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"Your eyes appear to be glazed. Have you been eating doughnuts?" yep, I really said that. (But I have known this cop a long time and we had this as a running gag).

Same for Maryland and the north east coast. 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

For some reason, I always come back to the McDonalds meal after Boys Club baseball and football games. I remember today, just like it was yesterday, the first time I finished an entire double cheesburger. I was nine, my father told me that day that I was growing up. Warm afternoons and fun food. Ah, the life of a nine year old... 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

A rig that weighs 20 lbs is heavy. 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

Uh, what????? 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

What did one lesbian vampire say to the other? 'See you next month." Remember, you said cheesy!!!! 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

Outstanding! Welcome to the brotherhood. What local will you 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

Wanted to quit my job. 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

Kinda like "felching" and "docking", huh? 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 same scenario has crossed my mind as well. Find a part-time job with a flexible schedule that I could taylor to my class schedule and just piece it together. Pro's and cons with both ends. 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 have crossed to point of no return. I was scheduled to go to a re-certification training class today. Instead I informed my supervisor that since my current certification is good until 2008 and I will be retiring in 2007, that I would not be going to class. This is not really news to him, my plans for exiting are no secret. But now that the rubicon has been crossed, there is no turning back. So now, I have to make another life decision: do I go to grad school and get a PhD, or do the drop zone bum thing. I am torn between the two. On one hand, I really like the academic environment, want to do the work and feel that i could make something of it. On the other hand, I know that the glass ceiling in academia begins at age 50. If I start grad school full time when i retire, I will be 49 when I finish. the thought of needing to pay off ~$40k in school debt and not finding work is not what I set out to do. So, if I don't go to school, I will be living on ~$35k/year with benefits for life. Not bad for a DZ bum eh? What would you do? 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

If I had stayed at old job, I could have retired five years ago. Now I have two and a half years to go. 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

Hey, Doc, I've got this thing..... 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

Hmmm, 41. Must not be as deviant as I thought. 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 you need to go and buy a wheelchair and a coffin now (they're much cheaper if you get then ahead of time). You obviously aren't going to listen to those who have enough experience to tell you not to do what you are doing. So make sure you have good medical insurance, a living will, and a durable power of attorney. You won't be the first rookie who pushed it too far too early and you, unfortunately, won't be the last. 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

Oh, good one. I guess that the repubs loose most of the time. 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 door on the Otter opens. 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

Uh, what is "Godwin's Rule"? 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

Fuck the Rodriguez brothers Pinche Cholio #3 Rodriguez 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

Yep, all religions are equally hypocritical. The Baptists are just as bad as the Catholics, Methodists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Jehovahs Witness', Mormons, etc, etc.... No person does hypocisy as cheerfully or as thoroughly as when fueled by religion. Not by a long shot, the difference is only the religious assholes try to inflict their assholeness on others, even those of their own stripe. 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 keep wondering when people are going to wake up to the threat that the religious conservatives pose to this country. 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

\ Because they are religious hypocrites. 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

174.5, no change. Distance covered: 24 miles running, 40 miles biking. 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

You should go with a Velocity in the 90-103 range. Do Not, repeat, DO NOT take this post seriously!!!

I'm on a mission. I want to get to 1000 jumps as fast as possible, and then finish getting my ratings. Until then, every other thing, like skiing, triathlon, marathon will be a distant second. 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