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Boat captain, sommelier, chef, cabana boy, and resident drunk in one neat little package? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Seining is for pussies. TWELVE HOUR DAYS??! Cool pics though. I long-lined a couple seasons out of Cordova, a little south of Valdez. While I learned to drink as a sailor, I perfected the art as a commercial fisherman and later as a skydiver. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

"Some" includes one for me, right? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Playing devil's advocate here, how do US criminal courts get jurisdiction over people who have never been subject to US law? A fair number of people on here routinely visit the position of "If you don't like our laws, you're free to move to another country." How can they reconcile that position with imposing our laws on people who've never been to our country? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

At the bottom level there's a creature like you. When you kill him one of the microbes he releases has a yellow nucleus. When you eat it, the game goes into auto mode and then you get forced back to the top where you get to start over, this time as one of those orbiting things with the kind of t-shaped centers that was kicking your ass the first time through. Also, the background color turns to yellow instead of blue. Not sure how to intentionally do the "orange-attacking", "light blue-phase out" thing with this creature yet. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Geneva Conventions apply to military folks that wear a uniform. If you dress as a civilian, you're not a military person, and therefore are not accorded rights via Geneva Convention. You're wrong. Where did you get the idea that the Geneva Conventions only apply to military folks? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Of course Tony Snow says "It's not really a reversal of policy." Full text of the article is here. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

For purposes of this discussion, there are basically two types of women...those who've had natural childbirth and those who haven't (caesarians being in the latter group). I'd imagine I've had more sex with both types than you. In my experience, some women bounce all the way back, most get back to something reasonably tight and inviting, and some remain, uh, cavernous. Of course, childbirth ain't the only factor, and a guy is no more likely to be brutally honest with a woman about her size than she is to be brutally honest with him about his size. A month or two ago a friend of mine and I were talking about the worst things one can say to a woman. He won when he metioned finding his way into some gal and remarking, "So...I can tell you've had a couple kids, huh?". Apparently that was the end of his relations with that particular woman. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

i could have sworn i heard you mention somthing about aproaching 1000 tandems?????? Did you notice the post you're responding to was made in August of 2003? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

:0:0 Took the weekend off of skydiving to do relative work. At least I got lots of bang for my buck, with my Grandma's funeral, my Dad's retirement party, and my Mom's birthday, plus a fun concert with Krisanne and John & Volinda Mitchell thrown in for good measure. Overall it was a great weekend of not jumping. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I was refering to this statement. "Most of my jumps are "for profit". I don't know how to respond to that, as it is a true statement. The majority of my jumps involve money going into my checking account rather than coming out of it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I made it all the way to here checking to see if anyone else had responded "Yeah, you know me", and then I read the poll options. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think it boils down to evaluating their professionalism, knowledge, intelligence, humility, and interest in rigging. The two riggers I trust to touch my gear without me watching meet these criteria and then some...they're smart and they actually enjoy rigging. As for the "need a repack at a boogie" example, it'd depend on where I was. I'd probably just pack it myself (for transport purposes only), and then drink. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Did you know that not all manufacturers will do such work? I've recently learned of one who simply says, "Send it to a master rigger" (and they do suggest one). I'm guessing Precision stands behind their gear after the purchase, as do PD and Velocity Sports equipment. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That reads remarkably like ! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

There is a large difference between making weekend "instructor" jumps and working in the industry for a living. One is a "vocation" and the other is "avocation". a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : HOBBY Where did I use either word? I was clarifying that selling gear for a profit is no more inherently evil than skydiving for a profit. If you feel differently, I guess we'll just have to disagree. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Why is her butt in the front? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

No kidding! It's kinda discomforting to look at that picture and realize I've seen three of those penii. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Awesome! Now quit fucking around on the computer and get back in the kitchen. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Whatever do you mean? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Since I put a camera on it, I don't wear it for tandems anymore. I still love it for AFF though, and fun jumps too. Edit to add: And yes, I'd like to get another one sans camera specifically for tandems. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think that's a repost. These four are in my screensaver. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Note the video doesn't show any of the soaring wrecks. They're spectacular to say the least! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Bonnie, I honestly didn't mean to be offensive with my post, but I think we look at this differently. Both of the responses to me have been from people in California (you and Billvon). I imagine I'd get similar responses from folks in Florida, Arizona, and Texas, and maybe Illinois & New York/New Jersey. Not all of us live or jump in population-dense areas that can support "real" gear shops. From my normal DZ, it's 400 miles to Ralph, over 900 miles to you or Action Air, and almost 1400 miles to Square-1. We simply don't have the options that California jumpers do. For container questions, I go directly to my manufacturer (Kelly F.). For canopy questions/demos, I have boogie demo's, shipped demo's (usually from mfg but Ralph is also an option), and borrows from locals who've used those options and subsequently bought gear. Also, I didn't mean the "profit" thing to be insulting. Most of my jumps are "for profit". We all have roles to fill and there ain't a lot of us getting rich off of skydiving. It's just that I simply can't imagine calling you (or Action Air, Square 1, or Ralph for that matter) for advice on what canopy is right for me. I imagine the feeling is mutual, in that if you had a question or were wondering about something, you'd probably turn to people you know rather than calling me. Again, I'm not trying to disparage gear dealers, I'm just saying that we can't all have the relationship with them that is being suggested in this thread. It's not geographically feasible. For those of us whose only contact with dealers is at purchase time, price and convenience are the factors we consider. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'm headed over that way after work tomorrow. Did you sell tomorrow night's tickets yet? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)