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I miss you man! Harry had such a passion to this sport. He encouraged many tandem students to continue with the sport. Some did because they saw how happy the sport made him. He was full of energy and always eager to help out of our new dz at Start. He gave me a place to stay when I couldn't afford anything. He always supported everything I did. We love you Harry and I know I will always miss you!

Yes, please tell me where I can get these. I had 3 hard openings this weekend and my neck is killing me today. I have been thinking of getting some sort of brace to help me with these openings. When I wear a camera, I am always afraid it will be a rough one, luckily I haven't had a hard opening while wearing one... I don't know why, but my canopy hated me this weekend.

I got my coach rating at 100 jumps. I passed all the jumps and teaching without a problem. Looking back at it, I think I should have waited to get my rating, or at least coach people. I was inexperienced and I looked at each coach jump, to challenge me in the sky. How quickly can I respond to the student's movement? Can I see why they are spinning/ sliding? Yes, when I coached, I got 10 dollard plus slot. I was a struggling college student and I needed every penny to keep eating everyday (I had 2 jobs, as well as school full time and this coaching side job). I became a coach for the challenge as well as the money. Some students just need a person to fall straight down so that they can practice docking, tracking etc. I don't see anything wrong with being a coach and charging money. I paid for coaches when I was a student, all the way up to jump 25.

Freeflying was part of my student progression. I think it was jump number 18 and 19. We jumped with a coach who would teach us the safety stuff and would make sure to give plenty of separation between groups. I was actually sit-flying by jump 22 from exit to track time. Of course you never made it to that level if you weren't stable at pull time and passed all the other levels. I think you should be allowed to sit-fly as long as you have someone to teach you the safety requirements... if you have your A-liscence there should be nothing stopping you.

well we are getting married in October... By contract I have to have sex with that sexy man!

Icon134... looks like he will have popped more than one cherry for me

EWW!!!! I am never doing a raft dive with you!!!

Okay I just have to respond to this. Throughout high school I worked for Jersey Mikes (a subway type place). We had a tip jar. I would normally get 5 dollars of tips for working a 6 hr shift after splitting with other workers. It wasn't much, but when I worked for barely above minimum wage, it helped... By working one night, I was able to get a dollar menu meal everyday at lunch during school. It really helped me save for my car and make it through college with my savings. I know you see people who are doing menial tasks for you and don't deserve a tip. But I see someone trying to make small talk, trying to make you happy so that you will come back... Meanwhile they just had a crappy day and barely could afford to fill up their gas tank that day. Not everyone has rich parents or the brains to do a profitable job.

I would forget the acid step. It might produce more damage than good. It could leave some acid residue rather than the base you are trying to get rid of. Both acids and bases can corrode steel. FYI the interior as well as the exterior is electrodeposited steel. The coating is there to protect against corrosion etc... Since you reacted quickly and will wash with plenty of water, you should be just fine.

+1 I absolutely agree with this statement. I relationship takes work, and anyone who thinks it will be easy for the rest of their lives is an idiot.

Do you plan on keeping this canopy for the rest of you life in the sport.? I say buy something you can easily sell. Within a year or two you will want to downsize and if you can't sell your custom colors, it will be difficult to buy your brand new custom color canopy.

you know... he is kinda cute... you don't have his number by chance, do you? no but... I could give you my number and we could pretend I was him... oooo... kinky

you know... he is kinda cute... you don't have his number by chance, do you?

0:4:1 I broke out my brand new camera jacket. First two jumps I took video of a 5way and a 4way... My video went poorly as learning how to fly with wings... which by the way kicked my ass. I had trouble going faster as well as being able to side slide and turn... I am not sure why I was having so much difficulty, but I was. I have about 70-80 camera jumps, but putting a jacket on me makes me feel like a student all over. Then I did a 6 point 9way. I took way to long to get out of the plane with the new benches in the way, but I was able to make it down to the formation in good time. Then finally I did another camera jump. It went much better and I was able to side slide/turn around the formation to have the sun behind my back. man its hard work! I was still a bit far from the formation and slow to react to 4-way's movement/slides... I still have a lot of work to do, but I was happy to finally get the hang of it. Beer is for the first time wearing a jacket and for the very humbling experience it brought. Beth

I am a chemist. I formulate sealants for your car. I have long hours and get little pay...

LOL sorry my mind is in the gutter...

I wasn't that young!!! Remind me to punch you next time I see you.

umm.... lickable, YES! resisting temptation... thats one thing I can make absolutely NO promises on! I hope you know that I can no longer think about anything other than my fiance in his uniform, and wanting to kiss and touch him sexy muscular body! I'm at work, I can't think about this!!!

Oh I ABSOLUTELY DO! I almost had to ask Scott to not get changed into his work clothes in the morning bc it distracts me to much. I still have trouble leaving him when he looks so good! YUMMY! I love a man in uniform!

Hmm... let's see... I picked up 3 jobs to keep skydiving... meanwhile I went to school full time and did research on the side so I could graduate with distinction... The three jobs were working at Jersey Mikes (great job bc I got to eat at least a few times a week!), I was a TA for some chemistry courses... paid well, but more work than its worth... I also did anything anyone would let me do at the dz... pack and eventually I coached. Ultimately I stayed in school and still got some jumps in... my grades suffered a bit... but ultimately I still got a 3.9 GPA for my stay. Since I graduated with some research experience, I was able to get a very well paying job... Now, not only am I working a 40-50 hr job, but I am staying in the GREEN as well as getting more jumps in... Seriously stay in school.. in the long run you will be much happier!

I absolutely agree! I can't understand how people can't get up to 65 mph (hell even up to 45mph would be nice). How they can have a long entrance ramp that goes down hill and not make it to speed frustrates me! If you just coasted you would make that speed. Its not just one day its every f***in day! I wanna get home from work... I don't care if you don't!

My brother did that a few years ago. He began to be more tired and had to eat more often bc he was always hungry. What do you do to counter that? I'll make sure I eat meat around you at the dz, joe... Good luck!

Sorry to bring this back up again, but I feel the same way. Skydiving cheers me up. Every time I jump, I pull. I choose to live every time. It makes me feel like I have more control. I know that on any jump I could end it. There is no failed attempt, no one will stop me, it will be the end. But I choose not to do it. Sometimes when I am really depressed, I will hesitate to pull, but never longer than a second. Skydiving gives me peace... I don't know if this make sense to anyone...

I suffer from depression... its not as often as it use to be. Having someone who loves you does not make it any better. When I was younger I went through a depression phase that lasted 5 yrs... I was depressed every day for those 5 yrs. People would say they want to help and you should call them when you need someone. Unfortunately they get tired of your constant pain and they break off their promise. Now I have a fiance, someone I love. I can't feel like I can share with him either. Not only do I fear that he will leave me if he gets bored of me, but he physically gets saddened when I am obviously depressed. I don't want to upset anyone and I don't want to be hurt from yet another "friend" who says they are there for me. For now, I just hold it in... it usually goes away in a few weeks, sometimes months. Everytime I think of suicide, I push it from my mind... but sometimes its hard to. Its hard to continue this lonely and painful experience. Mostly its painful to go through life with people thinking that you should get over it and that thinking about suicide is selfish. you never know which friends truely feel this way until you share your deepest secrets of pain with them. I'm sorry about my rant.

When traffic is flowing I only listen to the radio and occationally talk on the phone. When the traffic is stopped, I have studied for an ochem exam, as well as read books... but that is only when we aren't moving at all... no harm in that right? Beth