Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!wa4mei!chrise From: chrise@wa4mei.UUCP (Chris England) Newsgroups: rec.skydiving Subject: Re: AFF training Message-ID: <1115@wa4mei.UUCP> Date: 23 Apr 91 12:30:55 GMT References: <32987@mimsy.umd.edu> <1113@wa4mei.UUCP> <33246@mimsy.umd.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: Amateur Radio Gateway WA4MEI, Chamblee, GA Lines: 31 In <33246@mimsy.umd.edu> jerrys@mobby.umiacs.umd.edu (Jerry Sobieski) writes: >In article <1113@wa4mei.UUCP> chrise@wa4mei.UUCP (Chris England) writes: >>In <32987@mimsy.umd.edu> jerrys@mobby.umiacs.umd.edu (Jerry Sobieski) writes: >>> of this, the sport has moved from bikers and ex-special forces >>> types (basic nere-do wells) into the raquetball set with >>> Jeeps and Air-Jordans. >> >>Whooooooa! Did you say nere-do wells? Lets keep in mind that those >>"special forces types", made up the majority of the pioneers of early >>freefall. Having been in sf, I can say that public opinion of what, and >>who we are is often skewed by the above type of remarks. For example, >>every time a fellow nere-do well gets in a little trouble, you can >>count on the press to make statements like "Greene Beret Kills...." >>etc. when in fact, the guy was one of the few that bring shame to >>the organization. >> >OK OK OK... I apologize. Didn't mean it in a derogatory sense. More of >a nostalgic sense:-? >(I think I'll go find an old trailer and live at the DZ...) >Jerry Good deal jerry, I think I'll drop this computer and join you. -- Chris England A-11215 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brock Control Systems, Inc. | SF rule #161: Remember that your weapon was Technical Support | made by the lowest bidder! tel: +800 444 3070 |