JohnJug

Heh, that is what everyone keeps telling me. I am 25 now, and eat crap all day, but am only 130#. I've never really been able to gain weight. All my coworkers keep telling me that they are going to laugh really hard when my metabolism slows down and I blow up like a blimp. Actually, I just started doing a good workout routine and eating better, so hopefully that won't happen. Guess we'll just have to wait and see. Bill

Ok, I just found this and thought that maybe this SUV thing just went a little TOO far: Porsche SUV Ok, it's on the 5th or 6th page, sorry. here is the qoute about the SUV (there is a picture of it on the page)

I started climbing about a year and a half ago when I lived in Texas, but haven't been out since I moved back to San Diego a year ago. Another way to get started is to just go to a climbing gym near you. They should have an introduction course, and climbers, like skydivers, are usually friendly, outgoing and willing to climb with just about anyone. So it shouldn't be too hard to meet people at the gym. That's how I got started. Bill

packing - Only packed for myself a few times, and it was pretty slow. I suck ass at S folds exits - Ok, I guess belly flying - I can stay stable free-flying - Pretty bad. Just trying to get a sit down relative work - Haven't done any since I was cleared off of student status, so probably pretty bad spotting - Uhhh... Never actually done it. landings - I stand almost all of them up, but not too good at hitting a spot CRW - never tried. As you can tell, I am not very proficient in anything yet. I plan on fixing that once I get back in the air. Bill

Here is my little guy, Hoover. We rescued him from the humane society just under a month ago. He is the laziest dog ever. Bill

I remember being nervous as hell on the ground. Almost to the point of throwing up. Had to really concentrate on breathing slowly on the ride to altitude, just closed my eyes and tried to envision the skydive to keep my mind occupied. When the time finally came, I got into the door. Luckily my JM's didn't give me too much time to think about what I was going to do, just got the checks, stated the counts and away we went. Once I was out all the nervousness left and I was just left with pure exhilaration. When I hit the ground I couldn't wait to do it again. Of course during the debrief my JM said I did everything right, but when he asked me to describe the jump in detail, I couldn't remember and specifics, just that great feeling. Bill

Freaky Not quite sure what to think of this. Bill

I used to see the Mercedes and Lexus SUV's and think "what a waste, no one will ever take one of those off roading." Then I was out off roading in the desert and actually saw a Mercedes SUV and instantly thought "what the HELL are you doing taking that thing off road?!? You paid more for it than I make in a year!!" Kinda a double standard I guess. Bill

I'd have to agree that Uncle Ben's bowls are pretty good. My main complaint about them, and most frozen meals, is that they are too small. They seem more like an appetizer than a meal. For easy cookin' I still have to go with mac and cheese. Or good ol' spagetti. Another Bill

College - In a hot tub in the middle of a condo complex at night. Shrubs protected us from sight from the first story windows, but all the condos were two stories. After College - In my front driveway in the middle of the day. We are surrounded by trees, so none of the neighbours could see, but we also live right under a departure path from the local municipal airport. I say probably 10 airplanes overflew us while in the act. Of course I have received the obligatory BJ on the highway, in the carpool lane, no less.

I actually work in an office building right next to MCAS Mirimar, in San Diego. All day we have fighter jets and big ass copters flying over us. It's torture. Then I get to go home, which is right under the departure path from one of our municipal airports, so I have small aircraft flying over my house all afternoon. It's driving me crazy. I really need to scrape some money together and get back in the air. You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

1 (number of women I asked to marry me last week):0:1 Still don't have enough money to get any jumps in, and I don't think getting engaged will help that situation much, but oh well. She is a whuffo, but I'm working on that, too. The beer is for the first (and hopefully last) time that I have gotten engaged. Bill You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

I hear ya brother. I'm sitting here and I don't think I can even go to the beach because then I wouldn't have enough money to buy gas to get to work until I get paid on the 31st. I really need to get a second job or something before I die of oxygen overdose. Bill You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

I live about 25 miles from work, half of it surface streets and half freeway. If I leave at 5:30 am, which I try to do all the time it only takes me about 30 mins, if I wait till 6:00 am then I hit the start of rush hour and it can easily take me an hour to make the drive. So I go in at 5:30, get to work at 6:00 and get out of work at 2:30 pm. Which means that when I finally get some money and can start jumping again, I could probably make it down to Otay (about 45 mins away) for afternoon jumps in the summer. You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

I am another one of those people who isn't too sure about whether the death penalty is good or not. However, I do believe that if you are going to have the death penalty, you should do it right. None of this nice easy lethal injection or quick electrocution crap. I say you stone the son of a bitch in a public square. This way it not only becomes a fitting punishment, in that it is painful and long suffering, but also a good deterrent. As an example from my own life, growing up in Indonesia I was at the mall once with some friends of mine. We saw some security guards dragging a guy out of a store. We asked someone what had happened, they said that the guy was caught shoplifting. We then watched as the guards dragged the guy to the middle of the mall and beat the CRAP out of him. Quite a bit brutal but you can bet your ass I never shoplifted again, in Indonesia. Of course this would also make judges, juries and maybe even lawyers more hesitant to administer the death penalty as they would know that the guy is really going to suffer and therefore it should not be handed out lightly, which hopefully it isn't now anyway. Anyway, that's just my $0.02 based on one little life experience that I had. Take it as you will. Bill You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

Yup, been there done that. Actually, just after I ordered my jumpsuit is when I broke my leg the second time. Needless to say it came back while I was still grounded. For about two weeks that was all I wore when I was at home alone. Bill You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

Hey, this sounds like a post that I could make. Since my first jump in '96 I've had to take off more than a year twice before. Each time I came back for that first jump I was scared again. I kind of liked it though, it reminded me of the very first time I jumped and the rush that I got not just from the jump, but also from the knowledge that I was able to overcome that fear. Now I am getting ready to start jumping again after ANOTHER year out, and even though it won't be for a little while yet, I am already starting to get that antsy, queasy feeling, and I'm loving it. I think one of the things to keep in mind is that that nervous feeling can be a good thing. Go with it and be proud of yourself for being able to overcome those nerves and fling yourself out of an airplane at 13000 feet above the ground. Above all, remember to relax and have FUN! Bill You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

My name is Bill. I pretend to work for a financial services company while I spend all day on DZ.com trying to make up for the fact that I am too poor to jump right now.

1 (number of years since I have jumped):0:0 I really need to get some money together to get back into the air, since I am now healthy enough to do so. I'm going buggy with altitude withdrawal. Oh well, at least I can live vicariously through DZ.com

Hmmm... This is the first weekend in about a month and a half that I don't have family obligations with either mine or my girlfriends family. We finally get to relax by ourselves. It is FRIDAY so I don't have to come to work tomorrow! That's about all the good stuff for this week. Bill

I think that the one thing that I would change would be to actually pay attention in some of the college courses I took. I had some pretty interesting ones in there, but like the typical college kid, I didn't pay attention, didn't do the reading, etc. Now I am wishing I had the time and money to go back and retake some of those courses. Other than that, I have to agree with the other people who say that what we did really makes us who we are, so there isn't really anything else I would change. Bill

No kidding, huh? After the second time I broke it (playing paintball, if you can believe that), my mom actually told me that I should stick to safer activities.... like Skydiving. You come from nothing. You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!

Well, I did my first jump in 1996, the only one for the next two years. Since then I have only gotten in 65 jumps. I keep injuring myself in non skydiving related activities. I've broken my right femur twice now. Since I started jumping I've had to take the FJC three times because I keep having to take more than a year off at a time. Right now I'm not jumping because of money, or rather the lack thereof, but I should be back up soon. Once I get back up I'm hoping to really get serious about it and get a bunch of jumps in. Bill

Ok, I'm sure I will get anhialated(sp?) for this but... Are higher gas prices that bad? The reason I say this is that as the gas prices rise, we are forced to find alternatives. Several people have already mentioned that in Europe they drive smaller, more economical cars because the gas prices are so high. Also, if the prices get high enough maybe the local state and city governments will finally be pressured into getting some decent public transportation. That is one of the things that I loved about coming to Dallas from San Diego is the amount of money I save every month by riding the train to work rather than driving. In San Diego the public transportation was pretty bad. I think the closest bus stop to my work was several miles away. Of course we would also have to work on inter-city transport as well, for people like freaksis who live far away from the places they need to go. Of course the one MAJOR downfall of this argument is that even if you could get to the DZ on cheap public transport, jump ticket prices would have to go up due to the rising cost of runing the jump plane. Anyway, that's just my $0.02 and I'm sure plenty of people will dissagree. Blue, free skies Bill

My family is exactly the opposite. My mom went and did a tandem last thanksgiving and loved it. It is my dad who is saying "No freakin' way are you getting me to jump out of a plane." Oh well, one out of two aint so bad. Blue skies Bill