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Did you actually watch Battlefield Earth? That movie sucked! I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Same here. I've had very little problems with E-bay but there is a lot of potential for them. The post office lost a Factory Diver Helmet that I sold to someone and they didn't request insurance. Made me feel real bad. Always wait for the money before you ship and wait until checks clear before you ship. When buying or selling high dollar items I require a phone number and a verified e-mail account (not a free one like yahoo). I like to talk to the person and verify I can get in touch with them if something goes wrong. I also refuse to do business with someone who has negative feed back. It is a great service and you can get some outstanding deals but, like everything else, you have got to be careful. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

I am a project engineer in a manufacturing plant for a large corporation. I dabble in everything from manufacturing process improvements, quality improvements, to customer service projects. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

You can jump from something else besides a Cessna 182? Hmmmm.........guess I'll have to try that some day. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Skreamer, are you related to this guy? You ever sing a song called Millenium? See attached. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Isn't that the truth! I once heard the 82nd described as the most fit group of alcoholics in the world. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

That's because all women are either crazy, heartbroken, or have serious issues. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Tell them it is just like suicide............................without the committment. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

ROFLMAO!! Those are freakin hilarious. Smart ass NCOs. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

One more. The British Military writes EPRs which are officer fitness reports. The form used for Royal Navy and Marines fitness reports is the S206. The following are actual excerpts taken from people's "206s".... His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of curiosity. I would not breed from this Officer. This Officer is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won't-be. When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change whichever foot was previously in there. He has carried out each and every one of his duties to his entire satisfaction. He would be out of his depth in a car park puddle. Technically sound, but socially impossible. This Officer reminds me very much of a gyroscope - always spinning around at a frantic pace, but not really going anywhere. This young lady has delusions of adequacy. When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a granny; since then he has aged considerably. Since my last report he has reached rock bottom, and has started to dig. She sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them. He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age. This Officer should go far - and the sooner he starts, the better. In my opinion this pilot should not be authorized to fly below 250 feet. This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot. The only ship I would recommend this man for is citizenship. Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap. Source: "Jackspeak: The Pusser's Rum Guid to Royal Navy Slanguage" by Rick Jolly, 1989. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

