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Looking closely at the attachment and reading what it says - that can of spam is the link to click on if you do not want to be contacted by them again. I think the can of spam graphic is a nice touch - lends some humor to the issue. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

here's an idea - set this up.... you've already got the surveillance system.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4022147.stm "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I am on the Alti-2 Field Service list and have yet to receive an email from Argus-AAD. Maybe I'm just lucky "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

The only thing you can do to avoid death is to sell your gear to me really, really cheap. Maybe just give it to me to be really sure. I'll cover shipping! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Interesting article: http://www.democratmissourian.com/news1-021006.html --- Skydiving is source of controversy at aldermen meeting By Shandi Duggins, Staff Reporter Controversy, questions and accusations swirled at Monday’s Harrisonville Board of Aldermen meeting all involving the Kansas City Skydiving Center a couple wishes to operate out of the Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport. Before the council was a resolution to lease space in the terminal building located at the airport to Paul and Joanna Eriksmoen to conduct their skydiving regulations. Originally, the Eriksmoens were also requesting to establish a drop zone at the airport. This, however, has changed since the couple has since decided to purchase land adjacent to the airport for a drop zone. Now, the Eriksmoens want to use the airport for takeoff and landing purposes. They also wish to lease the entire upper floor of the main hangar, area in the main hangar and access to the adjacent drop-zone site for a term of two years. According to Harrisonville city administrator Dianna Wright, although the aldermen must vote on whether to approve the lease, city officials cannot control whether the center uses the airport for departures and landings, because it is a federally funded public airport. Wright said because the airport is public, restrictions are not placed on who may or may not use the airport as long as the users follow Federal Aviation Administration operating procedures. To restrict one party’s use of the airport or deny them access, could be the grounds for a lawsuit, Wright told the aldermen Monday. According to the staff report, the airport committee and city staff have been discussing the skydiving issue for several months, as well as doing research into the regulations and laws regarding the the center. The airport committee has recommended the Harrisonville Board of Aldermen move forward with consideration of the lease. “By leasing them space, you have a relationship with the business,” Wright said. Wright said by leasing the space, the city may apply accountability and parameters to the center to ensure insurance requirements are met and to ensure the center’s activities do not impede LifeFlight, an emergency helicopter service which also operates out of the airport. Included in the terms of the lease is a stipulation that items within the hangar may not interfere with operation and business of LifeFlight. The lease also states that the tenant must provide at least general liability insurance, third-party liability insurance and workers’ compensation or similar insurance. The Kansas City Skydiving Center must also notify and receive prior approval from the landlord before a special event which would include 200 or more participants or an aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds. Several members of the board of aldermen requested that no action be taken on the resolution to lease space until more information could be learned. Before the council discussed the issue of the lease, several members of the public came forth to raise concerns about the skydiving center. Aldermen, including Dennis Minich, said they wanted to know more before voting. “It is a major question,” he said. “I don’t know if I want to rent them space.” The Eriksmoens were present at the meeting. Joanna Eriksmoens reminded the aldermen the vote was not to allow skydiving. “We will open April 1,” she said. However, Joanna Eriksmoens said although the skydiving center would open regardless if the city leased the company space, the center would prefer to work with the city. Some aldermen agreed. “They’re going to open anyway,” Nancy Linthicum said. “I think it would be better with our blessing.” Some of the issues causing concerns over the airport were listed in the city report, along with letters from concerned citizens. These concerns about the center included a negative impact on LifeFlight, noise, debris on private property, jumpers landing on private property, parties and alcohol at the airport and impact to property value. Some of these issues were also answered in the staff report, which stated it was the staff’s understanding planes used for jump activity are not any noisier than current aircraft utilizing the airport; the city’s lease prohibits alcohol on airport property; third-party insurance to cover damage to private property will be maintained by the center; and a skydiver landing on private property is trespassing and the center will require participants to sign a document acknowledging this is prohibited. The city has been working with LifeFlight to address concerns. However, according to a letter submitted by Chuck Walker, director of program operations, LifeFlight “does not endorse the skydiving center.” “We believe it to be the wrong mix for the mission that we support,” Walker stated in his letter. Members of the public were also allowed to voice their opinions on the center during the meeting. Hellen Budinger voiced her support for the center saying it would “draw young and enthusiastic people to Harrisonville.” Chris Hall, a safety and training adviser for the United Sates Parachute Association and the operator of a skydiving facility in Butler, expressed his concerns about the compatibility of the airport for a skydiving center, the Eriksmoens’ qualifications to operate a center and the city’s interpretation of FAA regulations, as well as statements made by Dianna Wright to The Democrat Missourian. Hall said he had been in contact with the FAA and that the FAA had not been in contact with the city. Hall also said the FAA did not have final say in deciding if a skydiving center could be operated from the airport and that a safety inspection was not required by the FAA. Wright responded by saying staff had been in contact with several FAA departments for the past several months and when the city was considering the drop zone, FAA regulations state that if the city denies or restricts the use of the airport, the applicant may appeal to the FAA regarding the determination. Staff’s report states that in all cases the FAA will make the final determination of the reasonableness of the airport owner’s restrictions or denials. If the FAA does not uphold the city’s restrictions, the city must either abide by the FAA decision or reimburse $1.5 million the city has received in federal grant money for airport improvements. As for an FAA safety inspection, Wright has said that at the time of the statements, an inspection was being discussed, but the FAA has since decided not to conduct an inspection. Tom Dolphin, operator of a skydiving center at Lexington Memorial Airport, raised similar concerns as to the use of the airport for skydiving. He encouraged the council to table its decision until they received more information on issues such as liability insurance, staff, parking, maintenance and fuel transportation. “It’s not just as simple as having a plane and jumping out of it,” he said. “There’s much more involved here you (aldermen) need to be aware of.” Alderman Barbara Walters said one issue she would like clarification on was the source of dissension. Was opposition for the skydiving school motivated by safety concerns or those with a personal stake in the issue, she questioned. Wright suggested bringing in an unbiased third party expert to answer the council’s questions. Wright said this work session is planned to take place before the next city council meeting Feb. 20. --- (I have no interest in this situation - this story came up on my news page and I remembered seeing this thread - posted here just as additional information) "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You might try uninstalling Quicktime and re-installing. Make sure you re-install from the Apple web site so that you get the latest version. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Facts about woodchucks - also known as groundhogs. http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?cid=8&id=109 "Woodchucks prefer to eat fresh green vegetation. They eat a wide variety of wild plants, clover and alfalfa, and garden vegetables if they can get them. On rare occasions, they eat snails, insects, or young birds that they come upon by accident. Early in spring they eat bark and small branches." "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I wonder what kind of shoes you wear? Cause you are going to get to tell us how they taste. Anybody bashing Bush on this topic better do some research or thier own words will be choking them. Again, most of you lefties will only believe your own research so you had better go a looking. There is way more to this story than the left and the main stream media wants to talk about Better check your facts - I'm not a lefty! You don't have to be on the left to understand the truth. How that shoe taste?

