TitaniumLegs

Stage 7 is when you deny any involvement, because finally YOU are tired of talking about it. This came about for me in part after mentioning breaking my legs a couple years ago, the standard next question from whuffos was "What, did your chute not open?" Let me get me physics clue-bat out for a second... Somewhere in between is a stage when the following happens: You're talking to somebody who mentions they skydive. You don't let on. They go on about what a skygod they are, and as you listen, you start to notice they really don't know what they're talking about. You let them go on for a while. You have a couple options for how to play with this. The simplest is to simply pull out your USPA card. Another is to ask stupid questions, gradually working your way up to more complicated questions or questions that only an experienced jumper would even know to ask. While most of us have these stories, my favourite was about a friend of ours who is a budding actress in LA. She was in a makeup trailer with Paris Hilton. Paris was going on about being/wanting to be a skydiver. She was most displeased that our friend clearly knew what she was talking about and Paris was full of it. Even worse that everyone else in the trailer knew it too! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I would have thought it would drop the price through the floor if people don't trust the supply. It would go up if the meat could be guaranteed safe and was a limited supply, but if there's any doubt... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

The value of more megapixels is when you crop the picture and then blow up the smaller area. I have the Canon S50. It was a good investment, especially since I found a dealer on-line that was offering it with an extra 128MB CF card for less than the rest. No remote switch jack, but you pretty much need to go with a digital EOS or Rebel or similar to get the features you might want for jumping, like the jack, and lens options like wide angle. On that subject, even though the 35mm EOS and digital EOS lens are compatible, there is a zoom effect using the older lenses with the digital cameras because the CCD is smaller than a 35mm frame. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Back atcha If that URL doesn't work, try this. (It seems to have issues with very large amounts of memory/virtual memory - it thinks they're very small.) Share and enjoy. Edit: PS: This is not the same thing that Hookitt posted that PhillyKev is trying to sucker everyone with again. This one is actually interactive. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Hey, dyslexia seluR! Dyslexics of the world UNTIE!! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

We felt it in Cupertino. Seemed to last 12-20 seconds. It hit hard in Paso Robles. Steph couldn't get through to her parents. Heard from a family friend that it took out the old clock/bell tower in PRB. Steph finally heard from her mom and their house is intact structurally, but the contents are trashed. Everything came down, including the 30-something inch TV her dad was watching. Firetrucks running around, but unclear if that's patrol/survey/damage assessment or in response to a known fire or gas leak or what. Mom-in-law needs to go check out their rental properties. They're OK, but lots of dishes, jars, and her mom's entire coffee mug collection. Don't know about the cat. Ours slept through it, and Kira uttered her first words "What the fuck was that, daddy?" (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Come on Ivan, you know you want to.... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Some people say left, towards the heart. I guess that's so if you go in, it might penetrate and help finish you off. Or maybe not. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

About 20 years. Lots of Unix and Windows. Lots of networking. Not much actual programming. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I run with scissors. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Spot on. Whomever uses the "I could care less" is telling you that it's possible to diminish how much they care. It's supposed to be "I couldn't care less". Actually either is acceptable. "I could care less." is short for "I could care less, but it's not worth the effort, because I don't care." (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Sky, Windsock, Eclipse and Grace all send their purring vibes. edit: typo (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

..and some who even had kids out of it. I've had a couple that ended, but no bad feelings. I've certainly seen it. Getting back to the original point, "number of girls vs. guys who jump", all the guys say there aren't enough girls. I found out from my girl that the girls think there aren't enough eligible guys! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Yeah. I like how we use our system bezels for this kind of thing. The current polished aluminum is pretty cool. The last couple models were plastic with some pretty bizarre colours. 5 years ago they were actually chrome. Customers liked the chrome, hated the plastic, especially the orange one, so we brought out the aluminum. I did a jump for a video with one of these. Almost dropped the thing when I dumped! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Dude! I sent an email with another opening. It bounced. You interested in Professional Services work or tech global advisor? Email me... (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Thanks! No, but there was a $500 bonus for one of the reps I support being most over goal in the district in Q2. Not sure if that was part of my last paycheck - haven't seen the paystub, but the deposit was bigger than normal. It could have been my tiny slice of the commission. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

They were giving the awards for Systems Engineer of the quarter for our region for the last two quarters in our SE meeting yesterday. I wasn't expecting anything, but they called me for last quarter! Woohoo! Why is it that every time I think I'm not doing as well as I should, I get a raise or award? I know it says 2004, but we work on a fiscal year - May 1 - Apr 30, so we're in Q3 FY04. This is nice because we don't have the quarter- or year-end madness around Christmas and New Year's Eve. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

That is humor. I recognize that. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

That's scary. Vibes. Copy as necessary. Like love, friendship and knowledge, they are among the few treasures that you can give and end up with more than you started with. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

In the immortal words of Chris deBar "It's just like a penis, only smaller." (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. If you ever need the storage, let me know. I can't help with the bandwidth any more than anyone else. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

You like the soudn of Seb's drunk passed-out ass? I've always wondered about you. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

I know, but that doesn't mean I have to agree with or like every decision. Another way to look at it is I'm just providing feedback or alternative viewpoint. In a way, this IS a democracy. People vote by participating. This site would be nothing without that participation. No matter what the management does, short of stopping all posts, this site will thrive, since the only competition is rec.skydiving, and the noise factor there is legendary. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Who says we have to spend money for storage? Like I said, ever heard of NetApp? I have some connections there. I just need to check what it takes to invoke it. I also need HH to tell me he needs it, otherwise I won't waste my time and favour points. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.

Wait a minute! I gotta find a moderator to protest this to... REMSTER!!!!! (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me.