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I like "half nekkid" better. So much more potential... Elvisio "hoping to jump and get jumped this weekend" Rodriguez

Oh SHIT! ...you mean I was only supposed to be doing that during MAY????? What about the other eleven months? Elvisio "hairy palmed" Rodriguez

Just meander over and tell them that if it's 1:30 AM on prom night and they're in a Denny's/Shoney's/Perkin's/Eat and Park, then they don't have to worry about whether or not they're going to "close the deal" because they've already blown it... Elvisio "been there, ordered the cheese fries" Rodriguez

Finally! A use for all this spare deuterium I have sitting around the house! But hey, if it's good for HOMELAND SECURITY, it must be good... Elvisio "heavy water" Rodriguez

Lemme weigh the options: lick poo .... pack a few rigs... lick poo... pack a few rigs... lick poo... pack a few rigs... tough choice, but I think I'll have to go with... Elvisio "poo-less" Rodriguez

WE LOVE THESE SUBS! CAUSE THEY ARE GOOD TO EAT! Those commercials are probably my alltime FAVORITE commercials. Don't pretend you hated them, you know you dig 'em... Elvisio "mmm... toasty" Rodriguez

"Figured You Out" by Nickelback. Me and a very good buddy (who shall remain nameless because who knows if his wife is lurking) were down at Mardi Gras and I remember sitting there watching this TOTAL hottie strippin' down to that song and it was the first time I'd heard it. I couldn't decide which I liked more, the view or the song but the combination... "A ten! A ten! A fucking 10!" Elvisio "my favorite disease" Rodriguez

I agree with some of the postings on this thread, stating that (for the most part) unions are an antiquated institution unnecesary in today's world. BUT, that being said, I'll be interested to see what happens in the next 20 years or so as America's companies undoubtedly get HAMMERED by overseas manufacturing (it's bad now, it's only gonna get worse) and it becomes more and more difficult for companies to take care of themselves and their employees at the same time. NOW, to give my opinion on your situation: you need to weigh the potential hardships of not working against the hardships of having to work with people who REALLY don't like you anymore. You'll have to go without your pay (strike pay from the union is a joke) if you strike, but if you cross the line then when the union does come back to work you'll be working with all the people you pissed off by crossing. Remember that these are the people you toe the line with every day, and could really make things rough for you. To distill it to one phrase: "stick it out with the union if you can, cross the line if you have to." Elvisio "ever watch Gung Ho?" Rodriguez

Always good to bump a four year old thread, Sangiro would be proud. EMT-B already taken care of... I'm in a firefighter mood today because we just finished the burn day for our Firefighter I course. Good stuff! I'm taking the regional agility test later in the month, but chances are I won't get any job interviews. I'm too new, plus I'm finding the fire service has a bit of an issue with long-haired hippy types! D'oh! Elvisio "locks blowing in the breeze" Rodriguez

At our landing area you COULD land right next to the hangar resulting in a very short jaunt to the packing area... but what with my liking my knees (and those of my passenger) where they are and all, I usually land a ways out in the landing area to avoid the rotors. It's a longer walk, but hey at least I AM walking... Elvisio "walk the walk" Rodriguez

All this talk of apprenticeship and the joys of being a rigger remind me of a little song that I sung to myself during my apprenticeship... at times I think it was the only thing that got me through it all: (sung to the tune of "I've been working on the railroad") I've been working on this repack, All the live long day. I've been working on this repack, Just to get my certificate. I don't get to make a skydive, I need to pack and stitch. I'm the rigger-in-training, I'm the dropzone bitch! Elvisio "ahhhh... misty water colored memories" Rodriguez

Me, drinking it all while you aren't looking! Elvisio "don't worry I'm a lightweight" Rodriguez

PERL? Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light? Elvisio "emt" Rodriguez

Quick, Stimpy! Before they set the marmosets loose! Elvisio "I pressed the history-eraser button" Rodriguez

mmm... dino-burgers! Yummy! Elvisio "it'd make a shitload of cowboy boots and briefcases" Rodriguez

I'm a big fan of my Gaggia machine. My uncle (by marriage) is Italian and a big espresso fan and he got it for me when I graduated from college. That was eight years ago and it's still going strong with only one repair. They're a bit pricey, but definitely worth it... Elvisio "quadra-latte" Rodriguez

So if I KNEW that I was going to die skydiving, then stopped jumping, would I live forever? Or would it be some sort of time/space paradox that would cause the fabric of the universe to unwind like an old sock? Elvisio "but would I want to live in a forever without jumping?" Rodriguez

That's a damn expensive car-cover... Elvisio "pink car cover?" Rodriguez

funny story... well it may not be funny to you but it is to me so I'm going to waste your time with it. So there I was... in the middle of the first time with this particular young pretty thing while I'm in college... SOMETHING happens underneath me and I'm like WTF? Well, turns out that it was her attempt at faking an O. Later in the evening I managed to get my shit together and make the real thing happen and the two were so completely different that the fakeness of the first one was painfully obvious. Nothing was ever said but we both knew what had happened, it was all I could do to not rub her nose in it. So.... For screwing things up bad enough at the get-go that she felt the need to fake it... and for rallying to the cause and catching her in the deception! Elvisio "it happens to all guys, right?" Rodriguez

That's what YOU think! Not saying that I know or anything... just that in the grand scheme of things, odds are not in your favor... Elvisio "my O face" Rodriguez

QuoteA malfunctioning machine is an inconvenience to the customer, but a gold mine to the seller. The owner collects money without dispensing a product. The owner has an incentive to not fix the machine. Quote This same thought dawned on me one day when I realized that almost 40 YEARS ago we had the technology to put a man on the moon, but here in 2005 we still can't produce a vending machine that works with 100% reliability. You're right, when the machine fails to work properly they get the money and get to keep the product. As long as the failure rate isn't so high that it pisses off the customers, it's pure profit. Hm.... I think I'm in the wrong line of work... Elvisio "vending machine inquisitor" Rodriguez

I have always used the little PVC pipe thingys because I felt I could seat them at the mouth of the pouch better, and because I felt a hackey blowing in the wind wasn't something I was interested in. Plus, the PVC was what I learned with, and haven't ever felt the need to move away from it. As an aside, does the weight of the hackey/monkey fist matter? In freefall, I figure surface area would be more than an issue of weight, especially when we consider that for the most part the relative wind is acting to push the hackey/monkey fist UP, which would be the exact opposite of the force of gravity. Maybe? Elvisio "arguing useless details" rodriguez

The sewn on panel is a good idea. I also thought about the "lawyers" part before... there were frequent discussions at my old DZ in Kentucky about what a freebag or main would do to one of the locals' six-figure combines... again, chances are they already know who's to blame, so there's no hiding one way or the other! Elvisio "puttin' the cap back on the sharpie" Rodriguez

In the past we've had a couple chats on this forum about dyeing containers and the effects this would have on the container's TSO. I seem to recall a discussion that involved somebody who wanted to color their rig (might have been the webbing) with permanent marker and remember a couple folks just about wigging out at the idea (although I tend to agree with them on that one). Now, what do you all feel about the practice of folks using permanent marker to put their contact info (along with 'reward offered', usually) on their reserve bridles in case their freebag ends up in the hands of some good natured neighbor? Do we consider this to be OK, since the total CSA of the affected bridle is actually pretty minimal, or do we go by the book and say that any modification is unacceptable and therefore voids the TSO? Elvisio "thanks for helping me split hairs" Rodriguez