sdgregory

Um no that is opinion. Look up fact and look up opinion in the dictionary adn you will see htat the statement you are making is opinion. Don't they teach the difference in school anymore?

I just got fitted for a new Mirage and that measurement from that spot just below the throat to my hip was 18 inches. 1. That would be the MLW right? 2. If I were to purchase a 17.5 MLW would I be able to have it refitted for me?

I currently fly a Hornet 230. I am thinking about getting a second rig. What canopy would be good or comparable? Antything from the 200 to 230 sq ft range only. Preferrably 210-220. Please tell me why you recommend this canopy as well. Thank you.

I am looking at the gear classifieds and I am seeing soemthing I do not understand. what does 17.5 MLW or MOS mean? Is that pertaining to size of person or size of d-bag?

Hmm actually, I am an honors ME student at OSU and I am Treasurer of the Skydiving club and a Member of Future Truck, and an active member of Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors Society) and I raise a family. In fact three of the four Executive Committee slots in our club are filled by Engineering majors in at least their second year. This crap that only liberal arts majors are well rounded, well adjusted social people is just that. Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap.

Screw that, print our own money. Note to Secret Service Agents reading::: -- That was meant as a joke. Definied as funny ha ha. Meant to inspire a laugh, etc.--

Since when does wanting to serve mean wanting to fight?

I never said voting should be free. Freedom and voting are to different things.

I feel love, the love of air moving past my skin at 120+ miles per hour. The love of the snapping sound of a canopy after pull time. The love of pulling the toggle down hard and spinning like a mad man. The love of that distinct smell the air has at 14,000. Feel all that love? Hell the way i look at it, my wife and I have had close to 2000 "jumps" or more since we got married and I only have 33 skydives. I need about 2000 more of those before I can make and honest decision. Now if you told me to choose between my wife and skydivng . . . well . . . um . . . ah . . . er . . . ::quick scan of room to see if she is looking:: . . . uh . . . um . . . ah no question . . . I would . . ah . . . choose . . . HER! Yeah I could not get through a day without her. Oh damn, nope, gotta choose sex folks. Not to feel her skin on mine? Forever? Definitely scratch everything I said previously, I was way wrong. Sex, with her over skydiving, definitely.

Sex would lose. Sex is fun and all but I cannot live without ever going in the sky again. Don't tell my wife though 'cause then I may not get any anymore.

Just a general reply to none in particular. I served in the Marines and am very proud of that fact. It was something I wanted since I can remember. I have no problem with a Draft in a time of need, not sure whether it is needed here though. I have also like many here, thought that a two year mandatory stint for all 18 year olds would be good. But now I think that it would be wrong to do. Here's why. We live in a free country. A country where you have the freedom to choose the course of action for your life. With that freedom comes responsibility. And consequences. To just require service from everyone would be a diservice to that freedom. There is another issue. There are some people you would not WANT to serve with. (Jeffrey Dahmer comes to mind). Instead of a blanket service requirement, make it a trade off. You can only vote if you serve in some capacity. Then those who want to vote will serve and they will serve well to get that honorable discharge. Those who do not serve, have no vote (unless of course you can prove mental/physical inabilities to serve.) Just my opinion and we know how that goes. . .

The first 7 jumps I did gave me bruises that were about four times the size of that one and turned completely black. Stopped being as bad when I could wear rigs that fit better. Stopped happening completely once I got a rig that fit me right.

Actually I have a ritual I go through. First as I pull I say "Please don't miss the hackey." Then I pull and throw thinking "Away! Away!" then I say aloud "Opeeeen. Opeeeen. Opeeeen." As I am looking at it deploy. Then when it opens and the end cells fill I say "Thank God!" (Or on hard openings "Damn that really hurt!" or "Son of a . . ."

Got mine. Paying off my Main Ordered a Neptune Ordered my helmet Odering my Free Fly suit Going to Florida for 10 days!

No your not kidding and I would be doing the same thing.

Well I just started jumping on Oct 5th and already I have 1 Container (Mirage G3) 1 Main (Hornet 230) 1 PD Reserve 1 Cypress 2 1 Altimaster III 1 RW suit (Bev Suits) 1 Freefly suit (on order) 1 Helmet (Bonehead Havoc) (on order) 1 Alti Neptune (on order) do I get to be considered a budding gear rat?

USMC - ANGLICO

I went without food, beer, and hookers till I got my A and my gear. No wait, I went without food and beer, and HOOKED. Hooking was unsuccessful. I made 25 cents. But hey that was 25 cents I did not have to beg borrow or steal

If I do not get back in the sky soon I am seriously going to fall apart. I feel like my life is on hold waiting for just one moment of sky. Is there something wrong with me that I feel like my soul is burning?

Know what the difference between a dead raccoon on the road and a dead lawyer on the road is?

Bytch, How can I get my hands on a SIM? PS, guess this tells you my answer to the Poll

No I think this one would be called the BUFF which has several variations; in civil society it is Big Ugly Friendly Fellow; in military circles it is Big Ugly Fat Fu##er. Knew someone would go there. Thank you.

You mean couldn't the solo Sit Fly next to the tandem? Remember the tandem is falling faster before the drouge.

Dr. Demento! Man he used to be on every Sunday night at what 10 I think? I used to stay up all night just to listen. Fish Heads Fish HEads Eat them up Yum! or I got a big butt I don't care, I ride the bus they charge me double fare I got a big butt a big butt Huh!

I ain't got IM and I ain't never gonna git IM and if you don't like it, bite me! People with IM suck. Oh and people with names that start with S (really, imagined or created on forums) suck! Oh wait . . . . . . . \/