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  1. How do you know the whale is Jewish. Its not wearing a yamika. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
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    Nutflutter?

    Was the jump was unpleasant or the walk back? He must've step on his sack a few times after running them at 150mph. Carrying them AND his gear must've been a tough task. I wasn't looking and didn't care to ask. The jump happened at Hollister where there is a van ride back from the landing area. We have a jumper that we call "Luggage" because he jumps with us and hauls our clothes from the plane to the landing area. He said as soon as we left the plane, he heard what sounded like a punching speed bag. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
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    Nutflutter?

    I've done two nekid jumps so far, but always on my belly. On one of them, a fellow jumper went into a stand. He said it was a bit "unpleasant". 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
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    Nutflutter?

    Dude, do it right and just go nekid. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  5. If its private, why'd you tell us? Congrats 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  6. Post a pic so we can decide. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  7. Go local sports team. Rahh 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  8. 101F. Hell, we had 107F while we were at Eloy. SIUCC. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  9. All 4 DZs near me are within the 60-89 minute category. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  10. Lived there for 10 years. Lots of spiders and snakes around. Had a few Mojave Greens in the garage and our cat brought a baby green into the house as a present. Never bit by either, but had a close call when a green coiled up under a tall chair I was sitting on. I put my foot down to get something and it rattled. Luckily it had just eaten a mouse and was not interested in me. After I calmed down a bit, I picked it up and moved it away from the garage. One of our dogs did get bit, but recovered. The venom from the green can attack both the circulatory and nervous systems. Can be pretty fast acting as well. Learned early to look before sticking a hand into a dark place. Snakes and spiders tend to relax there during those somewhat "warm" summer days. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  11. I jump at 4 different DZs. Prices range from $15 to 13K in Otter/KA/B99 H&P = $3 to board plane and $1/1K of alt up to KA $22 for 7K H&P or full alt of 15K, If tandem is going, $25 to 18K 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  12. Shouldn't you be typing all in caps? We can't hear you. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
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    rig designs

    Talk to Bonnie (gravitygirl) at GravityGear. She is really good at helping pick colors for rigs and suits. She helped with mine and it turned out great. There are certain colors that fade or get dirty real quick. She'll advise which to stay away from. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  14. I don't know what a helment is. But the helmet he was wearing allows the family to have an open casket if they want. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  15. During my AFF training, I always came with a case of beer for the frig. Find out your DZ's favorite and keep it stocked. That way, the packers, pilot, instructors, manifest get a little something. It does wonders when it comes time to get coaching, packing lessons or that last slot on sunset load. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  16. It's not a failure, just deferred success. I repeated 1 level. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  17. That kid floats better than I do. At the end there, the kid looked relaxed and happy. Except for thinking, "Hey Dad, I think my diaper is a little wet." 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  18. *tries to imagine JP as shy* Oh for the good old days. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  19. Did mine at McGregor Lake at LP '05. Loved to swim as a kid, but nearly drown when a non swimmer used me as a flotation device. The thought of having the canopy over me was un-nerving. But with livendive tossing the canopy over my head and guppie01 acting as my personal lifeguard, I thrashed about and got out from underneath. It got it signed off. Still don't like the water though. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  20. You can buy it in blocks as large as 1 hour. They normally have you rotate in 1-2 minute increments with other jumpers during a block of time. Lets you have a rest when the other folks are in the tunnel. If you get a coach(highly suggested), your coach will discuss how to make improvements between each rotation. One 5 minute block (equal to 5 skydives) with coaching is ~about~ the same $ as 1 AFF jump. I was having issues around level 4 with uncontrolled turns. Got some time in the tunnel and the coach saw the problem and I had it fixed by my second rotation through. They can stand right in front of you and give signals on what to correct. Since the tunnel is a confined space with walls and the net as a reference, you will know immediately if you are backsliding, drifting, sinking or popping. They shot video that you debrief with and you can buy a copy to study at home. Well worth the $. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  21. Condolences my brother. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  22. Yeah, in your uncle's shop in Alabama. Shop hell. That would add another $10. Under the tree in his neighbor's yard. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  23. Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner. The best advice I was given as a new skydiver was from Cliff(Apoil). Hang around the DZ and find out who the good coaches are. Once the beer light is on, walk up to him/her, open a cold bottle of beer, put it in their hand. Ask your question. You will have their attention until the bottle is empty. Works great. I don't expect someone who makes a living in skydiving to give me something for free. I expect my boss to pay me, I do the same for professional skydivers/vidiots. Often it's just to cover their slot and pack job. I often help out a new skydiver with free coaching, packing tips, gear assembly, etc. That's the way that my coaches helped me. I plan on doing video. Until I produce a product that is marketable, I'll share it with friends. Once it is good enough to market, I'll charge the going rate. I don't want to undercut the working vidiots who have helped me with advice (that only cost me a couple beers). 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  24. If you have one close by, Costco has a nice rolly case that has two main compartments. They often call it a drop bottom. I use the lower one to hold my rig & shoes and the upper one for helmets, clothing, camera etc. It has two external compartments and some internal pockets along the edges. It also has the shoulder straps to convert it into a backpack. Runs about $40. I can't find it online at Costco, but it looks kind of like this one. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity
  25. Sounds like JP just needs a hug. 50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity