Kris

Okay, I've sent out my #'s to Wingy, Bytch, Viking, & Kelli. I've also got Clay, Sunshine & Chuck's phone numbers. Jessica and I will be doing some major nig-noggery at Skydive San Marcos this weekend so be prepared for anything. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

My PM's are sent. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Does it count if I raised a Crown & Coke in honor of The Rack Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Were they knotted or just finger-trapped with no stitching? I play with my brake settings a lot so mine aren't stitched, but I use a knot that won't slip to secure them. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Happy birthday, Lisa!!!!!! All the best babe, and remember, you're only 5 years away from that POP's #. Now send me my Neptune, woman! Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

No one Except Pete. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Glad to see Coconut is working hard as usual. Tell him I said, "Hola!" and the next time he leaves, I want to babysit the weapons & exlposives arsenal he has at the Coconut Monkey Lounge & Spa. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Humps (or some other significant #) : Jumps : Cases of beer owed Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

150:2:2 I have about 150 bumps, bruises, cuts, and happy thoughts from doing some climbing and rappelling with some friends from my DZ on Sat while waiting for the weather to clear. We managed to get two loads up on Saturday so I did a solo to monkey around under my Stiletto before hooking my new demo toy up. The first case of beer is for my first jump on a Samurai 170. Damn, Brian Germain can make a canopy. I did my normal psycho-pack on it, got out at 8K, got to terminal & pulled. The opening was incredible, soft & on-heading. Once I popped the brakes, that's where the fun started. When I crank a toggle on my Stiletto, I get a decent view of the ground over the top of my canopy. When I pulled in just a few inches of toggle on the Sam the view was more than decent, it was impressive. The turn rate is incredibly fast, so is the altitude loss. I did some practice flares, played with the stall, checked the riser pressure and then I noticed something wasn't right. I had noticed the gust-front forming 25 miles off when I got out but it was getting dark fast. The winds had picked up appreciably as well. At 3500 feet, I turned into the wind and watched the airport pass beneath my feet as I went backwards under this Sam loaded @ 1.5:1. Shit. Okay, start looking for outs...canyon, nope. Trees, nope. Big frickin' field running parallel to the runway, CHECK! I tried to hold in front risers to increase my descent rate but this canopy is not wanting to come down. Finally, I start making some progress and notice I'm at the corner of a barbed-wire fence at about 700 feet. I crab over to land 25 feet off to the side of it and prepare to land. By this time, it's really dark. Here comes the ground, flare, standup. The canopy then continues on over a small tree. I look over to follow the canopy and I grabbed the tail & snapped it to get the air out of the cells. I then turned back around to look in front, and I notice the other barbed-wire fence that is about 18" in front of me. I reached out and was able to grab hold of it. My 2nd case of beer is for accuracy. After looking back at the landing area it was tight, really tight. Canyon, fence, trees...small patch of land before the fence. I ended up chopping the canopy so we could get it de-treed and it's going to take a puzzle-master to get the lines un-tangled. I may just take the thing off of the risers and re-do it that way. And the only injuries I got was after I climbed the fence to leave. Tore the hell out of my arm, leg, & ripped my FF suit. Oh well...could have been worse. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Happy birthday Blueberry Muffin!!! Have a blast and enjoy your weekend! Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Jack and Lynn are truly wonderful souls and I count myself lucky to have met them at the WFFC last year. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to seeing them there again in 90 days. Michele, enjoy your new toy!!! Mucho hugs and congrats! Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Umm, please give a shit. At least until the shiny new clear-case Neptune I pre-ordered from you today shows up. Remember babe, margarita's on me at WFFC. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

I've always liked "The 4 Guys I Slept With Last Night". It sounds better when the manifest girl announces it over the intercom. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Of course, Remmy. I'm shocked you had to ask. I even posted pictures for cripe's sake. Sorry it took so long. I had to wait for all the hoopla to die down so Merrick could be easily distracted. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Yup, that's definitely Pam's work. I have one of her necklaces and it's beautiful. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Awww! You're ruining my street-cred, woman! Since "Operation Melon's" was successfully completed earlier this month, I have to set newer goals. Besides, it's good for a mad scientist to keep busy. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Well, you do work at a newspaper. If you're going to do it, do it right. Send the output directly to the main presses. Nice, fast color copies. *Damn happy to have a color laser sitting on my desk in my office* Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Skydiving couples don't break up. They just lose their turn. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Umm, those were Jess's stats, not mine. And the only reason he and the rest of us are better off with Mr. Hand for right now is because we haven't figured out a way to incapacitate Cajones so we can get a sample from you suitable for cloning. BTW, if you or Jess end up missing two minutes of memory at Rantoul and find yourself missing a few skin cells, it was the margarita's...

And the point goes to Jess who's ahead by 2. I don't get the distinction between skygoddess and female skydiver either. Marianne Kramer (Pro level swoop competitor & 300-way record holder) and our own Skybytch are both very down to earth and friendly people. They're not the exception to the norm, either. Don't differentiate them on their accomplishments or lack thereof. Underneath it all, they're all skydivers and generally nice / approachable (for advice, etc...) human bean's, period. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

The mIRC server is irc.xircn.com port 6667. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Yeah, but with his "flirting with everyone" comment, Keith and SkydiverBrian are going to try to get to him first. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

They're all beautiful and they all rock. You can't pin it down to just one. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Good question. I see it as harmless fun. If something comes of flirting with someone, great, if not it's usually a great ice-breaker. It's the same here as in the real world, harmless flirting. People need to lighten up. Now...about that craving... I did mention that I can lick the alphabet in sanskrit, right? Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

Two flaws in your logic. One, it may not always be high-speed. Second, never underestimate the high sheer force of good velcro. Peel force can be easy, but getting it to shear apart can be quite difficult. And unless you have a terteriary rig, cutting away a main just to test your reserve is a pretty mentally dense feat. But, it's your gear, your choices. Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™