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RoysPlayThing, I am overly grateful you are ok. Girlfalldown is to be commended on her quick thinking. She and Roy keeping their heads is just awesome. Thank God. I maintain that CPR should be taught in the schools. I think about Jr High and repeated in High School. I learned the Heimlich Maneuver in CPR class for work. Then friend's kid swallowed a hard candy. I did the maneuver first too lightly then the second try worked. I promptly passed the kid off to the hysterical mother, left the room and nearly fainted. To this day I am afraid of Jolly Ranchers. A Related Idea is > Because we are in a sport (any sport) we should know some ER techniques. Treat a sprained ankle or whatever. Our DZ's should have an updated First Aid kit. I once couldnt find anything in the kit for a my friend's facial laceration. The cold packs you crack to get cold are very valuable, also ace bandages. Maybe its a good idea that we all take some things out there to add to their First Aid kit and to keep on hand. I had to use a cold pack. Skydive Houston then provided me with crutches and a removable short leg cast to get me by till I got to the ER room. These are things people took out when they didnt need them anymore. When I didnt need them anymore I took them back. Its a real good thing. ~AirAnn~

Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man to walk on the moon. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." His first words, are imfamous. According to this website, noted below, that isnt exactly what he said. http://www.blogjam.com/neil_armstrong/ ~AirAnn~

Pammi always has cool ideas. His ring gift was an awesome skydiving present. Gold, 2 way formation around his finger. We, in Slappie's skydiving chat room, were not supposed to tell before Christmas that year. ~AirAnn~

Dude, ... Im gonna T E L L, nah na na naaa nah -Luminous Larry will catch you. The way I see this 'how many youngsters thread', and after viewing the content of posts is- ... 'Older' skydivers made it all safe for you and ME. Friends of mine tested the first squares. Prior they jumped rounds. Today we all get a kick out of seeing Catfish jump a round. That is a big -event- and we all stick our camera helmets up and film it. Now, imagine yourself jumping, packing it then jumping it out of a little plane, one-two jumps, if you were lucky. You hoped to land not a terrible long walk back to the airport. There was no way to CReW jump a round. Freeflying was about suicidal. You should sit down with the likes of Scotty Carbone and others, and hear some stories. It blew my mind. I couldnt believe all the things these skydivers did for us in this sport. They did it all. A Freak Brother number meant something. Now there are so many 'numbers' you can get its all diluted. Earlier I might have posted something just like this looking for other GIRLS. Now, we are increasing in numbers. Last I checked it was like 14% women now its more by 1%. The ages according to USPA 0-29 – 20.3% 30-39 – 32.7% 40-49 – 26% 50-59 – 13.3% 60+ - 4% Not reported – 3.7% 72% are 39+ in age Listen to them and make friends. They will help you get to greater heights in your skydiving. If you are looking to find people share music with, you will likely find people that were pioneers in music. Long before Nirvana showed up, we supported bands by going to see them in tiny clubs. Bands like the Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, The Cult, OMD, PIL, X and etc. The older skydivers can tell some awesome stories about skydiving and even bands that influenced what you and I listen to today. My band of the moment is Limp Bizkit. In the past, people crossed their hearts, jumped out, counted in their heads and pulled. In the past slam dancing meant you really got slammed. Peircings were safety pins. MTV was the Midnight Special show you got by antenna. No cable, and B.C. - before computers. Maybe, maybe not... One of these days you will be that 40 year old guy and some one will say "3 doors down, linkin park, Staind" are Lame. Add on the fact that persons will not believe you jumped the stuff you have now. I am thinking in the future, jump numbers might mean how high you jumped from. 40,000 feet? Predictions about skydiving in the future might be an interesting subject. ~AirAnn~

Ok, The Sheep-Man is here. Classic dz.com harassment. Hoo Rah.... And what happened to that guy Blue Headed Monster. Or whatz his name with the blue head avatar. He used to post quite a bit as I recall. For some reason his avatar is seared on my brain. ~AirAnn~

