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This is a great discussion, but Tigra, no, you probably wouldn't. The Anna Nichole thing is going to the Supreme Court on some of that subject matter. In most states, absent a will, the wife is the heir. It's something that drives remarried families nuts. Dad or Mom build a fortune and the family makes sacrifices to build it. The children think they have something coming. One parent dies and the surviving parent marries some Johnny-come-lately and cuts the kids out of the inheritance through a lack of a will, or despite one.

You are answering your own questions (and sorry for the original math mistake, thanks for the correction) . Your benefactor wanted you to have 1/16th of that property. If you want to sacrifice it, that is your business. But if it was paid off, now the heirs of the new owner are going to benefit from you quitting claim. I suggest you consider you getting paid off with the new refinance. Particularly if it is a reverse mortgage.

I loved that show. It occurred to me that it was a whole lot like the X-Files, but too early for it's time. He was great in Christmas Story.

I'm a Realtor, not a real estate attorney (get the advice of a real estate attorney!) That said, your 16th ownership has put a "cloud" on the title to the property that can't be cleared (the property can't be bought or sold or have any loans made on it) until you have "quit your claim" on it. So, if the house is worth $100,000.00, you have a valid $16,000.00 claim on it. You are being asked to "sell" or "quit" your claim (Quitclaim) for $1.00. Do the math.

Yeah, the problem that I see as most probable is the hanger corking up into the drogue/bridle. I got some great advice really early on when first time tandem passengers ask for flips and barrel-rolls and "crazy!" extra stuff on the skydive. Say "sure!" and do a stable presentation exit and throw the drogue. I have yet to have a passenger land and complain. First time tandem jumpers are overloaded at exit anyhow, and don't notice that I didn't throw in a complication. I can't wait until we get somebody who comes in and asks if they can have somebody hang off them in droguefall.

Clay (named by name) You are a retard. I think you want people to "heed" your warning, not "head" it. I'm pretty sure "heading" is a soccer thing where you bounce the ball along using the skull. You got banned? That's cool! Keep up the good work!

That's neato, Ankie!

Dude, you are GOOD! http://share.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b33460572588&auto=0&idx=22&m=1&d=1140715548561

Kinda like winning gold medal in the special olypmics, eh?

I waited years before I saw artwork I would commit to forever. I went with Mom's Body Shop in the Haight in San Francisco. Ack, the artist is no longer there. Never go with flash from the books, only go with original art, and pay for it. I have one large tattoo on my right bicep, and I like it. You're going to go with a local artist, so take the time to look at the artist's original art. If they are inclined towards wierd stuff you don't like, move on. Have your first tattoo be somewhere you don't have to show an employer. JP

No they don't. You're just reading it wrong. It can also be read "2% payback".

Movie theme from "Shaft".

There's a whole lot of people talking about "court" and suing and stuff in this thread. "I could prove it to a jury in court" and all that. First: Most first time tandem students/passengers regard the tandem skydive with about as much comprehension of risk as if they were going on the newest fastest roller coaster. We shoud do a poll about how many students ask us "Is this really dangerous?" or something similar. They don't really realize that they are completely putting their life in my hands. They compartmentalize all that because they really want to go skydiving. Second: At what altitude does a 90 degree toggle turn become a "hook" turn? At what altitude does the release from hanging in brakes become a "surge" landing? The problem with learning both those techniques is that you aren't climbing that learning curve alone, you've got someone along for the ride.

2 of the last five years occupied as primary residence protects from capital gains tax. If that money is rolled into the new house it should be a tax-free transaction. Check with a tqx pro in your state.

Well. that's too bad, Dave. That hasn't been my experience. But I do tend to tune people out who I find offensive. Do I stand by when my wife or anybody I care about gets treated rudely? It's not an issue, really, if it's just verbal, because my wife and friends can handle themselves. Somebody treats them like an ass, they say "Hey, don't treat me like an ass". I don't tend to stand behind them and repeat what they have to say.

