Nightingale

clicky probably NSFW, depending on where you work...

ginger will probably help you... give that a shot. its cheap too!

woohoo!!!!! GRATZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hopefully I'll have my A in a few weeks...

only thing that helps me: scopolamine patches (Rx) or Ginger pills try the ginger an hour before you're going on the coaster. LOTS of water.

nightingale8472

planes make me sick too.

Sorry gnome but can you please tell me what a hotties is??? hoping you're kidding but... a hottie is an attractive person of the opposite (or same, if that's your bag) sex.

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yes, that's what SHE was referring to.

breathe. relax. smile. listen to your JMs. Pull. Pull at the right altitude Pull with stability Land safely. dat's it.

does anyone else see any similarities between this situation and the Japanese camps of WWII??

hi... I'm Kris and I'm a dropzoneholic.

easiest thing would probably be to just get your local fabric store to order it for you.

I just finished aff. I weigh 150 + gear. Been jumping a 240. Tomorrow, I'll be jumping a 230 rental from square 1. I've just learned how to land fairly well, so I'm only downsizing when instructors/coaches tell me I'm ready. That's part of what I pay them for.

Aub- how'd you get around the TSO issue??

http://www.americanhomeandhabitat.com/fabric_catagories/heavy_fabrics.htm

Badger Badger Badger Badger....

Bush needs to figure out how the heck he wants to classify these folks... either they are 1. civilian prisoners of the US, which gives them access to the US civilian court system 2. military prisoners of war, therefore under the protection of the Geneva convention. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/lawofwar/geneva02.htm right now, these men are legal non-entities, which is wrong. The full constitutional due process protections apply on U.S. territory to citizens and legal residents or visitors, provided they did not gain legal entry by fraud. That does not mean such foreigners don't have full rights of life, liberty, and property, but due process may be truncated, provided authority for doing so is conferred by Congress, by either a declaration of war or letters of marque and reprisal. That authority is needed for such actions as trial of prisoners by a military tribunal, or putting bounties on the heads of suspects. In the absence of such authority, only defensive actions may be taken, without violating the law, represented by 18 USC 2441, which applies to everyone involved, including the president. [source: www.constitution.org]

yep.

static line is when you are actually attached line connected to the aircraft, which deploys your parachute as you jump.

They do pay taxes. They pay sales taxes every time they buy something. The company they work for pays its taxes off profits from their labor. Also, many companies who employ undocumented workers do so without knowing it, because the workers have fake social security numbers. In these cases, the workers pay the same taxes we do, but are usually afraid to file for tax refunds, so they actually pay MORE taxes. see below article in the Arizona Republic: http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/migrants/0826payingtaxes.html and another in the Daily Texan http://tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/webarchive/06-04-01/01060404_s02_Immigrants.html

Its a catch 22. The cleaning company violated 2 laws. 1. Hiring undocumented immigrants is illegal. 2. Not paying minimum wage is illegal. The men in question were working for the cleaning company. If the cleaning company did not pay them at least minimum wage, they were in violation of labor laws. period. The men's immigration status is another matter. If anything, perhaps this will drive home to the company and other companies that hiring undocumented workers to save money is no longer a viable tactic. the company needs to face the consequences of both violations, and walmart needs to be more careful about who they contract with.

wingsuits seem interesting... what would you consider an appropriate experience level to try one?

Optical with a cord. I tried the cordless, but found they skipped around a bit too much to be effective for online gaming.

3 jumps on friday, which was weekend for me... No more jumps til next weekend, or maybe weekend after because of cash flow, tho.