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I'm engaged to be married! to a wonderful guy named RT. We met in the north elevator of our condo building in May 2005. Then he moved in four doors away from me on the top floor while he was remodeling his house across the street. RT is the kindest person, did a jump in Venezuela, is a scuba diver, extreme snowboarder, and a former pro-surfer. I attached of photo! Olivia

Glad you're okay! It's a rare occurance. In 1999, my mom was on a sit jump where the camera man downplaned under two canopies and walked away without injury. He had the whole thing on video. We'd watch the video and malfuntion scenario but never noticed something until a year afterwards. Right before my mom went from a sit posistion to break off, there was what appeared to be a plane taking off from the airport. We eventually watched that part of the skydive in slow motion and realized that "the plane" was flapping its wings!!! It was not a plane. It was a huge goose with a wingspan longer than my mother's arms right in the video frame with her. Close! Blue Skies.

You could call Skydive DeLand and have him paged. Ph: 1-386-738-3539 He's there most often. I just saw him a few weeks ago.

JC was offered a position on the PD team over a year ago and also as far back as the PIA Symposiums in San Diego. He may have preferred to join the team last year, but because of his deep commitments and loyalties, he stayed with Icarus. I think it's great that he was given another opportunity to join the PD team. Each one of them are great guys, very goods friends, and pilots who can show the potential and capabilities of the PD canopies.

Over 1,000 emails! No doubt. Sooooo glad u r here! I would like another moment to sing "kareoke" by the fireside with you & ur buds. We're warming up!

This is from one of those forward emails. I think it's something nice to share on this special day. Happy Valentine's Day! *At least 5 people in this world love you so much they would die for you. *At least 15 people in this world love you in some way. *The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. *A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you. *Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep. *You mean the world to someone. *If not for you, someone may not be living. *You are special and unique. *Someone that you don't even know exists loves you. *When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it. *When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world. *When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, probably, sooner or later, you will get it. *Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks. *Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know. *If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great. A Minute: They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them. Take the time to live and love.

I've heard from friends, research online, and a fellow skydiver who had injuries from old, parachute openings - that Hot, Lemon Water significantly helps inflammatory problems, draws out bad stuff in your body, and boost your metabolism. I take it often enough. I think the best thing is to heat the water first, then squeeze the lemons into the water. Cold, lemon water is good too, but there something about it being hot that does it. Lemons are acidic, but the moment they enter your system, they're the highest alkaline you can get.

Whether soberminded or under an influence ... which being soberminded is more apt to leave a person without regrets. ...wouldn't it be cool if all of us could get through a conversation or debate without swearing or saying something degrading? Winning a discussion through facts and understanding is way more respectful than throwing out a lot meaningless words and emotions. Especially considering that you can never take back what you say. Think positively and hopefully your thoughts and actions will be positive. One of my goals for 2006: Try to always encourage others with my words and actions, and kindly tell the truth in love.

Yeah, I cried a little the next morning after I was told what happened – I wouldn’t have known anything happened. Crying was probably just a physical reaction, because they said I put up a fight getting out the door, then cried desperately all the way home. I probably didn’t understand why we were leaving and thought I did something wrong, because it was an easygoing, conservative evening, and everything had been fine. After hearing some of the details of what happened, it was easy enough to laugh about it, but in all seriousness, it could have been a dangerous situation. Possibly fatal, but I am in general drug and allergy free. I want to be careful what I say publicly about the people involved. When I originally posted, I think I was still affected by the drug itself. I slept most of the day. The next morning I woke up with shakes, a cold sweat, and weakness. I feel almost 100% right now.

Sorry for all my negativity. I was kind of "upset" and emotional after the whole thing. It was a beautiful evening at my favorite New Year's party ever - at a classy restaurant/hotel/oceanfront place. My parents were there and actually left early, so I was there with my sister and guy. It could have been anyone in the crowd that drugged the drink. Because of the straw, my sister remembered that I picked up her drink and she took mine. She was walking around taking pictures and more alone, so someone could have thought that she could be led away, but I got the drink, and we were all on the main floor. The last thing I remember was me asking why we were leaving the party??? Five minutes before the countdown. They said I dropped like a dead weight and came to a couple times while we left for home. A couple years ago, I was absolutely close to being abducted in Myrtle Beach, SC grocery store parking lot after a beach boogie. My sister stepped in at just the right moment. I'm glad that what happened last night was to me and not to her. She may experienced a bad night and still be here, but she may have experienced a bad night and not be here at all. Also a couple years ago, I'm positive that a skydiving buddie tried to drug me, but I turned my drink into the bartender. So I already had known about the danger of it all, but it sure is good not to let the guard down or put yourself in the situation to begin with.

A very cool WOMAN!!! hitting on us and my sis!!!

I have a great guy in my life, and the drink was mean for my sis. Im FINE, but piss"""""""""""d

Edited to say "Fuck the Assholes!" which was a "d"k"e!

only for a moment, it's terrible that someone will do that to ya, at a moment when your celebrating and being "conservative"... Thank God ! that I woke up at home ... Oh my How can people do that? Why?! & don't do it! period.

I see what you're saying. I passed judgement by saying that about dropzone.com members. Please excuse me. What I was thinking was that it's easy for any of us to say that we wouldn't do something, but until we're faced with the situation, we'll never really know how we'd react.

She is taking responsibilty by asking for help! What should she do? Hide in depression the rest of her? She's moving forward, and asked for helped. Fine. Think about that next time you need a favor. Okay. Thanks for clarifying GTAVercetti.

I know PLENTY of people who have been hurt and it has barely made a blip on the radar of National News. And those same people are not out hounding for donations. I know, but there's no reason to judge her for it. Let her be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shayna survived something that people don't usually walk away from. Plastic surgery is expensive, and it would be great if she can live the rest of her life happy with herself. I think she's an amazing person in the fact that she could calmly watch the video of what happened, talk postively about it, and want to do it again!

Hi Shayna. I don't think you should feel bad for going public with your story, and I have no doubt that many here on dropzone.com would have made the same decision. It would be great if someone out there could help you financially. Why not? There's a lot of money floating around among people willing to use it for a good cause. I wish all our friends could impact and live. My mother, sister, and I skydive together. We were thrilled to see your television segment and thought it was a positive story for our sport. Blue Skies, Olivia http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/13/skydiver.plunge.ap/

but we're all "just friends"!

Ooops! Jari is a cute in that pic, but I am the SOFA KING!

Oh, I see. Sometimes, that's hot! I am the SOFA KING! and ya must know what that means, especially with your advantage of being filled with some fizzy lifting drink!

It's going to be soooo good! Cha, cha, cha

What do ya mean by that wildcard451? Are u sofa king hot becuz of your name? I think I'm hot, but not Vain! Sometimes I think I'm hot becuz of my name and sometims when I skydive. I fly hot, since I am built for speed. I look hot, often enough, but nothing tops it when a guy tells me I'm sofa king hot! This is really causing me some deep thought.

I just noticed on their homepage that they temporarily relocated "For at least the next couple of weeks, we'll be jumping out of Summerville Airport." Summerville is pretty close to Charleston. They have directions on the site, and you may want to call, since they may have returned to St. George by now.