nigel99 144 #1 April 19, 2011 Dear God I am bored How the hell do these guys stay sane? I am witnessing FCC testing and it is worse than watching paint dry. Been 2 days of sitting here. Test house has facebook and all the good porn sites blocked As a colleague said you almost start hoping for a failure as it will bring some entertainment.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #2 April 19, 2011 do some meditation? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TiaDanger 0 #3 April 19, 2011 I have a GREAT idea...how about you give my masters defense on Friday? And I can take your place of being bored! I'm really hating bored people right now!!And for the record: the appropriate ranking of cool modes of transportation is jet pack, hover board, transporter, Batmobile, and THEN giant ant. D.S. #8.8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missbrz 0 #4 April 19, 2011 I'm on here all day. I know the pain. I do practically nothing at work. Here are some of my sanity savers: reddit.com stumbleupon.com textsfromlastnight.com fml.com theonion.com cracked.com Hope that helps! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #5 April 19, 2011 QuoteI'm on here all day. I know the pain. I do practically nothing at work. I'm sitting here wondering how much flour I can pack into a slider on a 169ft² and still fit into the bag."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #6 April 19, 2011 Sounds as bad as staring at an empty radar scope at 3:30 in the morning, reading People magazine and drinking vending machine coffee, trying to stay awake. Good luck to you, bro. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #7 April 19, 2011 Quote Sounds as bad as staring at an empty radar scope at 3:30 in the morning, reading People magazine and drinking vending machine coffee, trying to stay awake. Good luck to you, bro. Just a quick nap. Never hurt anyone!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,402 #8 April 19, 2011 Get a laptop and a broadband card. Internet gambling, porn and facebook all day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #9 April 19, 2011 Quote I'm on here all day. I know the pain. I do practically nothing at work. Here are some of my sanity savers: reddit.com stumbleupon.com textsfromlastnight.com fml.com theonion.com cracked.com Hope that helps! All but the Onion are blocked. http://www.theonion.com/articles/well-folks-it-appears-some-shithead-down-there-is,19975/Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #10 April 19, 2011 +1 failblog.org also provides a few min. of entertainment. The last two weeks have been some of the most boring in my work experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #11 April 19, 2011 Quote Sounds as bad as staring at an empty radar scope at 3:30 in the morning, reading People magazine and drinking vending machine coffee, trying to stay awake. Good luck to you, bro. Yeah but at least if you fall asleep you will be famousExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #12 April 19, 2011 Quote All but the Onion are blocked. http://www.theonion.com/articles/well-folks-it-appears-some-shithead-down-there-is,19975/ Not to hijack the thread, but that really does happen, it's a real problem, and a number of folks are in prison now for it. Crazy, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #13 April 19, 2011 Quote Just a quick nap. Never hurt anyone! I'll just repeat the FAA's famous line whenever anything fouls up- "Safety was never compromised." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #14 April 19, 2011 Quote Quote All but the Onion are blocked. http://www.theonion.com/articles/well-folks-it-appears-some-shithead-down-there-is,19975/ Not to hijack the thread, but that really does happen, it's a real problem, and a number of folks are in prison now for it. Crazy, right? It is a thread worth hijacking. I am a little surprised that the geometry of the cockpit allows for it. I sort of expected the nose to provide a shield. It happens here in the UK too.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missbrz 0 #15 April 19, 2011 Quote Quote I'm on here all day. I know the pain. I do practically nothing at work. I'm sitting here wondering how much flour I can pack into a slider on a 169ft² and still fit into the bag. meh I didnt notice last time oh and nigel try Sporcle.com KillSomeTime.com Yayeveryday.com damnyouautocorrect.com failblog.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 144 #16 April 19, 2011 http://yayeveryday.com/post/9316 This is pretty cool...Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyrotech 0 #17 April 19, 2011 Quote +1 failblog.org also provides a few min. of entertainment. The last two weeks have been some of the most boring in my work experience. I can't go to the Cheezburger sites anymore. About 80% of the content on there are last week's Reddit reposts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #18 April 19, 2011 Quote Quote I'm on here all day. I know the pain. I do practically nothing at work. I'm sitting here wondering how much flour I can pack into a slider on a 169ft² and still fit into the bag. Rig tampering is a crime. Don't do it. I saw a guy have a hard opening from the flour trick. It's not funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 14 #19 April 19, 2011 Quote Sounds as bad as staring at an empty radar scope at 3:30 in the morning, reading People magazine and drinking vending machine coffee, trying to stay awake. Good luck to you, bro. FWIW while you're trying desperately to stay awake at the scope I'm desperately trying to stay awake at a hangar watching a pager. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funjumper101 15 #20 April 19, 2011 Using RIT fabric dye to make toilet paper rolls close to the same color as the canopy fabric takes time to complete. The wet rolls take a while to dry. Getting the color right can be a challenge. Then you pack as many strips as you can get into the folds on the top skin of the canopy. At deployment, the TP makes it look like the canopy blew up, while it flys just fine. In the old days when people had white top skins to light up the colors of the canopy, this trick took much less planning and work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #21 April 20, 2011 Quote Quote Quote I'm on here all day. I know the pain. I do practically nothing at work. I'm sitting here wondering how much flour I can pack into a slider on a 169ft² and still fit into the bag. Rig tampering is a crime. Don't do it. I saw a guy have a hard opening from the flour trick. It's not funny. The flour strikes again! http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4101622;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #22 April 20, 2011 Packed diffferent than he expected.Got any video of your own openings with flour? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missbrz 0 #23 April 20, 2011 Quote Packed diffferent than he expected.Got any video of your own openings with flour? I'll try to remember to wear a go pro and look up.... it's my canopy he's packing with flour..... lucky me, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #24 April 21, 2011 Quote Sounds as bad as staring at an empty radar scope at 3:30 in the morning, reading People magazine and drinking vending machine coffee, trying to stay awake. Good luck to you, bro. DUDE buy a Nesspresso or something..There is NO excuse for bad coffeeYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #25 April 21, 2011 Quote Quote Packed diffferent than he expected.Got any video of your own openings with flour? I'll try to remember to wear a go pro and look up.... it's my canopy he's packing with flour..... lucky me, right? I could probably collapse the slider and it'll still open better than that piece of shit laying on my floor. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
