Bertt

I think what's really going on here is that the way a canopy behaves on opening is "hard to tell from the helmet mounted video angle". When you've opened a canopy over your own head a few more times you'll get used to what it feels like and be able to relate the technical descriptions given in this thread to the way the canopy behaves. ( Note that I'm not saying to stare up at the canopy while it opens. Go through the opening sequence and canopy check the way you've been instructed. ) You don't have to outrun the bear.

I can see why Weiner has a beef with the press. They've been giving this a lot of attention without firm evidence he posted the photo. The thing that makes me suspicious that he did post it is that it's such a wimpy hacker attack. An underwear shot - really? Any reasonably malicious hacker would have posted a shot they couldn't even hint at on TV. You don't have to outrun the bear.

You're right. They could have been Bushmasters or any other M-16 clone, but the grenade launcher is pretty distinctive, even in a picture. We're talking about drug gangs that make many millions of dollars every year selling drugs and spend millions on transportation, weapons, personnel, etc. They get guns from a variety of sources. Trying to stop them by cracking down on sales from a gun shop is like trying to prevent tetanus by outlawing rusty nails. You don't have to outrun the bear.

1) The Wall Street Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch, same guy who owns Fox News. That's fact, draw your own conclusions. 2) Recently I saw a picture of weapons taken from some Mexican drug gang. The weapons included M-16s with 40mm grenade launchers attached, 40mm grenades, hand grenades with the handles taped down - you know, the stuff every pawn shop in Texas carries. Just a couple of observations. Carry on. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I live in Alabama, which gets a lot hotter and stickier than Vancouver, and I wouldn't worry about it for a week. One question: How long before you're due for a repack anyway? If you need a repack in a month or so, it's really no waste to do it now. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Where's the option for "hand 'em the leaflet you got from the religious fanatic a block back down the street" ? You don't have to outrun the bear.

I bet it's happening when you fold it over and molar it. You could try experimenting with that part a few times. I bet every one of those pack jobs would have opened fine. You don't have to outrun the bear.

"...I'll skip the gift..." Then you will[/i ] be living in hell for the next 12 months. Don't do it, Billy. You're a young man; save yourself. You don't have to outrun the bear.

This better not be another false alarm. Last Saturday, I spent the evening in the parking lot of an upscale mall looking for cars with a pile of clothes in the driver's seat. I finally found one, but it was just two kids shagging in the back seat. These phony predictions are getting old. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Thanks for starting this thread. I just found out that the Rapture really will occur tomorrow. Since I won't be going, I need some answers, pronto. (Yes, I did use the search function). When the souls of the virtuous rise to Heaven, do the bodies go with them? What about their clothes and the stuff in their pockets, like car keys? If the soul-less bodies remain on Earth, are they alive or dead? Is this where Zombies come from? If they are dead, and I come across a car with a bumper sticker that says, "When the Rapture occurs, this car will be unmanned", can I just leave the body on the side of the road, or are there some forms I need to fill out before I take the car? If the bodies are alive, and I see a girl stumbling around on Saturday night, how can I tell if I'm looking at the soul-less body of a virtuous woman, or just another drunk chick? These questions have important legal ramifications, so any help provided by the Wisdom of the Bonfire will be much appreciated. You don't have to outrun the bear.

How many pairs of shoes do you have? You don't have to outrun the bear.

Mine proves it's worth every jump. 1) Keeps my goggles from blowing off. 2) Holds my audible. 3) Keeps my Donald Trump hair-do in place so I'm always ready for the press conference. You don't have to outrun the bear.

One Protec - use it all the time. One Bonehead - found it in the woods off the end of the airport while looking for a cutaway canopy. It had been there a while; it had some wasps and a scorpion living in it. I asked all around the DZ if anybody knew who might have lost it and got no leads, so I cleaned it up and got a liner for it. You don't have to outrun the bear.

It would be a bad idea to try to undo some stuff to make the bartacks more visible. Even if you could see them, it would be hard to determine the strength just by looking. The correct way to test is that given by the reference above. If you don't have a guage, you can just hold the riser in one hand and hook your finger through the loop and pull hard. (unless you're dealing with one covered by the service bulletin). You can put way more tension on the loop than it holds when it's in service, so your informal test will give a good indication if it's OK. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Deviled eggs, Devil's food cupcakes, and definitely the Four Horsemen (requires lots of shot glasses): 1 shot each of Scotch whiskey (Johnnie Walker), Irish whiskey (Jameson), Tennessee whiskey (Jack Daniels), and Bourbon (Jim Beam). Set 'em up and slam 'em. You may now enter the party. Be sure to play Charlie Daniel's "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". You don't have to outrun the bear.

Question about those altitudes: If you learn to swoop in Florida, then spend the summer in Colorado (for example), do you have to re-calibrate the altitudes because of the difference in density altitude? Would the same apply to the difference between winter in Florida and summer in Florida? You don't have to outrun the bear.

"When you get to Hell, I'll be waiting for you, and I'll be pissed." You don't have to outrun the bear.

If you live next to a true believer, fire up the party just before 6 - loud music and everything. When the cops show up ask them, "I'm sorry, who did you say complained?" You don't have to outrun the bear.

Is your current project scheduled to end on, or about, May 21? You don't have to outrun the bear.

O.K., I don't get it. I've tried to watch several episodes, but I don't get it. This guy has a time machine, but he goes to these weird places and gets in trouble. That's not what I would do if I had a time machine. Can you explain to someone who doesn't get it, what's the fascination with this show?? You don't have to outrun the bear.

their hours are from 8:00a.m. til 11:30 p.m. That will be convenient for people who work all day and want to do a late-night tandem on the way home. You don't have to outrun the bear.

The way to tell if it's something you're doing or something the canopy is doing is let a real experienced canopy pilot pack it and jump it a few times. You say the issue started this season. I didn't see where you're from, but could something have happened to it while it was stored for the winter? --- Don't read the rest of this if you think Aggie Dave is arrogant --- 250 jumps total in 4 years and 10 this season - I think Dave has a point. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Yeah, lawyers. You don't have to outrun the bear.

That looks like a game we could play at the dropzone. By the way, on this side of the pond, that word is spelled "pray". You don't have to outrun the bear.

OK, true story: A few years ago, I was at the gas station and there was an old, red-neck cracker at the pump next to me. An MGB with a young couple pulled in. The girl was wearing a bikini. The old cracker looked over and said, just loud enough for me to hear him, "And they wonder why they get raped." I said, "Are you going to rape somebody?" Him: "No, not me, but some people do". Me: "Some people rape old ladies." Him: "Well, they shouldn't dress like that." Me: "Well, I think you're wrong." Him: "Hmmph". So strut your stuff, you sluts. You don't have to outrun the bear.