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Riggerrob, have been inside friends but not slept in. I have seen some with tongue weights of 100#s and up from there. Overall weights of less then 2000#s as well. Those two factors are largely dependent on floor plan layout (she has kitchen appliances and cabinetry up front so heavier tongue). Second major factor, you want an aluminum frame with a light fiberglass (or composite) exterior shell. A couple of other items: having a longer A-frame (trailer hitch mounting) member which will generally put less weight on tongue. Also take note of axle location (fore & aft) which will also affect tongue weight. Best of luck.

Absolutely Beautiful! Thanks!!

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Props to you...... "shooting at them under canopy" .....very funny. Very well done.... obelixtim!!

A bit off topic (by me), but what you just posted obelixtim are Great life living skills not just for skydiving. Well stated!

Outstanding post!

He looks to be half-assed

Well.......it is the "wing and butter knife"

Some time ago when I was working for a very large multi-state contractor I was given a job order. I loaded the van with what I thought I may need and headed out. I found myself in a private upscale neighborhood in Chanhassen MN. The job address led me to a purple house. After clearing security, I found myself at Prince's private residence/recording studio. I met his manager, a gal from Cali. She was pissed and said I was two day's late and recording was happening in a few hours. Late...news to me? Note: I'm not a sound engineer. The studio had gremlins. The limo's started arriving with band members and babes. I was scrambling, when Prince arrived. His body guard/driver, a large white dude, let me know that this was a F-ed situation and the man was pissed. I changed out and added some bonding, added some grounding, and got load side power "squeaky clean" with some isolation transformer installs. This was way back ancient technology, but it worked out. The recording got started late. As I was loading up my tools and gear in the dark the body guard came out and told me that Prince had invited me to stick around if I wanted. Being a hard rocker (classic rock today), and not all that familiar with his music, I said sure.......come on.....the babes That was a great call! I partied "like it was 1999"! What a super talented musician!! I love guitar, and man he could play! Sometime shortly before sun-up when the breaks became longer and the recording pace was slowing, he came up to me and thanked me in person, and I thanked him for expanding my music tastes. I said Hendrix was my favorite guitar player and he smiled and agreed. I found him to be a generous, kind, soft spoken, quirky (what talented artist isn't) person. To this day I get shivers when I hear "Purple Rain" the long one (with the guitar work), "When Doves Cry", and "lets Go Crazy", and "Little Red Corvette". Sad, RIP Prince

Word of caution: Altra's are a zero drop shoe. If you have never run with a zero drop shoe you will require an extremely slow progression and build up of mileage. If not, your calves and achilles will force you to stop running due to injury. My biggest advice on running shoes is to never ever go by recommendations from other people, colours, or name recognition. Look around in the local community and find a running specific store. They will be able to look at your gait and match a running shoe to your gait. blondie18's advice related to the 10% rule of mileage building is the single most important piece of advice on here. Anything else and you will get injured. SkyDekker, thanks for the "heads-up" on the zero drop transition. No, I have not run in zero drop. I will take your advice and ease into them. That 10% rule did get my attention. I checked out the Altra's online and I liked the "more room in the toe area" concept. It seemed in the past I could keep my toes from getting slammed while trail running, but the trade off was real tight lacing across the top of foot....ouch. I get your point about having the pro's fit me but it's not doable right now.

Great post!

Billvon, some fair points and some I will disagree with. After reading your post a couple of times it became clear to me that I should stay out of SC with posts. The time spent thinking through and responding, is more of a time commitment then I want to currently make. Since this forum is give and take, I would be unfair or rude in not holding up my end of the exchange. Thanks.

The original intent is pretty clear from the language at its very beginning, "A well regulated militia . . . ." As the Second is currently applied, it's already unrecognizable from that. Quade, I will respectfully disagree with you on the "unrecognizable" point. In hindsight I should have stated that "it was my opinion". It's my current opinion that the totally litigious age we are living in will never allow agreement on this matter. The agitation industry both pro and con are making to much money for any meaningful agreement. When I step back and try to imagine what the founders may have been thinking, it leads me to the thought of armed citizenry period. No matter the reason. That no doubt, is a simplistic view, but it how I see it.

He's a politician in an election year, and he's acting like it. If memory serves, I think he recently also said "sure, you can sue the gun manufactures" (I think it was in The Hill). I don't believe in any compromise on the second amendment. Because once politico's (mostly lawyers) get their foot in the door.......they are arguing about the meaning of "is". They can't help themselves. In a short period of time the second amendment would be unrecognizable from it's original intent. Then the interpretation would be totally based on "who's ox is getting gored". The dee-cee crowd has proven time, and time again, to have major credibility issues. Say anything to get elected, then do what ever you want (of course big donors have priority), after your elected.

Stritar, I won't bore you with all sorts of activities that scared the shit out of me more the second time. Fear can take over but don't let it. Control your breathing and you will control your fear. We all fall short (in our own eyes) from time to time. However, it's how we pick ourselves up and move on that really counts. As an FYI (although you weren't injured ), there was a thread on the woman's forum "RE: [Marrsy] Getting back on the horse (or plane) after an accident". I think perhaps you might relate to some of the expressed feeling and advice. Apologies, I don't know how to get that link attached to this post.

blondie18, a most excellent post! To the point that I am going to buy some Altra's and give it another go (switched to 100% mountain biking years ago) after similar issues as NewGuy2005. Interesting/knowledgeable advice on increasing mileage. Yes, a nice sunny day (previously doing 6), "body feels good"......so I'm doing 10 today.Later, bod's wondering what the.... A good friend and fellow skydiver (3 x Hawaiian Iron Man competitor.....and many others) also had similar issues. He chose to have a CO surgeon go in to the bottoms of his feet and snip nerve endings in problem areas. It worked great for him,(for awhile) however, he ultimately had to stop running all together, and have a hip surgery. Now road bikes (not in winter) and swims. Thanks again, some real good info!

Cute! What did you name her? No help here on breed.

Well, do you have a death wish? You are in a tough spot. Like was already pointed out, you gave away any negotiating leverage you may have had by closing the deal first. So you are starting a brand new negotiation, what can you put on the table? Membership at a golf or tennis club, a yearly dream va-cay that she choses, or as one skydiver mentioned awhile back a Brit....I believe, his wife had her own horse and was into an equestrian discipline...maybe jumping. Having owned horses myself, you could probably make a thousand jumps a year and own four new rigs and she would still have a higher debt service. You are the only one that knows her "wants". So start putting them on the table. You said "she's a smart cookie"......forget the emotional angle. She will spot it from 10,000 yards away. Whatever you come to agree on, make sure it's signed, sealed, and delivered (so to speak). Because going to the DZ is for FUN.......not unsettled emotional baggage. You can do it.

No problem, but I have to say that my goal was just to capture the music so I could play and listen on an mp3 player. Not too concerned about audiophile quality since my ears have gone "lo-fi" long ago, but I did want it to record "cleanly". Few years ago I bought a Numark hundred-dollar USB turntable. It came with software to do just that and it worked well enough. I'm sure there's better software out there now. I forget what software I used to convert the CDs but I think that capability is built into most OSs now, or at least packaged with computers. Thanks for info.

Wow, that's a very impressive digital music collection. Hey muff528, I may touch base with you (at a later date) for feedback on your digitizing of vinyl. I haven't started, and probably won't find the time till winter. "Pancho and Lefty"....good one!

I never saw him either. Too bad. My Dad's (RIP) favorite artist. He left quite a legacy of music, and younger artists he heavily influenced. RIP Merle.

Hey muff528, thanks for bringing him up. When I first saw ELP, the visual that blew me away, were the "walls" of equipment surrounding Emerson in addition to the three keyboards. I had never seen this before or since. A very talented musician. Unfortunately, I have been around others that have chosen the same path. I was caught by the surprise a few times, and other times not. If someone chooses "lights out", I think everything before is simply a delaying process. "Lucky Man" is a hauntingly beautiful song. RIP Keith.

Yeah, although I knew I wasn't as quick as I was in my 40's, I had the experience in my 50's to see things before they happened. Lot to be said for experience. "Experience is something you don't get until after you need it"........Oliver's Law. Have this placard on my shop office wall.

Hey John, I don't believe there should be a mandatory retirement age for anything if the physical and mental components are working.

Try "Wilhelmina" if you can find it. I think it was the flipside of "Something......". Maybe not, I just have the album. Also, Tom Petty did a pretty good cover of "Something in the Air". Guess we gotta get used to it. Damn, your right about that. If there was a "rocker dead pool" I would have lost......since I keep thinking Keith Richards has to fall over and not get up (big Stones fan here). But everyone probably has a crazy uncle, cousin, grandpa, that lives that lifestyle till age 90's, somewhere in their family tree.