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I agree with bill. The only thing I would like to add is that container manufacturers should really look into installing horns on their rigs. I can't tell you how handy that would have been following another canopy through the pattern on sunset a month or so ago. Here's the story: Him-10yrs in sport, ? jumps, pd 170 9-cell at about 1:1. He was out first, but somehow, he was at my altitude when I opened at 4k (I was freeflying and last non-hopnpop out of a packed otter). I watch him the whole time. I am in brakes to let everybody land, but I decide I am at his altitude too long by the time I get to my "holding area," so I grab a front riser and dump some altitude. I end up at about 1200, so I head for the downwind leg. I notice him a couple hundred feet on the other side of the normal base leg, and about 600 ft higher than me. As I fly the downwind, he starts to toggle spiral. As I make the base turn, he stops spiraling (at about 500ft) and enters my pattern about 150 ft in front of me. I would have sworn he saw me. How could he miss me? So, I am giving him lots of room in front of me, taking my Samurai 150 @ 1.45:1 into half brakes and checking how it's going to affect my planned 90 front riser carve and thinking about opting out of that landing. I've started sinking past him, so I get ready to go early into the riser turn and just get ahead of him. As soon as he reaches the end of his base leg, he realized he was too high and toggles 180 degrees (some old-school accuracy shit) and is now head on toward me, but still is not noticing me. With about 100 ft left between us, and my hands already in the dive loops, I use one, get below him, plane out and surf the landing. I was really never so happy to be on the ground. The guy was aiming to kill me and he didn't even know it. Ten years in the sport and he didn't know what a pattern was, or how to use one. He was totally target fixated and had no clue anybody else was in the air. The sad thing was, he tried to defend doing s-turns on a final with jumpers landing behind him. I wish I had a horn. Be careful out there. Keep your head on a swivel and fly defensively. People are trying to kill you. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Got one in an Avis rental in Colorado Springs and totally fell for it. I got caught up on a little sidetrack to the Royal Gorge Bridge on the way to northern New Mexico. I was driving through canyons and around mountains trying to get to the Great Sanddunes NM from the wrong side, probably 10 miles from the nearest house. I don't think I ever lost the signal. Fantastic stuff. The stereo in my truck is ready for the direct hookup of one of those reciever thingys. Thanks for reminding me! mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

True, but that's generally a pretty specific consent for the dz or it's subsidiarys to use the images. It's not a blanket release for anyone with a camera who happens to be at the dz and want's to post them to some website or something. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Not even remotely true. Why do professional photographers get signed releases from subjects unless they are being used in a purely news-related venue? While you do, in fact, own the image itself, unconsented use of that image (of a non-public figure) in many different ways could land you in very hot water. Example: If I shot a photo of you using one of my excellent widgets, posted it to my excellent widget website without a signed release, you could sue me out of business. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Oh, and according to a 1997 study by the National Safety Council: There were 13,252 homocides by firearms. There were 15,447 deaths from falling. Interestingly, based on the 1990 Harvard Medical Practice Studys, Doctor's negligence killed more than 90,000 people in 1997. Also according to the National Safety Council, the cause and number of accidental deaths of children (0-14) were: Motor-vehicle: 2,900 Drowning: 965 Fires, burns: 676 Mechanical suffocation: 474 Ingestion of food, object: 185 Firearms: 142 mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

According to your interperetation of the Second Amendment, this may be the case. There has been no precedent for this type of interperetation in any court or in any historical document on the Bill of Rights. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Did that. Where's this number located? I really didn't think statistics were compiled that quickly. What's the relevance of this statistic? Here's some interesting statistics for ya: There were 34,000 skydivers with a membership to the USPA in 2001. (USPA) There were 74,000,000 gun owners in America, by the lowest 2000 estimate. (Prof. John Lott) In 2001, there were 35 skydiving fatalities. (USPA) In 2000, there were 778 accidental deaths by firearms. (the most recent CDC study) In 2001, the fatality rate to number of USPA members was 102.9:100,000 In 2000, the accidental fatality rate to number of estimated gun owners was .9:100,000 mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

So in your logic, I am saying that since a much smaller number of people are killed accidentally with a firearm, than say, drunk driving, I am considering these lives to be insignificant? Wow. Thanks for telling me what I mean. Fuck, why don't you come do all my thinking for me? mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Where? mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

History and esperience? show me What I said I would bet my life on is an easy bet for me. Or, is it merely a coincidence that enacting concealed carry laws are routinely followed by sharp crime reductions in those states? Is it merely coincidence that violent crime has reduced by 25% over the course of a decade of dozens and dozens of new states adopting concealed carry rights for their citizens? What about the coincidence that Washington D.C. has one of the highest crime rates of any civilized city, yet it's residents are not lawfully allowed to own firearms. and, as you say, you'd "prefer to be robbed than murdered?" Well, sir, without a way to defend yourself, you have no say in the matter you can be murdered just as easily as robbed--with a strong possiblity of both. With the enactment of tougher penalties for violent crime, a robber is less prone to leave any witnesses. All I can say is I hope you're not ever involved in either, but if I see it happening, I will come help you. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Pull that right off the Handgun Control website? Try to back it up with real numbers, not just a few (albeit tragic) cases. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

And here I gathered you were a Clinton fan all this time... Enlightening! Sorry for my mistaken assumption. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Or so you assume... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

You will probably notice the canopy opens quite a bit faster at 12k than at 3.5k. My canopy used to tend to stall in the standard brake settings at 13.5-14k (spectra lines/vectran brakelines) when it was new, whereas it would not at 3k. Density altitude (and lower temperatures for longer periods) aside, hopnpops from altitude are some of the most fun I've ever had skydiving. Probably the most exhilarating full-altitude hopnpop I've ever done was a no-moon night jump. Sparlky lights above and below against a nearly black background and a sweet-ass thunderstorm slowly sliding by about 20 miles south on the horizon. Being able to see all the planes up there with me in that great big sky made me feel very small and very alone, but it was a very freaking cool way to spend an evening. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

by your own admission and in continuance... interestingly and I am quite sure those two numbers would be dramatically lower if the majority of law-abiding citizens, especially (and more importantly) women, were trained in the defensive use of a firearm and carried concealed on a regular basis. I would bet my life on it. Those who would disagree, bet the lives of their loved ones on their theory. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Not to mention that Florida is a "shall-issue" concealed carry state with reciprocity with 23 other states. Crime deterrence is not 911. It's the possibility of a .45 Kimber CDP in granny's purse.

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yeah, I agree with that 100% with 100% of the (often unannounced) visits I have paid to: Mirage Performance Designs Relative Workshop Ouragan Freefly Suits Sunpath Sunrise Alti-2 Birdman and last, but certainly not least, Big Air Sportz (I find it especially cool to spend a day or two jumping with the OG freefly guy who builds your canopies...) the list above would surely triple if you counted all the companies I've corresponded with for one reason or another via email or phone. I haven't had anything but positive encounters with any of them. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

[bitch clinton voice] I feel your pain...[/bitch clinton voice] Lit like a firecracker, baby! mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

Ain't nuttin worse than the sheer joy of waking up to when they jerk the cathater. Glad to hear you're alive and kickin'!!!

Ummmmmm, (taste is everything on the lttl blu mnstrs) Well, it was best on a turkey sub with a little Italian dressing... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

and I always thought it tasted like peanuts... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

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Reminds me of an S somewhere... (tks 9lvs) Was hs the last time? mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.

...ZP, or is it just me? There is just something sweet about the aroma of ZP. While I do enjoy the impact of F1-11 on the nasal passages, its just not the same. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills.