catfishhunter

Lots of good things have been said but coming from an addict who just celebrated 12 years clean I hope what I have to say carries some weight. You cannot love him, threaten him, incarcerate him or treat him into recovery. Wont happen. You can pray for him and those around him but you absolutely cannot condone his behavior if you really feel it is a problem. I don't know the man and it isn't my place to make any judgments on anyone else's state of mind or if they have the disease of addiction/alcoholism but I can tell you about my realization. What is called the "bottom" doesn't mean what most people think. The bottom is where the pain of change is lesser then the pain of staying the same crosses paths. For me it was a realization that if I kept using my daughter was going to grow up without her dad. Others it takes losing everything and still the pain of change is more then staying the same. So it sounds like every one is saying you can do nothing but sit back and watch or walk away. You don't have to either. You can pray. Prayer is a powerful tool. You can also lead by example. Living a clean, sober and enjoyable life is very attractive and attraction is a powerful emotion. It is proven every day in meeting around the world. Attraction not promotion... I said you cannot condone or approve of the behavior. If there is alcohol at gathering stay away. If he is drunk or hung over tell him when he is sober you will be happy to hang out or talk but not while he is drunk/hung over. With this if at anytime he puts anyone else in danger you absolutely must report him period. There can be no leeway on that. Sure a DUI is costly and might cost your friendship but a dead kid...there is no coming back from that... I wish you all the luck and love in the world. Miracles happen...one just replied to you.... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Wow I missed the insult. I asked you very pointed questions and you take it as an insult? I think we have found your problem. Man up son. Not everyone is out to knock off the chip on your shoulder but your going to have a miserable life walking around daring people to do it. I honestly wish you all the best life has to offer and from these two post I can honestly tell you in my not so humble opinion, internet message boards are NOT going to offer you any of that.. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Ok what the hell was that supposed to mean? Seems like you have some issues. And what the hell does the DB thread have to so with anything? Is that thing even still active..haven't looked in years...maybe your looking for conflict? Just my observation based off this one very confusing post of yours. Life is way to short to be butt hurt over an online message board... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Its your money and your time go for it. I have enjoyed every jump I have made at Lodi and will jump there again..If I get to go back to jumping that is.. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

And there is that little problem of the classifieds being FREE. We get exactly what we pay for. If you've had a bad experience and the odeon doesn't give a shit then don't be afraid to out the person but remember it goes both ways so of the guy had shit come up and you got your stuff late and blew a gasket because it was late and it turns out his baby was in the hospital your gonna look like an ass... That was a general made up possibility and nothing to do with your situation MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

If you didn't have fear and doubt it would be abnormal considering you just threw yourself out of an airplane in flight. Search the forums your not alone. I still get nervous after a layoff and it will be over a year by the time I get to make another jump so ill probably shove some coal up my ass so if nothing else Ill shit some diamonds...of this is what you want to do then tell your instructor what your feelings talking about it, at least for me takes away the power those feelings have over me. Keeping them to myself just makes them grow on intensity to the point of almost not ending able to think of anything else. Good luck and relax what's the worse that can happen? MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

My Watch Winder since it has all my watches in it and everything else of importance are already in 90 minute safes. Actually need to finish putting everything in the new safe after our move. Good reminder to get that done thanks :) MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

I Was talking to Sam and his wife the nigh they left Vegas headed for Reno. He was telling me how he had quit drinking and he had so many months without a drink (don't remember how many) I was really happy for him and he was happier then I can ever remember seeing him. I miss him MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

I wasn't an employee of Caesars I was a contractor :) I wasn't even 21 at the time. It was the best job I ever had. I had more fun at that job then anywhere else. I had complete run of the place. I stayed in the Ann Margaret suite every year. The cocktail waitress would bring me mud slides in coffee cups and leave them on the slot machines down below our scissors lift. I watched players lose millions of dollars only to win it all back all during an 8 hours shift. Sam Kinnison became a friend that made sure to come find me every time he was in town to just say hi and see how life was. Got to play hide and seek with Diana Ross well she played hide and seek with her body guards and we helped her cheat LOL Got to sit and talk with Red Foxx many times while he played Keno (he would come in after midnight when no one else was in the keno area) Had Mohammed Ali tell me to keep it "looking good" when I was combing my hair as he was walking in. That was super cool actually. He was surrounded by 50 people and he stops to speak to the window washer. Made me smile. I had the power to shut down tables whenever I needed to clean the chandeliers and I had the backing of the casino manager Paul Vercheck and no one gave me any grief more then once. All of this at the age of 20...Man I could talk some good shit back in the day...sorry got reminiscing and couldn't stop typing LOL MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Heard it a couple of times in my life but the most profound was a security guard friend of mine a Caesars Palace when I worked there in my 20's. Seems she carried on a conversation with "me" while I was playing the $5 slot machines on my weekends off. She said started the conversation off with the real me by saying" I didn't want to say anything to you Saturday with everyone around but how in the world can you afford to be playing $5 slots" even with the complete dumbfounded look on my face it took a lot to convince her one it wasn't me and two I could never ever have afford to be playing $5 slots. she said she had talked to me for nearly 10 minuets and we laughed and joked so she was positive it was me. I think most of you have seen what I looked like back in the 80's (long hair spandex pants picture) so it might have just been the long hair rocker look that through her off. I have had people swear they knew me at different times in my life but not lately as I have gotten older and fatter and losing my hair :) MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

I sense much butthurt from the Bay Area......Hey they can still buy from all the usual online places... The Seahawks just want to sell to the people that have supported them for 30 years. That's interesting, they'll sell to any other state but California, I wonder what their worried about? Probably the same thing Green Bay and Carolina was. No not any other state they left out MOST states. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

For me I am the LAST RESORT. I'm not helping at all unless I am the only one that can. I am not the person for medical emergency's I could force myself if there was no other option but knowing and accepting my abilities means I am moving away the minute I am not desperately needed. I agree everyone should have basic first aid training and I've had quite a bit at one time way back when and it would be good to have a some refreshers for that hopefully never occurring accident where I am the only person available to render aid. And as for the dude freaking out see my first paragraph. He probably falls into that category and should come to grips with his own abilities and stay the fuck out of the way himself. Staying calm is nearly as important if not more important then anything else your doing. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

did you read the story MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Congratulations! MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

damn doesn't seem that long ago :( amazing how someone you never met in person makes a permanent impression on your soul..I wonder what Lee, Shannon Duece an Tonto or getting into on the other side...miss them all but eternally grateful that DZ.com made it possible for their life to cross mine.. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Thanks for sharing that. Need to show that to my employee who came up to me and asked me about BASE jumping. Some jack ass told him he could teach him to BASE jump without having to ever skydive. He got an earful from me but this will help explain why he needs skills before just hacking himself off a cliff MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

lots of good ones leaving lately...hope his family is ok...you going to be missed around here Bry...BSBD.. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

whew bill I think your hat (tin foil or what ever) is too tight We really need a like button.... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

people that aren't outgoing and willing to extend themselves tend to fade away as jumping alone does get boring fast. Don't be afraid to ask people to go jump with you. Until you get quite a few jumps under your belts ask up jumpers to go and make a 2 or 3 way with you. Bring lots of Beer or for us non drinkers gatorade or bottled water works especially on hot summer days Most importantly don't be THAT GUY..Listen twice as much as you talk and you will learn a lot but more importantly you will have fu! MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Talk to Grimmie he has the hook ups :) We had a great time and everyone made sure to tell us that they wouldn't hold it against us that we new Russ LOL MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

BSBD.... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

If the ARE from Mexico and have a Mexican passport they are still Americans. Mexico is part of North America. Where did you learn geography? ha ha. Your a funny fucker arnt ya... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

FYI we don't call them "blacks" anymore. Might wanna go tell granddaddy that before he rides off to the sheet convention this weekend and puts his foot in his mouth. Who is this "we" you speak of? I'm White they are black unless they have an African Passport they aren't African and unless I'm mistaken there isn't an African American nation just America. Same for Mexican. Unless they are from Mexico and have a Mexican passport they aren't Mexican they are AMERICANS. Nothing is going to get better until everyone gets that. I personally don't believe it is going to get better . Our nation has about runs its course. We are a perverted arrogant nation that is destroying itself faster then all of the nations we based our foundation upon. If you don't see that then you are so very blind. History isn't fiction and it absolutely repeats itself. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

The last gasp of a libetard losing an argument RACIST RACIST RACIST RACIST... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.

Do you have stats that the rest of us do not have access to? Perhaps you can cite your source that shows Black on White crime is up after the GZ trial. But I know you don't have facts, You guys have nothing to sell but fear. No one has that data. I'm only expressing my concern. YMMV. We all know the press/media is going to push it till the life is gone from the story then, move-on to the next 'big thing'. They're like a bunch of rabble rousers. Chuck http://youtu.be/9gSQg1i_q2g :) and if he had a gun maybe we would have had two less thugs to warehouse for the rest of their lives MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose.