SlipStream 0 #51 March 3, 2003 HEE HEE... nope I met her as a sober woman and got to watch the fun fun progression and No barfing going on that I saw???? Althogh I left at 12:30am on Sat night so i might have missed some of it.. -Stevie AKA.. "Frozen Fingerz"-Stevie "I don't fear the man who wants 10 nuclear weapons, I'm terrified of the man who only wants one..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #52 March 3, 2003 Quote HEE HEE... nope I met her as a sober woman and got to watch the fun fun progression and No barfing going on that I saw???? Silly Stevie, i meant my meeting of SteveM was interesting....there are other Steve's ya know!! Actually i met Pringles on Saturday night too. I was busy hitting on his wife(who is damn hot!!) when he walked over.... ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #53 March 3, 2003 Quote BUT! Sunshine, Please tell these people I really don't look like a "bloated Freddy Mercury" in real life!!!!!!! LOL!! Dude, sorry to break it to you... but.... It was fun to see every one again, and seeing all these new faces. Keep in touch! _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveM 0 #54 March 3, 2003 MMMMM......... I don't know, depends on what you first say to me the next time we meet Steve M >^..^for me -- SkyDiving is a life sentence -- for it has saved my life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #55 March 3, 2003 Ginny and I had an AWESOME weekend and I want to say that it was super cool to meet all of you. If you didn't make to the party, or don't remember the party LOL, on Saturday night you missed out! Chris --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #56 March 3, 2003 This is a list of the dz.commers that were there. If i forgot someone, i'm sorry: Me - of course Skyrose7 - so nice to see her again after meeting her in eloy Slowfaller - always a pleasure even if i didn't get free breakfast Ginandjuice - Don't know how chris got such a fine chicky Pringles - he has a hot hot wife unisyn - ultra cool guy, my new answer to everything is "buy a mirage" diverdriver - he won a free cookie eeneR - she won something better sarge - he's not bloated in real life stevem - he bought my lunch yesterday slipstream - that boy scares me opie - got to stalk him in person....much fun tadbad - my best skychicky freind in the world jessefs - i heard about the flowers and soup... dreamsville - he finally knows who i am now indyz - he really does exist andyman - he was too scared to let me near his craichead kallend - once again i missed his presentation chasingbluesky - didn't mean to leave him out the first time around ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #57 March 3, 2003 Quote Slowfaller - always a pleasure even if i didn't get free breakfast Neither did we We exchanged sleep for it and that was fine by me. Chris --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #58 March 3, 2003 I was there as well_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #59 March 3, 2003 Quote slipstream - that boy scares me Pot calling the kettle black? LOL. Slipstream was cool. And I'm glad I got to be there for his first tandem. Give me an email addy Steve and I'll email those photos to you. Yep, Renee won 40% off a Relative Workshop Vector! And guess what?! I ordered a Micron the day before on Saturday! She handed it over to me right away so I could get the extra discount on my order. That was so sweet. I actually won two things myself. A Sugar Gliderz's cookie....YUMMMM!!! And a t-shirt (of course I chose the RW shirt). Then Renee got the discount certificate and that just made the day great! It was an excellent Winter Expo. We were all greeted by the new Skydive Chicago logo on the side of the main hangar as we drove into the property. Boy does it look sharp! We then enjoyed many excellent seminars with lots of information. I went to the Relative Workshop seminar called "Skyhook-and other things that matter." I even learned stuff about gear construction that I never knew before. I think we all walked out with a better understanding of our gear. RW does so much R&D it's amazing. And then came the presentation on the Skyhook RSL. I've seen the video and photos of the system before this presentation but it was amazing to watch in action again. I had already made up my mind to order a Micron before this presentation but this just solidified it. I was sitting next to the new USPA President Glenn Bangs and we chatted periodicly about different things that came up during the seminar. And then the Skyhook came up. I said that this system could have changed the outcome of two fatalities at SDC. There was a pause, then I leaned back to him and said "That sounded very device dependant. I first mean that proper emergency procedures could have changed the outcome of two fatalities here. But had this been installed there may have been a chance of a different outcome also." I felt better about my comments after that. As an aside: Glenn's a good guy and I think he'll make a fine President of the USPA. I then attended the FAA seminar on aircraft safety. I had my prejudices about how this would go but I thought Scott Landorf of the DuPage FSDO did a good job. He certainly got the point across that much of the responsibility for following FARs is on the jump pilot's head. And it is up to the jumpers to help the jump pilot follow the rules to avoid violations. Nicely put. I then waited until after the seminar to hit him full force with www.DiverDriver.com lol...... He was very interested in what was on there and looked forward to spending some time reading it. Hopefully the word will continue to get out about what is going on in the jump plane world and where we need help in education. The party Saturday night was great although I left at 9pm. Chef Tim's food will put anyone into food coma instantaneously. Sunday started pretty slow (wonder why) but got rolling later. More enthusiasm built as the door prize drawings were coming. And as stated before....many cool prizes were given out. If you missed it, plan to be there next year. It continues to be a great way to kick off the skydiving season in the north and review MANY, MANY safety issues that might be in the front of the mind during the cold months.Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ginandjuice 0 #60 March 3, 2003 I had a really great time at SDC. I met a lot of new people and had a lot of fun. And it was a great place to party hard and that i did. And boy did i pay for it the next morning . But all in all, a rockin time. GINNY The words I have to say, May well be simple but they're true, Until you give your love, There's nothing more that we can do-David Bowie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #61 March 3, 2003 Quote I don't know, depends on what you first say to me the next time we meet Hey, did you know your icon has a "heart on" it ??~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. MaryRose Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #62 March 4, 2003 =P nathanielMy advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #63 March 4, 2003 Damnit, i can't get back in and edit my post. Sorry for omitting your name nathaniel. I did have a great time hanging out with you. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessefs 0 #64 March 4, 2003 Hey Sunshine, next time I'll get you soup too but it's gonna have to be at the Thai place damnit! <* Spread the Love! *> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hisgoofyness 0 #65 March 4, 2003 wow... i can't believe i was forgotten of all people... it was good to meet some of the newer posters i guess i need to start posting again hisgoofyness Goudha is for Buddha, and that's good enough for me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #66 March 5, 2003 Great pic of the hangar. That looks awesome! Who painted it? Makes me lonely for home, but then I saw all the white stuff. Maybe I should wait a few months before I come back. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #67 March 5, 2003 It's actually letters bolted to the side of the hangar..very nice indeed. Chris --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #68 March 5, 2003 Brian, I believe Eric Bickel from Michigan made the sign. He did a great job!She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
