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I also don't think that there should be a "didn't get hurt" choice. That implies that there is a point when you have "made it" and are no longer a risk. Even if you are on the canopy you plan to stay on and feel you are done with your canopy progression, the lack of experience using a slow progression can still contribute to you making a mistake and hurting yourself for a long time. No one is ever "out of the woods," and those people who have a few hundred jumps and are flying very high performance canopies have not beat the odds or proven anyone wrong. That lack of experience and attitude will be there to bite you well after you have convinced yourself that you are a good pilot. And worse, you might hurt someone else.

No, I was not "that guy," and thank God because I made a mistake and hurt myself on jump 999 on a canopy that I had loaded at 1.4 and I had been on that canopy (Sabre) at that loading for at least 500 jumps. Before that, it was a PD f-111 at 1.2. Had I been jumping a canopy like alot of people are nowadays at 999 jumps, I probably would not be typing this right now. I then took a step back and developed my canopy flying over the next 1,000 jumps and slowly went from 1.4 to 1.9 over that time. It wasn't until about 2,000 jumps when I first got a crossbraced canopy and only after I had learned as much as I could on other canopies. Now, at 2,900+ jumps, I am loading my Velocity at 2.2

Are you sure? I've been singing that for years now Yup- I am sure.

Women are MUCH better care-givers, to the point of being amazing. I am contiually blown away at my wife's ability to take care of herself while also taking care of me, our son, a dog, and an entire house. Don't get me wrong, I think she will also say that I do the same, but certainly not to the extent that she does. I actually think the house would burn down if it wasn't for her. She is absolutely amazing at caring for our family and home and does so many things that keep our lives running smooth. I think if men had to multi-task the way women do in a household, the world would collapse on itself. Men need women in so many ways and women are amazing at providing and care-giving. Withpout women, I think this world would never have evolved to what it is and men would still be carrying clubs around saying "ooga booga." Behind every successful man, there is a woman who has kept him headed in the right direction.

Women are allowed to physically assault men when the man has pissed them off. A man will be arrested and viewed as scum if he hits a woman, yet you can see women hitting men on about every tv show there is from time to time, in tons of movies, and even on commercials, often being viewed as humor. Also, a woman hitting a man is widely viewed as an acceptable response to many situations. I just never understood that one.

Well, you certainly seem to have it all figured out. Rock on!

You started jumping a Vengeance when you had like 300 jumps? You have 100-200 jumps of choppy "experience" on your current wing? There is no way you have mastered or even become very proficient on HP non-crossbraced canopies, and now you want to move on to the most advanced, high-performance canopy that PD makes? And to top it all off, you don't jump very much and are often uncurrent? Those are some pretty poor choices. Might as well just get a Velocity 90 and be done with it. You obviously aren't choosing canopies that fit your skill or the characteristics that you need at those loadings.

You wannabe!

Yeah, and also those idiots who spend thousands and thousands on the latest skydiving gear and the cool matching jumpsuits with the stylish Gatorz and the hottest new helmets with their camera mounted on the side! And just having a parachute isn't good enough, no they have to have the custom colors to match their trendy suit! And God forbid they just wear a pair of pants and a shirt. They have to have the $500 suit so they can stand around with it tied around their waist and compare sweaty armpits. "Hey, check out my sweaty armpits and beer gut." It is really quite ridiculous!

You should at least try to get 'em right! High school seemed like such a blur, I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections. And in class I dreamed all day, 'bout a rock 'n' roll weekend. And the girl in the front of the room, So close yet so far y'know she never seemed to notice, That this silly school-boy crush wasn't just pretend. Life goes by so fast, you only want to do what you think is right. Close your eyes and then it's past Story of my life.

dude stop raggin on me my mind is fresh outta ideas since i've had pets all my life growing up. and quite frankly - i've never named a pet max Well, how 'bout Buddy or Spot or Buster or Spike?

Patches???? Max????? Jeesh, did you REALLY need help coming up with THOSE?

I have her email.

He seems to like MY music. The CD that was in the player in that picture was Mozart.

Yeah, I get some funny looks when people catch a glimpse of it at Dunkin Donuts! If they know the movie they have a look like, "Cool wallet." If they don't know the movie they have a llok like, "What an idiot."

Yeah, mine too. Can ya tell?

Me too.

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Well, you would probably have to get up and go to the bathroom a few times, so yes, it would help.

Yup- but I am leaving disappointed.

Well, you did the math right for the movie, but it is $3 for a gallon of gas. Then again, there was no math to do for the movie part.

Me too.

I'm tempted to come just to see what outfit you break out!

Cast Away - and i liked that movie Well then, you just might like Da Vinci Blow.

SIX BUCKS???????? Really???????? Damn... tickets are $10 here! Then go buy 3 gallons!