KevinMcGuire

I'm all about people making their own choices regarding safety or the lack thereof. I used to ride without a helmet or any protective gear. Then one day I went down once without any of it. Ever since then I ride with the works. Helmet , protective jacket and pants boots, gloves, the works. My brain, my body, my choice. I do recall that you wear pretty much whatever you have on when you ride. Thats your choice and thats cool with me. I'm not here to preach to anyone. I suppose that I made to general of a statement in my other post. Not everyone dresses like jerk off but you have to admit, those who deck themselves out in worthless product promo and brand identity gear do look a bit silly. On a personal note, Any word if they plan to let you back in anytime soon?

Even though I ride Japanese in-line 4 cylinder, (and love it) I for one can appreciated a cool V-twin for the creativity some possess. Some are simply down right cool as shit to look at. Riding them is usually a whole different story. Clearly most are not built with performance or long distance riding comfort in mind. They are more form than function and usually two to three time the cost so what’s the attraction? Simply put its image. I have always been fascinated with is the all the Harley/V-twin gear that V-twin riders wear. Please someone, help me out with a few questions I have. What exactly is the Harley head scarf going to protect in a crash? (Here in AZ we have no helmet law). Even in states with helmet laws where riders are required to wear helmets, V-twin riders never wear full face helmets in spite of the fact that they are safer. What exactly are the ass less chaps going to protect when they go down? Certainly not their asses. And the vest. WTF? It seems to me that Harley gear is nothing more than an attempt to identify with a subculture and therefore fit in. It’s as if they are saying to the world, hey look at me I'm a rebel but honestly, if your really a rebel, do you care about fitting in? I think not. Just what are they attempting to fit into? I always get a kick out of those who feel compelled to get a Harley tattoo. My guess is that they must have stock in the company and the logo is their way of promoting the product they sell. Hummm Perhaps I'll get a Nike tattoo.

Told my neighbor that I'm taking Chantix (Which by the way is working really well for me. No smokes in 2.5 weeks) When she said that she didn't want to take it cause of all the horrible side effects she had heard of. So I asked...Are any of those horrible side effects worse than dying from lung cancer? Didn't get much of answer

I have been known to say "Jesus fucking Christ" as I to catch my breath after a rousing romp in the sack but I'm not sure that counts as a prayer.

Personally, I know that I am not Columbus. I am not into planting flags or for that matter, intruding into the personal thoughts of others. We are all human and we all have fantasy’s desires. You may not be able to handle what you SO might have been thinking at the moment they wrote those words. Never be in too big a hurry to learn a secret. It might just bite you in the ass. Then again, it may open doors you never thought possible -K

Top ten reasons why I procrastinate. 1)

The problem with lengthening a MLW with a short yoke is that the rings may sit too high up on your shoulder. It probably won’t be a safety issue but you may find too rings too hight on the shoulder will lead to the rig being uncomfortable under canopy. This is due to the jumper feeling as if he or she is leaning forward in the harness. This places the jumpers body weight towards the front of the leg straps and the front of the legs and crotch instead of the jumpers thighs and ass. Some years ago, a prominent manufacture experimented with this as a way to aid canopy flight. His thinking was that it would put the jumper in "centered" position under canopy and therefore, allow for better control during flight. All it did in reality was make for a very uncomfortable canopy ride. -K

I cant speak for all the manufactures out there but not all yoke sizes are the same through the size ranges. the size of the yoke is determined by the girth of the person for whom the rig was originally measured. If for example, the rig is a D yoke Javelin with a 19" MLW, shortening the lift web by 3" for some one who should be in a B yoke will in effect cause the Large ring on the harness to sit too low on the jumper resulting in the jumper being placed into a laid back position under canopy. This in turn may affect how the jumper flys the canopy but, thats not the real concern here Being laid back in that fashion changes the way the harness loads during opening and "could" cause damage to the upper 4 point stitch. This is obviously a big deal that should be avoided. If however the yoke is a A yoke, a jumper who should be in a C yoke will be VERY uncomfortable wearing the rig and most likley, the chest strap will be way too short. Aside from the comfort level, and the chest strap. I don't see any saftey issue with it. It will just suck to jump

Under no circumstances would I ever let any one, man or woman, cause physical harm to me or some one I love with out a response. If the only way to prevent harm to my loved ones was to use overwhelming force, then so be it. Just because some one is female does not give them a pass to take a swing at me or my family on account of some retarded sense of so called "fair play" that says I can only fight men or people my own size. If I kick a Rottweiler in the balls, I know that I'll probably lose a limb so, I don’t do it. Instead, I try to reason with it. Why then should it be any different for women? Seriously, Why? Because they are the "weaker sex"? Fuck that Having said all that, I would NEVER deliver the first strike. Only cowards do that

11 months ago, I decided I was done being a fat guy so I started working out. A month into it I went to a UFC party and while I was there, a girl said some thing that stuck in my head. She said "Yea lets watch a bunch of hotties kick the shit out each other". I never really looked at the guys in the UFC that way. Why would I? I'm a guy. But, I had to admit she was right. Those guys are in fantastic shape. The kind of shape that I wanted to be in so, I patterned my work out after the work outs done by fighters. 11 months later, I'm down 80lbs. Thats 10lbs lighter than when I graduated from high school. For those of you that have known me in this sport all these years, when I started skydiving, I was 20lbs heavier than I was at graduation and I only got bigger from there. I went from a 42" waist to a 34" I'm not selling anything. I didn't buy any fancy weight loss products or subcribe to any diet plans. I never counted calories and I never went hungry. All I did was follow the age old rule of eating healthy and getting lots of exercise. Never again will I allow my self to become over weight. Never again will I sag over my belt line. Never again will I be too ashamed to take my shirt off. Never again will I suffer from aching knees. Those days are over. NEVER AGAIN! So why am I telling you this? Simply to say that if you want it, you can have it. All you have to do is make it happen. Put an end to the excuses and you'll put an end to the failures. Find and exercise routine that works for you and stick with it. I didn't get fat over night and I knew that I wasn't going to get fit over night but having said that, 11months ain't that bad. Good luck -K

Congrats. So, if I may ask. What kind of rigger will you be? Will you be one of those riggers that has a ticket but is really nothing more than a glorified packer or, will you become a truly knowelable person upon whom others can rely? The choice is yours. -K

Three guys and a girl are stranded on a desert island. After one week the girl is so ashamed of what she's been doing she kills her self. After another week the guys are so ashamed of what they've been doing that the bury her. After another week, the guys are so ashamed of what they've been doing, the dig her back up

A man comes home to find his pregnant wife in labor. Panicked, he calls the doctor and says "Doctor doctor,my wife is labor what do I do? What do I do?" The doctor replies " O.K. now , just relax. Is this her first child?" The man replies, "No you fucking idiot this is her husband"

Guess I forgot to mention to watch out for knuckle headed riggers. My bad. Still, it shouldn't be too hard for some who has more than two brain cells to rub together.

I dont understand why you think the hips rings make it any easier to install new leg pads. It pretty much the same procedure for a harness with or with out hip rings. In fact, either way you slice it I find it hard call it master rigger work. Replacing leg pads is not a major repair or alteration. Simply contact the manufacture and have them send you a new pair of leg pads that fit.Then find some one with a zig zag that knows how to use it and your problem is solved. I would charge no more than $20.00 for that service Just saying so that you dont, get hosed -K

simply put, yes

I tinkered around with grommets made of Delrin. I found that they worked well but they didn't hold up to repeated jumps all that well but they didn't have to. The system I built never got a whole lot of use any way. But it sure was fun

I would not suggest trying to repair the gate. I would recommend replacing the B-12 it self. Its really not that hard for some one who has the tools and skills. If you'd like I can do it for you quickly and it wont cost you an arm and a leg. Just let me know.

There is a god

Do, or do not. There is no try. Be the person you want to be. Life is short. Don't waste the limited time you have being some one you don't want to be. Good luck. Then again, luck has nothing to do with it. Make it happen. I look forward to seeing you at the DZ. K

I'll be an "employee" for the first time in twenty years. It sounds like a whole lot of fun. Be carefull what you wish for. You just might get it

for a moment, I thought you wrote, "please give to the nerdy" I guess that works as well. Maybe even better

Dude, lighten up

That brought a tear to my eye.

C-20 is in fact a very long lift web indeed but the good news is that the previous jumper must have been as thin as a rail to have that long a lift web and that short of a yoke. C-yokes are very common. They fit average sized humans very well What does all that mean to you???? Well that means that the harness should be very easy to resize for an average sized person. Checking to see if the lateral (AKA the part that goes around your hips) fits you is no big deal. Simply measure the distance around your waist at your navel (not your belt line) and subtract one third. In other words, the length of your lateral should be 2/3 of your total waist measurement. Too short and the harness will be very uncomfortable on opening. Too long and you'll sag backwards in the harness on opening(not cool) The leg pads are not hard to cut to fit should they be too long