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And people say the homosexual movement is too disorganized to accomplish anything... Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Today is my daughter's birthday. Thanks for reminding me to call her BEFORE meeting with my accountant this afternoon and getting a bazillion random thoughts cluttering my little brain. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It's no better or worse than its siblings, christianity and judaism. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Fucker! You just cost me $20 on iTunes for Art of Motion and Dreamcatcher. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Of course you have control over where you land a round. It just has to be exercised earlier in the process. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I used to date a gal who was lead nurse most nights but triage occasionally. Her favorites were the women who would come into the ER for a pregnancy test. She would explain to them that the Rite-Aid across the street sold tests for $11 and the ER would have to charge over $200. Without fail, they would pull out their welfare-type medical cards and tell her that those wouldn't work at Rite-Aid. The script seekers are always good for entertaining stories as well...the first couple dozen times you hear the same stories. Gotta love such abuses of our taxes. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

So this fall/winter I'll have the chance to make some improvements to out training set-up when we move to a new airport. First on the list is adding a horizontal trainer, as I've never had one to use regularly. I've seen a couple different designs at different DZs, but didn't pay enough attention to how they were built. I'm hoping to get some input from AFF-I's on what design you've liked most with regard to making the student reasonably comfortable while in a proper body position and providing a fairly realistic "picture" while doing diveflow. Descriptions - good, pictures - better. Thanks. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ooooh should I camp out near your trailer at LP? I suppose that depends on how much sleep you want to get... Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That. We do an IAD to AFF progression. The goal is to have students off of radio by the time they hit AFF and most are, often by a jump or two. Still, I will let someone go to AFF while still on radio if they need it. If they suck in freefall but do well under canopy, I'll clear them off radio and get their rear riser and front riser work done, even if they're just repeating level 4's, so why not show the same flexibility in the other direction? They need a combination of knowledge, freefall skills, and canopy control skills to graduate, and I'll adapt and let them advance in one but not another while working toward that goal. They will not get out from under the supervision of an instructor until they have all three tools in their bag of tricks. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Regarding kids at dropzones, last night was the third Sunday in a row I've found myself cleaning up Lego's that children had been playing with that had not been put away. It doesn't take long, or much effort, so I guess it's just a pet peeve. I think parents who bring children to the dz should make prior arrangements for supervision and should clean up after their kids. I also agree with the "don't expect the atmosphere to adopt to your kids" sentiment. When there are kids around, I'll make reasonable efforts to watch my language, but if something slips and your kid hears it, it's not my fault for saying it, it's your fault for putting the child in an environment where swearing is known to happen frequently. If a parent is afraid of their child hearing occasional swear words, they shouldn't take them where such words are known to fly. By the same token, if there's a child around, it doesn't hurt to put a little extra effort into using polite alternatives for obscenities. There was a positive development as a result of this incident. As of this past weekend, my exit count has been improved from "Ready, set, go" to "Bye, bye, plane!" Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Very cool, but there's absolutely no chance I have the time to plan out something like that and execute it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

11 sleeps till we leave, 14 till we get there (two day layover in Davenport) . Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

:16:0 14 tandems 1 10-way belly 1 10-way tracking dive Need WD-40 for trailer! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

And her son again had to be removed because he was a distraction/interruption/annoyance. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yes!!! As long as the seats are designed to hold normally sized passengers, the abnormally large should pay for and get two adjacent seats. Alternately, the abnormally small could be given the option of a seat next to a fat fuck in exchange for a steep discount (e.g. 40%). Blues, Dave How about a pregnant woman? Walt I've seen plenty of pregnant women who could fit in a normal seat. They tend to grow forwards, not sideways, so I'd say treat them like any other passenger. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Sure does! I kept skipping the thread because I thought it was about some clothing line or something similarly gay. After reading all the other top 25 threads I went ahead and clicked it. Turns out it's about soccer, so I was right. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I hate it when I'm at a party and suddenly realize I need to poop. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Heh heh...you called Bozo "sir". Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yes!!! As long as the seats are designed to hold normally sized passengers, the abnormally large should pay for and get two adjacent seats. Alternately, the abnormally small could be given the option of a seat next to a fat fuck in exchange for a steep discount (e.g. 40%). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Or at least not if you're travelling with kids you can't control (which will leave seats open for folks who don't appreciate all the noise). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Of course you're not in the clique. Did you not hear the part about no moobs allowed? Blues, Dave You can be our groupies. Schaweeet! I'm also a boobie judge in the LP thread. Mmmmm...wonderful, soft, sweet-smelling breastesses. I love being me! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Of course you're not in the clique. Did you not hear the part about no moobs allowed? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Umm...Kelly? It wasn't all that obscure. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It's not just Jay, it's skydivers in general. My daughter will be 19 next week. She's blonde and *far* more likely to have a boob reduction some day than to get implants. As a result, she's only allowed at the DZ if I'm there, and even that scares me for reasons other than the normal possibility of being "seriously injured or killed." Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Absolutely agree on the tone of voice thing as well as the spankings. I never had to spank my daughter. I did slap her hand once, as she was reaching up toward a pot on the hot stove, but that was it. Still, she took me more seriously than she ever took her mother, who DID actually spank her on occasion. Funniest thing...one day when she was about 3, her mom called me and asked me to come over because Jackie refuse to pick up her toys. She only lived a block and a half away, so over I went. I walked in to find her sitting on the floor of the living room, in some distress, and her mom looking exasperated on the couch. I said, "Jacqueline, I understand your mom asked you to clean your room and you don't want to. Is that right?" She looked down and said in a pretty quiet voice, "Yes". I said, "You know you have to do what your mom says?" Again..."Yes". "Well then get up off the floor, go in your room, and pick up your toys...now." "But..." She then stood up and marched to her room, lower lip leading the way, and three emphatic steps/stomps were accompanied by "Shit...shit...shit!" She must have gotten that from her mom, because I was quite careful about my language around her. I absolutely knew it was wrong, but it still took every bit of self-control I possess to not fall on the floor laughing. It took a good five minutes before I could re-muster the dad voice to talk to her about why that word was not allowed. Yes, such a delay was ill-advised, but it was hilarious and I couldn't risk her seeing me laugh while trying to scold her! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)