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I'm there! You boys better watch out though.....me+sunshine+beer (or Smirnoff) = nothing but trouble! "Wanna see my swollen taste bud? Look! Look!" Goat#3

*:10:5 First time at Greene County First time at Franklin First HYBRID BABY!!!!!! First time jumpin a COBALT!!!! WOO HOO!!!!! First orgy!!!! (he he) By the way, Greene County is the funnest dropzone that I have ever been to! And now I have a new friend I can "girl talk" with! A shout out to my awesome homies: Sunshine, Phreezone, Wildblue, Scottbre & Jon. "Wanna see my swollen taste bud? Look! Look!" Goat#3

I loved the Bud Ice penguin commercials. I actually have a pair of boxers with him on it! "Ah, the drunken makeout... an office classic. Did you end up Xeroxing anything?" Jerry Seinfeld

0:2:0 Hey, it was a holiday weekend with crappy weather, so I didn't get many jumps in. I'm not a true skydiver; I enjoyed going home and visiting with family for the holidays. I attatched a photo of my adorable baby nephew that I spent much time with this weekend. I've never really been around babies before, so I'm amazed of how much he changes in just 2 weeks. Unfortunately, I'm gonna have a huge bruise on my leg from my second jump today. The step on our 206 reached out and smacked me, I swear. "Ah, the drunken makeout... an office classic. Did you end up Xeroxing anything?" Jerry Seinfeld

Yikes! I can't imagine what would happen if a first-time jumper had a problem with their main and didn't know what altitude they were at. Even though no one should rely on an altimeter, my impression was that it was still useful on the way to altitude to train one's eyes to how a certain altitude "looks". Plus, I thought it was required for students to use an altimeter. "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

When I called Southwest, they had said they allowed rigs as a carry on. However, once I got there, I had to check it with the rest of my luggage (even though I had my Cypres card and all the other info ready). I don't have a gear bag, and it wouldn't fit in my luggage, so I had to check it as is. Well, they ended up opening my reserve about 30 mins before boarding, and then accused me of lying about having CO2 cartridges in it. (I tried explaining that springs work in a fashion where they can expand quickly.) It was an ugly situation of having to shove my rig in a plastic bag and hoping for the best. On the way back, I used a Wal-Mart tub (I'm still too cheap for a gear bag) which worked alright (it kinda got beat up a bit). According to Bret (freefallin14) and Adam (jumppilot01), I could've, however, said that the pilot has the last word on what's allowed on board, and I could've tried to take it up with him. Just my experience of attempting to fly commercially with my rig. "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

Thanks for all the great info, Eric! "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

My favorite is "Back to the Earth" by Rusted Root (my favorite band to see live.) I finally had it dubbed to some skydiving footage of my balloon jump at Eloy. Others (not really about "flying" but kinda tie in): Song 2 - Blur Ready To Go - Republica Lust For Life - Iggy Pop I'm Just a Girl - No Doubt Insane in the Membrane - Cypress Hill I'm Free - Soup Dragons (I think) Going the Distance - Cake (okay, not really, but I love Cake) "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

Yeah, I wish I was Miss Brainy! I just happen to use that formula for all of my stat classes for the past two years (and I'm just now understanding it!!! I'm slow.) But thanks anyways! "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

Woo hoo! I think I got it right without having to look at all the other links! Maybe I learned something here....besides the variety of shots offered at the bars. "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

For 80 numbers in 20 different possibilities, it's just 80 choose 20. So it's 80!/(60! x 20!). The answer I got (from my roomie's weird calculator) is 3.5353 x 10^18 (But, it's probably wrong since I am, of course, taking math at Purdue, not exactly the best university for it!) "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

44.1% pure for me. I guess my skydiving friends haven't corrupted me too much yet... "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

Sometimes, you get a really insightful e-mail forward... 16 REASONS WHY ALCOHOL SHOULD BE SERVED AT WORK... 1. It's an incentive to show up. 2. It leads to more honest communications. 3. It reduces complaints about low pay. 4. Employees tell management what they think, not what they want to hear. 5. It encourages car pooling. 6. Increase job satisfaction because if you have a bad job, you don't care. 7. It eliminates vacations because people would rather come to work. 8. It makes fellow employees look better. 9. It makes the cafeteria food taste better. 10. Bosses are more likely to hand out raises when they are wasted. 11. Salary negotiations are a lot more profitable. 12. Employees work later since there's no longer a need to relax at the bar. 13. It makes everyone more open with their ideas. 14. Eliminates the need for employees to get drunk on their lunch break. 15. Employees no longer need coffee to sober up. 16. Sitting "Bare ass" on the copy machine will no longer be seen as gross." He he! Maybe I'll bring a case on my first day of work and see how this theory flies! "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

I agree with Don. The bed spread is so nasty at a hotel. Since they never change them, I try to never use them. "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

Hot: David Duchovny, Vince Vaughn, Jared Leto Not: Carson Daly, Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Pink "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

Okay, this doesn't have anything to do with the costs of the coach course, but instead of starting a new thread (laziness) I was wondering if anyone out there has taken the course and if they could share their experience with it. I don't know of anyone who has taken it, and my dz seems to still be clueless on what to do. I've been reading up on the "old" coach course syllabus and the suggested readings in the SIM (thanks to Purdue for providing me with all the free paper and toner,) and I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect if I decide to go through with it. "Save me Jebus!" Homer Simpson

He he...another record attempt, eh? Fun stuff. Make the date April 12-14 at Skydive IL...jumps are only $13 so you'd have enough cash to make all sorts of attempts! "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

One of my friends used to have this problem where he'd almost always wet the bed when he drank. He'd pee on himself, whatever girl was in bed with him, etc. Finally, he started dating a girl who had the same problem, so they'd routinely wake up in the morning not really sure who's urine they were soaked in. I thought they were soulmates since they were the only people in the world who thought it was funny to get drenched in pee. "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

Okay, so the tree incident everyone's been askin about: the spot we had was okay and all (everyone was able to make it to the actual landing area, but my Falcon doesn't have much glide to it, so I landed a little off in the desert.) There were a bunch of bushes and junk everywhere, so I picked a clearing with only one slightly larger "bush" near it. Turns out that bush was actually a tree. After my feet touched the ground, the winds picked up and blew my large canopy and myself to the tree. Oops. I learned from it, though! Yes, it was very sad to fly back into Midway. I take comfort in knowing that summer is right around the corner, though! I hope to see AZ again soon (I heard collegiates is there next year, maybe I can be the old creepy woman hitting on all the young college men!) "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

Yes, my grandma is a pretty cool chick! She enjoyed hanging out at the dz all day. She takes care of our elderly uncle at home, so sitting at the dz gave her a break from all of that. She had time to just sit, read, and chat with strangers. She also took a ride in the Super King Air! It scared the crap out of her! Everyone at Coolidge was great to her. She's even contemplating leaving the plane the next time she's in it. Yeah, I came home to cold and overcast, wishing I was still in AZ.... "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

I just got back from my wonderful vacation to Arizona. Lotsa jumps, losta beautiful scenery, lotsa beer. Here's my little sum up of my awesome trip: Coolidge: Mike Mullins is a groovy guy! The other regulars there watched out for me and constantly gave me tips on safety in the sport. By the end of my time there, Coolidge had developed more of a home-like feel to it. I also ran into Adam (flyboy62000) there, so that was a weird coincidence. Eloy: It was easy to take my grandma there since they have everything under the sun, and she could remain entertained (especially after she had a couple of drinks at the bar!) It's a phat set-up they have there! I got a little "lost in the crowd" type of a feeling there; not a big deal since I was expecting to anyways. But, the people there were helpful (especially when my canopy got tangled up in a tree.) Grand Canyon: The highlight of my trip. If you haven't seen it, book your next flight there! I convinced my "scared of heights" grandmother to take a helicopter tour of it, and she said that it was the most beautiful thing she's ever seen. So, that was my trip! Too bad there aren't any actuaries working in Phoenix, otherwise I'd be there in a second. I love AZ! "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

Maybe it's my youth talking, but heaven is the place with that endless party with all sorts of interesting and different people that I keep searching for here on earth. Also, no one walks since they float or fly everywhere. Whoever runs heaven will let me go and relive the coolest moments in my life as well. "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

Actually, the priest wasn't too shocked! He knows I enjoy skydiving, so I'm sure he thought it was just a matter of time till my grandma shipped my rig on over to him. Plus, she's always having him doing wacky odd jobs, so this is just another thing on his list. I would've gone to CA, but my swimsuit doesn't fit (hence, beaches would've gone to waste) and I've never seen the Grand Canyon. My trip is less than a week away! I can't wait to get outta the snow! "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

I have one of the coolest grandmas! I can talk to her about anything (boys, beer, whatever), she always helps me out when I can't turn to anyone else (hence my towing incident a week ago), she's paying for my AZ trip, she thinks my skydiving is "cool", the list is endless. She's really religious but doesn't push her views on anyone. Since she doesn't try to convert anyone or anything like that, she was all nervous about asking me the favor of having her priest bless my rig. I thought it was cute. Just thought I'd share a little story about my awesome grams! "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

That's too bad. I hope he gets better soon. "Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde