Nightingale

Oceanography and Genetics. Most math we got into was probability of inheritance of recessive genes.

Groundzero won't allow anything to be added to the rig until I pay it off (probably Feb 7th), but I will most probably take you up on that! That stuck toggle was SCARY. I don't want it happening again.

we have?? hmm... I don't recall, but you don't have a photo avatar. pm me a pic to jog my memory??

I've discovered that Doc Martens make GREAT hiking boots. They're not very warm, though, so if you need warmth, look to a different shoe.

1. do what I did and find a school with no math requirement. I could take any mixture of math and science to fulfill two requirements. I took two sciences and was done. 2. get a high school algebra book and a tutor.

I think I'm gonna stop reading this thread. its depressing.

hmm... now why is it I haven't met these two yet?

better be careful, Val. The gentlemen might take that as a challenge.

on my second jump last weekend, I almost had a cutaway. The canopy I was jumping: silhouette 190 with slinks. I collapsed the slider, but didn't pull it down over the risers. Nobody'd ever told me I ought to do that. I released the toggles, did my control check, and all seemed fine. At about 3000 feet, I tried to pull down on the right toggle and it wouldn't move. It was stuck good. The slider had come down over the top of the riser and was pinning the toggle to the riser. I couldn't budge it. Bout all I could do with this canopy at this point was turn left. Glancing at my alti, I realized I had 500 feet before my hard deck. That was 500 feet of playtime to see if I could fix it. I tried to pull the slider back up. No luck. Finally, I reached over (could barely reach) and got both hands on the toggle and yanked as hard as I could, and it came free. I still had a few feet to spare before my harddeck. had the problem continued past 2500 feet, I'd have cutaway, since at that point, I didn't have a landable canopy. Should I get slider bumpers installed, or just pull the slider down past the toggles and behind my head? Is there any other way to prevent this problem?

Perris almost always has a lot going on.

come to california. you can jump at Perris, Elsinore and San Diego all in the same week! Plus, the weather will be nice.

I thought they were based in new york, but they may have more than one store.

start taking long walks with a fully loaded pack uphill.

you talk about handcuffs and duct tape like those are BAD things!

I don't know... but Irish farmers paint them either red or blue, or sometimes red AND blue, and we could not figure out why.

lol... I think they're out of danger once they're cats and no longer kittens.

kittycats, because they keep me company.

wherever you go to skydive, you'll have fun. HOWEVER... make sure you take the time to spend a couple of days in Yellowstone park. Best time for that is August. Still bright and sunny, but the mosquitos are gone.

um... the number 1?

lol. don't we all? I've found myself single rather suddenly. Apologies in advance to the kittens. and to the person who emailed me the following link in reference to my post in the womens' forum, I thank you. I really needed the laugh, and it is quite an interesting website. www.babeland.com NSFW. edit: link NSFW

lol. you know she'll get curious and try it, though.

what's red, green and BROWN and goes round and round?

Betsy and Patsy were two of a set of triplets.

LOL. I replied before you edited your post, silly.

In order of preference: 1. Ontario (easy, very close) 2. John Wayne (easy, kinda close) 3. LAX (difficult, large int'l airport, 2 hrs. minimum away)