livendive

:3:0 Got winded out Saturday and Sunday. I made 2 tandems Wednesday evening and 1 Friday evening. The Friday one was pretty cool, a young sailor named Garrett home on emergency leave. His grandma had promised to buy him a skydive but didn't live long enough to follow through, and his grandpa's health is failing. He was scheduled to jump with a bag of his grandma's ashes at Snohomish Friday noon-ish, but they got weathered. As he had to return to duty on Saturday, it was his last chance for quite some time. Myself, some of the Spokane jumpers, and he and his mom were all able to get to Davenport in time for a sunset load (7 jumpers in a Caravan ). It was a nice skydive in perfect air with a great view. He and his mom had a blast (as did Grandma, I suppose). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Today I'd go with apish. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'll remember to keep my fridge and coolers locked at LP! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

One one one one one one one sleep! Sorry Krisanne...if you have seven sleeps remaining, you're gonna miss the whole thing. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Same here. I strongly deny Vinnie ever getting to second base with me, and I'm not real enthused about finding myself with no parachute. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I am the one and only GOOO! Bow to my GOOOness! And you're kinda sick for thinking that about Roy. Two sleeps.

There are three dz.commers in this picture. From left to right, it's FlankSteak, D22369, me, and Lee. I don't think Lee's ever been on here. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yep, too bad. I felt really sorry for him. He went low the year prior as well. I torn between hoping he goes for a three-peat this year and hoping it's someone else (other than me). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I bet you're older than me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The people at Jiffy Lube used to throw a fit when I declined all services except oil change. They'd say "Manufacturer recommends" and fail to mention that the interval was for hard service (towing, off-road, etc). I kinda irritated them when they were screwing over an older woman in front of me once. They upsold her over $400 in services on her car that only had 11,000 miles on it (e.g. coolant flush, tranny flush, some sort of battery service, etc). I finally stepped in and interrupted with "Ma'am, just get the oil change. Decline everything else. Tonight get our your service manual and find out for yourself when things need to be done." The next time I went back, I asked 'em to change my wiper blades, as I was heading over a mountain pass in the winter. They charged me for it...and when I hit the snowline I realized they hadn't done it. I squinted my way through it, got some refills at a dealer, and got a refund from Jiffy Lube when I got home. The next time I went back, the guy brought me my PCV valve. He shook it so I could hear the valve clinking back & forth inside and told me that meant the valve was broken. I told him to try that on someone a little less gullible and never went back. I don't like liars. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

HA, I didn't know Roy was such an old fucker!!! How about a red thong for the red nighty party? Actually, I don't think he's getting there till Friday. Oh well, his loss. I reckon he can join us Saturday on this year's POPS state record attempt. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

LOL - I almost included the caption "just before I repeatedly spit on Gia" Of course I will. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think so far this year I've worn Tevas without socks more often than with!!! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

This one's far enough away that it shouldn't break any monitors...though it is almost exactly a year old. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Or.... That's not LP specific http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2254971#2254971 Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

lmao! I can't beleave it, but the friend coming with me is one! Is this the same Angie who's been hanging out at the DZ? Suddenly I'm even more intrigued! FYI to those of you who know him. Roy (aka D22369) will become eligible for POPS next Friday, while at LP. I'm thinking we ought to come up with some sort of celebratory (read painful and/or degrading) ritual to commemorate the occasion. Any suggestions? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Take advantage of 'em. As beautiful and tranquil as the Montana wilderness is, sleep is sometimes a rare commodity at LP...especially if you're camped anywhere near Canada. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You know me too well. Ended up going home and then running errands before lunch, so I'm now back at my office eating sushi. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'd write something witty here, but instead I'm gonna go grab some food & take it home for lunch. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Will a protein shake work? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Could you send me a copy? My email address is also livendive, but it's at gmail.com instead of dropzone.com. Thanks. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If you can get inside the handpiece of his phone, put tape over the microphone and close it back up. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't go to Jiffy Lube because they're liars. The Texaco across the street from my office is an old-fashioned gas station, with the "ding-ding" hose, old analog gas pumps, and a 3 bay garage. They change my oil, vacuum my truck, check other fluids & tire pressure, and wash my windows for about $30. Works for me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I do just about everything but oil changes. My time is worth more to me than it costs to have someone else do it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ambien works well for me, as long as I take it with enough hours before I have to be up. No hangover the next day. Ya gotta keep on top of your use though, I take only a half-pill most nights, and none if I don't have to be on top of my game the next day. Then again it sounds like your insomnia is different than mine, with the waking up thing. My problem is usually just racing thoughts, but once I get to sleep I can usually stay there. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)