ChasingBlueSky

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On what topics? When, why, how, and does it show it in the minutes? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I am god... ~R+R...Duh...... I was told you were dead. So what ever happened to that thing, ya know? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

who are you? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Do you feel that taking care of jumpers and the DZ are mutually exclusive points of order? I feel they are interconnected. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. I don't see some huge conspiracy of the USPA sticking it to the members to take care of DZOs. It makes me laugh to hear people bitch about that all the time. The BOD is made up of JUMPERS! This is not some evil or corrupt organization, but jumpers. Do you really think they want to screw things for themselves? Would I be upset if DZs started their own association? No. But is it really needed in a sport that is so damn small? Why further separate our resources? What exactly does the member (me) lose out on by having the DZ watched/monitored/defended by the USPA? Please tell me, I want exact details. So far, I just hear vague references of "conflict of interest." If this can't be articulated then what are you really bitching about? I'm a member and I am glad that USPA has gotten involved in the Skyride issue. At the time of this post there are close to 900 posts from USPA members on that topic (making it one of the largest threads ever on this site). There are a good amount of members that do not own a DZ that are helping with those actions as well. Is USPA perfect? Nope. I have my complaints about them. I used to hear from a former ND all the issues that organization has...it seems some of it is getting better and other areas are the same. There is new blood in there, I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and see what happens. You know what needs to be changed? Getting the USPA closer to the members. Having meetings more often and someplace that is easily accessible to the members (like at/near a DZ). To this day, the highest amount of members at a meeting was at the one held at Skydive Chicago. This will also help reduce costs - how much does USPA waste in funds on transportation, meeting space and hotel rooms. Why do the meetings need to be held at expensive locations? All of these points were brought up to the USPA by Roger Nelson. It seems that nothing has happened in this area. Outside of paying fees and getting a magazine, most jumpers don't know anything about the USPA or who they voted in (IF they voted). The USPA needs to work on making itself more accessible to its members. If you don't like it that much then put your name on the ballot next time. Or just don't renew your membership this year. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Lee, While you are rounding up non-group members, you may want to contact soaring and balloon companies that have been going thru the same thing. I know that at least one soaring company posted in this thread - might be a good place to start. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

While at the Dr's office yesterday I stepped on the scale. 20lbs lost since Spetmber 18th. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I here the Iraqis get mad if you date their sheep. Wow, guess you are thinking about settling down again. You never wanted to date them before _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

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Looks like this is going to be a trend this year. After it dropped down to subzero temps, it went back up to the low 30s and dropped all that snow (over 13 inches) and was back up to nearly 50F two days later (not wearing a coat was nice). The very next day? Freezing and two more inches of snow. This is the oddest winter I can recall. Is it global warming, el nino or just one of those things? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Ineed - she is amazing. You should have been in the Sky Bar when her, Sarah and Bill Booth were all talking classical music during the winter expo. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Wasn't there recently a thread about that? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

You mean his tramp stamp?? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Genius. Pure Genius. Funniest thing I have seen in some time. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

They charge different amounts for car insurance based on age and sex. Isn't that bias even if it is based off of statistics? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

for the unix folk: > man woman > segmentation fault (core dumped) _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I've only ever seen them in bathrooms and I am too scared to touch them since I don't know who has...and when!! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Look cool. I'm surprised you didn't build one of these: http://groups.msn.com/BioMod/theminivee.msnw It was featrured in Wired this month.Costs abotu $1300 to build and the plans are free on their website with pics. It does 21mph and they claim to have traveled 170 miles in one day in the hills of Montreal with a one hour stop for lunch and a recharge. They claim it is made with 216 lithium-ion cell phone batteries, off-the-shelf solar panels and a 500-watt magneteic hub. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

http://www.ffadventures.com/skydive_safari/safari.htm _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

um....Im not so sure about that 48% yankee here _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I kinda agree. If the Prof was pissed that the kid did it off school grounds? Yea, the guy is an idiot who has some goofy double standards. The student wasn't smart for bringing a real gun to the campus. He broke the established rules. I can understand someone having a problem with that. He could have brought in a fake gun and if he was a good enough actor there would have been suspension of disbelief. Calling it domestic terrorism? Go figure the former performer is big on drama. Quitting over this? This seems like they are having a pissing contest over who can create the most press. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

And the support the world has for the American people was seen in the time following 9/11. The same respect was shown to those in Spain after 3/11 and once again after the children in Russia were killed. When we remove patriotism and religion we all seem to get along. I don't think most of the world hates the indivdual, but hates the inflated ego and pride that we are ruled with. However, there are those that will take it to the basement and attack the person. Both sides do that. That's why its better to lead by example instead of following the crowd. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

http://www.uspa.org/publications/parachutist/online%20archives/2005/01.05/capcom01.05.htm _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

GW has crossed the line. He has pissed off the world. Because of this, it is seen as America and it's people doing it. Since the leaders of this country are no longer showing why we are such a great country, then it is up to the people to do so. We struck a blow to the world - we are no longer the leader in humanitarian means, environment, foreign policy, peace making, etc. I can see how they are hurt by that and pissed about the reckless cowboy attitude we are emoting ("either with us or against us"). How can we be pissed that they are pissed about us screwing things up? I'm not condoning their comments...a good portion of them are uncalled for. Criticism is good, attacks are useless and will fall on deaf ears. The rhetoric from the EU and the rest of the world will not cease until the leaders of this country gets their act together. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Why should I join in the ignorance? Why follow the mindless mob? I will and do defend this country when it is needed. However, I won't do it with ignorance or by deferring the argument to their flaws. Why not let the respect start here?? I tend to think that those in this country are up to the task to do so. Or should we volley insults back and force until no one remembers what we were pissed off about? Lead by example. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....