Jessica

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Hey, I do okay. Though I don't jump OR get jumped nearly often enough. I'm barely staying current...heheh. Pickup line: "Excuse me, but I haven't had sex for 60 days. Will you go on a checkout (bad word) with me?" Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Sigh. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

I narrowed down my dating pool by about 99 percent. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

*notifying moderator* Oh...wait.... Heh. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

I'm too lazy to paste that into the browser window, and everyone else is too. So here's the link: http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/17/dead.man.lizards.ap/index.html Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

I had one in my rig when I first bought it...I was one of those fresh-off-AFF-"MY life is worth $900!!!" types. Then the four-year check came due, and I was like..."$300?! Funk dat!!" Heh.... And I think it's been really good for me to jump without it for a while. I really think, in the back of my mind, I was sort of relying on it. Like..."I don't HAVE to pull; the magic cypres will do it if I forget." So now I'm a lot more confident. I know the only way I'm walking away from that skydive is if *I* pull the handles. And I know I can do it. But, while it may be unlikely that you get knocked out in freefall...I've seen two close calls that convinced me it's a real possibility. The first was a guy new to solo status, who swung out the door and smacked his head against the side of the plane. I think he was unconcious for the first few seconds of freefall. He went to the doctor a little later, and it turns out he gave himself a concussion. The second is two-way a couple of close friends did. There was a "power dock," heads bashed, and the guy with no full-face helmet came away looking like an extra from "Fight Club." I'm getting my cypres put back in ASAP. But I'll continue to jump without it until then. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

If you're talking about the discussion that was on a different thread, Clay wasn't referring to Skydive Arizona. In fact, the dz he WAS talking about is a safe dz. Freak accidents happen. The people who may or may not have been responsible aren't there anymore. So the warning is moot. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

I have a question about audibles too. I just bought a dytter and haven't jumped with it yet, but I've played with it at home and that fool is LOUD! Which is good in freefall, but since I plan to be under canopy while I'm cruising through the "oh shit" altitude, is that thing gonna scream in my ear while I'm under a nice, quiet parachute? And if so, is it painfully loud? Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Hey Mark -- which one? I'm March 7-9. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

I think in commercials they say "soft drink." But everyone knows it's a "coke." Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Born in Houston, raised in Dallas, settled in San Antone! (That's the title of a country song I'm gonna write) Home DZ: *shrug* Skydive San Marcos, I guess. Dallas will always be "home," though First jump: Aug. 5, 2000 at Skydive Dallas Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Heh! Jimbo, he's talking about "cutting away" like in the movie. Where people leave behind their lucrative jobs and worldly posessions and move onto the DZ to live in a tent and take orders from Redline. And yeah, I think it happens to a degree. Most of the people I know hang onto their lucrative jobs, though, and skydive on the weekends. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Since you busted yourself, yes. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

We hate that kind of thing! Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Yes, but don't be a post-whore! Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Did you look at the other reasons I gave? Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

What the hell are you people doing online?! It's Saturday night for f***'s sake! I hope you're drunk at least! Journalism is slowly killing me. It's cutting into my drinking time a LOT, and worse, working weekends means I never have a chance to skydive. Anyone else start a career in what they think is their dream, then find out the reality of it is BULLSHIT? I'm starting back to school on Tuesday to get my teaching certification. Big pay cut. So what. At least it might be challenging. And it's a good job for idealists (though I thought journalism was, too.) And that vacation time looks mighty enticing. Damn it, I'm tired. If I hurry, though, I can make last call. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Really? Dallas area or what? SUCKS THAT YOU CAN'T JUMP! Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Duuude...great story...shitty situation. If you were in Texas I'd keep you warm while you're down. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Hey boss, While April and I do look a little something alike, that ain't a photo of ME there. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

I'm really sorry honey. It's so hard, I know. I lost my grandma this weekend. You know it's coming, but that doesn't make it any less horrible. Hugs. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Dude, what a GREAT SHOT! I set it on my desktop at work -- is that okay? Don't wanna creep you out...

I think what he's trying to say is he NEVER does anything EVER that's offensive to other people. Oh, except that post. Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!

Incredible! Pet me! I'm harmless and cute!