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Was 178lbs, now 175!!! -3lbs! Who would have thought the theory of "eat less, do more" would be so simple? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I'm up for that, since I managed not to meet ANY .commers last year! Mind you, I did only last until about 10.30 - I had been suffering from flu the week before though.... Tell me where and when - I'll put a white carnation in my lapel! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Ooh, ooh, Wafsteiner!!! Might come after all. No car + no job = probably not going to AGM. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Hey, this is a cool idea. I started out hard in training 10th November, but I've had a cold recently that I can't shift so I've been laying off a bit. Anyway, here's my stats: Starting weight: 195 Current weight: 178 Target weight: 165 Difference since last weigh-in (yesterday): 0 Target isn't probably realistic, as I'm in training for Army entry and I need to gain muscle mass, therefore I won't lose weight every time I weigh in. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Hate to be unhelpful, but if it doesn't hang out enough, pull it out a little when packing so that it does. The handle shouldn't be "inside" the BOC at all. I always check my handle as I get up to exit, since I know they can be pushed inside when moving around in the plane. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

...said the man in the orthopaedic shoes. Sorry, I couldn't resist! I've actually heard of loads of people dropping their knees to cusion the deployment, never the 'going into sit' technique - other than BirdPeople, of course. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I always seem to be coming off some sort of illness whenever the truck comes to my workplace, so I only get to give about twice a year. Some people were wondering about the UK situation: anyone healthy enough can give blood, unless they've received a transfusion before a certain date. This is since before this mystical date (I'm not sure which exactly), blood wasn't screened (or whatever) for vCJD, and so they don't know where each bag came from. I've had an operation, but wasn't told if I received any blood (highly doubt it), so I can't donate until I find out. Seems strange that you can give blood if all you ever ate was British beef (best in the world), but not if you received blood from a vegetarian! Oh, and money comes out of my bank account for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), and I adopted a dolphin for my sister as a Christmas present years ago, and little Whiskey is still ours! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

It's not a loop at the end of the kill-line, the line is actually stitched in to the red tape (don't know the technical term for this). The excess red tape you can see simply runs the length of the kill-line (when extended), and the meets the bridle at the bag/bridle attachment point. Oh, and the kill-line isn't actually twisted, it's the reduced quality of the photo to get it under 60kb! Edit: I've added a detailed view of the kill line end, so you can see what I mean about there being no loop. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Thanks guys! I knew about the tightening the links, but wasn't about to do that before checking I'd done it the right way. I'll have my rigger check out the whole lot when she installs my cypres (when I get one). Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Just got my new kill-line PC, and I'm not too sure about the canopy attachment part. The bag stop part is sorted, but I think I might need to do something else to secure the actual bridle/canopy attachment. Also, is it OK to attach to the fabric loop on the canopy, or does it have to go onto the metal ring?? Thanks for your help, I really should have asked the suppliers to enclose some instructions but hey, I was being cocky! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Raven II reserve Zerox container 0.94 lbs/sq.foot Never jumped it, but I expect it to be quite like a Fury, which I've jumped plenty, i.e. may have to hang off rear risers if you get a long spot, but easy to tell where you will be able to land. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Of course the pilot doesn't need these things - it's a woman! If my Mum can hold six plates at 400F temperature without oven gloves, casually remarking that they're "a bit warm", then I'm sure she could fly that thing, even if it doesn't exist! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Only certain wingsuits are sexy... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Brunettes with a streak of red or pink dye in their hair! Mmmmmmm, my local barmaid fulfills this criterion, plus she is sexy anyway, AND gives me beer when I ask her to! In myself, well, I'm British so don't go in for that self-esteem nonsense, but if I had to choose my best feature, I'd say my sense of humour, except it only comes out when I'm comfortable around people, and it especially never comes across in e-mails or online! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I'm greatly amused, yet somehow in fear for my life at the same time. I know, I'll take refuge in this nudie bar... Edit: sorry about the out-of-sequence reply, blame my refresh button for not doing its job... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

A boy runs up to his Mum and asks, "how do you spell clitoris?" His Mum replies, "Ask your Dad, it was on the tip of his tongue last night!" Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I'm assuming you mean it pains you to slate a Dodge, if not, what did I ever do to you? Do you have a sister???? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Yeah, but you don't know how much medication I'm on. Seriously, the state I'm in, Gary Busey would make sense!!! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Have you ever dreamed that you were sat on top of a huge tree, or that you were a giant sausage roll? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Yeah, the Busa is great, but the stacked headlights put it on my list of "too many cooks", vehicle design. hey're horrible, and now they're on the Gixxer 'thou, so I guess I'll have to limit myself to the 750. Shame. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I just looked a tthe Magnum, and I'd rather slide naked down a 100ft rusty razor blade and land in a bowl of lemon juice than drive that Fugly P.O.S.! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I have no idea about Kipling, but I lifted the name from an episode of Bottom. And whoever complained about the lack of photos, I'll try to drag myself out of my coma-like feverish state to do Lord of the Rings with my old toy soldiers, that make you happy? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Well, I wouldn't say no if I was offered one, but if you look just at the front end from the side-on, it looks a bit too BMW for me. It's like they designed it from the back forwards, and chickened out once they got to the windscreen. Now a '67 GT500, that's a Mustang! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Never thought I'd say this, but those are two asian chicks I'd DEFINITELY say "no" to. I'm glad I haven't just eaten. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I've got suspected glandular fever, and can't jump or do much, really, but I've just got a new digital camera and I've resorted to staging scenes from the movies...how pathetic is that? Anyway, thanks to Bruiser, my model, for posing so patiently while I snapped away. If anyone's interested, I just uploaded the pics to my PC and zoomed them out, nothing fancy. Edit: Pics too big to upload, so I've created a Webshot account instead. And I forgot to make it clicky! http://community.webshots.com/user/rikkietikkietavey Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"