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0:4:1 On the first load -- Mr. Fabulous, ahem, correction, Mr. Super Fabulous with the brand-new dash27 engines. Sheesh, we don't even need flaps to take off anymore. mike The Lord giveth and the M-79 taketh away. Welcome to the world of zero slack.

While I am happy that the waiver has been tested in court and passed, this is still the dropzone that has posted: Please correct me if I am wrong, but this is the same dropzone which lobbied the Nevada legislature to ban the above sort of skydiving. Maybe this has something to do with certain actions taken by certain people. Just a thought... mike The Lord giveth and the M-79 taketh away. Welcome to the world of zero slack.

This thread could lead someone to believe that George W. Bush is a catholic. He is not. He is a methodist. Also, it may have already been said, but this country was founded by christians on a set of christian moralities. Here's some ways God was interjected into our country's fibers in the last few hundred years: "...the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them..." -- Within the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. "I have lived a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see that God governs the affairs of men. We have been assured of that in the sacred writing as it writes: "Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe that. And I also believe that, without God's aid, we should not proceed in our political building." -- Ben Franklin - 1787 "In God We Trust" -- Motto placed on coins during the Civil War. "...One nation, under God..." The Pledge of Allegiance. In June of 1954 an amendment was made to add the words "under God". Then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower said "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of reigious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war." Disclaimer: I am not a christian, yet I don't care if our President wore a 6" cross around his neck or star of david earrings. If he started his speeches with "Shalom" or ended them with "Go with God," I wouldn't give two craps in the firey pits of hades. Just as long as he doesn't tell me I am wrong for my beliefs, I could care less. mike The Lord giveth and the M-79 taketh away. Welcome to the world of zero slack.

Posted for your enjoyment... 1st Annual Blarney Over Orange Boogie (BOOB) - March 16 - 17, 2002 - Skydive Orange Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Skydive Orange at the 1st Annual Blarney Over Orange Boogie! Skydive Orange will have two Twin Otters running both days to keep you jumping all weekend long. Jumps will be $15.00 from 13,000 feet. Registration for the Boogie is $20.00 and includes a free Skydive Orange Boogie Shirt. Saturday evening Skydive Orange will host a cookout for those registered for the boogie - complete with green beer and an array of good food. Party around the newly renovated Bonfire pit or relax in our Tikki Bar. Don't want to crash at the drop zone overnight? Contact the Holiday Inn Express in Orange at (540) 672-6691. Tell them you're with Skydive Orange and they'll give you a discounted room rate for the boogie weekend! For more information visit http://www.skydiveorange.com or send an e-mail to cdshiflet@netscape.net. Mark your calendars for these future 2002 Skydive Orange Events! March 9: Safety Day May 31 - June 2: Brian Germain & Big Air Sportz June 15 - 15: Max Cohen, Generation Freefly June 22 - 23: Skydiving.com Boogie w/ Lyle Presse June 29 - 30: Virginia Parachute Council (VPC) Meet Check http://www.skydiveorange.com/calendar.htm for event updates. -- mike The Lord giveth and the M-79 taketh away. Welcome to the world of zero slack.

First off, you are not a taxpayer of the United States of America, so you speak on behalf of a group of which you are not a member. Second, The media hasn't done decent war documentation since World War II. Sensationalization is what sells. During Vietnam, the media swayed and fueled public sentiment against the war through biased reporting. There were a couple bad eggs over there who were pissed as hell because they lost buddies to sapper women and children. They burn a few VC-supporting villages and then get tracked down by journalists, hot to make a name for themselves by exposing the evil military killing machine. The CIA and many other military operational forces have been getting around the media for years. It's called national security. If we wack some dictator because he is repressing the masses, do you really need to know? If we are making an amphibious landing on the coast of some third world nation, should CNN be there to capture Seal Team 6 emerging from the waves? Makes for great TV, but I would rather not endanger their mission or their lives for sake of my entertainment. ahhh, yeah, a movie based in fact. Gustav Hasford, who wrote the book and the screenplay was a Marine Combat Correspondent in Vietnam during Tet. My buddy went to school with him and served over there with him. While yes, it was a movie, it was very well grounded in reality. Furthermore, I think it is an excellent remark on the propagandaists of both the military and civilian communities. And yes, toward the bottom of my post, I was trying to be somewhat amusing. Guess it was lost on ya. Yep, but it doesn't pay my salary. It's a little more complicated than that and that's all I'll say. The thing is, at least I am honest enough as a part of this community to admit what the hell goes on. I personally make every attempt to adhere to a high degree of journalistic integrity and ethics. I must also say that of all the big media outlets, the WSJ is one of my favorites for reporting from a predominantly unbiased point of view. Nonetheless, we may have to just agree to disagree on this subject. Nothing personal here. I am just pissed because I have to finish up some stories before I head out for Deland tonight. I should be on the road by now!!! mike The Lord giveth and the M-79 taketh away. Welcome to the world of zero slack.

Ahhhhh, the romantic life of a war correspondent... Right off the bat, I want you to know I am an editor of a national magazine. I have been in journalism for the last decade, both in uniform and out, in war and peace. I have been under fire in Africa as well as in a housing project in Virginia. I am empathetic toward Daniel Pearl, while the only feeling of compassion I have is for his wife and offspring. One crusty Marine Warrant Officer, who filed from Panama, Beruit and Somalia, once told me that to be a successful combat correspondent, you needed to be bulletproof. Mentally, you needed to believe you would live forever. Every single civilian journalist I have ever met, who has been in combat, has had this mentality. These guys and gals would rarely take cover under fire, had horrific tactical sense and often would put themselves into situations which would ultimately result in their demise. The motivation was not to tell Joe Sixpack back home what was going on, rather to get the money shots. It's all about the rewards--the fame, fortune and plaques to hang on the wall. These journalists take the shots and file their stories. The media machine confers from within, spins and spouts whatever bias they feel will make more eyes tune in (therefore more advertising dollars flow), and the ravenously vicarious public swallows it whole. This statement is right on. Journalists are very rarely trained to be in the situations they volunteer to enter. They don't attend Gunsite, Blackwater or any other combat training center. They become absorbed in the hype and go try to make a name. Unfortunatly for Pearl, he made his name posthumously. His family will suffer for it. The method (IMHO) -- MYOFB. As citizens, go about your freaking lives and let the military do it's job. You had your TV turned off on 9/11 didn't you? Musta missed all that stuff going on. Yeah, we are just rolling over there and kicking some innocent heads in. This thread really reminds me of a little red and yellow sign on the wall of the JIB in Full Metal Jacket. It reads, "First to go. Last to know. We will defend to the end your right to be misinformed." mike "We are teenage quazimotos for the bells of hell and we are happy as pigs in shit because killing is our business and business is good. The Commandant of the Marine Corps has ordered you to Khe Sanh to get yourself some trigger time and pick up a few sea stories. but you are not even here to win the DFM, the Dumb Fucker's Medal. The only virtue of the stupid is they don't live long. The Lord giveth and the M-79 taketh away. There it is. Welcome to the world of zero slack."

See you down in Arizona Bay... mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Maybe I should have said anywhere outside the half mile perimeter of the Mall extending north up to and including the entire city of Baltimore. mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Right on!!!! Just be sure to publish your itinerary before you leave home so we can prepare your welcome. Remember, clothing is optional. heeehehehe... And while you're here, you can travel up to our nation's capital, visit the museums, photograph the monuments and best of all, dodge the bullets if wind up in South East DC. peace mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Orange!!!! mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Impress is not an inherently positive word. Impress actually means to produce a vivid perception or image in one's mind. I think performing any of the acts on this list does just that--impress. Plus, it's funny as hell. peace out, mike mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

How to impress your girlfriend Finally someone gave names to Clay's tricks. mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

You have to understand military or universal coordinated time to understand this, but I thought it was very cool: Then again, I think Punxsutawney Phil is very cool too. (Mostly cause he's the best hustler in the varmint world.) peace out, mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

here! here! less is more mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

No more dreamin.' Them puppies (actually full-grown siberian huskies) are in fact a pretty good example of digital manipulation. The giveaway is the pattern. Notice the double green line on the top is twice as large as the same pattern on the bottoms... Wait a minute. I just gave away the fact that I stared at them in disbelief for a few minutes. Did you notice the wrap on the girl's right arm? Think that's the result of some heavy lifting muscle pull? And if that girl is a stripper who I just happened to run into while on the road, I would keep her at arms length. You would definitely suffocate in there. mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

...at least until it's 18. mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Skydive Orange is my home. I will jump at other DZs when I am traveling, but if I am in NoVa, I am at Orange. Nobody mentioned we have a Twin Otter and a couple Cessnas. I think Orange is balanced between RW and freeflyers with frequent RW big-ways. Let's not forget the ISP started there and that the editor of Parachutist and the USPA director of communications both jump there. The new hangar and landing area is coming soooon. Majdi is almost right. They adopt you. Plus, a whole bunch of them spend shitty days shooting. Who could ask for anything more? skydiving shooting buddies who like to get naked. Try it. You'll like it... mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

If she's hot, tell her, "Shut up. Go to the bedroom and disrobe. Lay on the bed and wait for me. I'll be there in a minute." Finish your drink, finish whatever you are watching on TV and then proceed to the bedroom. Remeber: Nothing shows her how in control you are more than anal sex. mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

I've got the cameras and the girlie calendar experience. I will just have to think a little to replace guns with rigs. Lets roll... mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

One step at a time son. One step at a time. You act like you're gonna be jumping it at this time next year anyway. You'll have been through two canopies by then. (I will however, follow in your tracks and take all those old used canopies off your hands.) mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Clay, The stiletto was like the original swoop machine, right? Square1 has six Stiletto 190s and two 170s in stock now. There is a $100 rebate and 30% off all stock canopies (until the end of the day) at Square1. Hmmmmm. Makin' me think. How 'bout you? mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Damn dude!!! I thought you were gonna keep that one a secret among the Orange people!!! We could just sneak in there with our petty cash jar and snatch it up. Now everybody knows and they are all gonna want a piece of the action. mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Go to control panel on the bar above. Then, click "edit" on personal info line and write what you want to write in the sig box mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

To add to my traveling companion's query, If we tent it, is it possible hook up to a 120V source? Also, didn't somebody say something about the showers? mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.

Ahhh, don't ask what the best and second best are. Clay let her find out on her own... mike A bucket of Jet A can heat an entire county if burned all at once.