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. Let's see what else, oh yeah, Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird". I'd rather put my eyes out with knitting needles than EVER hear that song again. Don't play it at your funeral, or I'll walk out on you ! Okay, that was fun and I feel a whole lot better. Now it's your turn (try it, it's fun). I TOTALLY agree with you on Free Bird. If ever a song didn't sound like a free bird it is that one. I never could figure out why people were so enamored with it. Tom Petty can't tune an instrument and anything by him would be second on my list. Flat tuning makes my teeth ache. skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

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I've had Craftsman, Homelite, and Poulon, used a Stihl and have a client who lets me use his 35 year old John Deere regulary. The John Deere out performed everything else, but they only made them for a very little while. HEAVY SOB but starts first pull every time. I currently own 3 different sizes of Poulon, but would buy a Stihl if I were to replace one of them. I'm lusting over a Poulon extendible saw. It's next! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Years ago in Illinois there was a law that required DD'ers to have an alcohol detector added to their cars as part of the sentence. You knew all of the DD'ers, because their cars were in the parking lots RUNNING, while they were in the bar drinking. Some of them would pay neighborhood kids to breathe into the machines to turn the car on. That is those who could AFFORD the addtions to the car. Apparently it ran about $2000.00 per car aftermarket. So lets see, the First $2500.00 per car is pension payments for retired union car makers, the Second$2000.00 is for a breathalyzer that may be useless if you leave your car running or have a handy neighborhood kid. Guess I'll keep driving my junk heap while the American Car industry finishes dying it's slow death, and people ask 'why'? I liked the 'neighborhood bar' suggestion. Walk! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Maybe it's just me....BUT~ Ordinarily a 'lifetime of dedication to the sport' doesn't include trying to sue the governing organization out of existence. I only copied this, because it is SOO True and worth repeating! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you, your family and friends as they go through this difficult time. In the US, we have very good press coverage for the first 3 or 4 weeks of any world wide problem. Then the problem just kind of goes away, and we rarely hear about it again. Please keep us informed. If there is someway we can help you, please let us know that, too. skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Personally, I like the idea of something with the "medic alert" emblem, as it is a recognized symbol by emergency personell. I no longer wear ANY jewelry, as I've had things snagged in weird situations (like the time I was planting a tree and nearly lost my ring finger). If the emblem was tatooed, and only one other thing was there, like a description "diabetic" it should be clear enough to see for many years, and short of a pancreatic transplant, will be true for the rest of my life. skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

We have found a couple of decent deals on Craigslist and Rent.com when looking for temp quarters for Streaker. Even a couple of month to month. skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Quoteok, these are a GREAT idea in premise, but as a practicing paramedic, i can tell you, we dont check. if it looks like a dog tag im betting it gets removed one way or another and set aside, most likely buried in the bag of clothes weve just cut off you. if you want something that will be SEEN by us and the doctor, put a card in your wallet ON TOP, (literally) your drivers liscense or ID. because we root through your wallet to find out who and how old you are, and any way to contact your next of kin, and once we get to that we stop. now as far as the skydiving thing, yeah i could see digging in the reserve tag pocket to try to find someones id, so if you are going to have something, stick it there. ive not had to work any unconsious/dead skydivers yet, THANK GOD, but if i did, that would be where i looked first. then id go for a wallet. but all these fancy tags and keychains ill most likely never look at, because im too busy doing 14 thousand other things, trying to save you. just some food for thought.[/reply You are a good one to ask about this. I was told by my doc that I should be wearing a "medic alert" bracelet for meds and diabetes. I NEVER wear bracelets. Would you look at a wrist with a "Medic Alert" tattoo? Or is that just plain stupid? skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

What I find most disgusting is that there is a large number of people who let their 8 or 9 month old kids suck on the handle of the carts. I use a sanitizing cloth, and STILL hate to touch the thing! When Streaker went on to the immunosuppressants that he is on (about 2 years ago) I really started getting more careful about what either of us touches. For instance, the door handle at McDonalds. YUCK!! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

.... and his pants??? They decided the pants were disgusting and that he wouldn't want to be caught dead in them! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

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Duh, I'm in the GETTo and some rich bitch just left her keys in a Toyota TERRRRcel and I am gunna take my hommies for a riaaide! And they they get caught and say " I wuz juz gonna return it to the raightfool owneh!" skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

You are where I want to be when someone in my family needs care! I have figured out that you can change care providers if necessary, and it isn't a matter of "hurting someones feelings" it's business. We left a hospital that Streaker had been dying in for 21 days. He had lost 53 pounds in that 21 days, had had a lung resection biopsy, had NEVER had his sheets changed or room cleaned, and I had to beg for help to get him to the bathroom while his O2 dropped to 53%. I told the staff to call an ambulance to take him someplace where I knew he would get some attention, clean sheets and a clean bed. I was not a popular person, but he is still alive. Anyone who goes to a hospital needs an advocate, because the doctors have NO idea what is going on there! And in our case the staff didn't really care. skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Dear lord i would hate to see what you think of me - expecially after that one time in houston. Yea! Ain't it GRAND!?! That's what I love about skydiving and skydivers! It can be really wierd, and so GREAT all at the same time! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

QuoteWhen he first joined dz.com, I thought Danny was really weird. And you were right! How lucky we are to know Danny Dan! Happy Birthday my bery weird buddy! LoveYA! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

I guess the really big problem is the lack of communication between groups A)Doctors B)Staff C)Clients If I had my druthers, as a client, I would like to have staff acknowledge my presence, as Staff, I would like to have the Dr. tell me that he was going to be tied up for a while, as a Dr. have malpractice insurance that I could afford while I took care of the crazy who threatened suicide today. Guess it's not a perfect world for any of us, but if we all realize that we are ALL in a state of flux, maybe it will be just a little bit better for all of us. One thing that I have realized in the last two years of our on going medical problems is THIS I am the customer. I pay the bill. I educate myself on the situation, weigh my options, and vote with my pocket book. It took Scleroderma Sine Scleroderma and $100K in medical bills one month to find that out, but HEAR ME ROAR! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

That drives me bonkers!!! At least make eye contact or smile. I am a rehab therapist in a hospital. I would say less than 5% of the time I am 5 minutes late for an appointment and about 1% of the time I am 10 minutes late or better. If I'm running late then I call and let the front office staff know so they can notify the patient (typically someone with a new stroke failing a swallow evaluation and needing some extra time/attention). I'm sure doctors have more excuses for being late, but there are scheduling solutions that should be able to prevent frequent conflicts. I strongly suspect the problem lies more in attempts to overbook and maximize profit. When I was preggers, my gyno had lots of emergencies (understandably) so when I had an appt, I would call in advance and his schedulers would tell me whether he was in the office, or making a delivery. If he wasn't in the office, they would tell me to stay at work til X time and then come to the office. They would put me on the list so that I would not miss my appt. It worked out fine. Being on a tight schedule, it would be great that I would not miss too much work just sitting there waiting for someone else to deliver and six previous clients to get their appts in! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

I absolutely understand that there are emergencies that take precedence, and I will acquiesce gracefully. When I arrive, make eye contact. Say something understanding like "the dr is in an emergency just now. He may be a while, would you like to reschedule?" My time is valuable too! We once scheduled an eye surgery, for 6 or 7 weeks out as that was the 'earliest" available. 4 days prior got a phone call that the dr would be "on vacation" that day and that the next Tues would be the ONLY avail day for months. Took the only available time (2PM) and CHARTERED a plane to get home from a business trip in time for the appt. Sat in the office til nearly 5 PM. no in's no out's. No one making eye contact. Went and picked the kids up from day care and brought them back with a pack of crayons and no coloring books. It was amazing how fast we got in, and how much in front of other waiting clients! Hey, Just talk to us! We are people too! We make not make 1800 bucks an hour, but our time is valuable to us! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

I only get really pissed off when I walk in to my appt 10 minutes early, write my name on some scribbled on piece of paper, never have the clerk look up at me or acknowledge my presence and then continue to sit in one frikking spot with 8 year old magazines for 4 hours while nobody goes IN OR OUT of the office and no one acknowledges NO ONE . WTF?>! ARE WE INVISIBLE? skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Hey Elvisio (you're a traveling man, fool!) Rodriguez! Sorry you didn't take the high road, cuz you would have found ME and I would buy booze and let you watch my cable for free! Travel well my buddy, you will be doing this for a while unless I miss my guess! We have been doing it for a couple of decades now! Stop buy anytime! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

"Freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to lose.'" OO! That is one of my favorites! I loved Janis~ One of my favorite country lines right now is "The best view in the world, is the view from my front porch..looking in!" I loved Janis too but Kris Kristofferson (and someone whose name I forget) wrote Me and Bobby McGee. eta: Fred Foster is the name I forgot. But Janis knew how to DELIVER the line! I love lots of Dylan too.....when someone else sings it! skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

"Freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to lose.'" OO! That is one of my favorites! I loved Janis~ One of my favorite country lines right now is "The best view in the world, is the view from my front porch..looking in!" skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

So one of my work email accts was hacked last week, Addy book and all emails wiped out. An email was sent to 700 contacts telling them that I was stuck in London , all my crap was stolen and that I need money. I changed my password, contacted Yahoo, and rebuilt my addy book. Then I sent all of those contacts an appology. I contacted Yahoo, (heard absolutely NOTHING back from them, thanks a&&holes!) But now I can't get back into my yahoo acct. Short of getting an entirely new email addy, with a differnt carrier, anyone have any suggestions? skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com

Elvisio, I live at the intersection of Interstates 80 and 74. If you need a place to stay on the way, Lemmeno skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com