Michele

10:45 here...and I worked until nearly 8:30...I've been "relaxing" since. You go to bed, Dave! Shit, it's tomorrow there already! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Has to be 'shopped...look at the shadows on the ground....they don't match. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

On November 17, 2002, 44-year-old Christopher Stipek was an AFF student died at Eugene Skydivers Sunday afternoon. (A full discussion of the incident is in the Incidents Forum...) Chris, you will fly through bright blue skies, and big white puffies, eternally. You are remembered. Sail on, brother, sail on. Deepest condolences to his family, friends, and others who witnessed this accident. You are in my prayers. Blue skies eternal- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hi, Snowflake! Just making it clicky for you... http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=2291&ms=priv1&ref=76060 Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Yeah, Phree...every village needs an idiot.... You may have that mental pix, but I can't help but hear that old song in my head "I see your true colors, shining through....". It is, after all is said and done, most excellent entertainment! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

How I am treated before I purchase will tell me a lot about how I'm treated after the sale is completed. If I have someone who I like answering questions and treating me fairly before I lay my money out, then chances are I will have a better chance at fair dealings once I receive my gear. Another aspect of this is answering my questions even when the salesperson knows I am not buying today, or maybe not even next week. My life can depend on the information I gather, and being able to gather it from a knowledgeable source without "buy now!" pressure is important. And lastly, a person who doesn't push one, more expensive, product over another for no discernable reason other than profit margin is the person I'm going to develop trust with...and in this sport, trust is the most important part (seeing as I'm a beginner, and just starting to put my gear together....). My .02's worth, as always! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

He can't or won't. He has been asked numerous times, and he refuses to do so. He won't put his integrity on the line, nor put his honesty to the test. A pity, actually, but not unexpected. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

I wanna know what she's got at the end of the leash..... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Um, I was referring to assisted suicide in the most literal of senses, as in dr gives extra meds to a patient who requests it, etc...not assisted suicide as in murder. Sorry if I wasn't clear. But yeah, those are good questions if one thought homicide was possible. Which, I guess, it is.... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

ROFL....yeah, but only if they use someone else's ass... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Whhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooo! I honestly didn't think you'd post.... Good on ya! I congratulate you on your, ah, courage....!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Congratulations! Now, upload the video!

Fourth time, I think, Donn.... Why don't you put the statement up as you wrote it? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Been thinking about this all day...couple of questions for you guys. 1. Wouldn't the other pilot feel the air opening the door at 9K? Wouldn't it have been a cold blast or something? 2. He's banking hard to the right...the jumper had to've been on the right side and the driving pilot on the left (or else the jumper would have had to go "uphill", right?) and he didn't see him open the door? 3. How hard would it be to open a door against that kind of wind? (I only have experience with the rolly-doors on T/O's...) 4. It mentioned that the jumper was restricted on his pilot's license. Any idea why? Terminal illness? 5. How close were the two pilots? Life-long friends? Relatives? Still don't know what to think about all this, but assisted suicide sounds plausible. I just can't see it as "unassisted", you know? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hey, Skipster... You may want to go hang out at your local DZ for a weekend - check out what it's like, and make sure you stay for the afterjump festivities.. It is a totally different atmosphere, utterly different than you'd expect. You might also want to try a tandem, just to get a taste of the sky. It will help in communicating the feelings attendant with jumping - and make it easier for you to take the flight of fancy - it is totally different than anything you could think of. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hey, Shu... Welcome home! I did not do a tandem, just went straight to AFF...and when anyone asks me, I tell 'em, do a tandem. It is the most amazing thing, and the most overwhelming thing to be in freefall for the first time, and I think I would have been wiser to do a tandem then striaght AFF... And as to getting the nerve...just do and do it. Your nerve will show up, but not until you make the commitment to jump! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Lisa... Yeah, well, change in any score would be an improvement...can't get much worse and still be an active jumper...which I barely am... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Happy Ass Vibes your way..... {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{VIBES}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} And once I get some time later tonight, I will pm you. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Uh, Erk?????????? Does that mean you think I'm a whiney bitch? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

9 Sigh...on every test you guys put up, either I break the thing or I score wayyyyyyyy outside the usual scores posted. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

If it isn't on video, it never happened, right? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hot Tamaly is HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! Good job! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY for you! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

No, Quade, the really scary part was that he let me fly....! Actually, it was likely self preservation, inasmuch as he knew he had a panicky person next to an open door....and was distracted by me saying "ofuckofuckhelpmeshit" and leaning his direction...LOL... I think there is far more to the story than is being disclosed right now...Airann may have it right. In any case, blue skies for him, and for all those who knew him, I send my condolences. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

From the USPA website...today's date 11/18, time 11:07 am PST... *********************** Don L."Treetop" Jardine Ellijay, Georgia Age: 41. First jump: 1987. Total jumps: 2,300. Jumps past year: 179. Licenses and ratings: A-11067, D-13425, PRO. "My fellow fun jumpers, Over the course of the last few years, it has become increasingly obvious to me that what was once an association whose first priority was to keep skydivers skydiving has become one whose top goal is to ensure the profits of the skydiving businesses. Often in recent years, the interests of the fun jumpers have taken a back seat to the interests of the GM DZOs and other profiteers. I say it is time for a change. I say it's time for the fun jumpers' voices to be heard. I say it's time we gain equal representation on our board. I say it's past time for the 180-day repack cycle, the elimination of the Executive Committee and the Group Member Program in its present form. I say it's time for open communications between the BOD and the membership. I say it's time for HQ to make all USPA files and documents available to your representatives. I'll say it again, 'It's time for a change.' It's time we take back our association, USPA. Together, we can do it! What are we waiting for? Let's go! Don L. 'Treetop' Jardine for National Director." ********************* What are the 27 changes? Please enlighten us, if you will...or if you can... OH! And as for the full of shit comment, it may be that I am "full of shit" because I have made an honest attempt to swallow what you're feeding us... Have a great day - Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Funnels I can do... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~