I did not realize that Remster was a minor. ~AirAnn~

Upon closer reading ... A group of 28 women will compete for a one-year contract with a major adult video distributor and a cash prize of $100,000 And what about the men/man? ~AirAnn~

Well, uh .... Yahoo.com News Reports a New Reality Show... http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20031105/106804914000.html Okeedoekeee... ~AirAnn~

There are new medications these days. Strattera is the first non-stimulant medication approved for the treatment of ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults. http://www.strattera.com/1_1_about_strattera/1_1_about.jsp Read some about CHADD http://www.chadd.org/index.cfm ~AirAnn~

This address looks hauntingly & scary familiar. Just a short 17 years ago... Houston Half Pipe - Houston Metal Pipe, or Houston Skatepark, same thing in 1986 Aug 1986. NSA Pro AM in Houston that day: Tommy Koesel, Jeff Phillips, Tony Hawk, Todd Prince, Craig Johnson, Lance Mountian, Ken Fillion, an Allen Midgett. Tony Hawk placed 2nd. The Houston guys signed my Mag. I had a 35mm I took out there and worked with a lot. They all tried to kill me, grinding right up to my lens and airs right over my head. Target was my name. They got over it. I ran into Ken at Lola's last year. The Houston guys had a band in 86- Bark Hard - More scary pictures from Summer 86. Good thing I didnt tape it. Who knew some of these punks would amount to anything. ?? Hawk has a video game. Fillion, Gibson, et al. still have decks for sale. If it turns out to be the same place/owner, That would be a real flash-backl. Id have to drive there to find out. I only remember his face and how to get there, kinda. ~AirAnn~

That is where I am going with this. I think that people shouldnt go to complete overboard. That TM and videographer know the mindset of the jumper. So, looking to them for a clue is key. Majority of tandems, (I have seen), joke back and forth. It gets pretty funny. I do know one TM gives the 'seriously cut it out' signal. I made the mistake of only a slight joking. I got the Look from Hell and the cut it out signal. I still vividly remember that one. If looks could kill... Dang ... He doesnt like it on almost any of his tandems, I found out. ~AirAnn~

Whack a Terrorist, some game I found online. Watch out, some are not terrorist. Or are they? I dunno. http://webcenters.compuserve.com/compuserve/atplay/whack.jsp Another game I found at the same site, What kind of Dog are you test. http://webcenters.compuserve.com/compuserve/atplay/dogbreedtest.jsp I am a Rottweiler, of all things. Doesnt make any sense to me. ~AirAnn~

Somewhere, I saw that in a video. I cant recall now who took it.... It might have been a personal tape or something else, cant recall. Funny, I do remember. About messing with tandems, ... some of it, that I have seen, is alright. Some of it is going too far. The degree of scare tactics is different from one DZ to the next, I have noticed. Because I am near the tandems in the aircraft, I have had to (or felt like I should) help some folks out. I have done this since I started. Yet once I couldnt get this one girl to stop crying hysterically. Finally, patty-cake worked. I may have posted that experience before and again, I have no idea how I came up with patty-cake. I think that near jump time, if the tandem is relieved and feels better - the more likely it is that they jump again. This instead of; I almost died, Whew, I never will do that again. I have heard this from many, many persons as they find out that I jump. ~AirAnn~

I was thinking about Reality TV shows the other day. Reality TV is my happy ass on the couch watching other people at their place on their couch. I waited for the ending to Joe Schmo and I watched that but not any of the shows. I almost shed a tear with the guy as he learned the whole scam. How bizarre it was for him. I happened on a message board for all the reality tv shows and I had NO idea that there are SO many. http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/cgi-bin/dcboard.cgi?az=list&conf=DCConfID9 Reality is what ? I dont know anymore. I was reading the Joe Schmo forum about all the guesses they had about how it would end. Some people claimed they had insight into the show by friends either on that show or on the programs staff. Another worthless note about what I find interesting. ~AirAnn~

First off, I assume you are still learning and you will get it sooner or later. I would advise not attempting anything in freeflying that low. First of all, its too low. Second of all a tip from me... I slow down before I open so I will lessen the chance of getting a hard opening. I have lots of film footage of me upon opening cussing up a storm and my feet flying up. Hopefully you are away from the RW positioned persons. You will be faster making them above you. Just my 2 cents. ~AirAnn~

Depends on if you need anything to appear bigger. ~AirAnn~

Yeah... Seriously interesting stuff in these posters, I think. Rachel Welch's rig actually stops just below her hip. Her rig is open and her lines are precisely placed after that. "The slinky spy is asked to simply parachute into Spain and activate a bugging device." I am thinking her jumpsuit could be seen on radar. ~AirAnn~

I am the exact same with interviews. These posts have excellent advise. Handshake, eye contact, body language, go early and relax, keep a good sense of humor ... and be professional. I always worried about what suit I would wear. Try to be yourself. If you had to fake yourself the whole time working there it would not be much fun. You have to work most of your life, it might as well be something you like and semi-fun. I hid smoking cigarettes for 6 years. I did answer once.... Yes, I have been quite successful in the past. I will need to be updated as to your office proceedures regarding . I did get the job. It was my first real job. I had been driving tractors before that. I had never taken a blood pressure in my life. I was in the medical field over 22 years after that. ~AirAnn~

Thanks. You gotta love it tho... its ok about the historical value but the hysterical value is even better. You know, today we bitch / laugh about Dropzone and Cutaway. The Tommy Tailspin 1936 Cartoon is interesting. Chief is going to go over the side and make the repairs to the retractable landing gear? Not on that plane, kids. Then we have the idea that they can send up a repair ship... Repair ship? And what is up with the 1963 The Skydivers poster? "The first feature length motion picture showing the daredevils of the sky who fall free from heights of 20,000 feet with only a ripcoard between life and death." What kinda plane is that? a Cub? About how much time would it take to get to 20k in that?? Hypoxia, anyone? Dad had a Cub seems like it took days to get anywhere. I was a kid sitting on big coats and I could never see out anyway. Rachel Welch has those handles just dangling there? That helmet from the movie Space Balls is killing me. I just have a big question mark in my head about that camera suit / BirdMan thing. When I first tried looking for a Gypsy Moths poster, one place had it for over $425 framed. Some have it for $65. right now, maybe Mint condition. I paid $20 each for mine and they are in Good+ condition. ~AirAnn~

Well, maybe I could start an ebay deal of my own..? Or even better a Certificate of Jumping Appreciation.... (see other poster's thread- funny ebay auction) I am super proud of my awesome posters..... They are on double secret lock down till the proper frames are obtained that will preserve them. Not the new movie crap, but the very rather old ones. The frames will all match. Cutaway is framed already. Obviously, some of these are not of real concern for some years. BTW, Fathom is a numbered & original lobby card. I am working on the poster. In the 3-way picture of the poster for Gypsy Moths, the creases look real obvious, but that is a camera flash and then Photoshop enhancement. My poster isnt like that. I did want to make clear the wording on the posters as -its just unbelieveable. I actually like having some authentic wear on my stuff. That way the look -real-. There are reproductions for sale out there. There is a Polish version of the Gypsy Moths that I would die for. (Christmas anyone) Polish poster - Gypsy Moths Nobody buy this unless it is for ME. ~AirAnn~

That is hysterical. ~AirAnn~

One more and a (wish for) cartoon from 1936. ~AirAnn~

I have a couple of new additions but I will post them all. *Pay particular attention to the Second Gypsy Moth poster I have. Check out the extremely early version of the BirdMan suit... Skydiving Movie Poster Collection 1963 The Skydivers Summary: A woman seeks revenge on her former lover, who owns a skydiving business. -Black and white, reportedly 1300 skydives were made during the filming of this movie. Extremely bizzare plot. … Then there is the sinister plot of the acid in the parachute! This movie is a must see for all skydivers who own a small airport and are cheating on their wives.” (Mysterio-6, Ontario, CA) Mystery Science Theater 3000: Review: Men Jumping Out Of Perfectly Good Planes And Into An Absolutely Awful Movie. The Skydivers is, and always will be, one of the worst films ever made. “…and Steve, the creepy, stubbly Skydiver who falls to his death after yelling that skydiving is "FUN"! ” (Cherokee Z) 1967 Fathom Raquel Welch plays Fathom Harvill, a voluptuous dental hygienist who spends her free time parachuting out of airplanes…. Fathom is recruited by a super-secret spy agency, one that needs her help locating a deadly explosives detonator. The slinky spy is asked to simply parachute into Spain and activate a bugging device near the alleged villain’s lair. 1969 Gypsy Moths Burt Lancaster, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson as a cocky young skydiver Tagline: When you turn on by falling free... when jumping is not only a way to live, but a way to die, too... you're a Gypsy Moth. Three barnstorming skydivers come to a small Midwestern town to put on a show. "The Gypsy Moths" has great skydiving stunts that were actually performed by a real skydiving stunt team; and the movie is so much more than just an action film. … "When the ground comes up at you like a sledgehammer, and the sweat freezes on your brow; when jumping isn't only a way to live, but a way to die, too... you're a Gypsy Moth." The ending makes this movie an existential masterpiece! (Moviefan9, Boston) 1994 Terminal Velocity Charlie Sheen plays Brodie, a flying and parachute instructor one of whose pupils is presumed killed while on her first parachute lesson. He is suspicious and discovers that his pupil is not only very much alive but is involved in a plot to prevent the Russian Mafia getting their hands on a gold shipment. 2000 Cutaway US Customs Agent Vic Cooper (Stephen Baldwin) goes undercover to infiltrate a ring of skydiving drug peddlers. New to the sport, Cooper is quickly infatuated with all of the perilous adrenaline highs it offers. Will Cooper ignore the siren song of the parachute and return to his duties as an officer of the law? You'll find out here, but make sure to keep your hand on the ripcord. I await the perfect Drop Zone, 1999, poster. My problem with that poster is that the skydivers look like ants on my ART. So, that poster for me, needs a lttle kick up. (I am on a mission, if it works, I will post it later) Fandango, 1985, is another deal... As far as I know, no poster for this film was made with skydivers on the it. THE one that is totally un-ownable, RARE. Parachute Jumper, 1933. Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis. Reportedly Davis's worst film. I have only seen a still and its no skydiver. Regarding 1963 The Skydivers- This rates right there with Santa Claus Conquers the Martians It came out in 1964, before special effects, SO… those are Real Martians and Real Robots. That robot is not a cardboard box. For me this is a real Christmas tradition. Interesting other notes Notes- Terminal Velocity Quote: Chris Morrow: I'd be stupid to trust my life to a walking penis. Richard "Ditch" Brodie: I'm much more than a walking penis, I'm a flying penis! ~AirAnn~

Hey kids its 1930 "... most of the men in the photograph were parachute jumpers who were taking part in a promotional event sponsored by the Irvin Air Chute company, a leading maker of parachutes. " "Perhaps 20 jumpers departed from the open cockpit Sikorsky biplane," says Arthur Liese, whose father has several photographs of the event, including one of the parachutists -- the preferred word at the time -- boarding the large biplane. " Look at that plane, will ya? That door is aweful skinny with all that gear they had on. But seriously, I dont see 20 exiting the aircraft via the cockpit. Forget a formation and watch the props? Hummm... Back to the Future? ~AirAnn~

Taken from your scenario: *You must get the information from that someone. How would you get the information from the unwilling person. *the person is .. a known contact for a terror group If my kid was on that bus, I would start blowing holes with my 9mm on his Tibia and go up from there. Regarding the article... I would not have stood in between the gun and the person. I would have the information about the assination plot attempt on ME and person would lack one eardrum, maybe an ear. After all else had failed, one gun shot nearby a guy with information during wartime? Huh, that aint all that was done over there. This one was written about. WWPD What Would Patton Do? Hire me, fire me, retire me - Fine ... The guy would still have ear trouble and my crew and myself would be alive. ~AirAnn~