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I don't think there is any steel composite available that is inexpensive enough to build such a critter. And considering the wind loads such a structure would have to take I would think it would be completely unfeasable. It takes a lot of steel reinforcement to keep existing tall buildings from failing due to strong wind loads (below the 200mph range), what on earth could be done with an elevator column going several miles up in the air where wind speeds are higher the further up you go? I guess the best small scale equivalent would be a metal straw/column that is 500 feet long (0.125 square foot space inside), to represent a steel structure that is 100,000 feet high and has 25 square interior space. But we know that this kind of structure won't word as a free-standing structure, something would have to be designed to help support at least the first 10,000 feet of the structure........ OK forget it, my brain hurts ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Marines??? Ugh remember the old joke about the military convention? The AF was in the Hilton with magic fingers and a heat lamp, the Navy guys were all stayin at the motel six, the Army had pup tents set up outside the convention hall, and the marines were living in a bar ditch on the side of the freeway.... Go Navy.

I (heart) Sabre2 It's not your dad's old Sabre! ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Nah we haven't had to go back on tour, we haven't ran through all our millions yet. May be forced to go back to work if I start to look like Jerry Garcia or the price of heroin starts to go up faster than the rate of inflation, whichever comes first. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Here's me---drunk. two secs after i snapped it I tripped and fell over a footlocker ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

I'll be living right behind City Hall, literally (clickie). ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Work is xferring me. Actually I love most of Philadelphia, it's an awesome city although people are heavy on eating lots of food (I'm in San Antonio so it no prob). Beats my earlier choice... I would have been stuck in Manhattan and would have to sell my car. This way I can keep the Mustang and put it away for the winter and still live in an urban environment, but I can take the car out to go to a DZ... but I'll probably be going to Atlantic City more often ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

1: Checking for a ring on that finger 2: I wudn't speedding occifer 3: You've got a party in your pants ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

God I've been out of skydiving for almost a year now. Wish I could get back in it but I'm moving to Philadelphia in 3 weeks... gonna be cold soon What's the best dropzone outside Center City? ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

I like that scheme. Considering that's what I have. :-) ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Has anyone noticed a trend, up or down, in the number of spots requiring AAD? I've been hearing rumors one way and the other. I thought AAD was just a back up device, not a requirement to jump. I will never jump without one anymore (already been through enough mals without one), but I think it's bizarre to make it a requirement. Requiring AAD almost feels like "you can't jump here unless your canopy is ZP and your wingloading is less than 1.5" ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

... in Texas. blah. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

No, if you are a hard core nerd, you use Pine to read your e-mail. You like ksh. You know what BOFH means. You remember gopher. You understand ">/dev/null 2>&1" I DO use Pine to read my email (I have PINE configured to use IMAP service from Exchange Server 2003) :-) No more hidden virus messages in my email!

Unless you use Linux :-) ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Are you a hardcore nerd?

drat. No freckles here... just lumpy face, sappy grin and messed-up right shoulder that's been under the knife. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

3,6,7,12,19,25,27,31 (nice places on South Padre to do this for minimal $$$

Honey, I think you're watching to see those hot guys grace your TV screen. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Days go by and by Shoulder is more fucked up now Getting surgery ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

They always go for the big trees. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

(right-click and save-as is a good idea... big download) ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Skybitch will be driving right in front of my house then.... Wurzbach and I-10

Advise from experience (no, not mine own, just from observations..) Don't eat a burrito... or any other kind of Mexican food, the morning of the jump. PLEASE. Thank you. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

The only way you'll be flying Meigs Field is in Microsoft Flight Simulator now (which is the default locale when you install the program). News here. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.

Bad juju. Whoever wore it had something bad happen fairly soon after they got it! ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle.