NewGuy2005

I jump, my wife has no interest in it. She respects my desire to do it and I think she recognizes that she benefits from my jumping because it makes me happy. My wife didn't really want to hear about it at first, but she listens to my stories now. It is possible that she is just being polite, but that's good enough for me. Like you, I am sometimes envious of the jumping couples and jumping families. However, when I go jump, it is a great chance to get completely away since my wife and daughters are not there and and off doing their own thing. In summary, I'm pretty happy my non-jumping wife. If she's REALLY OK with your jumping, I'd say you have a pretty good deal. It is also a good opportunity, early in your relationship, to assert what you need and for both of you to understand that you sometimes you want different things, which is OK. If she really is not OK with it, I would suggest that you get this worked out before you get married. If you decide that you want a jumping wife, you have just eliminated 99+ percent of the available candidates for a wife. That's something to think about. Anyone else in a similar arrangement have any thoughts on this?

About the same as a professional banjo player.

Mini 14: What an awesome gun.

CJ Style It's BASE

Also check out the Royal Enfield

I think you're right, Walt.

Are you jumping static line? I don't know it for a fact, but I have heard that line twists are more common with s/l. I used to get them all the time. Haven't one since I got off s/l.

Done

Are skydivers like powerboater's what?

Done!! Enjoy.

He wants me to pay him directly via Western Union. I'm done messing with him

I told him I was interested and asked him if he wanted me to bid or what? Here's his response: ________________________________________________ i would gladly use Paypal but last days my accounts ware hacked and i blocked all of them ,including my credit cards so the only payment method i can use right now is WU ,if you are interested to buy send me your full name and adress ,i will contact ebay for the insurance that they provide for me thank you for understanding if you pay now the price is 1050 usd included the shipping taxes. mail me back __________________________________________________ I'm going to ask him why he does not want me to bid on it through e-bay, and can I have a rigger look at it, etc

I posed as a buyer and e-mailed the guy who is "selling" the rig. Here's what he said: Hi there. The item is brand new have international warranty provided by the factory and come with all accesories that you need .my best price is $1050 including the shipping taxes. i shipp via UPS (air service) , in max 2 days this item will be in your home thanks and mail me back best regards I'm going to ask him if he wants me to bid or pay him direct.

Neil Young was pioneering the same genre years earlier.

Dude, you're kind of worrying me.

I'm new, so I don't know what I'm talking about. The slider noise is normal on student gear and lots of other gear as well. Not all gear will make the noise, however. There's no telling what happened, but it sounds like you did a gerat job with the situation you were given.

"Lonely Angel Dust" by Laura Veirs, from her Carbon Glacier CD.

Any sport I have ever been involved in always had a fair sized contingent that could not stand to see anyone make money at their hobby.

If nothing else, I hope you can learn that it takes a lot more than saying it; it takes behaving like one to truly be a good person. You regret the outcomes of your behavior but you don't regret the behavior. You're like the kid who gets caught stealing a cookie. He doesn't regret the stealing; he regrets getting caught. The truly good people don't ever find the need to tell anyone they are. They just are. Hope you can figure out how to get there. This is a great example of why I always stop scrolling and read anything that NW Flyer has to say. You need to listen to her. Dude: As I read the first part of your post, my ASSHOLE radar went into red alert. Stop being an asshole and the world will beat a path to your door. To hell with the tears in your bed and all that other nonsense. Change yourself.

Blow Hole Cave. Cavers have a saying about newly discovered openings that have wind coming out of them: "If it blows, it goes." Which means that if it blows, it is worth exploring.

Tightening my line stows helped me a lot.

Most importanly: Will it be available to jump at Perris? I get out there on business from time to time.

I bought a great used rig (under the supervison of my instructor) before I was off student status. I had people tell me to wait and downsize. My thoughts were that the earlier I bought gear, the more suited it would be for a beginner and I would not be tempted to buy a canopy that was too small. Now that I have it, I know it will be a very long time before I even think about buying again. Consequently, I won't be getting in over my head by jumping a canopy that's too small, too soon.

I have a Dolphin D-4 with a tempo 210 reserve and a PD 230 9 cell F-111 main. Both fit fine.

Wasn't the decline in hang-gliding partly because of the rise of paragliding, which gives you pretty much the same thing with less hassle? Another factor maybe, especially comparing to sports such as motorbike riding is the whole "instant gratification" thing. . You're right. I forgot about paragliding.