Vallerina

I know that many of you were at the edge of your seats wanting to know about the mysterious money I received. It looks like I earned that money in one way or another. I checked my vacation days, and I have zero in my "Days carried over." This is a big lie! I'm guessing that something freakish happened, and I sold my vacation time to the company (which they allow you to do, but I did not select that option). The exact same thing happened to another woman here (too much money on her last paycheck and zero in her days carried over.) They accidentally gave us money and took away our vacation! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

No, witnesses make the worst evidence for cases! People's perceptions are often wrong. I don't care if you post the video or not. A video of him peeking out at the spot won't convince me he's doing whatever he damn well pleases because of his greenie status. I haven't voted, but if you think that what he did was "doing whatver they wanted," then I would also say, "Yes." No, nobody should start doing odd things on jump run (touching my gear without asking, shouting, "Fire," for no reason), but what he did wasn't odd. Are you really trying to say that he's let his moderator "powers" get to his head???? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

http://search.cnn.com/cnn/search?source=cnn&invocationType=search%2Ftop&sites=cnn&query=caffeine+men I've cut way back on my coffee intake. Maybe I should start up again! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Oh, wow! Thanks for the nomination! I mean it, too! I just figure most people here dislike me....at least they like my avatars! Also, which one are you nominating? My current one, or the one I had last month? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

No, I think it was Cajun who forced us all to go! I had mucho fun Saturday, but it's too bad I didn't get to hang out with you guys. I danced in a cage, so that made up for it. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yes, yes I did! The drag queens were fun, though!!!! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

That's just women for ya........ I make my own money! I buy my own stuff! Don't make me go femi-nazi bitch on your ass! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

No, it's wrong. Some people voted twice! My opinion is fact! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Don't generalize, because you are very wrong. I still don't mind that song, and I've heard it plenty around every dropzone. It's not a great song, but it doesn't annoy me. The poll is also wrong. Worst bad this year: Good Charlotte. I want to step on them. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Boo! That's the part I like the least! I don't like having money that's not really mine! I was hoping that my boss gave me a surprise raise. This is why I never hope for anything! I can't believe no one's remarked on that yet! I'll refrain since Eric might not let me use his Jedei again if I'm too mean. More self-promotion: With all this chit chat about injuries from low-turns, I thought I'd inform you all that there are skydivers who have escaped injuries with low, flat turns! Okay, so I stupidly set myself up over power lines at 100 or so, and I said, "Uh oh, I want to get away from those," and I did. It's been awhile since I've put myself close to hazards! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I would definitely make sure to post it if it was a close, personal friend. I'd rather be the one to post information about someone I like than have a stranger post about it. Never say never, right? If there were legal concerns associated with it, I would avoid posting about it until the legalities were taken care of. I can't see many other situations where I would try to suppress information that others can learn from. Even if the lesson is the same one told over and over again, it may help to drive in the point that this can happen to you. I would post the incident, but I would leave out details that may be embarrassing and have nothing to do with the incident itself (ie, Jane's response time was worse because of her excessive tiredness. Her tiredness was due to her being on her period. I would not post about her being on her period, even though I wouldn't find that embarrassing. Does that make sense?) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Please seek help. (Giving out great advice....once again, I am a good person! ) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I am starting the year out right by being a very good and honest person. I am writing this out so that I finally have proof at just what a wonderful person I am! I noticed that I got a little bit more ($300 more) on my last paycheck than usual. I went through making sure I didn't lower my 401K contribution or get rid of my benefits accidentally. This morning when I came in, the first thing I did was check out my "Gross Earnings." Yes, they goofed up somehow, and they paid me too much money. I e-mailed the hr lady, and I haven't heard back from her about it yet. They'll probably take my money away (especially since someone else in my office just got overpaid as well.) You can say that I only reported this out of fear that they'll catch it later on and fire me for stealing their money. I prefer to see this experience as proof that I am honest! (Stealing beer, making fun of Phreezone, and other random things that people can enter here are now outweighed by my one good deed that I did today.) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

