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  1. Just toggle hook... I'm sure he'll add them after a while. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  2. I think that may have happened quite a bit before 9/11... I'm not saying who's wrong or right, I don't really know actually... I did however like the fact that Jon Stewart on the Daily Show made a comment something like... Since the war in Iraq, we've caused instability there, and socialism in Spain... not exactly democracy, but we're working on it. I wish I had a better short term memory cause damn that was funny... cause it's true S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  3. the definition I read somewhere in something that may or may not be skydiving related... an incident is an occurance that COULD have reasonably resulted in personal injury, whereas an accident is the same situation that DOES end up in personal injury.... or something like that. Anyhow, I think malfunctions are indeed incidents, yes, you probably should expect them, and be prepared for them, but so should you be for an accident. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  4. There should be an option: "she'll outlast all of these poll answers just to spite this post".... since there isn't, I voted a week.
  5. done both... about ten pounds of lead in each. I personally prefer the belt, and didn't find it made that much of a difference as far as freefall goes. I'm sure it does, but I just correct it without thinking about it or something. The belt is personally what I'm more comfortable with, plus I wear the belt on the outside of the suit which has 2 benefits: 1) it makes my tight ass jumpsuit easier to zip up, or possible to wear a sweater. and 2) if the day is busy, and you don't have time to strip down, you can still remove the extra weight. The only disadvantage is that you can see it, but people could see the enormous bulge under my jumpsuit anyhow, so until they make a weight codpiece... it's the belt for this kid S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  6. fool

    pilot chute

    yep, either caused by waiting the 8 or longer seconds for it to open, or firing your reserve into the PC in tow... either way, I think I'll stick to cocking mine... even if it is a PUD, I'd still rather not find out what happens S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  7. yeah, kinda the whole "1000 monkeys on a thousand typwriters" kinda thing... anyhow, let's make like a tree and.... get the fuck outta here S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  8. fool

    pilot chute

    heve you ever tried cocking the PC after you've closed your container? Give it a shot, it'll probably give you a good idea of what would happen in freefall. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  9. It might be comparing apples to oranges, but that's about where I'm loading my stiletto, and I've never had an issue with it... end cells sometimes need to be opened with a flight control check, but not a big deal at all. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  10. fool

    boys lie

    What an excellent site that is... I'm drinking, but/and it's providing excellent entertainment... and for those who want it... http://www.tshirthell.com/hell.shtml S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  11. Just like every other problem skydiving related, they can be solved with duct tape. If I am going for crw, or a sitfly attempt, but am wearing my rw suit, I just kinda fold them and wrap a piece of duct tape around my ankles... I don't know... doesn't look the most stylin, but it works S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  12. yep, me too S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  13. fool

    Am I Gay?

    I disagree... as long as the reason you were skipping is because of a purely recreational piece of equipment arriving as expected, and beer combined. Either one alone might be gay, but I think it's safe in this case... of course I could just be saying that because I have a brand new rig on the way, and I need the safety net... S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  14. it looks to me like it actually does close in the second diagram, and the explanation actually says airlock, so I'm thinking it just may be an airlock... it may not be closed all the time, but it can function as an airlock sometimes or something. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  15. Actually, if you wanna get really anal, "rip chord" sounds exactly the same as "rip cord". It's just spelled differently. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  16. Well, two seasons ago, I sold my PS2, and about 50 dvd's for jump money... that's when I realised I was indeed an addict... I'm empoyed again now, repurchased the PS2, and will probably replace the dvd's, so nothing lost really, and in the same situation, I'd do it again. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  17. well, about 240 jumps now, and solo jumps are still a part of my schedule for sure. I don't much care if it's from altitude or not, either work on a skill, a position, or just get out there and keep learning canopy control. It's all good. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  18. 100+ jumps and you've only spent 50 bucks on beer!!! Someone needs to keep closer track of your firsts, or you know where to get some damn cheap beer. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  19. Maybe it's different in Canada, I don't know... I've not been to that many dz's either, so I could be talking out my ass here. Anyhow, disclaimer out of the way, this is how I see it.... Do politics exist? yes Who's involved in them? Anyone who wants to be It's the same as in the rest of life. If you spend your time worrying about what everyone else is doing in their lives, you'll miss what's happening in yours. This doesn't exclude the dz. The whole thing about who's rig gets packed first, if it was really an issue, they'd pack it themselves. I'm sure for some, they are hard to ignore, but really that's not the dz or the sport, that's the individual person, or people in question. Some people need drama in their lives to be happy, other people just need the family that goes along with it, however dysfunctional it may be. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  20. fool

    DO not do this.

    Wow, did I ever laugh... I felt kinda guilty till I read later on that you don't jump it... now I'm laughing again. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  21. Go to the dz this weekend. Find the person/people that you feel are contributing to this, if in fact it is person/people, and walk right up to them and give them a hug. A real one. Then walk away, manitfest yourself for a hop 'n' pop, pull high, and just sit there for a while, let your hands just hang by your side, and actually appreciate your environment. Let the breeze blow away all the bs. Think of how lucky you are to be one of us, the ones who know what that feeling is like. You could be like 90% of the planet and be totally in the dark about what a beautiful feeling flying really is. Just let yourself experience the moment. Well, that's my two cents, hope part of it helps. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  22. now THAT would be a bad poll... you wanna talk about bitter? S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  23. less than 24 hours ago, but before that, was late november... ended up doing 7 this past weekend. It helped in some ways, but also makes me want to do it even more. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  24. well, one for each dropzone I jumped at... I'll read it the first time, just to make sure there's no "first born" clause or something, then (probably even if that clause was there) sign it, and manifest. If I've been there before, I don't bother... I read it the first time. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".
  25. fool

    The Streaker

    The last part, I beleive is goldenpalace.com... I checked it out... casino. as it sounds like it would be. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride".