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White 1960 4-door Corvair with a red interior. I had two concrete blocks in the front "trunk" to keep the nose from wandering at speeds in excess of 5 mph. AM radio only -- who else remembers when AM played the hits of the day, were the big stations and FM was only for highbrow classical music freaks in the big city? And forget stereo, that was something unheard of in vehicles; hell, you had to make the choice of stereo/mono when you bought your albums... Damn, I'm old! Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Dragnet Family Affair Partridge Family Sea Hunt ...and how could you forget! Adam West as Batman!! He ruined me for any other man, I swear... Latecomers one and all! How about "Make Room For Daddy (later "Danny')", "My Little Margie", "I Married Joan", "Father Knows Best", "Topper", and "The Life of Riley"? Not to mention many a skyguy's first dreamgal Penny on "Sky King"! God, I'm old! Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Dave, You may or may not be a cndidate for LASIK, it depends onthe thickness of your cornea and how much will remain after scuplting by the laser. What you also need is not just any surgeon, but someone who has handled severe myopes. My surgeon is actually doing a paper on treatment of cases such as ours. Be advised that you will NOT get the instant gratification that those in the commercials on TV get; you willhave an immediate marked improvement, but will probably need "band-aid" contacts for a while while your eyes adjust to being able to actually focus properly. You may most likely also need an "adjustment" once things settle down to fine-tune things. For people like us there is a lot more work and followup needed to get the results we seek, but I swear it is worth it. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Sept. 21 would have been my Mom's 74th birthday. I will be taking her up to make a skydive with me that day and let her fly free. It would be cool to have a bunch of dz.commers there. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Doesn't anyone make beer flavored ice cream? Mmmm...Beck's Oktoberfest...mmmm Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

I doubt it. Pre-LASIK, my correction was -13.50/-13.75 w/-1.50 sphere. to put that in terms of 20/20, it was approx. 20/1600. I am now 2 1/2 years post-op, seeing 20/40 in my left eye and 20/15 in my right, combined is 20/20. don't even need reading glasses. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Time to show my rings.... The particular song she is asking about is: If you like Pina Coladas By Jimmy Buffet Now I Really feel old. No, you're not showing your rings, Jim, you're showing something else. "The Pina Colada Song" is a medley of Rupert Holmes' hit. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

The quarterback squats The crowd awaits his orders "Set, Hike one, Haiku" Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Gawd it's been a long time since I heard that! Thanks. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

I can vouch for that. I enjoyed seeing the other dz.commers in the air as much as I did meeting and talking with them. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Jump #371 - Jet Day - WWFC '98 - Helicopter Jump First one down (big surprise), decided to go for a really great surf...did 180 between the flag and the windblade. Gal following me said I bounced 3 times. Right femur exploded (ortho doc's word). Neck strained. My left side was one solid bruise from the sole of my foot to halfway up my back. I now have a 14" titanium plate alongside my right fermur, held on by 9 1 1/2" screws, the head of my femur is held together by 3 3 1/2" screws, and there are two stainless steel "tie wraps" around some of the pieces. Had a bone graft 6 weeks later. Mike Vederman gave me DS#2. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Get drafted by Green Bay or sign on as a free agent. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

At the old Flagler Aviation, we had the Motorolas -- there was another user who had the same frequency, but we only heard them when the instructors weren't transmitting. The closer transmitter would overpower the more distant user. But I will never forget the strange feeling I had when I did my first jump there: AFF Level 2 , jump goes ok, pull on time, the roar of freefall stops as the canopy blossoms above me, and I hear, crisp,clear and plain as day: "Welcome to McDonald's. May I take your order please?" Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

$1495 -- jumps, registrations and RV slot 495 -- dropzone.com tent 312 -- Packing Cathy 265 -- food and drinks 235 -- diesel for round trip from FL 50 -- shirts -------- $2852 -- Total (if my math doesn't suck) Thank goodness for the decent refund from the IRS for 2001 and a couple other windfalls. I sure would hate to deny Lynn her big vacation, She really needed it. WFFC 2003 fund already started. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

6 loads of laundry done Friday:0:0 Repack date for WFFC was on/after 14 Apr 2002, Lynn's last AI&R was 15 April, so had to take her Racer to our rigger on Friday. We spent the rest of the day doing the domestic thing and it rained yesterday. So much for our weekend. For those who say "Huh?", Lynn works Sun-Thurs, so our weekend is Friday-Saturday. At least until the lottery commission does their job right and picks our numbers. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Uh-oh, Clay, now ewe've done it. Lisa (Skybytch)will have to punish ewe. Baaaad boy, Clay. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Just a little slow on the uptake there, Joe? I think you've had more than enough of the soju! Or have you been into the Mahkli? Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Not as rare as you may think. I started dating Lynn our senior year in high school, the first Saturday of WFFC we celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Recombinant DNA Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

I'll help you find them only if you help me find what I was looking for in Rantoul -- all those announcements didn't seem to help1 Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

"Man, how much doing nothing but heavy drinking and skydiving can a person take?!" -- Clay (groaning) My response: "I believe research has shown 10 days.". Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

I used to tell my airmen: 1) Never eat at a place called "Mom's", 2) Never play poker with a man named "Doc", and 3) Never lay down with a woman who has more problems than you. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

Nathan, I think a little bit of education is called for here, maybe I shouldn't be the one doing it, but wtf: if you say what we saw at the WFFC was people having a good time, you haven't really been paying attention -- yes, we had a good time, but the individual involved went through some times that were anything but good. Go to the Incidents forum and read Segador's posts and come back and tell us that sounded like good times. A number of us talked with "some people" about a number of things, including decorum here on the forums. "Some people" did more listening than talking. "Some people" showed more character in the short span of WFFC than we had any reason or right to expect. Like Lindsey said, this is not a democracy, it is a dictatorship, but don't think that the comments of those who were there didn't have impact on the dictator's decision to let "some people" back into the fold. You may not agree with his decision, but that's just too dang bad -- you do not have all the info on what occurred at WFFC and what didn't. In the USAF and other branches of US forces there is a policy of giving information on a "need to know" basis; you are not in a position to need to know the details, the people who are have them. Let me end by saying that you should note that there seems to be no one who was at Rantoul that objects to Rob Cowan's restoration, that should tell you something. HH left the door open for Rhino when he banned him, stating that he could come back if he earned his way back. He is back. Deal with it. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

You guys actually FOUND the camera? I'm impressed! Did the tape play? Any cool shots? Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?

DO try to pay attention...Lisa has mentioned in at least one of the WFFC threads that she will post the boobies. She has intended to all along, but decided to have some fun with you non-convention-going losers beforehand. And you are losers! The pic may be nice, but it can never match experiencing The Rack in person. (And she gives great hugs, too!) BTW, I tried to post this earlier, but got bumped, so Lisa answered before I did, but thought I'd post this anywho... Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them?