Lee03

No favorites, listen to whatever's on, sometimes I like whats on, other times I don't. Just the way it goes. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Nothing anyone would care about, or want to hear -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

who's been there? What did you do? Besides a whole bunch o' beers...which I am starting now... ------------------------------------------------------------ What did I do, well, I retired from the service (not by choice) in Feb of 2002. I was able to find a job one year aftrer I retired. They job lasted 4 months, then pfffft gone. Been looking for a job ever since. Applied all over, interviews out the ass, All has been fruitless. I have had two interviews in the last 11 days. Know no more now, than I did before I had them. "we'll call you and let you know." Phone hasn't rung. What do you do? no job, no money, in debt, can't jump, hope rapidly slipping away. Any wonder I sometime feel like I don't want to get out of bed in the morning? -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

How about the "water heater" -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Believe it has allot to do with depth perception. I understand that you loose your depth perception at about 35 ft. Go higher, and you don't feel the height, this is why the surrealistic feeling at 14,500. Like being on a mountain top, you don't really feel the sensation of height. Nearer the ground, your perception of depth is greater, so your are more aware of the "height" and the natural fear of heights kicks in. This would seem to make sense. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Rotator-cuff, right shoulder! Been hurting for awhile now, and getting worse! No bucks to go to doc, no job, no medical coverage, so I just grit my teeth and hurt! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I guess the stupid son of a bitch will be whinning to the worthless fuckin un, who will decree that the U.S. is at fault. Fuck the "tidybowel blue bennie cap bastards! They ain't shit. Idea, take Aristide and drop him from an Otter over the blue cap headquaters building and see if he bounces! We could sell the footage to "Real TV" -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Best one I've heard was the story of "Lawnchair Larry" He was the guy that flew the lawn chair with weather balloons a few years ago http://www.markbarry.com/ sadly, he has since committed suicide. sorry, I can't seem to get the link to work, just go to the site and read it. It;s worth the read. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Haddn't sen MacDuck in awhile! Wonder where he's been? -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Those two lines together pretty much sum it up! ------------------------------------------------------------ Yeah, but that's the kind of danger that I wouldn't mind facing! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Good beer is warrented for any significant first.. LITE beer is grounds for beer bath.. that whole its free is NOT an excuse..get the good stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------ I must heartly disagree with this.. Any beer that is FREE is GOOD beer! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Use to, allot as a kid. After getting my ass beat several times, I learned not to laugh at things that aren't funny! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Oh No! Not the Ginger vs. Maryanne thread again!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Ah yes, Ginger AND MaryAnn! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I wish I could tell you I had a job, but I don't. With the exception of a 4 month period of time last year, when I had a job, that I got layed off from, I have been looking, without success, for a job for two years. Ever since I retired from the service. I've had two interviews in the last 11 days, and have no idea. Jobs out here are few and far between. Any openings that become available have 100 time the number of people applying for than there are jobs to be had. It's bad out here for those that are jobless. I see people complaining about the jobs they have. To them I will say one thing -- be glad that you have the job to complain about. There are many of us out here that would love to trade places with you, if you are so unhappy with your jobs, we would gladly have the jobs that you are complaining about. One other piece of advice, if you have a job, keep it. Don't quit. Your lucky you have it, if you quit, you might not find another one. Then, It will put you in the same boat with us.. wishing you could get hired, and seeing hope of that happening slipping farther and farther away from you with each passing day. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I would have to say that mine started at a very young age. I grew up watching Television programs like "Twelve O'Clock High", "Sky King", "The Whirlybirds", "Combat" and a program called "Ripcord". These shows instilled three things into me that molded much of my life. One, that I wanted to serve in the military, two, that I wanted to fly airplanes, and three that I wanted to skydive! My childhood days were filed wioth imaginary ground battles, flying imaginary fighter planes and bombers and imaginary parachute jumping. "Ripcord" was a show about skydiving, they put out a six inch tall, plastic figure molded into the shape of a skydiver. It had a plastic parachute and you folded it up, threw it up into the air, and the jumper would come down "under canopy". I had dozens of them! Then onc day when I was probably around 7 years old, I got my hands on a beach umbrella and reasoned that i could jump off the house. Needless to say, it didn't work very well, but the thought was planted in my mind. Now, I look back on my life, to this point and find. I've one, served a career in the military, two, I am a pilot, and three I am a skydiver. So I guess the seeds that were planted by the shows that I watched as a child, took root, grew and brought forth fruit. Guess I accomplished all my goals. Now I have to wonder, is there anything left to do? -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Happy Birthday. 30 eh? gheesh, that makes you a mear baby! I like to see 30 again -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

The beer tradition is something I see as fun, nothing more, nothing less. Without traditions, events/things tend to not have the atmoshlere/fun that is normally associated with them. New events always are the start of new traditions. It's fun, it contributes to the social atmosphere of the sport. Yes, I like beer, but I know people that jump that don't, they hang around and socialize just as everyone else does. I know an AFF instructor at my DZ that doesn't drink at all, always soft frinks when everybody else is drinking beer, doesn't effect him, or the fun that he has. In fact, when I got my new jumpsuit, I was walking back after landing (he was on the same load with me), he walked up beside me and said, "Hey, that's a cool suit you got there. New?" I said yes, "First jump in it?" Yeah, I said. Then he laughed and said, "THAT would be a case of Beer!

Wow, glad to hear that no wone was hurt, or worse. Tornados, and the straight line winds of hurricane velocity strength are no joke! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

Sorry to hear about the broken ankle. Hope it heals quickly. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I like it as it is now, and prefer to keep it this way. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

"Depends on your length of service." ------------------------------------------------------------ Oh really. ------------------------------------------------------------ "If you get a pink card (ie retired over 20yr) then you get the benefits,..." ------------------------------------------------------------ I did over 20 years, I have no medical benefits! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

congrats. -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

ozthebum, There are no medical benefits for retired military. The day you retire, your medical benefits stop, you cannot go to a military base to the medical facility, you have nothing! The free medical for life is a lie! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I hadn't sen this one anywhere, not saying it wasn't posted, but I hadn't seen it. Geesh! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule

I about busted a gut laughing at this one. Try it. http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule