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This works for any PC. If you don't have a reset button on the case and you can't do the CTRL,ALT & RESET soft reset, then hold the power button (the main button you use to turn it on) in for 4 to 6 seconds and it will switch off. Works on laptops as well.

This is the same as the training that I was given. However I bought the "Breakaway" safety video a while ago and noticed that on one of the sequences, the horse-shoe mal demo, the main risers did not release until the jumper (Billy Webber I think) cleared them manually. I don't know what equipment was used. It certainly made me think about my EP's. After that I added a "check risers" before "pull". You just need to make sure that you drill your EP's until they are second nature. Any circumstance in which the 3 ring system does not release after a cutaway is going to be high speed, maybe at terminal velocity, and your time is scarce. Edited To Add: I consulted an instructor and asked experienced jumpers at the DZ before changing my emergency drill, and then I practiced.

I do, but I'm still on low #'s and there's the time requirements for the ratings and certs. However, I was talking to one of the skygods on the DZ the other weekend who has 5000+ jumps. He dowsn't know how many for sure because he doesn't even log them anymore. He was telling me that he used to have a hell of a time jumping at other DZ's because they normally like to look over your logbook before letting you jump if they don't know you. He had to look around for someone who knew him and go with them to the manifest before he could jump.

overpaid!! The tax office don't pay you anything normally, ergo it's you that has paid too much and they now owe you back. Hassle them for it, you can be damn sure that they would come screaming for it if it was the other way around.

Ah, you might have something there. I thought myself that it may have been the mullet and bad teen 'tash, but yeah...bathing..hmmm

Be grateful. $36.55 (¤30) to 10k, but AVGAS cost almost $6 a gallon in europe.

It didn't, that's the problem.

This used to be the case until for about a decade there the "90's man", sensitive, Hugh Grant types were in fashion. That's when we were required to learn about emotions and feelings, astrology, art and an appreciation of fine wines. All those wasted years.

I got this a few years ago and now I send it to anyone who sends me those crap chain letter forwards How to deal chain letters - the complete version Hello, my name is Alfonso Merkin. I am suffering from rare and deadly diseases, poor scores on final exams, lack of sexual activity, fear of being kidnapped and executed by anal electrocution, and guilt for not sending out 50 billion fucking forwards sent to me by people who actually believe that if you send them, that poor 6 year old girl in Arkansas with lung cancer brought on by second-hand smoke from the cigarettes smoked by the big bad men who kidnapped her and took pornographic pictures of her for use on their child pornography web site will get 6 fucking cents every time you send me the letter. Do you honestly believe that Bill Gates is going to give you and everyone you send "his" email to $1000? How fucking stupid are you? Ooooh, looky here! If I scroll down this page and make a wish, I'll get laid by every Victoria's Secret model in the catalog! What a bunch of bullshit. So basically, this message is a big FUCK YOU to all the people out there who have nothing better to do than to send me stupid chain mail forwards. Maybe the evil chain letter leprechauns will come into my apartment and sodomize me in my sleep for not continuing the chain which was started by Jesus in 5 A.D. and was brought to this country by midget pilgrims on the Mayflower and if it makes it to the year 2000, it'll be in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest continuous streak of blatant stupidity. Fuck them. If you're going to forward something, at least send something mildly amusing. I've seen all the "send this to 50 of your closest friends, and this poor, wretched excuse for a human being will somehow receive a nickel from some omniscient being" forwards about 90 times. I don't fucking care. Show a little intelligence and think about what you're actually contributing to by sending out forwards. Chances are it's your own unpopularity. P.S. Please forward this to at least 50 of your best friends! THE FOUR BASIC TYPES OF CHAIN LETTERS: Chain Letter Type 1: (scroll down) Make a wish!!! Really, go on and make one!!! Oh please, they'll never go out with you!!! Wish something else!!! Not that, you pervert!! Is your finger getting tired yet? STOP!!!! Wasn't that fun? Hope you made a great wish. Now, to make you feel guilty, here's what I'll do. First of all, if you don't send this to 5096 people in the next 5 seconds, you will be raped by a mad goat and then thrown off a high building into a pile of manure. It's true! Because, THIS letter isn't like all of those fake ones, THIS one is TRUE!! Really!!! Here's how it goes: *Send this to 1 person: One person will be pissed off at you for sending them a stupid chain letter. *Send this to 2-5 people: 2-5 people will be pissed off at you for sending them a stupid chain letter *5-10 people: 5-10 people will be pissed off at you for sending them a stupid chain letter. *10-20 people: 10-20 people will be pissed off at you for sending them a stupid chain letter. Thanks!!!! Good Luck!!! ------------------------------------------------------- Chain Letter Type 2 Hello, and thank you for reading this letter. You see, there is a starving little boy in Baklaliviatatlaglooshen who has no arms, no legs, no parents, and no goats. This little boy's life could be saved, because for every time you pass this on, a dollar will be donated to the Little Starving Legless Armless Goatless Boy from Baklaliviatatlaglooshen Fund. Remember, we have no way of counting letters sent and this is all bull. So go on, reach out. Send this to 5 people in the next 47 seconds. Oh, and a reminder - if you accidentally send this to 4 or 6 people, you will die instantly. Thanks again!! ------------------------------------------------------- Chain Letter Type 3 Hi there!! This chain letter has been in existence since 1897. This is absolutely incredible because there was no email then and probably not as many little 8 year olds writing chain letters. So this is how it works. Pass this on to 15,067 people in the next 7 minutes or something horrible will happen to you like: Queer Horror Story #1 Miranda Pinsley was walking home from school on Saturday. She had recently received this letter and ignored it. She then tripped in a crack in the sidewalk, fell into the sewer, was gushed down a drainpipe in a flood of shit, and went flying out over a waterfall. Not only did she smell nasty, she died. This Could Happen To You!!! Queer Horror Story #2 Dexter Bip, a 13 year old boy, got a chain letter in his mail and ignored it. Later that day, he was hit by a car and so was his boyfriend (hey, some people swing that way). They both died and went to hell. They continued to suffer in hell where they were both cursed to eat adorable kittens every day for eternity. This Could Happen To You!!! Remember, you could end up like Pinsley and Bip did. Just send this letter to all of your loser friends, and everything will be Ok. ------------------------------------------------------ Chain Letter Type 4: As if you care, here is a poem that I wrote. Send it to every one of your friends. Friends * A friend is someone who is always at your side, * A friend is someone who likes you even though you smell like poop, * A friend is someone who likes you even though you're disgustingly ugly, * A friend is someone who cleans up for you after you've soiled yourself, * A friend is someone who stays with you all night while you cry about your loser life, * A friend is someone who pretends they like you when they really think you should be raped by a mad goat and then thrown to vicious dogs, * A friend is someone who scrubs your toilet and vacuums and then gets the check and leaves and doesn't speak much English, no sorry that's the cleaning lady, * A friend is not someone who sends you chain letters because he wants his wish of being rich to come true. Now pass this on! If you don't, you'll be eaten by wild muts ----------------------------------------------------------- There. Now that we've covered and dumped on the four main types of chain letters, onto the ironic part. In order for this to get any popularity, send it on!!! If you don't think it was funny at all, don't bother, but otherwise forward this sucker to everyone you know!! If you don't, I don't care, but why not show this around? Take two minutes and forward it. Thanks! Remember, the moral of the story is, if you get a chain letter, ignore it. If it's a joke or something, send it, sure, but if it's gonna make people feel guilty (i.e. the willieless boy from Baklaliviatatlaglooshen) or nervous (i.e. Miranda Pinsley who ended up in a waterfall of turds) just delete it. Do yourself a favor, and everyone else in the world, and say, "#$@% CHAIN LETTERS!!"

Try going to google and typing hotmail in the search box then click the appropriate link. May or may not work. Some gateways only block the typed url.

The upgrade version of Windows XP requires that the older system is already installed. However try installing from scratch, it's much cleaner and less likely to create problems. Pop the cd in the drive and restart (you may need to set the cd as the first bootable device in the BIOS). Follow the instructions and choose the option for using the complete disk. I don't think that there is a stand-alone upgrade version of XP, just the one disk that will let you do either/or. Don't fork out for the pro version of XP if you're using it on a home pc. Home verion is ok, just get the service packs and critical updates ASAP.

Probably because today is the Bloomsday centenary.

Sounds like spyware or malware. The fact that IE is redirecting and resetting the homepage, and that Norton is still able to run is a good indicator that it's not a recent virus (one of the first things that might happen on virus infection is that Norton is disabled). AdAware and the like might not be able to remove files that windows is currently using and these are being loaded at startup. AdAware may also get the malicious program but miss the process which starts it. If you have a good idea what should and shouldn't be running at startup then go to Start | Run and type MSCONFIG and go to the startup tab. Here you can disable what runs automatically. Also look in the registry at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current version\Run and HKCU\ " \ " \ " \ " \ " (If you don't know about the registry then don't go there) Disable anything suspicious and then run AdAware (updated). If that doesn't fix your problem then a reinstall may be required.

A jump lead walks into a bar. The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." Did you hear about the dyslexic pimp? He set up a warehouse. Did you hear about the dyslexic devil worshipper? He sold his soul to santa.

A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted,"Doctor,doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied,"I know you can't, I had to amputate your arms" A blind man walks into a supermarket and grabs his guide dog by the tail and starts to swing it around his head. One of the assistants says: "What the hell do you think you're doing?" "Having a quick look around", replies the blind man. A man goes up to the bar with a piece of asphalt under his arm and says to the barman, "I'll have a beer please, and one for the road". Two aerials meet on a roof, fall in love and get married. The ceremony was rubbish but the reception was brilliant. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?" Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bullshit before. How do you make a cat go woof? Cover it in petrol and light a match How do you make a dog drink? Put one in a liquidizer.

It's spring, and the baby bear comes out of his cave. His knees are wobbling, he's a wreck. He's skin and bones, with big circles under his eyes. His mother says, "Junior! Did you hibernate all winter like you were supposed to?" He says, "Hibernate? I thought you said masturbate!" In the local retirement home, it was common knowledge that George and Mildred were a regular item. However, their sexual activity was limited to her holding his penis in her hand. This went on for several months until Mildred noticed that George had started to spend more and more time with Amy, a new resident at the home. Mildred eventually grew tired of this and confronted George. "What has Amy got that I haven't?" asked Mildred. "Parkinson's" replied George It's two o'clock in the morning and a husband and wife are asleep, when suddenly the phone rings. The husband picks up the phone and says, "Hello? ... How the hell do I know? What am I, the weather man?" and promptly slams the phone down. His wife rolls over and asks, "Who was that?" The husband replies, "I don't know. Some guy who wanted to know if the coast was clear."

Ah, the book was better.

Cinema Paridiso, brillient film. I especially love where the local priest is editing all the love (kissing) scenes from the movies, but in the end they show a montage of all the deleted scenes to the people of the village.

No, Jumper actually went in (also confirmed in Strathallen thread in General Skydiving Discussions). Not sure about the hop-and-pop bit, could be a full dive but it would be the first time the media has got the "Skydiver falls to death from 2,500 ft" bit correct. Not even sure about the chest-strap connection, that just seems the most likely explanation apart from suicide (that's happened before).

Ok, so there is no official verdict on this yet but, apart from suicide, it seems a likely eample of what this thread is about (open chest strap or legstraps). Hop and pop at 2.5k, as I read it, and jumper "appeared to become detached from parachute equipment". I didn't post in the incidents forum because that is not the place for speculation (plus is frequented by the media). But if this what caused the incident, then it removes the comfort factor of an open chest strap on a sub-terminal opening. Make sure of those gear checks. Edited: to emphasize link

A man goes to the Doctor and says "Dr. you've got to help me, I've got a mole on the end of my penis!" The doctor looks at it for a while and replies "Well I can remove it, but I'm gonna have to report you to Animal Welfare" Three elderly men go out walking: First one says. "Windy isn't it? " Second one says, "No its Thursday!"! Third one says. "So am I. Lets go get a beer". What do you give the man who's got everything? Antibiotics

"TAXI !!! That's the last blind date I'm ever going on." or As soon as he produced the spear James could see he'd come on a bit strong.

The usual accessory to baggy pants is a loose T-shirt. What you want to be very careful of is making sure to tuck the shirt into the pants before you jump. Otherwise there is a risk of the shirt catching the airflow and covering your emergency handles - a major risk in freefly. This, along with the snag hazzard, are two very good reasons for getting a suit early on. You will probably be needing one anyway before too long so it's a good investment. No need to spend too much now and try to avoid white.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hee! Hee! A malfunction only counts for half a jump. Wow. I didn't know that. I would have counted it as 2 jumps ie. 2 freefall and 2 canopy deployments but 1 landing.

Sorry to go off topic, but what counts as half a jump - see mini profile: 42.5 jumps.