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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bes...osal.prank.cnn I am probably a jerk, but this is hilarious!!! --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I'm in love --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

what a douchebag --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

as long as it's a nice ass I'm game --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

A box of condoms would have been a lot cheaper. they still make those?? --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I didnt think it was bad by any means. It's just the fact of it's on the weather channel. I like that it showed of our sport to more people....(assuming anyone watches the weather channel) Next thing you know the weather channel is going to have it's own reality show or man vs wild type show. Why can't we get on ESPN? They play poker on there and that's not even a sport. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I think the Kawasaki Ninja 250R looks great! Yeah, the new Ninja 250's look pretty sweet. It's about time they updated the style. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

So, I just caught the tail end of a show about skydiving on the weather channel. Mind you I am interested in watching anything about skydiving, but why is the weather channel showing it? I remember back in the good ole days when the Mtv played music videos and the Weather channel showed the weather.... --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

This was actually for last year Mardi Gras, but I think I may be putting it on again for Halloween. The ice chest scooters were purchased off ebay, but we built the chuck wagons. The costumes were made of bathmats and some other random things. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I had two broken lines and cut away. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

That would be frigging sweet!! --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I normally start looking around all crazy like and start yelling, "Who just grabbed my ass?" --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

worst idea... I am not suggestig this, but I remember seeing a video somewhere of a camera man trying to "catch" a main that had been cut away. Needless to say, it didn't go too well. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I had a premature reserve deployment at 10K once (on student gear). It was completely not my fault, but I was still responsible for the reserve repack. Thankfully somebody happened to find the freebag by accident. Thankfully, the guy who "helped" my deployment offered to split the cost with me. I was not a student. I believe the rule at my dz is students are not responsible. The thinking is they dont want students hesitating to cut away for any reason. Once you are off student status, you are responsible for the gear. *Unless you are an attractive female. Then you aren't responsible.* --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

It wasn't until recently that I tried touching my handles in freefall. I had done it under canopy before but never in freefall. I was actually kind of dissappointed in myself that I had not thought to do it sooner. I have sinced practiced a few times. It seems like this should be something that is stressed early on. We practice e.p.'s over and over but always on the ground. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I had a buddy do an intentional cut away because his reserve was due to be repacked. His main landed in a pond and I don't know if he found his freebag. I bet he regretted it afterwards. Personally, I don't think knowing exactly how my reserve flies is worth cutting away my main. I have had only two reserve rides (1 cutaway and 1 premature reserve deployment). I practiced my flair a bunch of times up high and landed them safely. My peace of mind is knowing that I trust my rigger and that I have a reserve in case I need it. Maybe, it's because I rented student gear for so long and would jump five different size/types of canopy in a single day that this doesn't really concern me too much. Put me under any canopy with a good wing loading for me, and I'll land it safely (maybe not beautifully). Just my .02 --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I've only had one cutaway. One of my buddies in the air watched about where he thought it came down. As soon as I got to the ground, a bunch of people were waiting to help me go look for it. About five of us went into the woods where about we thought it came down and spread out. Luckily we found the canopy within a half hour. This was the last load on a Sunday. I have also been on a few plane loads where the plane circled around where a canopy was believed to have gone. I always try to watch a persons canopy (after a cutaway) to try and get idea of where it lands. Also, I am always willing to go canopy hunting as I was so grateful for the guys that helped me. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

That's impossible Mitch. I am already Mike's hero. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

I hope you had more game then that time at the gas station when you were lucky you didn't get pepper sprayed. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

The same thing happened to me. Whatever the address on bottom of the B license form was wrong. It was returned to me, and I think I got their correct address from myspace. I believe this is the correct address: 5401 Southpoint Centre Blvd Fredericksburg, VA 22407 --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

What is this logbook you all speak of? Just kidding. I've got one, but I am horrible about filling it out. When I fill out anything, it's normally jump number and date unless it's a cutaway, night jump, different dz, etc. I really need to get better about that. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

LSU is going to stomp the Hokies! --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

Here are some other good ones: You know you're a skydiver when... You Know Your A Skydiver When... *Someone offers you a second plate of a very delicious and fattening dessert and you say: "No thank you, I'm watching my fall rate." *Each time you ride on an airline you insist on sitting by the door and wearing your rig. *You get engaged, and your spouse-to-be is thinking, "I can't believe I convinced him(her) to take the honeymoon in Paris!" and YOU'RE thinking, "I can't believe I convinced her(him) to take the honeymoon in Perris!" *You're watching a movie and someone falls/jumps/gets pushed off a building and you yell "PULL!!" *You can't put on a backpack without checking for leg straps. *You're taking a walk, spot a good sized field, and check for obstacles and wind direction to see how you'd make your final. *You're sitting in the TWA dome in St. Louis, the Rams score, the crowd cheers, and you're thinking "I bet I could base this thing. I've got my rig in the car." *Your clothes are kept on the floor so that your gear can have it's own closet. *You'll wake up at 6:30am on the weekends to get to the DZ, but you can't seem to be awake by 7:30 on the weekdays to be at work by 8. *BOC goes from meaning "Blue Oyster Cult" to meaning "Bottom of Container". *You're making love to your partner and they whisper "I've never done this before" and you yell out "BEEEER!". *On cloudy/windy days you go to the drop zone anyway and bitch about the weather. *On cloudy/windy days you pull out your parachute and pack it just to say that you've done something skydiving-related. *You "dirt-dive", "post-dive" and critique your love-making sessions. *The smell of bug spray makes you think of skydiving. *Whenever a passenger in a fast-moving car, you stick your head out the window and yell "FIVE LEFT" to the driver. Whenever leaving an establishment you yell "DOOR" to all the patrons before opening the door. *You don't own any clothing that you didn't get at a boogie. *Every single one of your whuffo friends is to the point of wanting to kill you every time you mention skydiving. *You analyze every flag you see in terms of it's too windy/not too windy to jump. *You analyze every flag you see in terms of which direction you'd face to land. *It's a dark sky with low clouds and you're thinking "Hop -n- Pops!". *It's so windy that trees are bending over and you're thinking "Cross country!". *You allow a maximum 55 seconds of "working time" when making love. *You can't think of a good reason to pick up your mail for three weeks after your issues of "Skydiving" and "Parachutist" arrive. *You feel naked without at least one jump ticket in your wallet. *You sign your checks with your name and USPA number. *You know to the tenth of a mile how far it is from your driveway to the drop zone's driveway. *Every time someone's beeper goes off you look at your watch to see if it's break-off altitude. *You don't remember your anniversary or your mother's birthday, but you know down to the second how much accumulated freefall time you have. *You analyze sessions of love-making in terms of "points turned". *You refer to your recent break-up as an "intentional cut-away". *You check the local weather forecast every hour before the weekend. *You get mad at the weatherman when he predicts rain for the weekend. *You can't remember the true meanings of the words "Stiletto" "Javelin" "Talon" "Racer" ..... *You walk everywhere watching the sky. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

Yeah, I start really getting the itch to jump about every Wednesday or Thursday at the latest. Watching a dozen or skydiving videos a day on youtube doesn't help much either. P.S. I really liked these two. Your whuffo friends only call if the weather man says the weekend will be shitty. On cloudy/windy days you go to the drop zone anyway and bitch about the weather. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn

Make sure they are getting guidance from the right people. I have heard some newer jumpers getting bad advice from other jumpers. I don't think it was intentional by any means. When you've got ten jumps, the person with sixty or so jumps seems like they know a lot. Basically, I think there are some people out there that are not yet qualified to give out advice and newer jumpers need to be advised on who they should seek advice from. --------------------------------------------------- http://www.myspace.com/rave4funn