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  1. with many thanxs Tom. SMiles
  2. gotta luv my home! Hope your trip goes well and you have a great visit, Vancouver RAWKS! SMiles eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.
  3. not impressed with my arm pic, like how you took yours. My son walked in and laughed huge (seeing me attempting this...!)
  4. smiles

    Which pic?

    You betcha I have a large silhouette framed here, of a 12-way sunset dive over my home d.z...............my favorite pic. What is so priceless to me is although bodies are all black, I recognize each of those 11 bodies- without seeing jumpsuit/rig color or faces. SMiles eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.
  5. Where I jump in Canada tandems are made with parents signature and regulations are that child must fit in harness well. Most are atleast 10 yrs. old before that is possible. SMiles
  6. you sure you wanna see mine???? if you are brave enough to look, please be gentle. SMiles eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.
  7. your quick rundown is very amusing! When comparing to my d.z. I can clearly recognize the groups you have described so well. You are definitely missing a #1 group though....the skydivin, birdmen, BASE jumpers. SMiles eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.
  8. Roberto Mettifogo Photography -skydiving gallery -portraits -mountains & forests of northern Italy -Japan -Normandy beautiful work- (wish he had his video page still) SMiles eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.
  9. I bet you had huge fun on your 1st. solo and while taking your AFF program
  10. -made 100+ 1st. yr. and every year for 1st. 5 years in the sport. (jump with the seasons in B.C. Canada) SMiles eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.
  11. Skydivers are connected strongly, but I do not feel they = family, as my own family ties are strong. Being a proud mother - it has been easy to "mother" all my skydiving buddies, open arms to "look out" for and welcome all. Also feel I have been "mothered" by so very many over the years, regardless of male or female. 16 years in the sport I have found each and every one of us are different in ways of contributing but the ones that truly shine are giving everything they can back to the sport. SMiles
  12. I was around 5 years old when my uncle took my sister, brother and I to a evangical holly rollin church and I was terrifed. People were yelling and screaming and I cried until safe at home again. Unsure if this is why to this day I cannot stand "preachers"....or anyone trying to "sell." Went to sunday school at United Church when young and it was a nice experience.
  13. smiles

    spirit of fire

    getting chilly when the sun goes down now- (Vancouver, Canada) Nothing beats sitting around the fire at the d.z.- I can spend hours just watching the flames. Living in the city are not allowed to have a fire pit in our yards but have seen many designs of out door steel fire pits with mesh sides at local stores (so tempting to go ahead and get one!) So funny a local station here at Xmas ran a fire place burning 24/7 and ratings were huge!! People sitting around a t.v. watching flames???? Today I checked out a trial of - Spirit of Fire 3D Screensaver (3.1M) Spirit of Fire is a fine 3D screensaver that will bring the warm and cozy atmosphere of a fireplace burning in a log cabin right inside your office or home. (nothing beats the real thing but I am impressed with the quality of this one!) info here SMiles
  14. 1,309 jumps- 2 landing injuries, both off d.z. (bad spots) 1. twisted ankle in hole (broke it) landing by lake behind Kapowsin. 2. severed ACL left knee landing (dead air) infront of huge barn. SMiles
  15. Thanx I have old A CoP (1988) CSPA and D license CAPS (1,300 jumps) So- to do anything other than solo jumps at a CSPA d.z. I need to get B CoP CSPA (may as well write C at the same time.) Don't let yourself get into this situation- it will "bite" you eventually. I want to travel my own country and jump- never alone my own province!! SMiles
  16. So with your CSPA "A" certificate of proficiency you can jump other than "solo" in Canada? SMiles
  17. thanx Tibet is so intelligent!...easy to train, playful & entertaining companion- wonderful loving pet. He is a strong swimmer and needs loads of outdoor exercise, just luvs anything to retrieve (especially ducks!) He is most happy at the river when he goes into his "work mode." Canadian, Novia Scotia Duck tolling retriever with mix of spaniel, setter and possible collie cross thrown in. SMiles
  18. Sigur Ros Ten Years After (recorded live) Steve Miller Band Led Zepplin II Natalie Merchant (motherland) Radiohead SMiles
  19. Licence Issued = D-43 C.A.P.S. The association is young- (Canadian Associates of Professional Skydivers) SMiles
  20. Hi, Looking for info from photographers regarding model release... I have uploaded beauty digital tandem photo's to view at d.z. website and wondering if model release from the passengers is necessary?? SMiles