brianemerson

Had to get mine from Square One. Couldn't find any dealers in Houston.

I was in a minor wreck with a Nationwide client and it took them about a week to get the rental car setup but they paid for my out of pocket charges until then. Then they paid the shop directly for the repairs and sent me a check for $750 due to diminished value because my car was involved in a wreck.

I think it is the exhaust from the Jet fuel.

Depending on how everything is owned. You and your siblings are entitled to 1/2 of your Dad's property. The new wife gets the other 1/2 but can live in the house for life. If they were only married a year your Mom could probably get the entire retirement (I seem to remember a 10 year mark needing to be passed before the spouse gets the retirement pay) or she should get 1/2 and the new wife gets the other 1/2. But you should probably find an Estate & Probate atty to talk to. It will probably cost a couple grand to have them help but it could stop the new wife from having everything poof away.

look up Northwestern Mutual... Just got a 1M policy... no premium for skydiving.

Ryan, I jump at spaceland and will be at skyfest and I jump a pilot 210. You are more than welcome to jump my kit to try out the pilot.

Signing a policy today that provides $1 Million and does not exclude skydiving for $125/month and the only reason it is more is because of the smoker rates. The company is http://www.nmfn.com/

Pretty much the same thing here. Insurance through work that is $20 or less per paycheck. The life and Accidental death policies both pay for a skydiving claim. I just got a quote today from AAA insurance for 1 Million and their rate was ~160/month for a smoker who skydives.

I'd save the shock collar for last since you will be out some cash. Or an even better idea would be to put the shock collar on the owner of the dog. He would definitely be up when the dog was barking...

You have to make it more trouble dealing with you than keeping their dogs from barking. Below are some things you can do when dealing with the owners of barking dogs. Call their house/knock on their door whenever they are barking late at night Get a board a (1x4 or 1x6 works well) and beat on the fence... It scares dog and will wake the neighbor up. Hose down the barking dog. It is now a wet stinky dog that will probably come into the house in the morning. Buy an anti bark shock collar, put it on the dog and leave a note on their door with some extra batteries.

Almost any KC BBQ is great. You have Gates where they yell at you when you walk in the door... Then Arthur Bryant's which has the best burnt ends on the planet. Jack Stack that has the best Baby Back Ribs ever made. I have tried almost every BBQ place that I could find in Houston and the place that is a close second to KC BBQ is Thelma's BBQ http://www.b4-u-eat.com/houston/restaurants/reviews/rsv2318.asp Everything is great but the ribs don't seem quite there. I used to live in KC for 15 years and the only place that I have found that ships is Jack Stack http://www.jackstackbbq.com/ I get a few slabs of ribs and a couple quarts of beans once or twice a year..... yummm...

Here is a good one... Take a sip of diet coke keep it in your mouth... Follow with a big gulp of Brandy then chase with more diet coke...

I was at perris a couple of weeks ago and on their waiver it said to use the 45 degree rule and give at least 10 seconds delay between groups.

It is located on a card/flipout tag on the inside of the harness by the 3 rings.

Attached is the description in word format. The location is Downtown Houston.

I have a Sr. Level IT position open up yesterday and thought I would post it up here to see if anyone on dz.com was looking or interested. Details are below. Information Technology Position Senior Systems Engineer Position Purpose The Senior Systems Engineer, under the guidance of the Director of Information Technology Dallas/Houston, is responsible for the implementation and management of production, corporate, and development LAN environments. The position provides technical leadership to other teams and assists as advanced support for Operations and end-users. Must be able to demonstrate the required technical skills and their ability to fulfill the position’s responsibilities. This position must be able to function in a strong team environment. Reports To: Director of Information Technology Essential Position Functions:  Team lead over Network Engineers and Network Administrators.  Generate standard, repeatable systems build for each hardware platform.  Recommendation of system, access and account policies. Ensure that these policies are effective and followed.  System upgrades, testing and deployment of functional or security patches.  Participate in the development of Operating System Architecture. Includes supporting technologies such as DNS/WINS, authentication protocols, e-mail infrastructure, backup and anti-virus solutions.  Provide advanced support for administrative functions.  Train Network Engineers and Network Administrators in the use and day-to-day management of network systems.  Understanding and working with change management, fault management procedures.  Working with Network Engineers, Network Administrators, Support Services Analysts and vendors to ensure that their requirements are being met, and to propose enhancements and new services where possible.  Performing capacity planning analysis on hardware and storage systems.  Providing detailed documentation of all implementations, changes, and solutions.  Assist project team with documentation and project planning as requested.  Maintain certifications to support evolving network software and hardware as identified  Participating in 24x7 support and on-call rotation.  Perform other duties as assigned. Position Requirements:  College Degree  MCSE  CCNA  CCSA (NG)  CCA  Five or more years experience design and management of mission-critical LAN, WAN, and Remote Access systems.  Strong design and implementation experience with Microsoft network & design  Strong experience with DNS and other supporting technologies, and their integration with Microsoft networks  Experience in Microsoft Security, OS and applications hardening.  Strong scripting skills  Excellent written and oral communications skills with an emphasis on policy and procedure writing. Preferred:  CCSE  CCNP

