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You are misinformed about what this sport costs. There is an initial expense of about $1500.00-2000.00 for your lessons (depending on your performance) and anywhere from $3000.00 - 7000.00 (depending on what you buy) for your first set of gear. After that you only pay for a reserve repacks every 120 days (in the area of $40.00) and jumps ($16-23.00). So. after an initial price of entry, you get away cheap after that. This is the reverse of something like skiing where the gear isn't all that expensive, but the trips and lessons are huge in costs. And compared to something like a motorcycle (where you can be $25,000.00+ and STILL not be off the lot) and it's positively cheap. And depending where you are in the country, you can jump year round with little interference from the weather (BTW, where are you?). I can tell you though, that skydiving is the baddest-ass thing you can do. The rewards FAR outweigh the (very) few downsides. So, get to the DZ a get your ass in the air!!!

I think it's a combination of sticker shock and some unrealistic expectations on the part of rookie jumpers. After they swallow that fact that they are facing a training course in excess of a thousand dollars or so, they come right up against the fact that skydiving is not an easily mastered sport and the ground has no forgiveness of mistakes. Skydiving, after all, takes a considerable personal commitment to master. The current crop of MTV bred citizens seem to have little interest in making the commitment needed to become competent in the sport. Also, newcomers and other whuffos have some pretty far out perceptions. I have seen students truly shocked by the fact we can't jump in IFR conditions, for example. Couple the short attention span, unrealistic expectations and major commitment required, and it's no wonder we have a vanishingly small sport. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

I can't say for certain, but the sound appears to be real. As a paramedic for 23 years, I've heard that kind of crepitus before. Yeowch!!!! Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

The DOI accomplished the task of gaining international recognition. The Constitution established the government and its roles and responsibilities. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

That could make for some interesting eavesdropping on the subway. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

All these are for the video: With a female customer, when BF/Husband is within earshot: "So, who's the most important man in your life?" With a nervous customer: "Whatever happens to you happens to me 1/100th of a second later, and I take real good care of me?" "If I do real good one this one, they'll let me go by myself tomorrow." "Don't leave the plane without me" Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

And your point would be? Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

1:0(as usual):0 1 tandem: $50.00, for me, cool.

Catholic vs protestant most closely gets it. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

So you REALLY expected honesty from a politician, ANY politician, in todays environment? Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

I wish more politicians would have the balls to get out and do something like that. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

12 hours!!!! Oh NO!!! THAT'S WAY TOO LONG get to a bar NOW!!!!

Has it been that long since you've had a beer?

Or is it Dink AND Sissy in the shower! Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

It's Texas. What do you expect? Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

My personal best was when we had a guy transfer to another station. I took a 35 gallon trash bag, the big lawn and leaf bag, some duct tape and a hose. I taped the bag open to the inside of his locker, sprung the top of the door, fed the hose down to the bottom of the bag and filled it with COLD water. Once filled, I closed the top of the locker door and waited. About 15 mins later, we heard a huge splash and said victim emerged from the locker room completely soaked from the chest down. I have yet to top that particular get.

A thong, a ripcord, a bottle opener, duct tape around the muffler/pipes.

Since clouds aren't the issue, what is? We could be of more help if we had the details of your complaint. What is going on? Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

True, but until more of us who have degrees in exercise physiology or kinesiology get instructor ratings, we're going to be stuck with the term. The correct term they're looking for is "psychological efficiency" Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

Vegan, erotica. What thing is not like the other?

And this is important exactly how? Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

Did Bill Gates send fifty bucks as well? Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

When the student presents a danger to himself or others. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

So, now we have drunk posting as well as drunk dialing. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717

No, you can be as religious as you want to be. From fundie to atheist. And everything in between. Sort of. You are not allowed to advance your religion, inhibit or disparage the religion, or lack thereof, of any other. You must be neutral while in uniform. You are not allowed to disparage the religion, or lack thereof, of others while in uniform. What? Unless such participation was voluntary and no action, formal or otherwise, was taken against those who opted out, the prayer ceremony was uncostitutional, and therefore illegal. You're wrong. Coercing through peer pressure or exclusion is forcing. Through coercion, peer pressure, exclusion, threat or actual violence, innuendo or any of the other methods that foster a hostile environment. Getting a little full of yourself aren't you? It means that and much more. The SCOTUS, which governs even the UCMJ has held the the constitutional dictate of separation of church and state means: Laws enacted by the state must: 1. have a secular (non religious) purpose. 2. show neutrality between religions (i.e. Christianity and Buddhism) and between religion and non-religion (i.e. Christianity and atheism) 3. Foster no excessive entanglement. So, like it or not, when you are in uniform, you must be neutral in matters of religion. The same applies to me when I'm in uniform. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717