mnischalke

That was Aaawe some Its not my style, but I may even stay awake and talk to you for a while... hehehehe mike

Anybody got a cigarette?

Geeeezzzzz. I hope that was as good for you as it was for me. mike

Reverse canopy turns kick ass!! It's in the new ISP and four are required for an A. I started doing them on jump 12 or so and fell in love. I have had to look up and to the right to see the ground. (if someone can go further inverted, be my guest. I won't.) I have not had a collapse yet, I think due to easy toggle input both going in and coming out. I usually hit the transition rather quickly but never hold the thing for more than a 180. I have felt the rapid deceleration at about 150 degrees that told me I was going to leave that apex involuntarily if I didn't ease out of it soon. It is super cool if done correctly. I know on my Silhouette at 1.1, I can not turn a reverse canopy turn into a spiral. There's just too much inversion/momentum loss happening to translate into a spiral, for me at least. Peace mike

wow! that lordoftheskyfreak's post disappeared quick!!

Damn, I thought this was a thread about the movie.

Wasn't it a packer who was loading laundry into the container? And, didn't the guy go for silver first? Just a commercial. I agree they should have just used skydivers doing safe stunts, like maybe something from Good Stuff. Watching TV in freefall, because you can't stop watching a good picture. That may actually sell. Take that a step farther and make that car dropping out of a tree commercial (I never did get that one) into a car falling from a plane. No point to it, just a VW in freefall would be entertainment enough for me. I always did like the Blues Brothers and the Pinto. Peace mike

Velocity Sports are awesome folks, aren't they?? Have fun with the new rig and be sure to report back. mike

my choice: www.sealskinz.com mike

Hey Cyber, Isn't the 15th on the ground right now? Semper Fi, mike

It's not cheating if you're in different area codes. But, is it cheating to smear peanut butter on your balls and have your dog lick it off? It is your dog. Actually, what if your S/O is a whuffo? If the same applies, then only single people or jumpers involved with each other can do the safe sex and kiss pass jumps. mike

Welcome to the addiction. Go to the USPA website and either download the new SIM or order it from the website. It's long and if you print it out, be prepared to keep loading paper in the printer. I ended up using a copier to burn it front and back for a thinner book. Learn to spot. It can save your ass no matter if your instructors find it important or not. Know the airspace and what's around your dz. I started watching from the back door of the otter on jump #4. When you understand the winds, the jump run and where you can and can't get out, you will be a better skydiver for it. You may find yourself on a load soon and be expected to spot. Every jumper will be relying on you. Riser turns kick ass. I use the rear risers as soon as I have a good canopy above my head. I don't touch the brakes until I am clear. Have fun and flow my friend! mike

Can't remember her name but she does porn. And, has a twin sister. mike

Screw Kabar. I used to use a nickel plated bowie. I thought it a bit small too, so I began to carry my 52" broad sword. And where's Alienangel when you need a parody? mike

use a video camera mike

Big Brother is cool but my favorite has to be airplane mania. YEAH! thanks!! mike

Nooo Kidding. mike (carpal tunnel--Poohbah was cool. now you sound pathetic)

Use Neosporin or basitrasin on it for about a week. Get a bottle of SPF 400 or something and a q-tip when you expect to be outside in the sun. Coat that ink with the sunblock and forget it. (the q-tip is to paint around the design. It'll look stupid with a big white patch around your ink.) peace out, mike

I got this yesterday. My first thought was internet access in Afghanistan? I know the army is getting the IOWS or whatever that techie wargames personal weapon system stuff is, but Marine forward observers are now carrying laptops? Cool. Glad I left. That's an extra 15 pounds for my pack. Even if that was snail mail, shipped back to the world and typed into the computer, the month and a half (my friends who are still in say we have only put Marines on the ground in the last month) would have made his in-country date around the first of October. (ever try to send mail while deployed? I beat a letter to my house that I sent two weeks earlier from lovely downtown Mogadishu.) Vials of bad tasting serum for scorpion stings issued by my beloved Corps? really? Let's not even get into the fact that he is eiter using NVG's to write this little note or he has a light on in a place where any light after sunset is a target. It's a nice piece of fiction from Joe Wannabe after a sixpack and a bag of fritos while flipping back and forth between CNN and Sniper on the Stars network. Peace out. mike

savor every moment. I think about that feeling--like a hot razor sliding across my skin--and get goosebumps. Get him to spend a lot of time on your shoulder or any other bony area you can ink up. The more intricate (single needle) you can get done, the better. Lasts longer and feels better. peace, mike

"It's dark now"

Speaking of cult movies, anyone seen Blood Sucking Freaks? Blue Velvet kicks ass too mike

Canopy pilot's handbook http://www.skydiveaz.com/resources/book_canopy.htm

Come down to SkydiveOrange. I haven't heard of a "cold shutdown" there yet. mike

I get to go one better. I shoot my naked chicks with firearms. Check out the link below. Of the last four girls that pop up, I shot all but the next to last. Liddy was my assistant for the girl in the flowers. I am sooo cool. peace out mike http://www.theggordonliddyshow.com/calendar.shtml