JohnnyD
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>ummmmmm i understood it as a safty issue. Freeflyers Fall alot faster that belly flyers so they get out first. If they got out last theres just to much of a chance of somebody in a headdown wizzing past a 10-way or somthing. Exit order at our dz is dependent on wind direction. Jump run goes east to west. If winds are out of the west, belly flyers first. If winds are out of the east, freeflyers out first. The logic on the easterly winds being that freeflyers will not drift as much as belly flyers back into the jump run. Works very good.
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>All I can say it that this whole tandem expeirence has reaffirmed my belief that we, as skydivers, are the luckiest people on and above the earth. How true it is. Congrats on the rating. Now the true fun begins. Geta good chiropractor.
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Dinner tastes SOOO much better when you cook it yourself!!!
JohnnyD replied to Viking's topic in The Bonfire
>My grandma and i cooked it up. SEE?!?!?!?!?! I am serious. This is the guy of women's dreams. -
>i had a riser cover come open in freefall and slap me silly You were silly before that riser cover came open.
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>hey atleast we didn't get to say high to the rattle snakes! That would have been the icing! Instead I self medicated until Chanda got home. We spent some quality time on the kitchen floor digging out the quills that I broke off out in the field. Ron was wrong - she did not laugh. Something to be said about doing your best to lighten up a tired, pissed off nurse with sharp objects.
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> a little unstable on exit - no big deal. i will have to watch the video again, but i don't remember anything wrong with your arms. > good control of heading, separation, and fall rate. > excellent altitude awareness. you signaled break off at the prescribed altitude and deployed at the prescribed altitude. very important. >excellent canopy control (and nice spotting of my jettisoned gear). a beautifully gentle landing right next to the peas ended a great skydive and began the next and more dangerous adventure.................
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>Damn, Viking, I'd thought you'd had sex for the first time, when I read the subject line I can definitely say this for the ladies. Young Viking must only be a virgin because he chooses to be. Having met him in person this weekend, I can assure you that he is a handsome man and a complete gentleman. I am secure enough in my sexuality to say that, so hold the responses to that. On a side note, he is also very flexible. >Viking is exactly the guy that women say they want, but never date.
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tell you what. for $500 a year, i'll take that farm land off your hands. you won't have any more problems.
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>She's admitted everything anyway and I don't really see this being contested If she has a lawyer, he get paid to contest things. Be careful. Be you. Be happy. Time heals.
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some people would be happy to have tax problems, it would be a good indicator that they had some money at some point. just a few years ago the only reason i couldn't still use the EZ form was that i got married.
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HAIRY!!!! The first thing I thought of was a premature deployment. Not good if there's someone on your back. I used to think the coolest skydiving video I ever saw was of a tandem. The guy flying vid came in and Mr. Bill'd the tandem at deployment, did a few second interview and released. Now that I am a tandem master, I think that is about the stupidest thing I ever saw.
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You can do it. Stay cold - no patches. You are too far along to start patches. After 21 days, the nicotine has completely left your system. All physical usges will have passed. The mental part is the tougher part. I quit dipping seven years ago and I still dream about it. Stay strong - it gets easier, but don't be fooled. Three weeks and its just a matter of your own will. You're already half way there! Good Luck!
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OUCH! This is supposed to be a good vibes thread for Johnny, not the kick in the crotch, cold bucket of water over the head for jt thread.
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Many thanks to both of you. I'll be expecting some pictures from your epic meeting (hopefully some dirty ones) I think you two would be a pretty snazzy couple.
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Is it just me, or do other people experience headaches and nosebleeds while reading billvon's posts? I guess its good to know something is at least trying to work inside the old noodle.
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Have an interview Wednesday afternoon (thats job talk for all you hard core types) and I could use some good vibes.
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LUCKY DOG!!!!
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4 10s is the way to go! You will hardly notice two extra hours at work, but you will definately notice the entire extra day off.
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Well said. Thanks for the insight into the business side of a skydiving operation. Please don't become jaded because the overwhelming majority of skydivers have no concept of the fact that the DZ is someone's livelihood. Bitching about manifest, jump ticket prices, and slow planes are as common and expected as repacking after a jump. We certainly appreciate your time and we hope that all skydivers will in some way benefit from getting Michelle's story out there.
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Aggie is Mexican for "people with an unhealthy affinity for a crappy school in the middle of nowhere" This ought to be good...................
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I think you should hook up with Viking.
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I was actually in the military - a while ago. You will certainly give up a lot to be in. Freedom. Money. Hair. Weekends. Hair. Money. There are also great rewards. Honor. GI Bill. I am finishing my BS in November - completely funded by the GI Bill - and there will still be some left over to start an MBA program or flight training. It certainly sucked at the time, but looking back, I wish I could have given as much as I have gotten in return.
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I think that would help with the initial deployment. I have also moved the stows from the sides of the d-bag to the top of the d-bag. That has prevented a lot of problems.
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That's a pretty poor attitude, Young Viking. You have to break a couple of eggs to make an omelette, or in your case do a few laps on the pedicab to bag some milfs.
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>i geuss i could get back in shape really quick with all that biking around. That's not the part you need to be in shape for.