The Ultimate Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) Upon encountering a snake in the Area of Operations (AO) Airborne: Lands on and kills the snake. Air Force, O-6 and above: "Get that damned snake off the fairway!" Armor: Runs over snake. Never knows it,as well as where he is on the battlefield. Continues directly ahead wondering what all those new buttons in his turret do. Army Aviation: Has GPS ten digit grid to snake. Stands off at a range greater than any other weapon system and destroys snake with precision fires at a cost equivilant of one Mercedes 350SEL. Returns to base for fighter management and a "cool one". Army Shrink. Attempts to get snake to explain its sexual feelings about its mother. Chaplain. Tries to get snake to attend services, mend its ways. Combat Controllers: Guides snake elsewhere. Combat Engineer: Studies snake. Prepares in depth analysis based on obscure 5 series FM about how to defeat snake using counter mobility assets. Complains that maneuver forces don't understand how to properly conduct doctrinal counter-snake operations. (Engineer School tries to hide the fact that M9 ACE proves ineffective against snakes). Field Artillery: Kills snake with massive Time On Target barrage with three Forward Artillery Brigades in support. Kills several hundred civilians as unavoidable collateral damage. Mission is considered a success and all participants (i.e., cooks, mechanics and clerks) are awarded Silver Stars. Infantry: Snake smells them, leaves area. Military Intelligence, G-2: Sanke? What snake? Only four of 35 indicators of snake activity are currently active. We assess the potential for snake activity as LOW. Judge Advocate General (JAG): Snake declines to bite, citing professional courtesy. Marines, ForceRecon: Follows snake, gets lost. Marines, Infantry: Kills snake by accident while looking for souvenirs. Local civilians demand removal of all US forces from Area of Operations. Mech Infantry: Runs over snake, laughs, and looks for more snakes. Military Intelligence, S-2: Reports to ground troops that snake is a non-combatant. Six Infantry wounded. MI states that if the ground forces would have read the nesting diagram provided in the 24 page enemy intel report, they would have known the snake was a possible threat. Military Police, Criminal Investigation: Handcuffs snake's head to its tail, reads it its Miranda rights, then proceeds to beat snake to a pulp with night stick. Missileers, Air Force: Lays in target coordinates to snake in 20 seconds, but can't receive authorization from National Command Authority to use nuclear weapons. Military Police, Field: Snake safely infiltrates rear area of operations. Navy SeaBees: Build snake elaborate rec room, complete with secret still. Navy, SEAL: Expends all ammunition and several grenades, then calls for naval gunfire in failed attempt to kill snake. Snake bites the SEAL, and dies of salt water poisoning. Hollywood makes film in which SEALS kill Muslim extremist snakes. Navy, Surface Action Group: Fires off 50 cruise missiles fro several ships, kills snake and makes presentation to Senate Appropriations Committee on how Naval forces are the most cost-effective means of anti-snake force projection. Ordnance: IDs snake as having improper scales. Deadline snake and order parts against snake. Parts come in 15 days later but the snake has been upgraded to FMC due to scrounging of parts through improper channels. Para-Rescue: Lands on snake upon descending, thereby injuring it, then feverishly works to save the nake's life. Pilot, A-10: Has Global Positioning Satellite coordinates to snake. Can't find snake. Returns to base for refuel, crew rest and manicure. Pilot, Air Force, B-52: Pulls ARCLIGHT mission on snake, kills snake and every other living thing within two miles of target. Pilot, Air Force, F-15: Misidentifies snake as enemy Mil-24 Hind helicopter and engages with missiles. Crew chief paints snake kill on aircraft. Pilot, Air Force, F-16: Finds snake, drops two CBU-87 cluster bombs, and misses snake target, but gets direct hit on Embassy 100 KM East of snake due to weather (Too Hot also Too Cold, Was Clear but too overcast, Too dry with Rain, Unlimited ceiling with low cloud cover etc.) Claims that purchasing multimillion dollar, high-tech snake-killing device will enable it in the future to kill all snakes and achieve a revolution in military affairs. Pilot, Air Force, Fighter, Generic: Mis-identifies the snake as a HIND and engages it with missiles. Crew Chief paints snake on airplane. Pilot, Air Force, Transport: Receives call for anti-snake equipment, and delivers two weeks after due date. Pilot, Army, AH-64 Apache: Unable to locate snake, snakes don't show well on infrared. Infrared only operable in desert AO's without power lines or SAM's. Pilot, Army, HH-53 Jolly Green Giant: Finds snake on fourth pass after snake builds bonfire, pops smoke, lays out flares to mark Landing Zone. Rotor wash blows snake into fire. Quartermaster: Encounters snake, then loses contact. Can not identify who owns snake by hand receipts. Orders new snake through supply channels. Request is denied by higher authority; issuing the unit a snake will bring the manager to a zero balance; one snake must remain on hand at all times as per their boss' guidance. Ranger: Plays with snake, then eats it. Signal, Enlisted: Tries to communicate with snake . . . fails despite repeated attempts. Complains that the snake did not have the correct fill or did not know how to work equipment a child could operate. Signal, Officer: Informs the commander that he could easily communicate with the snake using just his voice. Commander insists that he NEEDS to videoconference with the snake, with real-time streaming positional and logistical data on the snake displayed on video screens to either side. Gives Signal Corps $5 Billion to make this happen. SigO abuses the 2 smart people in the corps to make it happen, while everybody else stands around, bitches, and takes credit. In the end, GTE and several sub-contractors make a few billion dollars, the two smart people get out and go to work for them, and the commander gets what he asked for only in fiber-optic based simulations. The snake dies of old age. SJA: Swear they saw something like that on the Discovery Channel . . . spend weeks arguing if it was a snake or not. Special Forces: Makes contact with snake, ignores all State Department directives and Theater Commander Rules of Engagement by building rapport with snake and winning its heart and mind. Trains it to kill other snakes. Files enormous travel settlement upon return. Supply: (NOTICE: Your anti-snake equipment is on backorder.) Transportation Corps: "Snake? What snake? We were sleeping in the truck." War Correspondent. Decides snake is patriotic nationalist agrarian reformer being molested by imperialist U.S. forces, asks snake for directions to nearest bar. If bitten by snake, charges U.S. troops with neglect of duty to protect freedom of the press. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Which Branch of the Service Do Your Prefer? An Army grunt stands in the rain with a 35 pound pack on his back, 15 pound. weapon in hand, after having marched 12 miles, and says, "This is shit!" An Army Airborne Ranger stands in the rain with a 45 pound pack on his back, 15 pound weapon in hand, after having jumped from an airplane and marched 18 miles, and says with a smile, "This is good shit!" A Navy SEAL lies in the mud, 55 pound pack on his back, 15 pound weapon in hand, after having had a 10 mile swim to shore, a five crawl through swamps, and a 25 mile march in jungle, at night, through enemy positions, says with a grin, "This really is great shit." A Marine, up to his nose in the stinking, bug-infested mud of a swamp with a 65 pound pack on his back and a 15 pound weapon in each hand, after jumping from an aircraft at high altitude, into the ocean, swimming 12 miles to the shore, killing several alligators to enter the swamp, then crawling 30 miles through the brush to assault an enemy camp, says, "I love this shit." An Air Force NCO sits in an easy chair in an air conditioned, carpeted office and says, "My e-mail's out? What kind of shit is this?" I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Dan, loved your stories! I have to agree that you are definitely an inspiration. I'll spot for you anytime, although I'm probably not much better than you if at all! I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Sounds like fun! Wish I could be there. What kind of goodies are ya bringin? or is it a surprise? I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Sounds like fun! Unlike these other studs, roller coasters scare the crap out of me. I love them! I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

It kept telling me that it was down because the forum was being upgraded to version 5.4. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

........and carnies.......little hands.......smell like cabbage.

Tiff, Great pics! Keep em comin! I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Scot, I just checked my yellow "USPA A-license Proficiency Card and Application". On the back under "A-License Check Dive" it says "Adv. Criteria - Backloop, figure 8, dock from 20 feet; break off, track 100 feet; pack; oral quiz (min. 20 questions from Category quizzes). Looks like it should be only one figure 8. I hope this helps. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Roy at Rigs and Things is outstanding! I bought my Wings container and Bonehead helmet from him. His customer service is great and he has great prices too! I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Well Bryan, the military is involved in a lot of small police type actions that the media does not deem newsworthy. These police actions are not so small when you are one of the participants. I can give you more than a few from Saudi Arabia that you never heard of, are not classified, and I was personally involved in if you would like. The soldiers deployed overseas are in a constant state of high stress due to these types of threats. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Tiff, the picture is really dark. I can only see the flower and shirt. Do you have another that you can post? I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

I'm married and love it. I got married because 1)I was tired of dancing. Men only dance to pick up chicks (straight men at least). 2) I couldn't hold my gas any longer. j/k It is all about finding the right person. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.

Dare I ask how you know so much detail concerning this technique? I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.