My last visit was about 5 years ago, in Virginia mostly, but everything was super duper delicious (Yes! I gained a lot of weight here :sigh:). 5 years later, I come back here, this time Chicago, and I've tried from takeouts to fancy dine-ins but everything sucks, and all the places stink. What happened to all the good food? :confused:

Maximilien wrote:

I much prefer floating around when the parachute is open than the freefall.

I loved the freefall ;P

Mycroft Holmes wrote:

I did 40+ rec jumps in the late 70s, it gets better the more you do!

On my way to book the next one :-D

Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

Congratulations and happy birthday, Mehreen!

Thank you! :)

Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

I prefer a airplane descent that's gentle enough so that even your ears don't pop.

Soft blowing your nose during the jump usually helps. It was the 7th jump of the day for my tandem instructor and his ear was literally bleeding. Apparently, he didn't even realize it.

That's really helpful. Thanks! The trip I signed up for is open to all experience levels so I think the instructors would take us to some beginner-level route only and that shouldn't be so hard to handle.

Greg Utas wrote:

And I noticed you're in Ireland, so don't get upset if your instructor calls you Maureen.

Been there :-D Now, I've modified my introduction for Irish people. It's Mehreen with "h". :laugh:

Greg Utas wrote:

I've never skydived but have done technical rock climbing, which also provides some adrenaline rushes!

I'm going rock climbing next!! Any tips?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:

And happy birthday!!!

Thank you :)

So, I went skydiving this weekend (obviously the very first time) and FRICKIN' LOVED IT!!! I just turned 26 and decided to celebrate my birthday by jumping out of an airplane at 13,000 feet ;P What an experience! What an adrenaline rush! It's hard to describe the feeling but if you ever skydived, you would know what I'm talking about. Any other skydivers out there? Experiences?

My condolences :rose: It's hard to process the loss of a loved one. Take your time to grieve but also remember the good times you shared.

For $75??? :omg:

That's some story. :laugh: My dad works in the transport and drives Toyota Hiace 90's models and I'm pretty sure I'll never be able to drive that :-D

Thanks Ravi! :)

Thanks! I don't care much about the cars either but I at least wanted a car that's not boxey. i30 looks pretty classy and its comfortable and economic. I'm nothing but happy with my choice :)

I wasn't exactly planning on buying any car until this morning since I'm still on my learner but fast forward a few hours and I have a Hyundai i30 in my parking. Not even sure if it's considered "perfect" for somebody's first car but who cares. It complements me and I'm just super excited to finally be part of the club :cool:

Here I am :)

Came in as the most unexpected news last night and still can't believe it ;P Congratulations everyone on the list :)

Sander Rossel wrote:

Pro tip: right-click on your desktop > View > uncheck "Show desktop icons"

That's evil :-D

charlieg wrote:

"who is this lady...." :doh:

That's the lady on the door :laugh:

Sander Rossel wrote:

Always blame Apple if you get the chance :-D

Learnt my lesson the hard way :-D

Sandeep Mewara wrote:

I woke up with slight headache and body pain. Spoils the entire day

Feel you right there. :^)

Sandeep Mewara wrote:

You have a beach to change your mood

Yes! Its about half an hour walk away. Of course we can't get into water as of now but a walk on the beach could be pretty calming as well. :)