Elisha

I think I heard that the theory is that because of the size of your stomache, milk will start to curdle before it can enter your intestines. milk curdles -> you vomit.

A few of you mentioned church on Wednesday evenings. I'm curious, what religious denomination allows attendance of church services on Weds. evenings instead of Sat. eve/Sunday? I will preface this with the fact that I'm an Orthodox Christian - Eastern Orthodox (e.g. Greek/Russian/Serb/Romainian/Antiochian/etc.). The Orthodox are maximalists. There are daily, weekly cycles of prayer services and Liturgies (Mass if you will) can be done many days of the week - especially any sort of feast day - as well. The typical parish will have the normal Sunday Liturgy, Great Vespers or Vigil (Vespers + Matins - the evening + morning prayer services back-to-back) and maybe a couple daily Vespers or Matins services during the week. Everyone comes Sundays and usually some small fraction comes to other services - and those as they have time or desire. Monasteries have services everyday, but there is nothing preventing a parish from doing about as many services as a monastery if they so choose. Wed + Friday: The Orthodox fast from All animal products (shellfish allowed - rather ironic considerin lobster is so good) on Wed and Friday in honor of Christs betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane (Wed) and Crucifixtion (Fri). None of this wimpy "fish on Friday stuff". Maybe the Protestant Wed service thing is related to Christ's betrayal - I have no idea.

OK, I meant a 182 with the step & strut, not a 206 w/ cargo door. The 182 where I did AFF had a nice wide step (around 10" x 10") with a nice abrasive pad so your foot wouldn't slip. The 182 at another nearby dz has a step half as wide with hardly any grip - easy to slip.

I wonder why they said License and not jump numbers. Many here have said that they don't plan on progressing to another license as it isn't worth it....unless they want to make getting your license at the # of jumps automatic.

Maybe this is a way Jeb could land his wingsuit sans injuries? ...and maybe not.

Thanks!

Oh, the cessna is a 206? Then it is definitely worth it!

where? Sioux City, in the northwest corner. wrong direction And where are you? What part of "I saw her first" don't you understand, Grue? Fine. You win. I fell way behind in this thread anyway.

Google 'Mandelbrot set'

Why oh why did you have to bring that up again? (and why oh why did I waste so much time a couple of weeks ago on that site reading that?)

What Wendy, pops and vdschoor said. I go to Church every Sunday...and then to the DZ!

burke. verb. To sue for copyright infringement. The way it was used in the (for lack of a better word) incident at WFFC with the one guy landing in the opposite direction, "burke" seems to mean rebuke/scold/lecture/bitched at/yelled at/etc.

I'm a HE!!!! I shall call Fire & Brimstone down on yo a** if you continue to disrespect me!!! Carry on....

How log does it take the average (Rigger) to replace a cutaway handle? Thanks.

No, I mean what is the reputation/you opinion of an Astra?

Oh, they're both easy. Try a cessna - getting setup on the step and strut and all. Those bigger aircraft spoil you.

aber mein Schwanz ist grosser.

Translation: I speak German. California jumpers suck. SOme of us lick too! You guys are just jealous that my German is better than yours....but I'd love to have her teach me to jump and other things better.

Ich spreche Deutsch. Bitte nach Californian besuchen und mit mir fallschirm machen.

I've seen the commercials - must go to Overstock.com and use cc tonight.

Go on with your bad self.

And thank you Frenchy....

I just checked out the Knotts website. They added the "Roaring 20's" area in '75, which is where the ride is. "Roaring 20's" is now called "Boardwalk" and still has the ride, but may only have the Skycabin, this rotating thing, but may not have the parachute drop cages (from what I can tell from the website, the structure is still there, but the parachute ride not mentioned).

Is it older than the equivalent (called Parachute Drop?) at Knott's Berry Farm?

I sometime wish I had a TiVo. Neither Blockbuster nor this other local chain has Drop Zone in stock.