Yeah, and you are a skygoddess too. One more strike and you are out. Aggiedave? Are you in Field Training yet? When I was a rookie on FTO, I had one training officer I fucking hated. He hated me right back. Eventually I ended up on the carpet of the Sergeant's office for a little woodshed talk that boiled down to "You're going to have 5 or 6 officers train you. They will all train you differently. Cops need Ego to be successfull, but put yours away, do what your FTO teaches you for the next week-and-a-half and move on. When you are out there on your own, you'll find you are doing some of the things the guy you currently can't stand has taught you." So let the retard skygods "teach" your wife all about skydiving and trust her to talk to you about what she's "learned". She's a tough little cookie, your Mrs., I'm sure you're her mentor, and she shares all that stuff with you. That's pretty much what I mean by getting accepted into the sport. It's all about being open to learning. For the new people who want to get better, it helps to listen. Case in point: When I was on student status and waiting on a wind hold, or waiting on something, Kieth Wyatt saw me sitting there and, being grounded for some reason or other. walked over to me (I didn't know him then) and asked me if I knew how a rig worked. I probably had about 40 jumps, swallowed my pride and said, "I'm sure I could learn more" or something other than "After I do a trick and pull the string on the bottom it slows me down a lot before I PLF". It was also Tim Mattson (SP) watching me pack a new Spectre and not laughing and asking me "Could I show you something" and me saying "Yes, please" and learning how to pack better. Watching me pack is still like watching a horse get rendered into glue, but it's not for lack of people trying to help me and me being open to it. None of that is politcs. It's just teachers and teachables. Dave, I'm trying to think of an example regarding your line dump vs. bag strip thing. It's like me calling a vegetable an orange squash and you calling it a pumpkin. If we can agree that we both understand we're talking about the same vegetable, it boils down to "Oh, we call that one a pumpkin where I come from". Niether person is wrong, they were just taught vegetables a different way. If somebody is out there telling folks to deploy their reserve into a linovered main before cutting away the malfunctioning main, then they would be wrong. "But not if they are under a thousand feet!" howls the window-licking skygod. "Huh" says the thoughtful, easily accepted skydiver, while they seek out a conversation regarding the subject with their trusted circle. "Hey, Connie. If you were under a spinning mal at a thousand feet what would your EP's be?" "Me or you, JP? I'm much better at this than you, and my response would probably be different that what you might be capable of"

After my 100th skydive, I'll never forget my mentor, Connie Krusi, remarking to me "Yeah, you're in". It was really, really cool. While eventually some skydivers may revert to "rebel" status, most of us enjoy belonging to such a diverse and eclectic group. To learn, you have to be submissive enough to be taught. Eventually the student may become the Master, but that will be long after submitting to teaching, which will result in acceptance. If you are un-teachable, or "show the hand" to friendly or not-so-friendly experienced jumpers and instructors who attempt to show you the way, you will continue to skydive, but never be accepted. I'm far from submissive as a man, but very teachable. I've got 1700 jumps or so, and coach, AFF, and Tandem ratings ( I think the coach one is redundant with the AFF rating). I don't know dookie. At any rate, none of us is ever perfect, and all of us have more to learn. The very best skydivers, in my experience, are the best listeners, and are the most curious about how the rest of us get things done. I did a couple of skydives with Terry (sp?) Schumaker this last Holiday Boogie after being introduced to him by Greg Gasson, and both those guys are curious and interested and energized by whatever can bring more to the sport of skydiving. Casually talking with Brent Finley and Mike McGowan will humble anybody. Both those guys, and all the best skydivers I've known, are always open to learning more, from any source, even a novice like me. What prompted this little rant was seeing my "Skymonkey" hat on my desk in my pretty empty new house. How did I get that hat? I met this guy and his friends, and I was open to them teaching me. Mostly skydiving stuff, but some really cool drinking and barfighting stuff too. Listen up, new folks and folks who are doing solos: Listen. Maybe you are at a 182 DZ and you have no choice cause even if you listened the other folks don't have time to jump with you without you paying slots. Buying beer and listening is cheaper. We have a new guy at our DZ who has the best beer karma in recent history. I've drunk (is it "drank" Nazi's?") enough of his beer that he has two coach jumps coming from me alone. And he listens. I had two great AFF students yesterday. One will no doubt become "Accepted" regardless of her being attractive (or despite it) and one may end up doing lots of solos because of his "I KNOW!" "I've already done that!" attitude. Relax. Learn. Enjoy. Skydiving is no substitute for family, but it can be a great group of second cousins. Second cousins are still illegal in California, Monkey. Don't poop where you eat.

Happy Birthday, Mare-bear! Birthdays when you are on top of the world are the best! How cool!

Bald window licker Your pie-hole is still open Bring be some beer, bitch!

For the first three levels I always try and get the students to concentrate on the Targeted Learning Objectives. For level one it's Pull Pull on time Pull on time stable. When I have a motivated student who just isn't getting it, I try and get them to go do ten or twenty minutes down at Perris or Eloy. 10 minutes of tunnel coaching is WAY cheaper than 10 level three's. If they are more tunnel trained when they do their Check In! they are looking over their arm. If they respond to the arch training, they Check In! looking under their arm. I could care less, so long as they are stable. With a difficult student, the challenge is just to find a way for them.

I think one of the coolest things about getting really good with a camera suit on your belly doing tandems is getting paid to film a 4 way team when Nationals rolls around. Where I'm at in NorCal, there is usually only one or two 4 way teams training, and they've traditionally used up and coming camera fliers who do the job for slot, or free for the chance to go to Nats. For the last couple years, skydiving has been asource of income, so I do the AFF/Video/Tandem thing, and when Nationals rolls around there are tons of camera fliers needed and I sign on with one of the 4 way teams that broke or lost their camera flier and get to go compete. There are freefliers who can do it, but the ratio versus traditional belly camera fliers seemed low. Anyhow, I'm certainly no JP Furnari (), but I had no video busts on my intermediate team last year and will probably train and jump with an advanced team this year because I've gotten experienced enough and good enough. So, that's the upside to getting good on your belly camera suit. In a few years you could end up with the chance to hang out as a "Competitor" at Nationals. As to the quality of the video, a dedicated sit suit flyer can get the same job done. Old dirty bastard and Steve get great video in a sit/backflying.

I'm an AFF instructor at Byron. During the week it's usually out of our 206, and on weekends we do it out of the King Air. The biggest problem with graduating the AFF program at Byron is the likelyhood that your friend will become a merciless postwhore. EG: Girlfalldown graduated AFF at Byron (me, too)

You big wierd winner of one of the cutest women ever to parachute: fuck off. The PC 120 is the best PC type of camera ever developed that applies to skydiving. That said, HD is the wave. If I were replacing, I'd go with the new HD unit. I will when my PC's die.

1010, your handle is very similar to "10-10" which is what California cops who use the "Ten Code" say as they get out of their patrol cars at the end of shift, telling dispatch they are "out of service" At the start of a shift they will say "One Adam Twelve (or whatever) 10-8" (In service) You are welcome. I was a cop for 13 years before I was force-retired and really enjoyed it. Just the wierdness, and the ability to help people, and I did in fact save one life, for sure. Your story reminds me of a daughter and her mom, and the daughter was fussing over the mom and I went over to see if I could help and it became clear to me ( due to experience) that her mom was having a heart attack. I called the firefighters and sure enough the lady was thready and needed to go to the hospital, not get on a train and die. It was fun. Cops have fun. At least I did. Sunny? I'm so sorry about your sister. Really, Truly, Sorry. JP

OK, I siad it had to be a her but GEEZ, I don't think I could handle the whole love song thought every time I entered. EWWWWWWWWW Um, no. I was thinking more along the lines of the woman who got pissed at this guy Samson, cut off his hair, and kicked his ass out of her trailer.