Scoby
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I haven't had a reserve ride yet, but I'm sure it'll happen eventually. I did hear two jumpers talking about it recently. Both had about 3500 jumps. One had nine rides, the other none. One guy at my dropzone has had 2 in 30.
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Where is there more info on the boogie? I looked on the Perris web page, but I could only find the dates and nothing else. Thanks!
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My two new things (I won't say the f-word) today were jumping a 190 and doing a 2-way with my friend Andy, who I started AFF with and only now have the skills to jump with. Oh yeah, and I used my own altimeter, instead of the dropzone's. So I guess that's three. My DZ wants us to have our own jumpsuits, altimeters and helmets by 30 jumps. I just hit that today, so I need to get the other stuff quickly. All in all, a very good day.
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QuoteI know this all sounds funny coming for a former virgin girl Quote Well, everyone is a former virgin. Except current virgins, that is.
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Well, small guys may be intimidated by big guys, but that's a whole different dynamic. As for bald guys getting intimidated by guys with hair? I can't say that I've ever seen that. Bald guys envy guys with hair, though...
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I think you missed Bill's point. That is, guys care about their own appearance (well, sometimes), but they don't care about other guys' appearances. At least, not to the degree that women do. Guys generally are not intimidated by attractive guys. However, women do seem to be intimidated by attractive women. Guys who are obsessed with the gym are still focused on their own appearance, not other guys (unless they are in West Hollywood).
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There is one instance of an american pilot surviving a supersonic ejection. A F-15E crew punched out at 760mph after their plane went into an uncontrollable dive. The pilot survived, though the weapons systems officer did not. The pilot suffered severe facial injuries from the windblast, but recovered. I saw an interview with him on a documentary about ejections. Also, it is rumored that at least one SR-71 crew ejected at mach 3 and 80,000 feet, but the extremely thin atmosphere made it equivalent to a subsonic ejection in the lower atmosphere.
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I remember seeing that one on television when it happened. The pilot was really lucky that the field he landed in was soggy, because he hit pretty hard. Ejecting itself is pretty hard on the body. It must have been quite a ride.
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Well, it's "penises," but I've always liked to say, "penii." I would post a picture of my penis, but guys have fragile egos and I'd hate to make everyone else feel inadequate.
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Well, not really. I assume one should have a certain amount of skydiving experience before one should take up BASE jumping. I can't imagine too many people go right to BASE...
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What pill is it that only costs 4 cans of red bull? The one I'm thinking of costs more like 10... OTOH, a couple of no-doz or a metabolift gives exactly the effect of multiple cans of red bull. I find I don't need any sort of extra energy when I'm going to jump, because the prospect of jumping out of a plane makes me wide awake...
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Embrace your ugliness! It builds character!
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Out of curiosity, how much skydiving experience should one have before attempting bridge day? I know I won't have it by this year, but I'd love to do it in a year or two. 200 jumps? More?
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I, for one, would find it pretty cool to be able to chat under canopy. I agree that it wouldn't be much use in freefall, though.
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Some enterprising individual could make a ton of money just by marketing on of those drinks at, say, 99 cents a can. You know it only costs a nickel to make anyway. I did see something cool at the store the other day, though...a 12 oz. energy drink with 6% alcohol. I'd pay $1.99 for that...
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My ideal man does not stereotype entire genders. Hahaha, well, I'm not likely to be your ideal man anyway. But, for what it's worth, that was somewhat unfair.
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Ideally, a woman should be: Intellectually curious Passionate about her interests (which don't have to be the same as mine) Understanding Physically fit and attractive Sexually adventurous Rational and logical (surprising hard to find in a woman) I think that has most of it covered...
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I think that depends on how desperate the guy is to get laid.
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I'm a big fan of the golden rule. I may not always get the treatment that I'd like, but I get a fair deal of satisfaction from knowing that I treat everyone well (or at least make the effort). I wish more people would do it too.
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You never get past Isle 6, Inflatable Farm Animals, Artificial Vaginas and Penis Enlargers. Expand your horizons some. You know, I went to Sav-On the other day, and they had penis pumps, cock rings, and $80 bottles of German sex lube...
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No, seriously, it was my first tandem. Shortly afterwards, I saw the same plane (and instructors) go in on the evening news in Miami. It freaked me out, and I didn't decide to jump again until three years later. I just expressed surprise that the operation got up and running again after that kind of blow. I certainly didn't mean any disrespect to anyone involved.
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Only slightly on topic, but I did a tandem at Skydive Miami about five years ago. I'm surprised to hear that they still exist, because their plane crashed shortly after I was there. It was my understanding that the owner was on it at the time. Did it reorganize under new management?
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It's random, I think. My ex-fiance's dad could drink me under the table, but her cousins would all barf after a couple of cups of soju. Korean people seem harder hit than other asian folks, though.
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Is $60k a year a lot of money in Cleveland?
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I sincerely doubt that. I am currently paying for my own health insurance (damn temp job) and it is just under $50 a month.