gowlerk

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  1. In skydiving it's traditional that Keys come in on the night flight. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  2. My Brother 7820N seems to work well. Monochrome laser. It's not a current model, but I think MFC-L2700DW is. That one looks the same but likely has even better connectivity. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  3. It must be winter. MEL has time to post about rigging regulations! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  4. Uh, not me. K is a standard abbreviation for the prefix kilo. Derived from a Greek word meaning thousand. Predates the digital age by a couple millennia. Are you so American that you still resist the metric system? Microsoft started the K for 1024 thing. They were wrong then and are still wrong! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  5. In exchange for the government regulation we don't like, we get government recognition of skydiving as an aviation activity. Without that recognition, airspace would be hard to come by. -Mark That's not the situation in Canada. We do not have regulation, other than demos. But we do have access and recognition as a legitimate air activity at appropriate airfields. Only our aircraft operations are commercially regulated. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  6. There is no EPA witch hunt against coal in Canada. Yet the mines keep closing. And the power plants keep converting. Far more coal miners have died from their jobs than police have killed and police dying on the job combined. I empathize with coal miners. Because they die young. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35140XHKsn8 Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  7. FAA will should be out of regulating rigging. No one there cares anyway. Americans have too much government regulation. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  8. He had a CYPRES and it worked perfectly. The freefall collision killed him. He landed under a good reserve, but was no longer living. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  9. That is a very good point. And one I had not heard before. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  10. Probably I have. Really, jumping with an AAD turned off is no big deal. Except for the fact that it means you jumped without a complete gear check. Which is a big deal. Learn from your error and move on. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  11. Very nice recruiting video. It will probably lead to at least a dozen more deaths. Seriously, I admire the skill and nerve and hard work. There used to be an ethos, or code in BASE. You didn't talk about it much, and you never encouraged others. Now in the new Hero era we have videos where men talk about how they used to be awkward young guys, but thanks to their great new sport they are just too cool for words. Sorry, too many dead friends for me to praise this work. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  12. This is more to the point. We all choose which info to pay attention to and which to ignore. No one voted Trump because of the slow trickle of D emails leaked out. None of them mattered. The election was won on emotion, not data. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  13. We called them "telemeters" They were as you describe. They were actually surplus military equipment originally used as rangefinders. I assume for aiming AA fire. The current modern meaning of the word is different. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  14. If you think it's all a NYT conspiracy, well they've done a good job. They've fooled the Senate as well! http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/11/politics/russia-us-elections-2016/index.html Trump and part of his team seem to think it's about him. But it isn't. It's about what Russia did or did not attempt to do. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  15. That's nice. But I'd rather believe the CIA report when it comes out. Don't get me wrong, I don't think Russia caused Trump to win. But they likely tried to. The "media" is likely to continue to have problems with Trump as long as he holds office. Because he will continue to lie and throw tantrums when he gets called out on it. He is going to drag the office of the President through the dirt. And when the media calls him on it, both he and his supporters will cry foul. It is going to be a Gong Show extraordinaire. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  16. I'm not claiming it, there was admitted bias, that is a fact. Your moral relativism claim is simply not true, whether you like it or not is not relevant to the facts presented. Good luck with your new President. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  17. Lying is lying. Your mother taught you that. You are claiming media bias. I'm explaining that people are biased against what they know is wrong, and the media is made up of people. Most of the leadership of his own party understand that, and warned against him. And you will come to understand it as well. The people who voted for him also know that he is a liar. They chose not to make that a deciding factor. But they still know it and so do you. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  18. Yes, many news outlets are biased against lying liars. Everyone should be biased against lying liars. Most of the R party was biased against their own nominee because of his lying lies. Are you not biased against liars? There IS objectivity in calling Trump a liar. Because he doesn't tell the truth. That is not wrong, that is decency. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  19. Trump is a lying liar. A shameless lying liar. Over and over again it's the same thing. How can you tell Trump is lying? Easy, his mouth is open and sound is coming out of it. Apparently many people are alright with that. This is what I can not understand. Why is it alright? But I guess in my heart I know the answer. He is telling the lies that people want to hear. That is what makes it okay. God bless America, you are going to need Her help. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  20. You're right, it is! I was assuming, but now I know how to check. Thanks. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  21. That does absolutely nothing to explain why Trump got the GOP nomination. Rs are FUBAR. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  22. http://thechive.com/2016/12/06/bert-kreischer-and-the-tale-of-the-flying-dildos-video/ Hilarious story. Sorry Billy, not close captioned. And NSFW Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  23. Ummmmm.....I'm guessing the good old USA has attempted this many times in other countries. Did Russia sway the election? We will never know, just like we will never fully understand the Comey effect. But it sure looks like they attempted to. Which in and of itself is the point. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  24. They will spend like people. People with unlimited taxation power. The only difference between Rs and Ds is what they will spend it on. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  25. They can't Yes, I know. The point is that's a good thing. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.