Snowball

Yeah go to the other dzs and say "I'll pay you to be my friend." That will work. Pretty sad when you and others have to stoop so low.

Could in be that dues were overpriced in 1991? Oh no - THAT would never happen.

U say we have a $300,000 shortfall. That means that dues increase would be about $300,000/35000 = $8-$9. Let's see that's $9/$49 x 100 = 18% increase. Wow! that's some cost of doing business increase. What's this bullshit about oh we can't raise GM dues becauese they already paid? That makes no sense. Budgets have funky ways of creating 'deficits', when none actually exist. Investments may depreciate, but until you actually sell them, there is no realized deficit. Doesn't USPA invest in interest bearing and dividends investments? The investment income comes mostly from interest and dividends, not actual buying and selling of securities. Another funky budget manuever is to plan on getting income from the sales of the ACME Widget, say $75,000. You put that in the budget for several years. But amazingly the ACME Widget does not generate anywhere near that amount of income. Then you realize that the budget is wrong to project such strong sales. Next you reduce the projected income to $1000 - much closer to actual sales. Presto - you have a $74,000 shortfall in the budget. Oh my gosh the sky is falling we have to raise dues. Let's see the budget. I am sure there are accountants that can see the funny money. Oh yeah - $70,000 for ecommerce - get real.

USPA's comment is pretty lame - don't ya think? The other guy is misinformed. "Skydivers at all United States Parachute Association (USPA) Group Member Drop Zones must be licensed by USPA before being allowed to participate in skydiving activities." This ain't true and the FAA knows it. The watch list comparison has a provision for 'frequent flyers'. I made a comment to the FAA and it was never listed. The idea that jumpers may have to go through screening, ala commercial airliner flights, is not true. The NPRM proposes paper screening- names, addresses, etc. It does not propose physical screening. I do not support the NPRM, but the lame testimony by USPA sucks.

I'll answer my own question. In 1991, renewal was $33.50. Today it's $49. So it's gone up $15.50 in 18 years - less than a dollar a year. In return for which we get a magazine, insurance in case we land on Farmer Joe's horse (possibly worth thousands of dollars), and representation in Washington (do you really think we'd have a 180 day repack cycle without USPA?). For less than $5 a month? C'mon people, some of you pay more than that for a latte every day! You also get an organization that you can bitch and whine about when it doesn't do things your way or wants to take yet another dollar a year out of your pocket. That alone should be worth the price of admission. PIA did the legwork for the repack. USPA did nothing on that.

Obama sucks. And the first lady has shit for taste in dresses. Her dress looks like toliet paper wrapped around her.

Do I get a refund for the unpublished issues?

He just did not want to pay the price for a FJC.

A guy decides that maybe he'd like to have a pet and goes to a pet shop. After looking around he spots a parrot sitting on a little perch; it doesn't have any feet or legs. The guy says out loud, "Geez, I wonder what happened to this parrot?" "I was born this way," says the parrot. "I'm a defective parrot." "Ha, ha," the guy laughs. "It sounded like this parrot actually understood what I said and answered me." "I understand every word," says the parrot. "I am a highly intelligent and thoroughly educated bird." "Yeah?" the guy asks. "Then answer this: how do you hang onto your perch without any feet?" "Well," the parrot says, "this is a little embarrassing, but since you asked, I will tell you. I wrap my little parrot penis around this wooden bar, kind of like a little hook. You can't see it because of my feathers." "Wow," says the guy, "you really can understand and answer; can't you?" "Of course. I speak both Spanish and English. I can converse with reasonable competence on almost any subject: politics, religion, sports, physics, philosophy. And I am especially good at ornithology. You should buy me; I am a great companion." The guy looks at the $200.00 price tag. He says. "I can't afford that." "Pssst," the parrot hisses, motioning the guy over with one wing. "Nobody wants me because I don't have any feet. You can get me for $20.00; just make an offer." The guy offers twenty dollars and walks out with the parrot. Weeks go by and the parrot is sensational. He's funny; he's interesting; he's a great pal, he understands everything, sympathizes, and gives good advice. The guy is delighted. One day the guy comes home from work and the parrot says, "Pssst," and motions him over with one wing. The guy goes up close to the cage. "I don't know if I should tell you this or not," says the parrot, "but it's about your lover and the mailman." "What?" asks the guy. "Well," the parrot says, "when the mailman came to the door today, your lover greeted him in a pair of briefs that showed everything and kissed him on the mouth." "What happened then?" asks the guy. "Then the mailman came into the house and put his hand on your lovers crotch and began petting him all over," reports the parrot. "My God!" the guy says. "Then what?" "Then he pulled down the briefs, got down on his knees and began to lick him, starting with his chest, slowly going down and down." The parrot pauses for a long time... "What happened? What happened?" says the frantic guy. "That's what pisses me off. I don't know." said the parrott. "I got a hard-on, and fell off my fucking perch."

I thought this Ralph guy was the one that did not know how to check out customers. Now you UR saying SQ1 fucked people too. Who can we trust? That Not what he had said . You took what he said out of contents. READ AGAIN!!! Yes it was what he said. He changed it later. Then added another post to say that SQ1 would never do this crap the Ralph guy is doing. Poor Eric made another stupid move by returning the rest of the equipment. Stupid is as stupid does. I'm buying from SQ1, not Ralph. I gonna sell my gear now and then list it as stolen a year later.

I thought this Ralph guy was the one that did not know how to check out customers. Now you UR saying SQ1 fucked people too. Who can we trust?

Both parties are victims. Both thought they had done their due diligence. Neither had. This is bull shit. Suppose some guy sold his grandfathres crap, becuase grandpa died, found in the attic 30 years after grandpa got it by stealing. Do you think the company it was stolen from deserves compensation?

WTF? What is this given a free rig crap? The guy paid $4100 for it??

The theory is not sound at all. The bridal line needs to provide tensoin to the pin directly. The only way that can happen is if the pin is on the outer sheath. The problem with that system was that the pin got sucked up into the sheath with the closing loop still on the pin. U couldn't even reach around and pull it clear. Whammo-bammo U got yourself a pilot chute in tow.

So, (lawyer?) snowball, does the SOL mean that no claims can be filed or just that the original thief can no longer be held accountable? Well statute of limitations means that if a claim or accusation has not been done within the specified time period then the perpetrator got away with it. The person wanting to open it up again has no recourse. They vary from state to state. It is very similar to your ability to contest charges on your credit card. You have to do it within a specific time period or else the deal is off. The only crime that does not have a statute of limitations is murder.