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A usual response from me to a telemarketer is: Please permanently remove us from your call list. Thanks. It isn't worth my time to play stupid games with them. If I am home by myself, I won't answer the phone without screening it through the answering machine before picking up. If someone cares, they'll start to leave a message. Most of the time, they don't.

Are you talking about buying a new or used canopy? Makes a big difference in what people might recommend. Be aware that you may not end up putting hundreds of jumps on your first canopy. If something used would work, you might want to consider that. Unless of course you just have money to blow, in which case, send me some.

Nothing like a terrorist action with thousands of casualties to make all the used car salesmen retrain to flag sales. As for the songs, isn't it the American way to hitch your career to the hot theme of the minute, only to dump it when the next one comes around? Right now, patriotism is in. It's all about playing the media, baby! You're exactly right, Skreamer, and it is sad.

As with other records, it doesn't count if there is no video.

Yes, for a nominal fee, paid in jump tickets. Or, alternatively, paid in posted pictures of dz.com women's boobies. That is even better. Get a camera, and get out there!

You should have your "Addict" title revoked!

The title of this thread should be: "This, already thrashed to death in another thread last week or so."

For variety, I funnel formations.... Oh, wait, I do that even when I'm trying not to.

Yes. The dream had me spinning on my stomach with the axis of rotation about midway up where my risers would be. Bedspins are on my back, with the rotation point through my waist. Duh!

I had a dream last night about spiraling under canopy, puking and passing out. Hmm. I wonder why.... http://www.jennandjustin.com/skydive-jump81.asp

From his description, a Cypres battery would be more satisfying.

How exactly are you planning to utilize each of those? Enquiring minds want to know. Of course, you realize that the batteries will last about a million times longer than AlienAngel, so you better plan for that part to be quick.

Understandable. One can only imagine the constant dissapointment you've been enduring in that area. A woman would be totally justified in looking elsewhere for satisfaction after having Skreamer in bed. AlienAngel, battery-operated surrogates, anything, for fuck's sake, would be better than Skreamer.

You fancy a break from the sheep suit?

I am so relieved. When I saw "Pushing Wind", I thought this was going to be a thread about people farting on the plane. Nice story, Michele.

Amusing. That same method cures all kinds of things, but also leads toward various other hospital stays on different occasions.

Dan & Andrea, Thanks for the informative responses! At least now I have a better idea of how the various issues (G's and the extended time at altitude) combined to make a physiologically unpleasant experience. Since it didn't get worse than woozy and uncomfortable, no harm done. I don't owe beer for a first self-induced blackout.

Chuck, No hangover. No alcohol whatsoever that day or the prior one. Like you, I would never jump in that type of condition. You think the g forces alone would do it? What sort of g's can a canopy in a spiral reach? I wasn't sure about that. Well, at least I know what I did now. Thanks for the info.

Well, I never said I was smart.... I've cumulatively done that much in a jump before, but perhaps it was just the last one that might have been a touch too long in a single sustained spiral. I don't know. Way to be unhelpful on the rest of the questions, Remster!

Ray, Congrats, and BEER! That makes sense. It may have just been a factor of degree over other spirals. Or the heat, or the time at altitude. I'm not sure, which is why I'm also looking for the advice of some of the more experienced folks. (At 82 jumps, I'm a newbie also.)

Well, I definitely exceeded that, if unintentionally. I thought hypoxia gave you a false sense of euphoria, but maybe it was everything in combination. I'm just not sure.

I posted this in the Canopy Control Forum, but rethought it and stuck it here too because it may be more pertinent here. Sorry about the double-posting. Justin -------------------------------------------------- One of my recently-developed rituals is to do a clear & pull from altitude on my first jump of the day, if the pilot okays it. I'm first on the plane, last out. I get to practice canopy skills and it is a low-pressure, relaxing jump before I start funnelling the day's formations. On my clear & pulls, I often do spirals, sometimes pretty hard. They are fun. Yesterday, I did lots of spirals. A bunch of them intermittently from about 14000 feet down to about 10000 feet. Then I did one continuous one, burning through about 3000 more feet, ending at 7000. When I finally let my toggle up from about waist level and straightened out, I had a mad head rush and thought, "Man, I feel like shit!" I was kind of woozy and thought, "I could puke to the ground about now." I didn't, but I might have felt better if I had. My chest was kind of tight and I just didn't feel good. I rested my head against my left riser for a bit, then did really mild manuevers until my landing, which was fine. Other factors on this particular jump: The temperature was about 90-92, and humid. We had a go-around after a 3-way took too long in the door. Then we had 2 more go-arounds after that for aircraft traffic. I was last to exit the plane. I was wondering if the prolonged time at altitude in the plane followed by my opening at 14000 had left me a little hypoxic. Also, what kind of G's might I have pulled in my 3000-foot spiral? I know it is hard to guess, but I am curious. My canopy is a Sabre 190 loaded at about 1.15:1. I had one toggle all the way up, and the other buried below my waist the whole time. Any ideas on airspeed under canopy during the spiral? After I landed from that jump, I hit the (non-alcoholic) fluids pretty hard and rested in the shade for awhile. I went up for another jump later and was fine. Thoughts about which aspect(s) of the jump effected me so much? It was kind of spooky.

One of my recently-developed rituals is to do a clear & pull from altitude on my first jump of the day, if the pilot okays it. I'm first on the plane, last out. I get to practice canopy skills and it is a low-pressure, relaxing jump before I start funnelling the day's formations. On my clear & pulls, I often do spirals, sometimes pretty hard. They are fun. Yesterday, I did lots of spirals. A bunch of them intermittently from about 14000 feet down to about 10000 feet. Then I did one continuous one, burning through about 3000 more feet, ending at 7000. When I finally let my toggle up from about waist level and straightened out, I had a mad head rush and thought, "Man, I feel like shit!" I was kind of woozy and thought, "I could puke to the ground about now." I didn't, but I might have felt better if I had. My chest was kind of tight and I just didn't feel good. I rested my head against my left riser for a bit, then did really mild manuevers until my landing, which was fine. Other factors on this particular jump: The temperature was about 90-92, and humid. We had a go-around after a 3-way took too long in the door. Then we had 2 more go-arounds after that for aircraft traffic. I was last to exit the plane. I was wondering if the prolonged time at altitude in the plane followed by my opening at 14000 had left me a little hypoxic. Also, what kind of G's might I have pulled in my 3000-foot spiral? I know it is hard to guess, but I am curious. My canopy is a Sabre 190 loaded at about 1.15:1. I had one toggle all the way up, and the other buried below my waist the whole time. Any ideas on airspeed under canopy during the spiral? After I landed from that jump, I hit the (non-alcoholic) fluids pretty hard and rested in the shade for awhile. I went up for another jump later and was fine. Thoughts about which aspect(s) of the jump effected me so much? It was kind of spooky.

The only addition I'd make to what John and Scott said would be "With good bridle & riser protection." I would not want my crap coming loose and deploying during that exit.

What I've heard echoes what Chuck said in some ways. If you buy really nice sunglasses and shell out the bucks, you get the service to match. Repairs, replacements, etc. On the other extreme, I wear el cheapo sunglasses from the local Target. I think they might have been $12-$15. When they break or I lose them, I'll just replace them with something else. It is the middle ground where you get hosed. You cough up some decent cash for sunglasses, but not enough to get you top-tier service and replacement. Then you end up with semi-expensive disposable shades.