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http://www.performancedesigns.com/pdzone/images/videos/swooppromo2.mov Right click on this URL, then hit 'save as'. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

from http://www.snopes.com/glurge/soldier.htm "This piece, which sees wide circulation every Christmastime, is generally credited to "a Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan" (or, since September 11, a Marine stationed in Afghanistan). More specifically, an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel named Bruce Lovely has taken credit for composing this poem, claiming that he penned it on Christmas Eve 1993 while stationed in Korea (and saw it printed under his name in the Ft. Leavenworth Lamp a few years later)..." We're sorry to say, however, that Lt. Col. Lovely does a great disservice to his fellow servicemen by claiming authorship of "The Soldier's Night Before Christmas," because it was published in Leatherneck (Magazine of the Marines) in December 1991, a full two years before Lt. Col. Lovely supposedly wrote it. The Leatherneck version was titled "Merry Christmas, My Friend" and was attributed to James M. Schmidt, then a Lance Corporal stationed in Washington, D.C...." Personally, while I think its a nice story, I'm pretty sceptical of anything that instructs readers to "mail to all your friends...." _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Showtime steps where ABC fears to tred. "The Reagans", starting tomorow night on Showtime. Watch for yourself. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

No. Collectively, "we" are the morons. They wouldn't do it if they didn't make sales. %40 of north american adults have bought products from spam messages. %62 of north americans buy regularly from telemarketing. Even those who claim they don't like it... buy from it. Marketers ignore your "do not call" requests, because they know collectively even those people on the list will still buy from them. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Here's the thread I was thinking about: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=519808 _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Bill Cole is here on dz.com. Appropriately, his username is 'chuteless'. A search for his posts will reveal all the details of his jumps. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

There is a "trap door" in every porter, most are covered up because it limits the number of jumpers you can carry. The door is small, so only thin people could use it. As for dumping someone out of the plane with only a tandem harness, it does indeed sound like a great stunt, but no more farfetched then people jumping "chuteless" __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

As a rule, I generally avoid any Parasport products, after seeing how they do not stand behind their products. I have a Z1. There are better products. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

In my expeirence, annual fees are standard at "skydiving clubs", but are rarely at for-profit businesses. Just because a DZ is big, doesn't mean it isn't a club rather then a business. The Ranch, for example, is a club - and I believe has membership dues. Crosskeys is a business, and doesn't (i think). I started jumping at Frontier, near Niagara Falls, and they were a club. Fees went towards non-jump related expenses, the buildings, electricity bills, etc. Revenue for jump tickets just paid for plane,pilot,fuel, and insurance. The idea was that the fees helped keep jump ticket prices low. I think it did. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

My complaint is exactly the opposite. I'm in the middle of selling a container, and the number of times I've had people lead me to believe they wanted to buy it, only to disapear is staggering. To those who're thinking about buying, but waiting for whatever reason? I have no sympathy if you lose to someone else. Shit or get off the pot, as the saying goes. Don't blame me when someone swoops you. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

There are Canadian troups in Iraq, operating under US command mixed in with US forces. Not many, but a few. More importantly, Canada has a few thousand people on the ground in Iraq training police forces, setting up administrative departments of the government, and other non-military roles. That said, I'm not quite sure I understand why the question was even raised in the first place... Iraq clearly has always been "Americas War", one which they and Brittain chose to wage without the support of the international community, for better or for worse. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Geeze! I do that on my belly! _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Thanksgiving was just right. Me and craichead couldn't travel, so we stayed home. At first I was a bit aprehensive about not seeing the family, but eventually it dawned on me that this was our opportunity to start our own traditions. It felt kinda silly to do a turkey for two people, so instead I got creative... We had pork chops stuffed with cranberries and apples, topped with a bourbon cream sauce. Not exactly a typical thanksgiving dinner, but I tried to make it distinctively american. Served alongside was roasted potatoes, a salad, and a pumpkin pie with butter pecan icecream to finish. It was yummy. Also a nice red zin to quash our thirst... We dined by candle-light in our PJ's. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Sitting at home, trying to remotely debug a stubborn Oracle instalation. This is NOT how I wanted to spend my friday. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Me and craichead couldn't travel this thanksgiving, so we stayed home. At first I was a bit aprehensive about no seeing the family, but eventually it dawned on me that this was our opportunity to start our own traditions. It felt kinda silly to do a turkey for two people, so instead I got creative... We had pork chops stuffed with cranberries and apples, topped with a bourbon cream sauce. Not exactly a typical thanksgiving dinner, but I tried to make it distinctively american. Served alongside was roasted potatoes, a salad, and a pumpkin pie with butter pecan icecream to finish. It was yummy. Also a nice red zin to quash our thirst... We dined by candle-light in our PJ's. Not quite a naked turkey chili, but close. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

195. Yes, I am a geek. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

In the past, I've done it by leaving the fish in the tank, and draining it down to just a few inches... The fish weren't terribly happy but they were fine. I've had fresh-water fish. I wouldn't want to do this with salt-water ones. __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Wow. I am SUCH a geek. 195. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I was clocked at 157MPH on my belly earlier this season. Whats awesome is that when I did my first jump with my wife, she was sinking out on me! People NEVER sink out on ME! I'm not an anvil, that's my wife. I'm a safe. Don't give up, but also think of this as an excellent opportunity to make some positive life changes, like skydiving, and losing weight. Keep us updated... _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

When you get a new merlin suit, they ship you the suit plus: two sets of buckles, two long pieces of webbing to make your swoop cords with. two short pieces of webbing to attach the female buckle. two large pieces of loop velcro, which form the sandwich two pieces of reinforcement fabric that'll get sewn to the inside of the leg. They do not provide instructions for assembling the wing. They tried talking me through on the phone, I finally gave up and asked someone to do it for me. I don't think there's anything hokey about it... its just one piece of the "do it yourself" puzzle... Kinda like figuring out how to side-mount your new PC330. The sidemounts don't come pre-attached. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I think it depends on how far away you are. From Ontario, I've gotten tickets in Ohio and New York. I've gotten off in Illinois and Louisianna. Illinois is 3 states away from Ontario, so they don't have a lot of Ontario drivers, so they don't bother to hook up their computers. I don't imagine Louisianna has a lot of Ontario drivers, either. That's my theory, anyways... Anyways, by far my best advice is this: "don't get pulled over" in the first place. I've got friends who drive slower then I do, but they always manage to get caught. My boss is always fighting some kind of ticket he got. I have no sympathy.... Use your eyes. If you're going to drive fast, you'd better be sharp. If you don't see that cop in the speed trap, you probably also won't see that kid about to dart accross the road, or the drunk driver weaving in and out of lanes, or the tractor traillor about to jack-knife in front of you. If you're going to drive fast, you'd better be sharp. if you're sharp, you won't get pulled over. People who get lots of tickets should not be speeding. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Nope, I can't imagine anyone who'd be dumb enough to jump gear like that.... _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

My solution to avoiding tickets is two-fold. a: avoid getting pulled over. I'm without a doubt one of the fastest drivers on the road. I also very rarely get pulled over. I always know how fast I'm driving, and I choose to speed. I'm very aware of whats going on around me, so I am very good at spotting speed traps before they spot me. I do NOT use a radar detector. In the last 5 years I've been pulled over twice. b: what gets me out of the ticket when I do get pulled over, is to maintain a wildly out-of-state (out of country, actually) drivers license. I guess the computer systems don't connect very easily to Ontario, because after running my license, the cop always lets me off with a warning. Too much trouble to run the Ontario license, I guess... _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

No. Any hardware store will sell what look like exactly the same thing, but they aren't. Only use mini-links designed specifically for skydiving, that you got form a grear manufacturer or retailer. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I saw a recent die-job that looked good, they used a fabric marker to turn a pink pop top red. The red looked vibrant... no idea how it would last over time, but it seems the worst case is that you re-die it when it fades again. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.