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  3. nice. this definitely has to make it into the book. pretty melancholy though, guess those were the days.

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    It's why I'm leery of rules in this country. We agree to rules when you might as well put rules on breathing. Rules are a game played by those who want to control you. And it's a game you cannot possibly win.



    win? who needs to win, i just want to compete. and trite as it sounds, rules are meant to be broken sometimes.

    love you dude.

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    Oh, kill me now . . .



    LOL! jeb is the poster child for BASE. don't need to see it, the message is always the same. i say it's time for him to get a REAL life. hahaha

    flame away. hahahahahaha

  5. glad you're feeling better.

    i've been called cynical in the past and sometimes i look at an apology as a calculated attempt to make nice. i won't say i haven't done it...but i have a feeling you're sincere and applaud the guts it took to post. but at the same time i can't help but think you've increased your chances of jumping with the locals. :)

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    Some very important members of the GRAT CREW will be offering FREE Freefly coaching this Saturday Feb 17, 2007 at Capitol Skydiving, Coupland, Texas.



    if the rumors are true these guys rock. i've been wanting to jump with them for a long time...weee!

  9. yeah, those neon colors rock but there not very practical in terms of longevity...whats up with that anyway.

    so attached is the chosen design. i want teal but there are hundreds of variations of that so brenda is going to send me swatches to see what i'd be getting. she's a peach!

    thanks again to everyone who responded. :)

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    word. theres nothing like opening that first object.

    mine was at 17jumps, alone.



    diego can appreciate that. his first BASE jump was off an A he opened.

    respect.

  11. interesting perspectives all around.

    to me the reason that someone is motivated to BASE is so personal that it can't be defined in words. words are flimsy things that can't truly express what we feel in our core. am i a *REAL* BASE jumper? i don't care if i am or not. i don't care what other people think. maybe i do it for the simple reason that i want to.

  12. thank you for everyones input. brenda was super nice when i talked to her and look forward to working with her on the rig.

    the big problem now is designing it, i've checked out the color program on parachuteaustralia website but it's hard to picture.

    would any of you mind posting photos of your talonfs rigs? i'd love to see them.

  13. was going to order my new rig today, a voodoo. unfortunately due to my short stature and preference for large canopies a v3 container is going to hang real low on my back. brenda at rigging innovations reccommended the talon fs because it is boxier and about 2 inches shorter.

    the rig looks good on the website, nothing like the older talons and i like the idea that everything is stock and i don't have to pay extra for options that should be standard.

    anyone out there have one? sure appreciate some input. i freefly and have started jumping a wingsuit, ergo the shorter container.

    oh, and i have a gift certificate :)

  15. rats make awesome pets. they're highly intelligent and easily trained. major drawback is a short lifespan (3 yrs).

    years ago i knew a guy that trained his rats to dance to new york, new york...the rats were cool, liked to ride around on your shoulder.

    gravity rats also make good pets. :)

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    What do other people think?



    good call. this video is graphic and really shouldn't be available to the mass public. deferring to yuri and letting him decide who he wishes to distribute it to is the right course.

    we know the media is out there using this forum as a research base, the less ammunition they have the better.

    to quote a friend of mine, "I don't have to watch people die to know how dangerous BASE is".

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    unless there is a bust potential, why rush?



    awesome response. it takes me an hour to climb our 450' A. every 60' or so there's a platform and i stop at every one of them to rest, assess, and ask myself what the fuck am i doing :)
    btw notice a couple of responses mentioned temperature, i love climbing in the cold, its gonna be upper 30's in texas tomorrow night, sweet. whats the coldest temps any of ya'll have jumped in?

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    Capitol skydiving really knew how to cater to a bunch texas freeflyers... THANK YOU!



    isn't that the truth! erik h. spent half the day locating a keg of heinekin, which took less than 2 hours to float...and that's on top of obscene amounts of jager.:ph34r:

    the RATS really know how to rock it. thanks robert, muffin and shannon.

    special kudos to jenn, texas, autumn, and laurie for running manifest and getting all of us in the air.