How about wet boxer contests... will that work? Works for me! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Sorry if I came across too harsh! In some ways, yes, and in some ways, no. Skydivers are not special. They are no greater than any other people in the world. There are jerks, there are nice people, there are dumb people, there are smart people. Yeah...it is pretty much like every other group in that aspect. The dz scene is a bit different than most social scenes since many skydivers have such strong bonds (ie, that's why they call each other family...that's why they give everything up to live on a dz.) But, I've seen the same bonds amongst frat brothers. Also similar to frat brothers, some people get an odd "strength" from this bond, and they think they can do whatever they want. It's their scene. It's their escape. It's their utopia. Some really monopolize on it, and they take advantage of what they can get away with. Snowbird really hit the nail on the head of the problems that that kind of environment can cause. Girls do get scared away. I guess what I find the worst about this is that it's often times staff of the dz making such comments. A dzo can't censor people, per se, but they can frown upon those who make disgusting comments and attempt to create a more comfortable environment. I'm not trying to change dzs everywhere, I just want men to be a little more aware of what little remarks can do. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

No, not at work. I've even hung out with people from work in a non-work environment, and they still don't tell me what they'd like to see me do with my body! It's amazing...men being civil....and, my field has mostly men! I don't think it has anything to do with it being mostly men. Sure, harassment laws prevent men from saying what they would say at a dz, but harassment laws are there for a reason....so that a safe, comfortable work environment is created. Plus, harassment laws don't apply to social activities outside of work, and coworkers are still respectful to one another. So, either treat ladies like your sister should be treated, or don't do it if you think it could get you in trouble at work (actually, I find this to be true only with those who are dz staff.) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Alright...I'll finally play for real this time (because I have one good picture of myself, and I'm going to show the whole world! ) I have many many many many scary pictures of myself which I will not post (ie, my passport picture.) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I'll pm you those tips! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Truth. I am an eyewitness to, an agitator of, and an unwitting victim of Val on an ass slapping mission. Maybe we need some of the women to stop being so creepy You can't stop me. You can only hope to slow me down! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yeah, it's a great site! Keep up the good work, Kevin! Thanks for giving us another great place for info!

you mean like mantis... sit...stand... I was okay with mantis...but when he started talking about headdown, I almost kicked his ass in! Oh...and, it's not that I'm not "fun." I hate it when you tell somebody that you're uncomfortable with what they said (err...in my case it's more of a "Are you insane????"), and they start accusing you of being boring. I am not boring! I've slapped plenty of asses! Slapping asses in a non-sexual way: appropriate. Attempting to grab my chest or crotch or actually really grabbing my ass (not just a quick little tap): inappropriate. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

No, like I said, flirting is fun. Most people know what creepy is. Some men do not get this. When women try to clue them in to their creepy behavior, the women are often ignored by the creepy men. Other men can step in and say, "Dude, you're creepy," and that may help but probably not. I just want creepy men to realize that their actions can scare nice women away from the dz. Creepy: -Standing behind me and staring at my ass while I'm trying to pack. -Telling me that it's my duty to flash you since you fueled the plane (yes, he was serious, and yes, he got mad at me for not flashing him) -Within the first 5 mins of meeting me, talking about positions you'd like to see me in. -Not looking at my face once during a conversation Shall I go on? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Well, I guess I am an agist. I feel okay about grinding with guys my own age on a dance floor, but I would be grossed out with someone 25 years older than me trying to do that. Maybe this grossness has stemmed from my looking 18 at the age of 12 or 13 and getting hit on by old, creepy men.... Exactly! A young guy wouldn't get away with grabbing my chest any easier than an older guy doing the same. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I know the reason! Doug is way too charming for his own good! Actually, I think I've felt creepiness at equal levels at all of the area dzs. The main difference is that the staff/dzos at Hinckley (from my experiences) have been more professional and less creepy than any other dz I've been to. It is extremely refreshing to be around someone like Todd...someone who clearly treats females the same way he'll treat males (his wife's hot, though, so he has no reason to flirt!) We all have our limits. Men should learn them before testing them. For example, I am creeped out by anyone who is 40+ talking about how they'd like to have sex with me. It's very gross to me. Even when I tell them that I would rather spoon out my eyes before touching them, they still don't get a hint. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

And you don't see a problem with that? I definitely see a problem with that! Women should speak up in any situation that they are not comfortable with. I usually do, but even I've been intimidated by someone's status at a dropzone. (Not so much anymore, because I couldn't care less anymore. I have called so many men complete asses in the past year....not sure why...they don't seem to care.) Ooh...which does bring me to another point...even saying something about it doesn't do any good. If a guy doesn't respect me enough and says lewd and nasty things, then he won't respect my opinion about it either. I'm just trying to help men out here. Sure, women should tell them when they're uncomfortable. But, men complain about the lack of women on a dz...I'm trying to clue them in on a few possible reasons for it. It's simple....you want more women...stop being creepy...even if they don't tell you you're creepy. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning