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Just one example... Gus Wing Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Dr. Gray's hurricane predictions are NOT landfall predictions. There's a meteorologist in Florida who predicts landfalls based on Atlantic grid crossings. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Source: Type T Personality Got it, ya friggin deviant? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Lotsa former Airborne in da hood. PLFs are still your best friend. Keep us posted on your progression. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

You have to consider the amount of drag from the canopy(ies). Having one canopy out there can reduce your vertical speed as much as 40-50% [insert engineering-type like Billvon, Winsor or Kallend here], two canopies... even more. Factor in that in those days, it was highly possible he could have been jumping a round main and reserve (Paracommander) so ANY air sneaking into it (or them) helped. Even upright at 60-80 mph, you're pretty much guaranteed a symphony of broken bones and spinal injuries, but it was survivable. The mantra back then was to keep throwing shit over your head. His point was that he knew the PLF had done its job because those bones were broken MORE severely than the others. Never underestimate the power of drag. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Stevo.. I "think" the urban legend you're talking about got commingled with the one I heard while at Bragg. The one you refer to sounds like the one I heard about an Air Force guy (sometimes girl depending on the story teller) was they jumped from 10,000, had a "total," sometimes double, and landed in a swamp bed only breaking his/her ankles and was released from the hospital the next day. I never could find out if there was any validity to it (course, I really didn't dig too deep or too much at that time... was a tad busy). Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

I never said, "Total." Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

It was a Golden Knight circa 1980. Had a double mal, knew he had to do a great PLF. When he hit he described the feeling as walking into a room and someone turning the lights out and getting hit with pillows. He landed in a Doctor's yard and the doctor ran ran out to help. He attributed his living to two things, the PLF and the doctor. He knew he'd done a great PLF because every one of the bones in the five points of contact were severly damaged. He spent a year in the hospital. When he was released, he was driving home and passed his old home DZ. He stopped, turned around and drove in. He said he had to make one more jump. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

I don't guess I get the analogy. I know of many people, myself included that walk into a store and ask for a discount. My point was, the DZO was upfront with the seller about why the request. If the DZO were nefarious, they could have purchased it for the full amount and overcharged the newbie and taken advantage of their lack of knowledge. For example, If you are in the real estate business and a couple has given you a price range and some criteria and you find a house meeting that criteria and price range and approach the seller asking to be compensated for bringing the two together... is that unethical? That's an assumption. Maybe the newbie had asked the DZO for help in finding gear and the DZO was trying to make money for the time & effort. If someone says, "I'm looking for some good used gear, but I only have $3500 to spend" and someone spends a couple of days looking for them, finds it for the $3500.00, calls the seller and explains the situation... the assumption is they're trying to screw over the newbie? Trying to make money for your time and effort is not unethical. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

1. S/He told you up front what s/he was wanting to do... s/he could have bought it AND added $200.00, then sold it to the newbie - but they didn't do that. 2. S/He was making you a firm offer and "if" the newbie didn't want it, then there needs to be some compensation for carrying costs till the next potential buyer. 3. How is this any different than offering someone a commission to sell your product or services? 4. Did you offer any form of compensation or just expect the DZO to spend a couple of days involved in a transaction as "a favor?" Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

OK. now I'm crackin up thinking about all the one-liners associated with THAT. Well, Bill could have used the har-monica defense. My wife told me she was sending me a monica, I must have misunderstood.. She said something about a monica being a type of flute; I thought... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

A newly married sailor was informed by the navy that he was going to be stationed a long way from home on a remote island in the Pacific for a year. A few weeks after he got there he began to miss his new wife, so he wrote her a letter. "My love," he wrote "we are going to be apart for a very long time. Already I'm starting to miss you and there's really not much to do here in the evenings. Besides that we're constantly surrounded by young attractive native girls. Do you think if I had a hobby of some kind I would not be tempted?" So his wife sent him a harmonica and in the letter that accompanied it, she wrote, "Why don't you learn to play this?" Eventually his tour of duty came to an end and he rushed back to his wife in The States. "Darling" he said, "I can't wait to get you into bed so that we can make mad passionate love!" She kissed him and said, "First, let's see you play that harmonica." Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Congrats, Jim. Did it also qualify as an Anvil Brothers State Record? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Not any more. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Subject line says it. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

LOL... now exactly what part of the "Arab Blow Up Doll" attachment were you expecting to be SFW???? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

It's a crap chute I cracks meself up. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

I'm sending in the Airborne Combat Engineer... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Re-enlisted and changed his MOS Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal... I "believe" he said it was like a 7 month course. Have his cell if you wanna give him a call.. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

He's at EOD school. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Memory Jog You think Jethro would pass today's American Idol "Simon Test?" Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Priceless Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Same here... yeah, ok cool ten minutes later Let's go do something But this kinda caught my attention. To quote, "oooooo, look sumpin shiney!" Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Engine rebuild - $3,500 Master Mechanic - $2,000 Master Mechanic Computer Analysis $500 plain 'ol mechanic - Priceless Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.