I think she has to start right from jump 1 and buy beer every time she does a first all over again. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

NASA Solicitation: Parachutes for the Crew Exploration Vehicle http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=19511 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I can't help you but I did isolate the frame.... "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Yes, well just don't draw any cartoons about him - it could start a riot

I noticed that you are from Norway - do you have all the proper paper work to work in the USA? If you do it might be important to make sure that prospective employers are informed of this. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

1. I didn't say you were right or wrong either 2. I think the constitution applies to anybody on US soil regardless of citizenship. 3. Not sure why you are suggesting that people do this in a conspicuous place other than it makes them easy to sight in on which would be my first reaction too, but hopefully I would think better of it. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Up front - I will never make negative remarks about American service men. Isn't one of the things they swear to defend the constitution of the USA and doesn't it guarantee freedom of speech? Seems to me we honour those that defend the USA and much of the rest of the world by standing up for the same things that they swear to stand up for. Just my opinion. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You can pick up the parts to do this at Home Depot for less than $5. I did. Found the instructions and parts list here on this forum some time in the past year. Looking at the photo in the advertisment it looks like the same thing. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Move it? Whats done is done - only the all mighty, all knowing and all powerful moderators can move it

In this forum you're likely to get suggestions for political posters rather than skydiving ones

You might want to check this site out for help with this. It has pilots forum. http://www.diverdriver.com/ "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I had a white reserve for sale. How much imagination could that possibly require? And yet, "Could you send pics?" Mark This is where I, as a cynic, have an advantage. I don't expect much from other humans and so I am rarely disappointed! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Some of us, myself included, are not very imaginative and seeing a picture is just that much easier for us than trying to visualize things in the theatre of our minds because we're mentally eating pop corn. So we likes pictures

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Its a blast for the recipients but we have a bunch of fun doing them. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

If you're looking for an idea... www.singingvalentines.com A Barbershop Quartet shows and sings to your sweetheart! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Do you really want your robes to look like their robes? Let theirs be whiter than white and yours be rather drab, no one will mistake you for them