Andy_Copland

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  1. I did a drogueless tandem for someone getting their rating. Never again. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  2. One race event that always captured my imagination due to it being raced on public roads and blistering speeds is the Isle Of Mann TT. Being a time trial race you'd think it would be quite boring but you couldn't be more wrong. It is often surrounded by controversy due to the dangers, a little clip from wiki ***The future of the TT is always in doubt with regards to the safety, especially "Mad Sunday" when any member of the public can ride the mountain section of the course which is open one way from Ramsey to Douglas. The TT races are extremely dangerous because of the high speeds on very narrow, twisting streets, roads and lanes flanked by stone walls and even buildings. Between 1907 and 2009 (at the end of 2009 TT races period) there have been 227 deaths during official practices or races on the Snaefell Mountain Course (this number includes the riders killed during Manx Grand Prix and the Clubman TT races). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE7H6f9PVwk 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  3. Really. You're telling me that if somebody offered you the chance to hop in one of these cars and take a few hot laps you'd pass it up? That's just nutty. I honestly would. Its just not my thing. Now if we are talking the US airforce taking me up in an F15-E... now we are cooking with petrol...gas....petrol... same thing. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  4. Pass. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  5. Ask Jerry. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  6. I had a drunken wrestle with a guy who fought former world champ Matt Hughes, i lost my love for UFC when my arm was almost split in half in 2 seconds. On the plus side hes a good friend and didnt hurt me 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  7. I tried to watch it, and a 44 hand rifle was smoking in my hand after 5 seconds and i had a graze on my head! But seriously, its boring. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  8. Don't get it. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  9. Cant we all just drink a fat one and smoke a cold one? Wait...... 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  10. I held a mesh bottom PC out a car window sideways and it about tore my arm off. What you say about the RDutch?!?!?! Huh? Yo momma. Tri risers suck, javelins suck, drogueless tandems suck. Racers, fuck yea id take one. Sherman, feel free to sponsor me i sold all my gear for recreational activities. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  11. Teigens work is the best. Rock on. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  12. Someone packed me a 360 and he couldnt remember which way he put the twist in, so i threw another 360 in and said "i either fixed it or made it worse" then proceeded to jump it with my wingsuit and a 2k pull. Turns out luck was on my side and had a clean one. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  13. *raises hand* So more people see me when i open downtown in the daylight. The brighter and bigger the canopy the greater the glory. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  14. I dont have a phone. Let me tell ya, pretty liberating. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  15. Phew, i was worried there for a minute 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  16. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  17. My hands got really sore at the start of this season due to being off winter, didn't take long for the conditioning to kick in. They'll toughen up in no time. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  18. I have become cynical in my time skydiving. If D license jumpers don't expect to do night jumps or know how to do a proper line check/inspection on a canopy i just wonder why a person with 25 jumps should know about collapsible PC's. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  19. It cant and it will never happen...students never die and I myself am immune to getting hurt skydiving... No shit. I got a friend who has these sweet pair of Nikes that he had custom made. On the heel it says "Send It" and hes death proof too! Welcome aboard! 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  20. At our DZ we have 280, 260, 240, 220 and 200 Navigators. None of them have kill line pilot chutes. I watched a guy progress from AFF to newly A licensed jumper, buy a rig and when he asked me to check it out i noticed his PC wasn't cocked as he had no idea how to do it. Thats no fault of his own in my opinion as he's doing what he was trained to do. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  21. Not true, i hate new and experienced jumpers all the same. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  22. Jumped in retarded conditions, but as was said before we jumped "no ones ever died on easter right?" Fucked it up, felt my back pop on opening which is giving me daily pain and took a chunk of skin off my neck from the helmet chin cup. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  23. Have I been shit faced there before, wooo. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  24. That was the cause of my only chopped pack job. I felt kinda bad about it until I learned that it's usually lines needing replacement that cause tension knots - ie a gear maintenance issue, not a pack job or body position issue. I know there were at least 700 jumps on that line set... Any idea how many jumps were on the one you packed? To the OP - you packed it. She jumped it. She's responsible, just as if she'd paid someone to pack it or packed it herself. Not enough to blame it on ragged out suspension lines. I had just started packing tandems and it was a precision without brake settings. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.
  25. Louie i do that low shit with you and love you! But we obviously have different opinions on the health care system. I will say this, i worked all my life here and there. I never could stick a job for long but i was always working. Left home at a young age I got shot as you know and needed about.... well christ i cant even remember, it was around 7 ops. I was paying for an apartment and trying to look after myself, at times i could barely feed myself and i was earning good cash compared to most my age, i couldnt afford health insurance. In America id have been completely fucked. I know im comparing 2 countries, but fuck it. Food for thought. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.