I pay ~ $1,200 a year for two cars full coverage through USAA

My greatest fear was a hard opening. I was smacked pretty good about 25% of the time during my training. During deployment I would say please open soft...please open soft...then say a big thank you to the nylon over me or a few not so nice words to it.

No tracking or sit flying on this jump just a nice easy solo belly jump. I scanned my upper left and right during waive off and couldn't see anyone. I am pretty good about leaving a lot of room in front of me and keeping aware of the line of flight when tracking because once I tracked up the line of flight and had to deploy a little early because I saw the group below me break off while I was tracking I think it is pretty clear I didn't have enough time after me but I was just wondering about the deployment alti since vertical and horizontal separation are all good.

I was doing a solo jump last weekend and went through usual check with everyone in the loading area to load in the correct order. I was pulling at 4k because my canopy had been sniveling a lot lately and was trying out a few different packing methods with the nose. I get behind a 3-4 way pulling at 3 and in front of a slow falling lady pulling at 4 (I tend to fall fast). Everything is going fine during free fall, nice big waive off at 4.5 and my pilot chute leaves my hand at 4. Canopy opening, slider all most all the way down when I hear someone else deploying look up and they are coming down right in front of me (maybe 50 feet). I pull the right rear riser down to my ear and turn away best I can. As I glance under my left arm she is maybe 50-100 feet away and 200 feet below. We chat on the ground and I said wow that was way too close for my comfort. She didn't even see me until after she was open. Besides the lack of delay after me she said that she began her deployment sequence at 4K (waive then pull) So which is it supposed to be pilot chute leaves your hand at deployment alt or waive off at deployment alt?

I didn't visit either one before I made my 1st jump. But I did look at their websites, call each of them and look at the pricing information. Then I did a Tandem at Spaceland and was hooked after that. As I said earlier you will achieve the same end result at either DZ. I was in favor of the tandem progression due to the fact I was scared to death for the 1st few skydives. I also liked the 20 jump program vs the 8 aff levels because it felt like the instructors were able to customize the jumps depending on what I needed to work on. I have friends that have gone through training at other DZ's. They each have a different feel to them, so choose whichever one makes you more comfortable.

I took the course at the second DZ (Spaceland). It is a 20 jump program. You should complete everything on your A card by your 18th jump. If you mess up a few of the jumps they have a few "students choice" jumps built in to cover things you will need to repeat. If you don't mess any of them up then they can work on the other things during those jumps. That is what I hear anyway because I had to do a few of them twice and still graduated in 20 jumps. As far as the cost goes, a couple hundred dollars is not that much of a difference in the long run. As Aggie Dave said the 2 tandem jumps at first help get you used to freefall and the canopy flight I felt the 2 tandems help prepare you for your 1st jump with your own parachute and lets you enjoy your 1st skydive. You have an expert that can get you to the ground safe in case you have sensory overload and forget everything. I would suggest going to both DZ's stay for a couple hours and see which one you like best. See if the students are jumping or if they waiting for the instructors to get a few more tandems out of the way. Look at the planes, gear, facilities. Talk to some of the current students, other jumpers, instructors and the DZO. Ask as many questions as you like. Ask the DZO if you can do a couple jumps to see if you like skydiving (it isn't for everyone) then pay for the rest of the program at the discounted pre-pay price. Find out the cost of gear rental. You will probably acheive the same end result at either place for close to the same cost. See which place makes you more comfortable and treats you like a person and not just a number.

I have the same size big old melon and and I found the XXL gunnar to fit better than the mindwarp.

I have been reading this board for a while and figured it was about time I introduce myself. I jump at Spaceland and recently completed my A license. I enjoy all the varied information here and I probably drove my instructors crazy with all the questions that I thought of because of this site.... --Brian