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I'll be at Perris over Memorial Day. Need me to bring some down for you? (I know it's not instant gratification, but I can probably get a couple of six packs into my luggage and stay under the weight limits of my checked bag). "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

My mother (who's not a fan of beer) will drink Coors Light because "it doesn't taste too beer-y." "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

Did someone hack into Andy's account? "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

Nice article about "America's Most Remote Brewery" to tide you over till the demo jump. http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/microbrew_montana_lang_creek_brewing/C41/L41/ "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

None other than our beloved Lang Creek (home of Skydiver Blonde)! Nice article about it, including a mention of the annual demo jump: http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/microbrew_montana_lang_creek_brewing/C41/L41/ "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

Me neither. I already added it to my Netflix queue. I was happy to see they had it. I figure it's gotta be worth a rental. "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 all you need is the ability to print to PDF files, CutePDF Writer is free and works great. (Silly name but a very functional program). http://www.cutepdf.com/ But for what bigway needs, I am not familiar with the functionality of free programs, I've only ever used Adobe Acrobat Pro to do what he wants). "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'll probably be a "No Way They're Sober Load" So it'll be just like the Prairie.

Will there be fireworks? (And no, Rose sticking sparklers in his ass and lighting them doesn't count, though that could be rather entertaining....). "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

Old Guys Rule! Sorry I had to cancel out on the boogie* but I'm sure you guys will have a blast drinking all that Lang and having POPS vs. PUPS low pull contests this weekend. Love ya , man, and I'm sure I'll see ya soon. *For the record MadJohn has a PM from me bailing out that's dated before the announcement of the loss of the Skyvan, so it has nothing to do with the loss of the aircraft, just my general lameness. "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 dunno ... this one's pretty funny (the Valentine's Day Video for the wives) I Wanna Sex You Up.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfv2lGXvQZo&feature=related "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

Let's see if I can remember ... uhhh ... Friday I'm not sure I did anything. Saturday I went to the gym and did a long cardio session. Monday short cardio plus resistance. Yesterday didn't do anything. Today even though I'm starting to feel sick and crappy (probably caught the cold that my friend's baby has ... little 5-month old germ factory!!!!) I did drag myself in and managed to do a 25-minute cardio session before I said "feh, enough." "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's not on your person, lock it in your car when you're not in your tent. Skydivers are generally pretty trustworthy, but shit does happen and if you've got a car to lock stuff in, you might as well use it. Same goes for your gear at night - lock it up in your car. Don't leave it in the hangar ... there'll be parties going on in there, and stupidity happens. Also, I have no idea if Chester has this problem, but some boogies have had problems with locals (teenagers especially) who get wind of a big party and show up to cause trouble and who have been known to take stuff from tents. So even if you trust those within our community, don't assume that the only people around will be from within our community. "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

As a scammer, I can easily make up all of that stuff, now my ad looks just as legit as the legit ads, and the newbie thinks my ad is good... if they don't do any more research. My concern about adding all that additional information in the ad is that it lulls people into a false sense of security in the transaction. The scammers become pretty obvious once you go beyond the ad and start to discuss the details. Once you move past the ad and try to get to a transaction, that's when you separate the real from the fake, and anyone who's real becomes obviously real, and anyone who's fake becomes obviously fake. Those are the right questions to ask, and that's the right information to gather, and any legitimate seller/buyer would be willing to provide it in an offline conversation. The great benefit of this site (creating an easy worldwide used gear market) is also a pitfall. Newer jumpers can bypass the channels that they used to be forced to go through to identify gear, which is a shame. Used to be you had to ask around your local DZ to identify sources of used gear... now you can just buy online without anyone's help . Like most new jumpers, I looked on dropzone.com for my first set of gear, but I did so with trusted sources from my home DZ looking over my shoulder saying "nope, that's not good," and "oh, yeah, that looks like a good deal." I had a rigger at the ready to act as a broker on the deal, and my spidey-sense on high for things that looked too good to be true. I've had nothing but smooth sailing on used gear transactions (as buyer and seller) on here. And having that local guidance is critical because as a new jumper it's so easy to get emotional about the transaction ... you are SO READY to have your own gear that you get blinded to the reality of a bad purchase. But I'm not sure that there's that much more that DZ.com can do to protect people - scammers will always find a way to prey on the naive. The last thing we want to do (I think) is make the scammers ads look more legitimate. "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

What he said - but if you are truly uncomfortable with beer/alcohol for any reason, don't let anyone pressure you into bringing it against your will. It can be anything else that will bring people together ... a cooler full of sports drinks or bottled water is always appreciated during the day. I bought several boxes of popsicles on a whim on my first visit to Skydive Atlanta - it was 95 degrees and 95% humidity that day. I met a lot of people wandering around handing them out and people enjoyed a different kind of "cold frosty one" in the afternoon. But is traditional. "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

Hush! You'll blow his cover. Next thing you know you'll be telling people he's a really nice guy. He'll have none of that nonsense being spread around the interweb. "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

Yep, if the Postal Service issued their license, that's definitely a red flag. "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

We would need to see more evidence to support your argument or we would only be assuming. There's two pieces of evidence in this thread. Apparently she had the right parts at least once... "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

Or you come downstairs for breakfast and find a chunk of sweet potato on the floor and wonder "where the hell did that come from?" and you realize he's been rooting around in the garbage disposal because you tossed it down the disposal but didn't run it... They're very creative in the ways they find to get in trouble, aren't they? But I'm sure I'll miss them when they're gone. As mine are still kittens (just about 9 old months now) I hope I've got a long time to enjoy them. I have to remind myself that the 13 lb. black and white monster is still a kitten sometimes, though... "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

Well, you could look up the lacrosse team.... I used to live there. Used to shoot a lot of pool at a place called the Green Room (1108 Broad Street). Ate an awful lot of pizza at Satisfactions (Brightleaf Square - old tobacco warehouses that have been converted into shops/restaurants/bars). I hear there's a bit more to do in that general area now. That might be a good area to go to find trouble. If you get some time during the day, get yourself some BBQ at Bullock's or a sammich at Foster's Market. Otherwise, we'd usually go to Chapel Hill to find more trouble. "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 depends. How desperate and delusional is the dz.commer? "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

There's a porno script right there people! Bow chicka bow wow. "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

We got a little five-minute snow shower at around 11:30 last night as I was getting ready for bed. I opened up the blinds and turned on the porch light and let my cat Franklin watch. He was at first fascinated, then totally freaked out by it. He kept standing up and grabbing the handle of the door, then whimpering at me like he was terrified by it. I almost let him go out but it would have made my bedroom really damn cold, and probably freaked him out even more. "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

1. From 1 August to 20th of January, You'll get to enjoy more hiking, climbing, sailing, biking, and jumping - July, August, September will be perfect for all of those, and even into October a bit. November and December will be dreary and rainy, though by December the snow levels should be decent enough that the ski resorts will start to open and should be great through January. 2. From 21st of Jan to 30 July You'll get to ski from January, probably into April, depending on the year. There are a few year round hikes that you can start as early as April or May, but a lot of the hiking will still be snow-bound till June or even July. Seattle will be dreary and cold and rainy, so you won't get in too much biking or sailing. The weather won't be consistent till June or July for jumping. It definitely won't be consistently warm till July. So... I'd say the August-January time frame is your better bet for enjoying more of the things you like to do. "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

Is that what they're calling police work these days? "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