IronMike

I dont know about everyone else but before I read the whole thing I was drawing a pretty disturbing mental picture....Perhaps you should have said "little girls" or "babies". Mike

You are the first person ever to say that about me....Most of the girls at Perris run scared in fear of being "skaggled".....I had Jackie Brown all aflutter today. Mike

Dude, Jump for the Cause has paid big divedends for me..I met this girl there, tried dating her a bit, now Im seeing her best friend....And nobodys mad at each other. Her best friend is not a skydiver either, so I get my happy place all to myself. Mike

I know I am at least capable of true love. I love my ex girlfriend of 7 years and she is married to someone else, a really great guy. If a gunman was going to shoot me or her husband and I had to decide, I would choose me because I know she loves him so much and I want her to be happy. If I was married ot had kids that might be different but I truly feel that way now. Mike

Christopher Reeve's Wife... Unbelieveable person. Mike

Kinda makes you think about the Axis of Evil we are about to go to war with. Perhaps we should look for the log in our own eye. At least the terrorists believe in something and have conviction, no matter how fucked up. I have more respect for that than some of the soulless people in the good ol USA. Mike

Again, I work for the biggest railroad in the country. I can say with all certainty, you do not want a cypress that was lading involved in a derailment. The forces involved are staggering and I would not want to trust my life to a piece of electronic equipment that might have been damaged. If a UPS train derails and packages are spilled, the first thing the Railroad and UPS do is recover all packages that are still intact and get them delivered. If these things were written off by UPS and the RR, I guarantee the box they were in was heavily damaged. Mike Mike

I just hate holding my breath or leaving every time someone fires up a joint. All the railroaders say we are going to smoke a bowl the day we retire.....Lets just say I'd prefer the option the next time someone passes one to me. It should be legal anyway. Im single and have no bills and a great savings....I can live on McDonalds wages if I had to.... Mike

This company, since being sold by AMR 6 yrs ago, has tripled in sales....Wonder why AMR is going bankrupt?????? Keep the money bleeding unit and sell the profitable ones. I get non-rev passes on Delta and American right now so I could care less who I work for...... Mike

I am thinking about changing jobs. I would be a sales rep for aircraft parts in Northern Cal and Nevada. I would get 50K base, company car and commission (est 40K). It would involve being on the road 3-4 days a week but I set my own schedule. I can continue to live in So Cal. I worked for this company for 5 years about 7 years ago and love it. I left because it used to be owned by American Airlines and, when they sold it, I didn't want to be stuck in Memphis with no free airline tickets to get out. (My girlfriend at the time lived in Dallas and I basically commuted for free). Problem is, I have a good job now. Railroad Manager. Incredibally stable, only work 3-4 days a week and same money. (set hours and schedule) I hate my job now though. I am in charge of 40 poeple I have no control over, work nights, weekends, holidays. It is high stress but it is a great means to an end (skydiving) Pros of Sales Job: Set my own schedule Im a good salesman I get to wine and dine for a living No employees/subordinates to deal with No more working nights, weekends, holidays Live wherever in Cal or Nevada I want No Random Drug Testing I love aviation Small Company Pack my rig and plan my trips to visit every DZ in Cal & Nevada On expenses while Im on the road Cons of Sales Job: Volitile/Unstable industry I HATE driving and have a road rage problem I don't like hotels Retirement plan not as good They can change my commission structure Pros of Railroad: Extremely Stable Great opportunity to be promoted to high levels and make tons. Easy to be promoted Great retirement No Social Security tax Home every day Union Seniority to fall back on Cons of railroad: High stress Backwards thinking Random Drug testing The higher you get promoted, the worse they treat you and the less time off you have. Basically, anything above me is on call 24/7. Working holidays, nights, weekends Dealing with idiots for 12 hours a day Money being the same (it is close) what would you do? This is the biggest decision of my life so far...... Mike

Kate, I was right (Im never wrong, BTW) That guy you and Tony are talking about is not an F-1 driver. You can owe me. Mike

To all the finger pointers and second guessers: I Quote Theodore Roosevelt "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat. "Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

The Concorde accident had nothing to do with age or # of cycles. If it turns out that a piece of insulation that fell off a brand new fuel tank damaged the orbiter, neither will age be a factor in the Columbia accident either. This Frenchman, who liked the Shuttle enough to ride on it should have at least waited a bit before bashing OUR shuttle, Space Station and pissing on the graves of the crew by saying what they were doing had no purpose. His timing was extremely poor. The French are historically arrogant and ungrateful. Mike

SBS loves the cock!

http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030201221302.dwiwy6hf.html Only a friggin Frenchman! How many times have we (US) saved their ungrateful asses??? Their Ariane Rocket program explodes about half the time. Im swearing off French Toast and French Fries...Screw em'! Mike

Girl....whoever is giving you shit for your finances....tell them to "FUCK OFF!". (you can quote me) It is nobody's business. Please, don't think you need to make apologies for anything. Congrats on the new rig!!!!! I say keep it! I'd call them and say all is ok if they send you a spare set of handles. Mike

Kalpana Chawla was an aerobatic pilot, another tight community.....She is the second female astronaut I have known personally that has been killed. The USA did not need this right now.... God bless all of them.

If broads are cleaning house or washing dishes like they are supposed to, Sorry, I meant to say chicks instead of broads....I keep forgetting that the word broad is offensive. I am on step 3 of 12 of my sensitivity training. Mike Q: You know how to tell when a girl is having an orgasm? A: Who Cares?!

So you admit to hiding your ass....Who are you hiding it from, yourself? It is almost 90 degrees here, there are about 500 lockers in the gym and about 40% of the broads have some sort of ass hiding garment. Another 40 have thong workout spandex bisecting an ass waaaay too big for anal floss and the other 20% have a nice ass and show it. Name just one rational reason, much less 100, to have a sweater tied around your waist in 90 degree weather with your car outside and lockers inside. YES IT IS....How much silicone has been implanted lately? That is so we will look at them. Guys go after chicks with big titties. Girls have admitted to me that small tits are way more manageable and less troublesome, so why spend the $ and make youself top heavy? Don't even try to sell the "I just wan't to feel better about myself" bullshit. If broads are cleaning house or washing dishes like they are supposed to, they go around with no makeup, house slippers and an Oprah Tee Shirt while eating BonBons. Set foot outside where a man can see and they spend hours getting dolled up. No Im not, Im very important. Just ask me. Mike

Can you explain any other rational/irrational reason for the ass hiding sweater that is NEVER actually worn? I bet they take it off in private. Mike

I ALWAYS hang out and go eat with the FFers. I wanted something different. We went to Brett's house and I got to sit in a hot tub with girls I have never met before or, more importantly, that havent met me. It wasnt too bad at all. Mike

Holy crap...Remind me not to piss you off....I rode the bike and kept my heart rate at 170 for 59 minutes. I can barely walk right now. I then did about 100 crunches and 100 situps. I am needing to shift from the weight loss mode to the muscle building mode. I have dropped from 195 to 165 since Dec 20th. I am going to get a personal trainer. Mike

That solves it....Everyone PM'ed me and told me no good looking blonde would be caught dead with jtval. Mike

Work out...You haven't seen me lately, have you? Besides, the scenery in San Bernardino aint much to look at. Ballys...but Im moving down to your neck of the woods soon and I think I will join that one where Rich goes to rehab. There were some serious hotties there. Mike

No.....the packers do that, right??? Kidding ...I do that on the grass after every jump....Untwist my brake lines too. Mike