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Like "Low Pull Bull"? or "Hook Turn Heifer"?. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

The question is .... When will YOU be there? You made the bet so you have to be there. Anyone else is either there or not.

Better yet, ask the person making the inquiry for THEIR contact information to be passed on to the individual in question. BSBD - Larry 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

Last time I was at Lake Elsinore, CA, Jenny (a TX transplant) told me about a little store around the corner that actually stocked Shiner. We're trying to keep it here but it keeps slipping out somehow. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

Skydive Houston, Texas. Shiner Bock. (Brewed in Shiner, Texas) 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

My condolences to Bob's family & fiancee, his friends, and fellow jumpers in California for your loss. My condolences to Shannon's family & friends & fellow skydivers in Tennessee. I didn't know either personally, but from what I have heard they will be dearly missed. Blue Skies/Black Death. Larry

Because they don't have to pack. Whoops. And Congratulations Snowbird.

ok, maybe that was it. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

"You have received the DUMBSHIT virus. Forward this email to everyone in your address book, then delete all the files on your hard drive. Thank You" Something I received from a friend awhile back. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

I am SLOW today. didn't even realize that was posted in jest. OK, since your nowhere near me at this time I feel safe in asking.... "What's brown wings, and how do you earn them?". Is that like a cornholing? (cornholing requires a corn cob and... well, you can figure the rest). 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

Congratulations!! Great Pics. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

Sorry. Gold Wings are the USPA award you receive when you reach 1000 jumps. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

BTFU !!!! Obviously different rules for different countries. I learned you owe beer for any SIGNIFICANT 1st that you do. 1st jump, graduating from student status, 1st formation dive cranking major points, 1st big way, new gear, 100th, 1000th, 2000th, etc.... You also owe if you utter the 'F' word, regardless of the offense. I bought beer when I first had to ride the plane down. When the pilot informed us no go and began the decent, I was stupid enough to say "This is the first time.....". CASEOBEER. Some people claim the 'Gold Wings exclusion', which means they think once they get their Gold Wings they are excluded from ever buying beer again. I think that's a bunch of BS. I did my 1st hybrid dive 2weeks ago and I went and got beer. And as always, there are those that ruin it for the rest of us by proclaim 'caseobeer' on everything, (1st hangnail, 1st landing off, etc..), in which case if you really feel nice you can buy it but as stated earlier, you owe for SIGNIFICANT 1st only. Anyways, Congrats. Glad your here to tell us about it.

This is a good one. One of the stories here in Houston's paper is about the Frienswood dentist who is pleading not guilty to killing here husband. Really your Honor, sure I ran over him with my Mercedes-Benz 3 times, but I didn't mean to kill him. Ya right. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

Dick. j/k 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

Guess you & the girlfriend will have to figure out something else to do. Damn the bad luck. Possibly better on Sunday. Hope she gets in the air. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

I bring my rig on commercial flights. Not that I have any hope of getting it on when something goes wrong. I just don't like to check it. And when you get to your seat, pull it out of the gear bag & begin to put it on, then when you look up and see someone looking at you you say "what? they didn't give you one?". I love the looks on their faces. Have a great time in Cancun! 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

cool sig dude.

SCUBA gloves made of neoprene work excellent. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

Gobles is Great Lakes Skydivers. They only do SL. www.greatlakesskydivers.com It's a great place to jump though and I highly recommend a visit once you've completed student training. (nostalgic: I did 1st & 2nd jumps at GLS. and this time of year with the leaves changing the view is awsome!). Have Fun! Blue Skies/Black Death. Larry. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

There's a DZ down by Jackson, (Tehomish??), that might be doing AFF. Or, ROAD TRIP!, spend a few weekends at Chicagoland or SD Chicago & knock out as many as possible over those weekends. SD Chicago is the birthplace of AFP so you may not have any troubles with the switch. Good Luck whatever you decide. To bad you can't trip it to FL with the nephew. BSBD 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

TG, since you won us a keg of beer...

Keeps your mouth from getting all dried out. I'm usually passing around mints or something. Unless I ran out. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

in that second you may be able to grab the riser, but can you pull it and have the canopy react fast enough to avoid the collision? Her question deals with the "collision now unavoidable" scenario, in which case I was originally taught to get big to avoid passing through the lines, but with the now commen use of micro line, it's best to just try to go through the lines without getting sliced up. BSBD 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock

"The cornholings will continue until moral improves!" 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock