Michele

When I write, I often just write....and don't worry about how it comes across...I try to take the pictures out of my head and string the words together so it gets into your head. Sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't. But it can be odd...I'll sit down at a keyboard, and start, and then the hands come off sometime later, and I'm done. Not a lot of conscious thought therein (which can be attested to by some of the strange content and bizarre commentary included in my posts). I have, however, been accused of proofing a post even when I'm drunk... As for Jessica, that lady rocks. She has taught me more about writing than I've ever learned in a class. And she's a good hearted person, even when she's seeing the world through ironic glasses. Anne, start a sentence with "And". Sometimes, the sentence idea demands it. Jess understands... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Dewd, you really have to learn. I am a lady (hey, stop laughing!!). Ladies don't stalk. Men stalk ladies. Hello??? Get your role right. (Sorry, Vallerina....sometimes a lady's gotta do what a lady's gotta do!). Besides, I'll let you stalk me until I catch you. So there! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Heheheheheeeeeee..... Yeah, I know about you. I know all about you. neener bahfooey. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Bah. You'll know when. Everyone will know. It might even be it's own stand-alone post. A postwhoring personal attack....hrm...that has possibilities... This is not to say there haven't been several occasions recently where I was sorely tempted, but, like a child with a secret, I am waiting for that most especial time...or when I have pms and someone rubs me the wrong way... hey, is this like the femur list? is there a bet chart going around with "when is Michele going blow like Mt. St. Helens"???? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

A. That's Ms Bitch to you B. Fuck off. C. Give me some chocolate and no-one will get hurt... Oh! Yes, ahem, just kidding. Except for item C. That's for real. Deadly real. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

O.K., so then the next question I have is your proposal does not have a jumpnumber dependent graduated w/l restriction? (Forgive me, I've read so many versions of things that I have gotten them mixed up). Your proposal ties it in solely and specifically - only to licenses (under the new jump number licenses which will come into play in september?) So, in other words, if I've got that correctly, an A license jumper must remain at a w/l of 1.1 until they take their B license test, at 100 jumps. And then, they can go to a 1.2 w/l (with the proven skillset)? At 200 and a "C", they can go to a 1.3 w/l? and then, there they stay until, at jump 500, they can go unlimited with their D? (OF course, the option to test out early notwithstanding...)... How many people, do you think, will actually go to a class and take it every license? Or will they go to Joe Jumper, who doesn't know what/how to teach, and have them "help"? And how many jumps would it take to "test out"? If you have 6 different items on the test, that would mean 6 jumps, right? (Or do I have that wrong?) Sorry, again got some posts confused... How well I agree with you. I was never spoken to by an S &TA.... I was actively discouraged from taking the class... I did it anyway, because I am not of the mindset that "chicks dig scars" (or in my case, "Dudes dig scars ), and I understand the meaning of deep tissue bruising. Honestly? There are some people who will never listen. For those that will, it needs to be given as a good choice, a good option, a valuable thing. Like I said in another post, people come down from a jump critiquing the freefall portion, not the canopy flying part. We stand in awe of people who, as they fly little pocket rockets, swoosh by us, garnering ohhhhhhhhhhs and ahhhhhhhhhhhs from the crowd. That is what we wanna be when we grow up - and like all folks, we don't want to wait to grow up until we can do that, too. There is no peer pressure to take the class. However, I have talked to several folk, and they have opted to take the class - because I did. When you teach, how do people know about it? Do you post about a class coming up? Do you go into the FJC, and make mention of it, a 5 minute "plug" at the end? Or do you wait for people to approach you? How do people find out about it? (and this goes to all instructors). (Again, not poking at you, trying to think of ways to get the word out there that this is available, this is good, this is vital...) The questions I would like to see answered is 1. why the S & TA didn't talk to me (hey, if it's happening to me, it's happening to others...) 2. How is the information about classes disseminated? If the tools are there, let's see if there isn't a way to employ them prior to creating an unweildy system which will be pooh-poohed by the DZOs and jumpers alike...and the tools are there. Just some thoughts... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

This is the part I don't understand, Derek. How is making a BSR which restricts wingloading only going to address the issue of education? Isn't it set up to say "100 jumps, 1.1; 200 jumps, 1.2", etc? If someone wants to test out of it, fine, they can option the training. But it looks like someone, if they can show 100 jumps in their log book, can automatically get to the next level in w/l, without getting any education. Further, I do believe that saying the BSR's would've helped this jumper (or any jumper) is akin to saying "see? I was right", and the truth is you can't make assumptions like that from the past - you can only change the future. Billvon put himself in a wheelchair at a 1.1 wingloading because he hit dead air, not because he was turning low (or something like that, in any event). The only thing which would've helped Bill at that point was education, more careful flight pattern flying, and understanding the physics of rotors...it wasn't a low turn. It wasn't a HP landing, and a 1.1 at about 90 jumps seems fairly conservative. I agree wholeheartedly about education, and most folk understand that. I am not positive on my position on BSRs. Just some observations... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Nope, not gateway. O.K., well, I managed to: 1. Not take the hammer to the machine 2. Run the program. 40 files were id'd, only 2 were "High", the other 38 were "low". Thanks for all the help, guys. i'm sorry I'm so computer intimidated/stupid/illiterate, but I'm learning... Now, about this virus stuff. I used ZoneAlarm, but it killed my machine. It also didn't like playing with Norton Antivirus (seems the kiddies couldn't share the crayons...). Then I uploaded Avast, and it worked for a while. Now it won't. It sits, pouting in the corner...whining at me for an unexpired license key... Sigh. And then I tried to do a spamblocker thing, and it let in all the spam, but bounced all of the people in my address book. Things like this make me cry. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

O.K., it's installed....now how do I get it to work? (I'm sorry I'm so dumb...and thank you for helping me...) Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Maybe I'm soooooooooooo stupid I don't know how to execute a file. Just click on it, right? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

I dunno what I got. Could be a computer eating worm for all I know. I'm going to try this again, from that link you just gave me... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Yeah, that stupid voice of mine. Reasonable...yeah. How mean of me!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

I tried. It told me "NO. Go find something to open it with." So I tried. And then it said, "you stupid chick. No Program for you!! Gibberish!". Sigh. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

YAYAYAYAY for you. Hug your wife a lot, and tell her she's in my prayers. That didn't work so well for Rhino, but hey, it's better than fried eggs, you know? hugs to you and yours!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

As another long haired chick, there are two things I've learned. 1. If you cut it, it will grow back. 2. If you cut it, go only to a length where you can still get it outta your face. It's your choice, Lew. It's beautiful hair - and will still be beautiful whether it's short or not. The question I have is what will make you happiest? That's what you should do. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

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Thanks, everyone... 'Kay, after trying to figure out this hi-tek computer stuff, I managed to get the download started....I'll let you all know what I find (and no, Clay, I don't surf porn...). Also, does anyone know of a good virus scanner? I've been getting slower and slower page loads, and cleaning cookies just don't seem to help like they used to. Did a defrag, but also want to check and see that. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

I don't know for sure...But I seem to have spyware or something like that on my machine. Out of nowhere, when it has not happened before, I am getting these pop-up windows that are advertising several different things... I don't know how to scan for it, and I don't know what *free* nuke'm stuff is available. Any hints? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Make some room for me. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

In Riverside county, CA, yesterday, an officer was shot in the leg during a routine traffic stop. He was shot with a cross-bow; the arrow fractured his leg. He pulled the arrow from his leg, shoo'd the ladies on their way, and, after a house-to-house search by every officer in the area, arrested a 42 year old man. Thanks, to all law enforcement officers. You are always in my prayers, and I thank all of you for doing what you do. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

If so, then I did, as well.....and if he's a college student, chances are it would also be cradle-robbing on my behalf....... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hi, Beau! Glad you could find something to work with. If I recall correctly from your pm, you needed this information for a speech class, right? Hope this fulfills the need! I'd be interested in reading the speech - pm me if you want with the whole thing. And glad you went to the source - if there are any numbers available, them's the folks who'd have them, rough estimate or not. It's at least a great starting place, you know? Have a "nice" day (Nice = word of the day ) Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Fine. It was brought up. It's not like other folk wouldn't have made the connection with the way the original post was worded, either. Now move it back to the S/T forum, alright? Leave this thread for the ACTUAL incident, not another bazillion post thread of arguments and debate on BRSs and whatnot. I find it cluttering and useless. And that's my opinion. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Further info from the Guidelines: * General safety issues or small and potential incidents should be posted to the Safety and Training forum.*(emphasis mine) A discussion about w/l has been started in two other forums; there is no need to battle here, as well. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hi, Mujie! If I can, I will be jumping this weekend...but not positive just yet. If so, I will absolutely come over and say hi! Good to hear from you, girl...hope all is well with you! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~