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  1. makes me think of that u.s. presidents secretary huh? to stick to the english language: i think that one eyed trouser snake is great – not only because of monty python singing a song about it shlong sound also great (sic!) what i'm missing though is the distinction between limp & erect The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
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    I'ver read some reviews on european DZ's cause thats where i live - but most of the time it seemed like the owner just bragging bout his place - big turn off wrote one myself though - but not for the place where i jump cause i think it would be biased The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  3. unless your are 100%bullteproof that you konw what you are doing i wouldn't advise you to re-attach a bagged main. the possibility that you end up flying backwards is to big. imo - go to the dz a bit earlier and get the job done under supervision of a rigger if you don't have the space to do it at home. saves trouble & increases safety The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  4. thx for everybody's input on this The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  5. bwahahaaaaaa! that's a good one! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  6. .... the aircondition didn't work anyway The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  7. as suits & pants eat away a lot of jump-money i was looking for bargain-suits and came across kurupee (www.kurupee.com). i think they look kinda cool but i'm not sure about the quality. so is anybody in here that actually has one o those to tell me if they are just cheap or worth the money? The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  8. i don't remember when skydiving came to my mind for the first time - but definitely somewhere in the time when i was like 20. it was a dram that i thought it would become reality some distant day. in fact my ex-girlfriend made me a birthdaypresent, after i mentioned it to her one time during conversation on what we dreamed of but didn't dare to do yet. it took me another year to do the tandem - no time, overworked, bad weather etc. i was in trance for a week and knew taht it was a great experience. still i didn't want to take classes or leran it. a year later i was invitetd to do a bungee from a 150 meter tower. and it was exacteley that day when i decided to learn how to skydive. hung on the internet, found me a dz that operated nnot only on weekends and made my license in two weeks. that was three years ago. now i'm on my way to become a coach and i'm still thankfull to my ex-love for that very special present The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  9. welcome to the real world - looks like you really got hooked- enjoy the rest of your student life & remember to stay on the safe side The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  10. a question in return: does driving a car affect my view on mortality? how many of my daily activities are – from a statistical viewpoint – far more dangerous than skydiving? just because the average non-skydiver thinks of the sport as dangerous.... but i guess thats been discussed ad infinitum with no outcome of value. imo it boils down to this: yes, skydiving is an exceptional activity, that changes a lot of viewpoints. it trains you to confront you fears, trains you to make decisions in tricky situations etc. the view on mortality is just one aspect. a very tiny one. The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  11. maybe i could be a good decision to sell the brain????? at least it would stop all the noise in the head! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  12. ok. now if i only knew how to update/edit a poll it would be fine (can it be done???) The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  13. 9/16 - guess that makes me average The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  14. if you become an addict you'll give up everything. your family, your friends, maybe you even loose your job because you spend your entire working-time in the internet surfing skydiving pages and post-whoring in dz.com seriously: do you have to give something up? i think it's just a shift in priorities. blues The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  15. after hanging around in the forums i notice that it seems to be quite common for u.s.-jumpers to get their gear packed by a packer. it also seems common that you don't learn how to pack while beeing a student (seems strange to me cause i think packing is one of the basic skills a skydiver should learn) one more point: if i read about reserve-rides it's sometimes stated that the reason was a packers error. isn't it to easy to blame someone else? i packed right from the beginning (under supervision of my teachers of course) and i think i will stick to this (btw - saves a lot of dough for jumping) so what do you prefer and for what reasons? (pls feel free if you think if i missed a point in the poll. thx) The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  16. then why didn't you post it there? and eveb if you beat the §%°* out of them it wouldn't change anything. i'm out The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  17. wtf are you talking about????? The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  18. definitely better than tose damn elephant-underpants for men
  19. i didn't want to put you off. it's just that there's sometimes some really odd folks in here who get off hearing disaster-stories. i hope you keep on jumping and stick with it because skydivers a very specific and unique gruop of people - i met the best people i know in this sport. and it definitely changed my life! blue skies The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  20. blablahblah - and then you have the guts to start lamenting that you are alone as always. could it be that your are in a hormon-induced disorder? i haven't read so much bs in any thread so far. i'm out The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  21. how about tisone: There's more shrinks in the usa than postmen... (i wonder if this really proves to be true)
  22. depends on the jump. if i do a solo - either rw or free - i usually try to get good separation on exit so i'm more or less on the safe side. when jumping in groups i do a barrel while tracking to make shure the others are still on their heading and there's nobody above me unintentionally i'm really carefull on trackdives larger than 5 divers - not everybody on a track knows where to go after separation - had a bad experience say near freefall crash The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  23. i just took a look in your profile - either you made it all up or you are just damn lucky that you survived it this far! i guess you are just talking major BS! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  24. Ground him for what? Being stupid? He had a license, and there are no BSR's against being stupid. i always thought that there's some kind of DZ-policy that requires a certain amount of jumps on "certain" conditions like heavy wind od so. at least it came across this in spain (empuria brava) where they wouldn't let anybody under 400 (!) logged jumps manifest or board when windconditions exceeded a certain level. bloodsimple as that... Some of us tried, and got yelled at... go and break your neck somewhere else? kick him out of the DZ? i think no matter how much money such an idiot leaves at the DZ equals the trouble he causes (just my opinion) And I will never get this either...If a guy has one more jump than me, or one more year in the sport...I listen to them. I may not agree, or comply, but I don't tell them to piss off. exactely my words! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666
  25. just re-read your post – why would you want to hear that??? pls be honest! The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666