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As an alternate to the Holiday Tree equipment specification listed on sheet 1 of 1, we would like to submit the following “value engineered” substitution. This product is available at a wholesale price and with an 8-night delivery time, it will not impact the project schedule. ;-) Sincerely, Mr. Harvey Libowitz Sucha-Deal Contractors Inc. mailto:harveyL@oyevey.com "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I've never heard of 'flocking' a tree before, but give it a try. If that doesn't work, then I guess you're just flocked! Of course, then you'll be able to say to everyone, "Look at my flocking tree!" "Can you flocking beleive this!" "Ahhh flock it! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Back when I used to jump my favorite was alway Control Tower. The jump itself is fun and and the hike is cake. Since you're kind of out on a point the heading options are a little better to, but the fact that you hike in from one place, jump into a valley then hike out and end up in a different location always appealed to me. It was like a mini journey or exploration. We jumped it a few years ago during T-day and there was snow down in the valley even though all of it had melted away up on top. Of course the exit point is littered with little triping hazards and if you F-up you're kida stranded back in that valley, but I always looked forward to hitting Control Tower during Moab trips. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I actually got paid to watch paint dry one time... I swear! I worked for the public works departement in a suburb of St. Louis for a couple of summers in high school. I worked with the sign guy which meant that in addition to installing and maintaining signs we also painted curbs, lane markers, etc. One time we ran out of the useual quick dry paint so we had to use some older, slower drying yellow, paint for a curb near city hall. Since there were a lot of people around we were instructed to stay there and make sure no one stepped on the wet paint or tried to park next to it while it was drying. The best part was when this old lady started complaining about how her tax dollars were being wasted while we just sat there and demanded to know what we were doing. When my friend very politely replied, "Actually maam, we're watching this paint dry." The look on her face was priceless! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Life is but a bowl of lozenges, and we are merely the saliva that coats them and readies them for digestion in the bowels of the universe. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Some might consider this tasteless... I just consider it one of my favorite jokes How can you tell if your girlfriend is horny? You stick your hand down her pants and it feels like your feeding a horse. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

We just did this jump this weekend and it was a lot of fun. There were just three of us, and we got through it a couple of times. We probably would had done a few more rotations, but we decided to mix it up a bit since we wanted to work on our sit flying. Instead of a campfire for the sit portion, we built an 'A' with me on top and the other two doing hand docks on each of my feet. Each time we got to the sit portion a different person got to be the top of the A. Going to the belly portion when you already have some vertical separation from the A formation made it interesting, but we were still able to get through it a couple of times on the first try. This is definately a good skill dive since it involves fall rate adjustments and horizontal movement in three different positions. And you can tell all your belly flying friends that you did some RW! Of course not for the whole jump though... After all, flying in the pull position for the whole skydive is just dangerous! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Your first post list all the good ones I've heard, but: WTF?!? I'm all for dining down at the pink taco stand, but SOUP! That's just nasty! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Yes, a good time was had by all and the 25th anniversary was definately a good one. I know some of you lucky folks got an extra day of recovery in, but I was here at the office bright and early yesterday morning and I gotta tell ya... It sucked! We had a big meeting at 9:30 AM and they turned out the lights and projected a spreadsheet onto a screen while we were all talking. It’s like they knew how brain dead I was and they were just trying to mess with me! Is it lunch time yet... I'm ready for another nap. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

That should be the on a T-shirt or something Joe.

I don't know if any of you noticed this, but this post was from 2003. I almost replied to it after I did a search but then edited (removed) my post (see above). I guess I ended up inadvertently bumping it up so everyone is replying to it again for this year. Whateva! I'ts good to see there will be some other wingsuit fliers there. I'll be doing alot of freeflying, but I'll throw on my Classic for at least a day or so depending on how everything goes. And I'd love to try out something bigger if anyone has a suit that fits me. Stop by Zoomeeland and ask for Chris/Thor... or look for me at the Zoomeeland party Thursday night. I'll be the guy with tanks of booze on my back. Yes I said TANKS of booze (not the 'other' kind of tanks you were thinking of!) I don't want to give it away, but imagine a mobile version of the Blister Sisters. Thursday night is gonna fu(kin rock! Oh, and if you let me borrow your suit, I'll buy you dinner. Just go up to the chili line on Sunday and tell them you know me. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

"Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Oh great! I'm doing my open water check out dive in about 2 weeks and now I'll have that damn image in my head the whole time. Thanks a lot! Granted, I'll be in a lake... in Missouri!... But I've got quite an imagination, so I'm sure I'll be thinkin' about some big fish trying to eat me... like maybe one of those 200lb catfish you always hear about. In all seriousness, I'm pretty psyched about the dive, but a little spooked at the same time. I got my wife a diving class for her birthday and signed up myself but in all honesty the whole SCUBA thing kinda freaks me out a little... and night diving, yeah right! Like you could get me in the open water at night... with a shark! I can skydive, BASE jump, drive too fast, etc., but I'm still a little nearvouse about SCUBA diving. I think it boils down to a control thing. I'm in control of more variables when I'm doing those things, but while I'm underwater I feel like some big fish could just take a bite out of me if they felt like it. I know, I sound like a big pussy, but good for you for night diving with a shark. that's one rush I don't know if I'll ever get to experience. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Well you can always use your other hand. I've heard if you do that it feels like someone else... oh wait, you're talking about skydiving... right? I almost came out to the DZ this weekend, but it looks like I made the right call by not going. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I assume by your profile and avatar that you're talking about jumping smoke with a wingsuit? If that's the questions, then there is a lot of info about jumping smoke with and without a wingsuit in these forums that you should check out. I've jumped smoke with my BM Classic once without the best results. I used two red "cold smoke" canisters from Paragear (look at the "L1256 on this page http://www.paragear.com/templates/base_template.asp?group=156#L1256) They were fired at the same time and mounted on the same smoke bracket, but the visibility wasn't very good at all. as you can see from the attached picture. From what I've read, you really need to jump hot smoke in order to get decent visability. The two problems are that obtaining hot smoke is next to impossible as a non-military person (not sure about the UK though) and jumping involves all kinds of risks. Heck even jumping that cold smoke made me a nervouse wreck! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I completely aggree. More importantly, no one but you can accurately decide if one thing is more risky than another or if you should even consider doing some activity based on the risks. You can try to quantify the risks, but when you're finished the quantities are all estimates and the risks are based on you're values. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Mine is actually a combination of two pictures. The first one is a funny sheep picture I found and the second one is me at the petting zoo they had at Bridge Day a while back. I feel so used, since the goat never called me again. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I will be there Thursday-Monday. You should see the stuff we're coming up with for the Zoomeeland sponsored party Thursday night! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Other than "Well, I wouln't say I've been missing it Bob." My favorite Bob part of that movie is: Bob Slydell: So we just went a ahead and fixed the glitch. Bill Lumbergh: Great. Dom Portwood: So um, Milton has been let go? Bob Slydell: Well just a second there, professor. We uh, we fixed the *glitch*. So he won't be receiving a paycheck anymore, so it will just work itself out naturally. Bob Porter: We always like to avoid confrontation, whenever possible. Problem solved from your end. That's some classic middle management if I've ever heard it! And of course... Bill Lumbergh: Oh, and next Friday... is Hawaiian shirt day... so, you know, if you want to you can go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Hey yall, watch this! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Three… Two… Von… C-Ya! Ah Ah Ah! (Ok, I admit I just wanted to see what someone comes up for my avatar) "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Nice going Fokker! "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

With a title like that I thought you would have a picture of something more like this place. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

Lonnie's story about the window washing scaffold reminded me of my first B story. The ride up was wayyyy scarier then the jump back down! After a long lazy Saturday of not accomplishing much more than babysitting and running errands, my wife and I decided to sit out on the deck and have a few beers. After tossing back about 4 of them the phone rings. Zoomee said, "To B or not to B. That is the question." He proceeded to tell me about a construction scaffold/window washer thing on the side of a certain local building that he and Dan had come across and I couldn't believe him. It was “my” building... The one I'd driven slowly past and scoped out for months... The one I had detailed floor plans for showing the exit elevation... The one none of us could find a way into was now somehow accessible... and I was packed! Thankfully, my BASE jumping brothers/mentors had the consideration to call me. They said the platform on the lift would only hold three people and I was the one who had gathered the most intel and done the most work on this one so it only seemed right to call me. I met them at a nearby bar in record time where we contemplated calling one more person. “I don't know if that thing will even hold the three of us,” Dan said. To which I replied, “I’m so nervous, I think I could puke.” We headed off on our covert mission with no ground crew because we figured something would probably fall through anyway (like it always did on these B attempts) so there was no use dragging anyone else into the mix. We parked Zoomee’s car about a block and a half away and decide to gear up in the shadows behind one of the dumpsters in the construction site at the base before getting on the scaffold. Once we got there I saw the reason for the reservation about calling anyone else. This scaffold is small, maybe 7’x2 ½’, and it’s supported by one small metal cable routed through a motor on the side. There are some other ropes, the power cord and two rollers that ride up the side of the building, but all the weight of us, gear, the coiled up ropes and power cord (and the huge load of crap I was about to dump in my pants!) was going to be supported by one small metal cable. No tracks or guides. No other support. Just the three of us dangling and bouncing up the building. I definitely thought I could puke now! Once we were on our way up… at a breakneck speed of about ½ mph… I realized how obvious and vulnerable we were. Anyone coming down the one-way street could look up and see us. We were at about 20’ up when we hit our first snag. I’m not being metaphorical here either. We actually had to back the scaffold back down and unhook the ropes and power cable from a concrete ledge they were snagged on. At about 50’ up two guys walked under and looked up but just kept walking as if it were normal for window washers to be working at night… in black helmets… with backpacks on! At about 100’ a cop drove right under us but didn’t notice anything because we were now above his normal field of view. When we finally made it to the top we hit our second snag. The beam holding the scaffold cable out from the building wasn’t elevated above the lip of the building’s edge. So there we were standing on the platform dangling about 9 feet from the top of the building with no more cable to climb looking at each other like a bunch of retards. “I don’t know about jumping off this rickety platform”, I said. Zoomee had the crazy idea of climbing up on top of the scaffold railing and frame to the beam and over the ledge to the roof. Fortunately, he had the balls to try this while Dan and I watched in awe. (Remember going to the circus as a kid and watching the tightrope walker? You held your breath the whole time just waiting for him to slip or something. Well, it was kinda like that, but Zoom was 360 feet above a construction site!) I was next, and after I got over the side I was shaking so hard I had to sit down for a minute and try to breathe. So there we were on top of the city. The view was awesome and even if this somehow didn’t work out we had still taken one of the juiciest trips to an exit point that I’ve ever heard of. This juice was completely different than any other I’d felt before. Take your first skydive, add in your first BASE jump, multiply that by 100 and you can begin to understand the kind of juice that was oozing out of every pore in my body. My mouth had never been that dry before. My stomach had never been that tight. Then we hit another snag. A cop/security car pulled up right next to the landing area and a guy got out walked into the building down the street. Was he a cop or security guard? Was he coming back out or would he be in there for a while? Could he be in there all night? After deliberating for about 5 minutes we finally decided to go. Through a well-planned exit order analysis (rock/paper/scissors) it was decided that Zoom would go first followed by me then Dan. Before I knew it Zoomee had left the building. A few seconds later I did the ol’ 321-c ya and was gone. I opened a little off heading to the left and headed straight for one building (bad) then risered too hard to the right and headed for another (worse). Then I released my toggles and let them up into full flight and found myself catapulted down the urban canyon of buildings way too fast (holy shit!) I wrestled my Mojo into control and did a stand up landing right past the intersection. I turned around to see Dan touch down a few feet away then watched in terror as Zoomee fumbled for what seemed like forever for his keys. Once we were in the car, we noticed the security guard and another security guy walking toward the car. Zoomee dug through all the canopy material to find the parking brake release (Go! Go! They’re coming right at us!) and we were off. We didn’t stop until we were back at his house with some drinks in our hands and big fat grins on our faces. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

I have a friend who was an engineer in the Navy who has told me about similar pranks they've pulled on newbies. The funniest one I've heard though, was when him and another engineering buddy dumped a box of BBs in some area of the boat with a bunch of enlisted guys sitting around and then ran in while they were bouncing all over the place and yelled "Neutron spill!" He said those poor guys were afraid to go in there for at least a couple of hours. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!