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thats naff..... Who owns our economy? Looks like Halliburton to me! Attached Bank of Scotland fiver.....but then again, we have 3 designs of each banknote, just to keep tourists on their toes. Have a good weekend all, cya. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"It was kind of scary to think how insignificant we are in the great scheme of things but also took away some of my guilt. Yup, no more recycling from me!" Pretty sure the dinosaurs thought the same way. But then they got recycled into the very substance that may cause our demise.. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Kia-Ora.. Aye, been a busy year Matt. I hear life is good with you in the land of the great white cloud. Right now, I know where I'd raher be. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hmm, choices, choices, live in the Uk, or live in NZ. Hmm, let me think about it..... Pass the Steinlager, a Speights, or a DB Draught while I ponder.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Well, AFF students are too expensive to waste... Glad to see the sense of humour wasn't wasted. Hehehehe. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

In the UK we use static line students. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I'm not sure about this, but its not just a 'heaven or hell' issue. Isn't there also purgatory and limbo where the soul can be 'prepared' for either hell or heaven. I caught a bit of a debate on the radio the other night discussing examples such as un-baptised children going to limbo, then on to heaven, after some sort of spiritual probation period. I'm agnostic, so am kinda open minded about this. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Turning points in time never saved anyones life. " Aye, another thing worth considering Ron. By the time they have the same license, a static line student will have way more landings. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Does this place look like I'm fucking married? The toilet seat's up, man!"

"Hell, it even forced kallend to move here." Every toxic cloud has a sliver lining. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Now with cd " Dude, those fashion pages are just wrong. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Things have moved on a little, the Americans are now way ahead of us in understanding this phenomenon.. Mankind cannot be affecting the climate. Neither can it be a naturally evolving situation. What we have here is a clear example of intelligent cooling, now get with the program! -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

You know those poor people who do AFF jumps? is it best to ignore them and pretend they don't exist? i mean come on ! who would do such a thing and show the world you can't leave an aircraft without holding onto 2 people, they make my eyes bleed when i have to look at them, they should be removed from my line of sight when i enter the DZ. I mean who do they think they are, taking up the resources of instructors all fecking day, then they have to audacity to consume 3 slots (often 4 if the littel prima donnas insist on video as well) on the plane, just so they can flail around the sky and tell their mates that they are skydivers! I mean look at them, half the so called graduates can't even pack, they become so instructor dependent that long after 'graduating' they pester the life out of AFFIs with inane questions that any S/L student could answer in their sleep. Who thinks us real skydivers should not associate with such riff raff?, Not me, I reckon they are vital to providing a source of income for real skydivers, as well as an endless source of amusement with their aerial antics. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Why did the title" George and Dicks Excellent Adventure" just pop into my mind" Along with the phrase.. "Bogus, Dude!" also... Bill - "The only true wisdom consists of knowing you know nothing". Ted: "That's us, dude" -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Again, you're confusing moral with brave. " Well, the point I was failing to make was that in my opinion, bravery (by your or a wider accepted definition) without nobility, or moral justification is stupidity. "Worthy of respect does NOT equal brave." Okay, point taken, probably a bad example. Meh, potayto potahto....I don't think its worth getting all twisted up over, I don't think anyone here is advocating their actions, so its all kinda moot. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Blind Melon. Edit.. The Cowboy Junkies. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I'm not prepared to die for skydiving. If I thought I was going to die, I wouldn't do it. I recognise there is a risk that I may die jumping, but to me, the risk falls within my own personal risk acceptance criteria. Risk is a compound of hazard (in this case high velocity impact with an onother object) or consequence, and the likelihood of that hazard realising itself, or the frequency of the 'event'. Skydiving is inherently risky, but perception of the risk is dominated by the consequence, not the frequency. The frequency of death in skydiving is actually quite low. It can be further managed by following certain guidance, eg packing carefully, keeping your gear in good shape, but most of all, avoiding operator error, eg being aware of your own skill limitations. Are we brave? no, stupid?, hell no (stupid not to!), selfish?...probably. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I saw all those...I just couldn't name them.

Jennifer, no wait, Angelina, nope Jennifer, nah wait Angelina... Dayumm, only one way to work it out. Whichever one can pack my rig fastest, yup, she would get it.

We are all going to die, I have come to terms with the fact that I'm going to die, hell, I've even come close to it a couple of times. I'm not 'brave' by my definition. I don't consider myself cowardly either, I'm just trying to find my way through this life, with an element of what I call decency. I probably am mistaking decent, honourable, valiant, noble even, with brave, in this context, but to me, bravery without nobilty is, well its just plain stupidity or ignorance. If these guys were doing this to gain access to some delightful oasis populated by countless virgins, then its even worse, its good old fashioned selfishness. If they thought they were furthering the cause of Islam my murdering fellow muslims,, they were surely misled and we are back to ignorance. Brave might apply to the firefighters who gave it up selflessly, brave might apply to those who have to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and try to return to some form of normality. Brave might even apply to those who do not actually hold Islam responsible for all this, and spend their efforts seeking out he real cause of this attrocity. Brave does not apply to people who terrorise others, for whatever reason. Not in my book anyway. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

No, I'm too old for that sort of caper. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"What is the international air traffic language?" English, surely....But I'm pretty sure thats not because of any US influence, perhaps another overbearing empire though.... "We dominate the world not because we are bent on world domination,...etc" I disagree, you dominate the world not through some sort of 'master plan' well, not yet anyway, but because the previous dominating influences are waning. In essence, your dominance has outlived the competition from the FSU, Europe has to amalgamate to compete, and China is still too immature to challenge seriously. This may all change, but world domination has always been a dynamic process. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Performing an act of mass murder on unarmed citizens without any warning or pre-declaration of 'war' is not brave, IMO. The target was not a 'recognised enemy' by any civilised definition, the target was not in a 'state of war' by my rules. This situation does not equate to bombing civilian populations in a time of war and any such comparison to Nagasaki, Dresden, Coventry etc is asinine. It was a cowardly act. Or put it this way, all over Europe there are war graves, both allied and axis fallen are treated with due respect. Does anyone here consider that a memorial to the suicide bombers in say New York would be fitting? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Now listen dude, as all y'all know I'm fine with private ownership of automatic weapons, I also approve of Claymores in the kindergarten..But not more Clays, for obvious reasons. But I have to draw the line at widespread fluffy bunny ownership, once we open that door, where will it stop.. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Shaking hands is the winner! No, I'm not a Turtle, but I share his taste in beverage and refreshments. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson