's only so much we are responsible for, but getting customers to understand that their broken monitor is not something their Internet Service Provider can take care of is like trying to teach fish to speak Icelandic: you probably COULD, if you spent several lifetimes, but your resultant heart attack makes the futility of it all hit home in one final blow. 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.

Yeah, but you have to understand that when I have to answer calls from inbreeders all day long, I tend to be a bit slow on the uptake myself. 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.

WHAT?? 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 totally agree. I was riveted through the majority of the book. When it got into how he felt he was screwed by his former "employers", it became a yawner. Anyone having served time in the military knows that there are always TWO sides to a "less than honorable" discharge story. You're right though, it was a good read...mostly. 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 doubt that he was. I mean, he was on the teams before they evolved into their current incarnations, but he also lets on to more than he should. Door-kickers don't appreciate having their tactics displayed for the reading world to see. 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.

Holy CARP (the fish)! WAY TO GO DAIZEY! As a former swim team member, my hat and goggles (but not my drag shorts) are off to 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.

Not to hear all of my co-workers at SERE school, where we trained all of the elite units, tell it. The teams pretty much hate Marcinko. 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.

Benjamin Hoff's "The Tao of Pooh" has been one of my all-time favourite non-fiction books. It's certainly worth a look, especially since it should only take you a few nights to finish it. 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 always wear mine, but that's because I love showing off my sticker. It says "BE NOT HALF-ASSED". Since I tend to bump my head on every conceivable surface in a ten foot radius of my noggin, I put it on and leave it on until I'm down safely. 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 wondering why he hasn't made his appearance in this thread. Is he still trying to clean the whipped cream from the pies off his person? 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's what I'm hoping for as well, since I couldn't stay and watch the fun. With the limited amount of planning and supplies, there may not have been much of a ruckus, but we can all hope. If not, there are many more skydiving days ahead of him, giving us time to plan and purchase. 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.

okay, since you've adequately answered MY question, I'll field yours: uh, not really dude. I've been to Ireland, the Yucatan peninsula, Dominica, Barbados, BVI and USVI, but I've yet to make it to Belize. It's on my list. Right after Thailand, Philippines, Italy, Greece and half dozen other locations. 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 couldn't stick around to see the inevitable festivities, but I was somewhat instrumental in organizing it. Hope you had a great day Andy, and Happy 100th JUMP! 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 take it you've done at least some minimal research, such as checking out the State Department's web site to find out what the social temperature is in that part of the world? 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.

Okay, so how about Thailand in March? You SAID there would be more boogies and that you would go to some of them. 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 say the GIRL! No wait, the CAR! Take the girl, definitely. Definitely the CAR. Wait, what were we talking about? Oh yeah, definitely the container. I already have a kick-ass canopy (for me) in a craptacular container, and my motivation to save for a new container is WAY low. 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.

Yes, welcome! But I will say, "Welcome to your new way of life," because that's what it is when you enjoy it as much as you seem to have. Thanks for sharing your experience. We'll look forward to seeing more of you here.

Looking forward to finally meeting you, my friend. Unless you happened to be there that weekend I was running manifest and forgot my own name. That was quite the experience. Gave me an entirely new level of respect for the manifest function. Anyway, we're looking forward to meeting 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.

Dude, you crack me up. What are you, like 19? Talking like you're an old man already. Just wait until you have to run every single day just to compensate for all the foods your body used to burn faster than you could shovel it in. 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.

BEAUTIFUL baby, dude! Thanks for sharing the pics. 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.