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I'm not flexible enough to bend my legs into my leg straps after putting rig on my shoulders so its the messy place-rig-on-bench-or-hold-low-and-step-through-straps-first technique for me.

The way things are nowadays

I've jumped where at altitude it was -21 C. That wasn't pleasant. Just whack on the layers. 2 tshirts, big fleece etc. I also wear a motorcyclists tube type neck scarf which really helps, especially with open face helmet because can pull it right up over nose! Dress for success and you wont have a problem!

What about the TSOd BASE rig? Many BASE jumpers handle sub 400 feet exits and they don't lose 10%... and they don't have horizontal speed when they exit either.

You're right and the best motivation is results. Which does unfortunately mean for the initial stages just going for it which takes alot of will power. Once you see the results you are after its motivating though.

Yeah. 2009 is my big push. 2008 I spent getting to a reasonable level of fitness. February I'm doing my first competitive 10km run. Only expecting about 55mins. Nothing amazing. March I'm doing my first half marathon which is serious distance compared to what I'm currently used to running (no more than 10kms usually). Just waiting for this cold to shift so I can start training bit more intensively.

It's quite simple: Calorie intake - calories burnt = fat knacker or not Quite how there is a multi million dollar industry in slimming I don't know either stop shoving shit in your gob or get exercising... or both

How can you accidentally discharge a weapon if your finger isn't in the trigger guard... ... methinks people should be remembering their safety drills. I believe our armed response wear their tasers on their chest as opposed to on their belt. That is reserved for their secondary. EDIT: Appears I was worng, it varies force to force but different position appears sensible. The fact the tasers are bright yellow helps too! http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Forces/Greater_Manchester/GMP_Citations/2008_Terry-webXL.jpg http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0bRGe5G5Jr9Mu/340x.jpg http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/04_03/copwomDM604_800x918.jpg - Ignore the 'journalism'. Shitty national rag you wouldn't even use to wipe your arse with.

Haha, this has amused me! For god sake don't post you need a lift.... but feel free to go to the bonfire and post about how much of a slut you are or how horny you are Those "look at me I need attention and I'm just a bored sexy girl" threads are pretty embarrasing. (not directed at OP, I'm using the all covering 'you' and referring to general posts I've seen)

If you're ever down this way might be able to put you onto a sports friendly doctor. Does annoy me that GPs charge whatever the hell they like then come 5pm on a Friday they lock their doors. Anyone would think they were on minimum wage or something!

My motorsport medical was only £30 I think it was!!! Do you have to do a stress ECG? I know they are costly

I like Harry because he's normal. Neither of the Princes had to join the military but they chose to (as we are led to believe anyway). Yeah he goes out and gets drunk *shock horror* He said some things which were inappropriate for him to say as a figurehead of our country.... but as a member of the armed forces in the comfort of his own peers he can say what he likes. We do still have FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION in this country after all.

We are just a poor humble island. Working for 'the man' we don't even have a stationary store in our office, thats how ill equipped we are! The thought of a room full of banks of hard drives and servers intercepting emails is quite amusing. They can't even get the voicemail to work here!

Whilst looking at Tunas vids I navigated my way to this... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YJf1okwb-5Y Ubelieveable!

Hi Gary, It was saved in GreyScale. I've converted it to RGB for you. Shouuldnt have a problem now (attached) Sam

I've generally found the sport very accepting of different people. Except freefliers and RW guys. Thats never gonna work Keep them apart! I couldn't care less if someone on the DZ was gay and I don't think many other people could. That doesn't mean they wont take the piss though. I've always worked in male orientated environments. I was a mechanic then a mechanical engineer. In those environments if someone likes you they often express it with piss taking and practical jokes. When I was a young apprentice I didn't know how to take it and it used to sometimes upset me. But then I grew up and gave as good as I got without feeling all sorry for myself. By all means mention it in conversation if the progression of the chat somehow goes that way, its who you are after all, but a big public *attention please* announcement will probably make people think your the one with the issue about your identity than anyone else. Just keep it cool, even if it is hard at times hearing things. As you get to know people and people know you I'm sure it'll change. people often say things in jest that they don't actually mean and if they realised they were likely to offend someone they wouldn't bother. Mild offending is usual though! Thats just called banter! ...unless its clearly nasty. If you really don't like peoples behaviour then challenge it.

Having applied for RIPA authority a number of times it's not easy. I've only had it authorised once and that wasn't 'directed surveillance'. E-mail traffic wont be stored for review either. There will be no database. It will be a specific interception of a targets e-mail traffic. Average Joe won't be affected at all.

I was just going to chime in that SureFire torches use that size. I bought a box of about 20 Panasonic batteries nice and cheap off eBay.

Running & mountain biking!

Don't sniff anti-perspirants dude! They'll furr you right up!

If you think back to the best damn film ever (Die Hard) the scene where the John McLean drops the explosives down the lift shaft and takes out a whole floor is incredible on wide screen. On, what was then, normal square TV you just saw glass and a fireball. Shot was clearly originally framed for widescreen

Ever heard the term "only the strongest will survive"? Until we started messing around with nature through medicine thats exactly what it was like. The fittest survive, the weakest die off. That is evolution at its simplist. I fail to see how you can dispute that fact.

I still get nervous when trying new things, new gear or having not jumped for a while. I find a good way to calm myself and help focus is by controlling my breathing. The usual slow in-through-the-nose-out-through-the-mouth method. Works for me. Takes me to my happy place

Rugby is a place you dork

They both cost a fortune and you can guarantee at some point you'll need to cutaway from the uncontrollable nightmare!