jimmytavino

i agree with the curiosity and voyeur aspect of it, as long as the people stay fiction to me. if it becomes true, and real, then it can get real complicated... i can just switch off the tv,,,,, shake my head in amusement and walk away.. one who is a party to such dealings, comes away damaged, regardless of the results... right??? that being said,,,,, there Could be 'career opportunites' in such things and if done right, and in the correct circles,, as long as there are no conscience issues,, could be lucrative.... P I work could be interesting as hell just be careful.... jt a 3914 d 12122

whoa!! no kidding there was a video a while ago on the internet showing a tiger BURSTING out of 6 or 7 foot Tall grass, and swiping a paw, at an Elephant !!! and it's rider.. who was 8 or 9 feet off the ground..Fast FAST!! impressive!!! jmy

wow..... i wholeheartedly... admit, that i just spent the last 5 minutes.... trying to SCROLL DOWN and SCROLL UP.... on every single one of those pics!!!!!!.......... hahaha in fact i tried,,, twice!!! sadly,,, it didn't work... every single one,,,, was... lovely... HEY.. that post wasn't meant as a "DECOY" ?? was it??????? gotta be careful ya' know... jimmytavino

NOt a fan of deception, or lies, or infidelity..... and can't understand the logic of using Deception,, ( i .e. a sex decoy) for unearthing ... well,, deception........ as a Man, i KNOW that men, operate on "auto pilot' in such situations, and so the male animal is easily lured into the "quicksand pit" that such behavior can lead to.....happens probably 7 or 8 times outta 10... That's when it's crucial to use the Other head , and recognize when that occurence is developing.... and RESIST..... Tougher to do for guys who are 'wolfs'. easier for less attractive and 'not usually noticed by women ' types of guys...( such as yours truly )....it's so UNlikely!!! that's some sorta warning bell ought to go off.... !! hahaha Using Low level tactics could be the way to expose low level characters,, but it just drags EVERYone down and No good could come of it... If exposed.. then everybody loses.... both parties, regardless of the genders. If the temptation is resisted, and if the man learns of the trickery,, then everybody loses Again.... "you betrayed me".. " but i suspected that you were betraying ME..." not good. ..of course.. i suppose it makes for " marketable TV ".. as long as the parties involved are insignificant to the viewer..since then it's just fiction, and Maybe...... a lesson. in the way that 'Fatal Attraction' was a lesson to committed couples... otherwise,, in the real world... irreversible damage to any relationship , could occur, regardless of the outcome...either way...better to talk about it...think, adjust, work it out, and continue on. imho ... as for the original subject, i'd guess it happens more and more.. I did see some TV shows, where they set up the guy,,, IN the backstage waiting area... !!! maury,, or Springer,OR such.... the couple is ON the show cause they have problems,,, and the producers stage this woman who flirts with the guy... as a test... What an ambush... guys, who think themselves to be "all that" get nailed... 9 and a half times outta 10.. MIGHT be best to just stay SINGLE !!! then All sorts of silliness, is never an issue !!!! jmy

Cool pictures... we live very near to our local zoo which includes many types of animals, including three Amur Tigers.... their outdoor exhibit area faces the street where we live, and they can be seen behind the backyard of one of the homes here... as a driver, one can stop the car, look through the back yard, and clearly SEE the tigers in the exhibit.. what can NOT be seen, are the cage bars, and the chainlink fence which contain these majestic felines... The animals are literally less than 200 feet away from a car parked on the street.. I've often wondered,,, If we were "in the wild", and if the tiger spotted us,,,And if it was HUNGRY ....Just HOW FAST... he or she could cover the distance to reach us...... ??? REAL fast... i bet... the amazement of the animal kingdom. jmy

hahaha that term... Broasted Chicken, has great family signiificance for us.... since she was a kid, my wife and her family spent summers in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, at a place called Old Forge... well there is an ice cream stand, fast food place there,,, called the Pied Piper... and their specialty was.... Broasted Chicken.. !!!spelled just like that...

i walked through a CASA exhaust plume, on that well heated tarmac, that was Really HOT......like standing right AT the bonfire when it gets fuel thrown on it..... That would have melted almost ANYthing.. well.. all except for mcdurans' popsicles... now, the frozen grapes idea..... i like the sound of that. keep a bagful (or 2 ) in the cooler, so they keep the beers cold,,, grab a few, as needed... remember the red bull staff?? they had free cold ones, for everyone. every little bit helps.

roger that S Bones... went 14 hours each way... NO AC... but we DID stop in a small town in Pa. for some Dairy Queen!!! Yummy..... i hope the W. O.... ( weather order ) has already gone in,,,, for low 80's , sunshine , and about a 10 MPH breeze...

put up a sign.... which reads... "our aim is to keep this place clean....... your aim will help " jmy

damn... cups and bouncing all in the same post.... i must admit..... THAT caught my attention... jt

simple..... Just be "Hip"

i guess well organized exhibition jumps ,,, really DO pay well.... the License plates should read ...... $DEMO$

never knew Anyone who was "excited" about a face plant....ouch!!! LisaH ,,,you must be one hell of an enthusiastic skydiver...!!!! good for you!!! as for whistling..... damn right.. Index finger and middle finger from both hands,, in my mouth, pressing the underside of my tongue,,,,, and i can blast a whistle..... loud enough to be heard over the prop noise at the boarding area.... hahahah.. have whistled for latecomers to a load,, many times.. They usually start runnin'.. and laughin'!!! ps...sorry to hear about the tooth....those ain't "baby teeth " ya' know... jt

Whoa !!! saved by RSL.......???? cause there is NO way!!!>>> he pulled the reserve handle.... just guessing here,, but i'd say he pulled the cutaway handle... and then freaked..... IMHO jmy added.... doesn't look like the gear was skyhook equipped. the timing of the reserve pc seems consistant with rsl... he couldda pull silver...AFTER he hit the ground... or not at all... the account doesn't tell us if he DID or DIDn't.. have the slider down.... on the reserve yet... i wonder... jt scs 4876 a 3914

no thursday post, cause bry is on a coffee break... j

had success once or twice, with a pair of tiny tiny sized vise grips.....properly adjusted bite the edge of the ring which protrudes above the part which threads onto your camera.....so that the tool is perpendicular to the plane of the ring... there's not much to lock on to., so that's why the V grips must be small... Once locked on... I WAS able to coax the ring in a circular direction.. bigger pliars on the outside of the whole thing, can squeeze the ring enough to bind it at the points NOT being contacted by the channel locks... ***** bear in mind the potential for a small scar on the ring,, where you have to grab it..... but rings are replaceable.. worked for me.. jt

necessity is the mother of invention.. is it electric??? it really DOES need some sort of roof/top...for those sudden rain showers... jmy

it's not so much from clouds,,, but from higher temps and humidity levels, at lower altitudes.... cold and dryer up above... then you hit the lower and wetter air closer to the ground and bam...the center of your lens goes foggy...ANd usually just as you're trying to catch the deployment... depending on what you're videoing.... can you simply eliminate the wide angle lens???? or else... two words... 'cat crap' jt

Lion King... for Costumes and Choreography.. ( by Garth Fagan, rochester new york ) and Jesus Christ Superstar... for the Great Orchestral Music and singing. jt

when inflated....does it look like a Butterfly????? if so, it could be a papillon........ BEFORE there were papillons.... just guessing...

so then it WAS a "one man demo" and they said no..... but you Jumped ANYway????? not sure if i get it.. was the demo sanctioned???or not?? just cause your 'boss' emailed his superiors about it....does that mean you had permission??? was a NOTAM filed??? NO other jumpers???? I HATE One person demos...... they just scream of "ego-trip"..... don't you have any capable fellow jumpers who could have joined you??? i'd be interested to see if there is any fallout from this... ( since YOu yourself say..."i hope i have a job still ") jt

not a swoop..... but rather a shot of Laszlo, "going to work", from front float, about 2 seconds off the plane...... He fired a shot of the 4 way, as well as the rear floater and me.... at just about the same split second that i caught this picture.. nice profile page... it just arrived in my mailbox , today... real nice... jmy A 3914 D 12122 POPS 3935

exactly.... wow excellent advice, from a not-as-yet skydiver...well done '98

" any other good ideas"??? .... deicing the cessna on those crispy cold mornings... j

This concept reminds me of a joke.... where this Doctor calls and calls his patient , and finally reaches him. The Doc says, " i have bad news and i have worse news." and the patient says, " geeze Doc better lemme have the Bad news first". and the doctor says, "the bad news is ... you have less than 24 hours to live!!!" and the patient says,," that's the BAD news?? what could the WORSE news possibly be"??? and the doctor replies, the worse news is,,, I've been trying to reach you,,, since yesterday morning"..... anyway, as for me,,, i would start the day with a hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs, and toast and butter,,, good strong coffee... calories, cholesterol and tri-glycerides be Damned!!! then i'm off to get a haircut, because if i am to be reunited with my grandparents and certain others near and dear to me, ( hopefully ) in heaven... I want to look nice... then back to the house, where i'd take a walk down the hill in our back yard to visit one last time with the 2 African Elephants who live at the city ZOO, which is within walking distance of the house... Majestic!!! then it's off to lunch with Nancy,, up by the lake at her favorite place, followed by soft-serve custard at our favorite ice cream store... back home, i'd present my wife with the 20 carat diamond necklace.. ( that i bought on the "deffered payment plan" ) and with the 2 million dollar Life insurance policy..... the kids would come by for supper , Linguine with seafood ..... shrimp, clams, lobster and scallops in a marinara sauce... after which we'd reminisce, by enjoying some old family photo albums.. I'd make a phone call to the local crematorium to be sure that " i'm on the manifest for the next day",,,, then head out to the yard . I'd fill the bird feeder, water the flowers and veggies, NOT mow the lawn, and drink ONE cold beer.... My wife would join me, and i'd hold her hand and Tell her HOW much i love her.... then i'd shower and shave and put on my Bounce-Proof T -shirt, which mentions skydiving " no lower than your angels dare to fly" and practice my words for when i come face to face with Saint Peter.. pretty basic... and that IS my reality. No need to fly around the world. there are very very few things which i MUST do, I am happy and content, and have very VERY few regrets jmy