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Yes, but I'm not telling you. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Did anyone else look at the profile of the guy who started the now locked ASC thread? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Go Shannon, go Shannon.... Blues, Dave That'll be a big fat NO!!! OK, I'll settle for seeing it by PM. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Oh, I forgot one like that...the last jump I made before my first shoulder surgery. I knew it would be awhile before I was back in the air. I had to fight off the tears during/after that one. I'd been hitting it pretty hard, and knowing that I was going to be grounded indefinitely just plain sucked. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Or 700 of them that all have different names but point to the same DZ? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Different people react differently to stress, and you know that my way is typically black humor. Still, that was in poor taste...I should have waited before joking about it. Both of the smackdowns I gave you at the bar that night still rank as the best two I've ever given anyone, anywhere, in my life. I'm just not usually that quick on the trigger. No hearing problems, and I'm sure it wasn't as loud as my "KNOCK IT OFF ROY!" on the jump that didn't go so well, so we're even. Oh yeah...and I tell this story WAY better than you do. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Go Shannon, go Shannon.... Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

One was an ash dive for a friend. Another was jumping a friend's rig into his funeral. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Wow... That almost leaves me speechless. World first...your country second. I'm curious why you have such a response. We do all have to share this planet. If the US wants to take an action that will adversely affect most of the people or environments outside our borders but positively affect our citizenry, it would be immoral to support our government with nationalistic zeal and moral to pursue a path that protects a majority of the species, right? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

because you are asking me joe taxpayer to foot the bill. When the student left (A) a job (B) Has the ability to work. If YOU want to improve your life have at it. Just don't expect ME to support YOU. Go to night school, join the service or get some on the job training. You have to learn to sacrifice if you want to something, not just have it handed to you There must be some serious inter-state variations in the implementation of unemployment insurance programs. In MY state (Washington), I'd not be asking for YOUR tax dollars, but rather my and my employer's already paid insurance premiums. Here, if a person becomes unemployed (laid off) they have to wait 2 weeks to file an unemployment insurance claim. Those who quit or are fired for cause have to wait 10 weeks. Regardless of the waiting period, the system works the same for people once they become eligible. They are given a weekly check that is 1 percent of the salary they earned in the previous year, up to a maximum of $496. So a person who has been working steadily and earning $49,600/year would gross $25,792/year on unemployment IF they could draw it for a full year, which they can't. You see once eligibility is determined, the state looks at how much and how long unemployment insurance premiums (i.e. taxes) have been paid for this specific individual. The individual is informed of how much they have in their "account" (something less than what's been paid in) and how long it will last. A person who earned more than $49,600 benefits at this point, because although they are limited to the same weekly check of $496, they can draw that amount for longer because they and their employer paid in more. I drew unemployment in November 2003. I had been constantly and gainfully employed for about 10 consecutive years. Although told I could draw unemployment for something close to 5 months, I only collected 2 weeks worth before I was again employed. I guess you can characterize that as me asking you to foot the bill for my mortgage, truck payment, groceries, etc if you want, but I'll adamantly insist you are wrong. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I agree. But solutions I would favor would offer oppurtunities for jobs and careers that would pay much better than assistance. That involves education. If people are only able to learn how to survive while poor, that is what their life will be. Education can break that cycle. More poverty won't. While I've never been on welfare, and don't know the particulars, I don't think it is realistic to expect someone to go from limited assistance to underemployment. I think the problem might be more motivation than education, and you allude to it here. We are, fundamentally, a capitalist society. Welfare is, fundamentally, a socialist program. These two basic concepts are virtually (though not entirely) immiscible. Personally, I'd like to see an experiment. Take those people who choose to live in the socialist aspect of our society and immerse them in the concept. Make some of them watch the children of others while those people are processing simple tax returns, sorting mail, performing census polls, etc. Such a scenario is likely to motivate some to pursue a more capitalistic lifestyle while the others will at least be providing socialist type contributions to the state, and thereby the public. While such contributions might be inconsequential given the magnitude of the federal budget, it'd be better than the current situation. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I got this by email and thought it was funny. YMMV Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Masseuse Wine critic Travel magazine editor Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I like "athletic" sex, it's fun and burns plenty of calories...but you're supposed to stretch out before, not during! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I do it somewhat frequently with emails at work. I'll write a relatively, umm, "straight-forward" response , save it to my outbox, and go home for the night. When I come back in the morning I usually end up toning it down or deleting it altogether. There have been a couple times where I still felt the same way the next day, so I sent them, but those are rare. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Especially fun when clouds limit your exit altitude to 2,000 feet? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You did watch the 2nd episode last night as well, right? So you now have 22 episodes to go. After the two they show tonight, it'll be 20 episodes over the next 20 Monday nights (no skipped weeks and no repeats this season). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Dave Todak, part-time field geologist, part-time environmental engineer, part-time skydiving instructor. Thinking about again adding part-time student to the list. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

She must have done really well to get all the way to level 3 in one jump!

Gotta drive to Spokane to pick up Jackie and then on to Seattle tonight for tomorrow's Seahawks game, after which I'll make the same trip in reverse. Normally takes me ~7 hours, let's see how I do with snow already on the ground the whole way as well as whatever comes with the current forecast (attached). You gonna be here Sunday? I'll be ready for a good drunk by then. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Speaking of barbarians...I'm waiting for someone to reply to both of these threads with a "What's toilet paper?" Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Over. Did you know that if enough people put it on for an under-roll, the magnetic poles will switch and life on earth will end? If I'm at someone else's house and it's under, I fix it for them. Just doing my part to save the world. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Waitresses are the only people I tip at restaurants. It is their responsibility to tip out their bartenders, cooks, dishwashers, bussers, sommelier, etc at the end of their shift. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If I'm the first guy, I'm taking the 1st one and standing well back from it so nobody tries to squeeze by me. If I'm second I'm using a stall. My pet peeve when there's 3 urinals, all available, and the guy in front of me picks the middle one. The Bastard! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)