ChasingBlueSky

Google Ad Words and Yahoo ads are two of the biggest ways. Type in a big American city and then Skydive in google and you will get a few DZs, and on the side and top you will see the Google Skyride ads. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Chris Needels seems to say other wise this month: http://www.uspa.org/publications/parachutist/capcom1004.htm _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Exactly. It's not the business we have issues with, its how they operate and the domino effect that will have for other DZs and (selfishly) us. The idea of this thread was to find a way to stop bitching about it and actually DO something about it. Dave posted who to contact at Skyride and Betsy was right about contacting the USPA. If we flood them with complaints, they will have to put it on the Agenda - but knowing how that works, that will take time and would have to wait until after the next election and we would have to write to the new members of the USPA as well. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

But on what grounds? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Then Cheney should have stood in line with the rest of the high risk people that were trying to get them as well. Why did Snow get one? For some reason, the shot was given to the Chicago Bears and others in the NFL this week. What an amazing system we have - those that have the money or make a lot of money can get it, but those that are high risk need to stand in line for over two hours. Also, it was on the news here this morning that the flu shot is being given to prisoners. However, some have decided not to get the shot so it may be used to help a kid or a senior. Interesting to hear our prisoners have a bigger heart than those on the Hill. Even if the shot may do damage as Lori pointed out...this is a good way to show how backwards our society is. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Well, if that happens, experienced jumpers need to NEVER go to Skyride dz. Yes, they will still be tandem factories, but they won't be able to support large aircraft. Then, our dropzones can advertise our otters and king airs and whatnot. Just some thoughts. Brainstorming. Those guys really piss me off. Whuffos don't usually care about the plane that is used. Did you for your first jump? I know most people I talk to never ask that. Once Skyride has a few DZs up and running, they can use the pre-existing (and successful) marketing infrastructure they have to push tandem biz in their direction. Thus killing off DZs that survive off of that portion of the sport. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Skyride is now opening up DZs with the money they have made from the certificates. Given enough time, there will be no use in talking to DZOs about it...they will be the DZO. It seems that USPA is talking about it. I know that Jan has kept a web site logging the sites, etc. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

There have been plenty of threads on here about Skyride and their unethical and even illegal tactics. The Capital Commentary stopped short of using their name this month. Is there anything we, as a community, can do to shut this down before they cause lasting damage to the industry? Before the find a way to steal student business from the real dropzones and cause them to eventually shut down? The only idea I have ever heard someone willing to take was to google bomb them using blogs. I've heard of photographers and instructors saying they can't afford to sue them, maybe we can put together a fund to help with the costs of a lawyer? Any ideas or anyone willing to do this? Added by slotperfect on 8 November 2007: Thanatos340 has compiled a list of dropzones by state that accept (or don't accept) Skyride Certificates. You can find that list here _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Actually - yes. Been there, done that. The one and only time anyone has tried to rob me was while I was in college. He walked up to me, told me had a knife, told me he wanted money, then as he went for the knife I tossed him against the wall of the building and walked away. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

http://www.boomchicago.nl/Section/Latest-News/BoomChicagoVotingMachine _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Idiocy knows no political, racial, gender, religious, or class boundaries. I think I'm becoming more of an anarchist as I get older. That's because we continue to get nothing but lame, lukewarm individuals leading the world in all of those areas. The smart ones never enter those areas and choose to stay in the private sector. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Now that's hilarious, and probably true. And you'd do just the opposite. And these are the school yard tactics being used to decide who runs our country _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

My question is - what class action suit could be filed for showing a movie?? BTW - if you look real close you can find the letters " D N and C" somewhere in that article, so it must have been Kerry's people that told them to shut up. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

By far one of the best publications out there! That one was classic!

That doesn't count. He's a republican. Not if you look at the publication the Republicans sent out for "Team 2004" they left Keys off of it. Doesn't matter, Keys doesn't have a chance in hell of winning. Just listen to him, he is scary as hell. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Then the legal drinking age should be changed to 20 years and 3 months. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Then there is this: http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/montgomery_county/9955386.htm?1c Registration scam targets Democrats Students signing petitions had their party affiliation changed. By Jeff Shields and Michael Vitez Inquirer Staff Writers Calling for the legalization of marijuana can have an unintended side effect, students at Montgomery County Community College are finding out. It can turn you into a Republican. County elections officials confirmed yesterday that an undetermined number of students had their voter registration switched to Republican when they signed a petition supporting the legalization of medicinal marijuana in September. "I felt filthy," said Democrat Micah Edwards, 18, of Glenside, when he learned what had happened. "I don't see the point," said Jennifer Fugo, 24, of Plymouth Township. "But it was disturbing nonetheless." The bizarre scam has everyone involved scratching their heads over a suspect and a motive. Voters whose party was switched will have no trouble voting on Nov. 2. It could only affect a primary vote, because only party members can vote in a primary. The incident came to light last week as some students began to receive new voter registration cards. About five called the Election Board, county elections supervisor Joseph Passarella said. The common thread: The students were once Democrats, were now Republicans, and had signed the pot petition on campus in late September. Fugo said she was approached by a college-age "kid" in front of the MCCC campus bookstore on Sept. 22. He asked her to sign a petition to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. His responses to her questions indicated he was well-informed on the issue, Fugo said. After she signed the petition, the signature gatherer asked her to fill out a voter registration form to verify her signature. She had doubts, she said, but he was convincing, so she supplied the information. She said she could not remember whether she bothered to check the box for "party." Edwards had a similar recollection: He made sure the petition was for medicinal marijuana, then provided his name and address, and signed where he was asked to do so. District Attorney Bruce Castor, who said his office had received no formal complaints, said any such activity should be reported to him. County Democratic Chairman Marcel Groen said he had no idea who was responsible, and Republican Chairman Ken Davis said he was similarly befuddled. College officials said that soliciting is prohibited on campus and that outsiders must register to conduct any activities. Fugo theorized that the petition's subject matter "was targeted toward students who were a bit more liberal in their values." Edwards, who says he is looking forward to voting in his first election, says he was shocked by the whole thing. "The fact that they could do that makes me wonder what else they could do," he said. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Would this then prevent DTs as well? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

What exactly is Ducks Unlimited - I see the stickers all over the place. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Yup, there were seperate elections for both positions. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

do you think CA is far enough? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

That means it would be Texas vs Boston for the championship. Hmmmm. Sound familiar to another race happening right now? What would be the last date of the World Series? Maybe MLB runs the world? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

They really like us over there, right?? http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041019/pl_nm/campaign_iraqis_dc_3 _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Out of fear of death, contractors are sitting in the green zone refusing to leave. Why? They feel 1) they may be kidnapped and end up on the nightly news without a head or 2) everything they are building is being blown up and they need to rebuild it. How would I know this? Because my friends brother is currently sitting IN the green zone as a contractor and this is what he is sending to me via email. How can you have progress if nothing is being built???? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Vietnam? Iraq?? Afghanastan?? Last I checked, fighting is still going on in both countries. America has not done well against insurgents, non-uniformed attacks in many battles. Look at the efforts in Africa and the middle east. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....