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Seems reasonable and not Skyride-like. If you choose a region, you get a specific location (I picked San Francisco and it said the "gift location" was Byron, CA; choosing Chicago gets you Hinckley, IL, etc.). Actual dropzones and actual locations. Seems like a legitimate marketing tool. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

LMAO. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Very classy. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

So, are they also calling it for Al Franken? I'm kind of disappointed. I thought their coverage was going to last longer, but they are recycling the first hour now. Now I have to listen to "serious media" again. Oh, wait. Here comes McCain's concession speech.

So did Comedy Central. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

It helps if you actually talk. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Jeff Buckley's cover is the best version IMHO. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

No. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Ditto to you. You know where to reach me. And if the (skydiving) weather still sucks next weekend, gimme a buzz ... we'll find something else to do to goof off. I'm flying solo unsupervised the next two weekends. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

I have to give credit where it's due - McCain was pretty funny on SNL last night. http://www.hulu.com/watch/41829/saturday-night-live-mccain-qvc-open "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

So what they're saying is that I can bling out my rig without needing to go to a rigger? Sweet! The Bedazzler's got nothing on Mighty Mendit. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

He can really hear? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Sounds like my "little" guy who is about the same age, and size. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3369022#3369022 "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

I'm with ya. After a little bit of childhood trial and error, I have corrolaries to your rules: No stage makeup. No stupid shoes. Must be adaptable for the weather / temperature of the festivities (cold hangar/hot overcrowded bar). Of course, I generally don't do slut-o-ween, so that makes it easier to keep to the last two rules. Looks like this year's "costume" will be the Halloween t-shirt and socks I wore to work today. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

You named a pussy after Chuck? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Bring beer, preferably cold (either keep in cooler with ice all day, or pick up towards end of day, already chilled). Bring in beer after "beer light" (which may be actual or virtual) is on. Share beer. Make friends. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Unemployment isn't an entitlement program, it's an insurance program. You have to have worked and thus paid (indirectly - via payroll taxes paid by your employer) into the system to then collect benefits when you're unemployed. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Practice answers to common questions. Google "common interview questions" for some ideas. You may get a slight variation, but lots of interviewers use the same basic types of questions. If you fumble on "so, tell me about yourself" ... it's going to go downhill from there. Practice being able to talk about what you've done and truly tell the story without rambling. Again, it takes knowing what you've done and rehearsing talking about it. You may know your job well, but interviewers may ask you to talk about challenging situations or particular problems, and unless you have the story line down, you're going to stumble more in interviews. Instead, prepare by thinking about challenging situations and how to frame them in a way that doesn't come across as whiny, but instead, as recognizing a problem, formulating a solution, and implementing that solution. Talk about what your role was, and how things got resolved. You've posted a lot about issues with the current place you work. One of your biggest preparation exercises needs to be to figure out how to spin that the right way. There's a way to talk about challenging work situations without bad-mouthing your current employer. Also, work on eye contact and positive body language. This used to be one of my big weaknesses in interviews - I'd put on my "game face" which translated into neutral, passive body language. Interviewers read that to mean I wasn't that interested. I was really lucky to have an interviewer who knew me in another context pull me aside and give me feedback about my interview style. She said "because I've already talked to you, I know how interested you are in our company, and because of that, I'm going to pass you on to the next round, but if I just had this interview to go on, you would not have gotten the next interview." Biggest thing is practice. It may feel silly but if you can get a friend to do some mock interviews with you, it can't hurt. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

If it were me, personally, *I* wouldn't do anything - either calling the FAA or calling the other rigger (and/or the loft he works for). Right now, all you have to go on is your rigger's opinion that the rig was pencil-whipped. You're not a rigger, nor did you inspect the rig so you've got zero credibility to be accusing anyone of anything. If your rigger is willing to get involved, I'd think the appropriate place to start would be having your rigger call the other rigger expressing his concerns and the "evidence" he has that the rig was pencil-whipped, and have him offer the rigger a chance to do the right thing by refunding you for the repack you paid for but didn't get. But ultimately, this is going to come down to a case of one rigger's word vs. another and there may not be any neat and clean resolution. Lesson learned - make sure your rig's in date, and know the DZ's rules about boogies, in particular (lots of DZs expect a rig to be in date for the entire boogie, not just the first day, even if you only plan to stay for one day). "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

Agreed... and your post made me look into the company a little more. It does sort of make you wonder how well this company can accurately represent the world of skydiving if they make the film match up with their stated "virtues and values" (linked from the main page of the site). Emphasis added is mine. Because skydivers never swear. And there's no nudity at dropzones. No beer, either. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

I live in California's 9th District. We haven't elected a Republican around here since the late 60s. It's pretty obvious the Republicans phone it in around here when they forget to even put their candidate on their local party web site. If his own party doesn't even take him seriously, I certainly can't be expected to. Setting all that aside, 1) I disagree with your logic and 2) I prefer to vote for candidates whose beliefs align with mine. Just reading Hargrave's statement of his own beliefs, there's enough in there to make me take a pass: "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Skydive-Perris/De-Havilland-Canada/1334184&tbl=photo_info&photo_nr=2&sok=keyword_(%5C%27%2B%5C%22elsinore%5C%22%5C%27_IN_BOOLEAN_MODE))_&sort=_order_by_photo_id_DESC_&prev_id=1407508&next_id=1315446 "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

I have two. Would you like one of mine? Since I have two, I plan to vote early and often. (Seriously, though, I was a good citizen and sent in a cancellation form to my old precinct to have my name taken off the voter rolls, and I'll only complete the California ballot, not the Washington one). Now, if one of those ballots had been from a swing state... "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

He sometimes comes up and taps me on the shoulder when I'm sitting down. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

You have birthdays all the time. At least if Frenchy68 is to be believed. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke