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But on the bright side, it's highly poisonous to cats and fish, so it should clear up a catfish infestation in short order. You don't have to outrun the bear.

You live in Montreal and it's January. Leave the thing out on the porch for two weeks. If you don't have an AAD in it, it won't hurt to soak it in real hot water in the bathtub for a few hours. The bitch is drying it out afterwards, and you'll need a reserve repack. If you have an AAD, you or a rigger could take the rig out in the yard and remove it, being careful not to get bugs on you while you handle it. Good luck. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I never heard of nuthin. I was playing cards all night at a friends house, and I have no idea how the car got in the bonfire. You don't have to outrun the bear.

A. On behalf of my many gay friends, I formally protest your comparison between honest, hard-working individuals with fashionable hairstyles and a politician - especially this politician. B. The financial analysis can best be summed up as, "Gee, I dunno". I'd go with Dave's estimate of at least one full-time equivalent and upwards of $10,000 per DZ, but I'm sure there's a way to increase it. C. This is doubly redundant because in addition to USPA and FAA, Indiana DOT has an aviation department already to insure aviation safety. D. Even tho this gives the BSR's the force of law, there's no enforcement provision against individual skydivers. Presumably, if I jump at an Indiana DZ and pull below 2000 feet, the DZ will have to shut down, and I'll be free to continue my path of destruction to the next DZ. E. The number one FAQ on the senator's web site is "How do I file for unemployment." Not sure what that means; somehow it just fits. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I voted "stop jumping". The one thing about people like Cary is that they can't do it alone. They have to have help. If you jump at his DZ, you're helping him, no matter how much fun you're having. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I'll see your $10,000 rescue fee and raise you a skydiving fund. The nice thing about extorting money from skydivers is that there aren't very many of them, so they don't have many votes or much political clout. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Thanks guys. Good info here. I've used Slackware and Suse in the past and it was interesting that they didn't really show up here. Looks like you can put Backtrack on a live USB, so that looks like a good way to spend some time. Normiss, I'll see your PDP and raise you an IBM/360. I used to tell people I didn't work on anything smaller than a refrigirator, but I had to quit saying that years ago. Progress is fun. You don't have to outrun the bear.

http://homepage.mac.com/johnandlis/Yet_Another_Blog.../files/page1_blog_entry323_14.jpg The one on the short kid is you, baby! You don't have to outrun the bear.

Thanks. I must have tried to paste the wrong thing, 'cause I wound up with a mess. At any rate, looks like they figured out where to get the $10,000. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Coincidence?? Google "Pepperell 4 of July Fireworks Fund" . It's a PDF, so I wasn't able to put in a direct link. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Greetings, people of Earth. I'm communicating with you using my awesome almost new, almost free computer. High-end HP desktop, motherboard crapped out, frustrated owner got himself a new computer and gave me this one. $65 Asus motherboard and Ubuntu Linux and I'm good to go. While I was fooling around, I ran across Puppy Linux and tried that. I hadn't seen it before, and I was really impressed. So I got to wondering, with so many Linux distributions available, who's using what, and why do you like the one you use? You don't have to outrun the bear.

That's two of your nine lives. At the rate you're going, you'll have to start being careful when you're about 90. Happy Birthday to You. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I'm trying to imagine one of your first dates. An exhilarating motorcycle ride to the mountains; a strenuous but satisfying climb to the top of a hill surrounded by spectacular scenery - you turn to her and say, " Isn't the view beautiful here? I don't want children." She screams, "You asshole. Where would the world be without children? Take me home. On second thought, I'll walk. It'll help me keep my weight down." Why bother with foreplay when you can get straight to the argument. You don't have to outrun the bear.

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3837433 Did you see that thread? You don't have to outrun the bear.

Only one. But no failures on any of my packs either, so I'm happy. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Actually, you're a little less likely to have a cutaway on rental gear than on a highly elliptical Swwooop-Magic Tornado loaded at 2.2 : 1 that the experienced jumpers are using, because rental gear is usually more docile. If I was giving you advice, which I'm not, I'd say get in the training harness and practice emergency procedures some more to gain more confidence that you'll react properly if you do have a problem. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I'm going to make three signs that say "Fruit" and slap them on the boxes. Any lawyers want to sue me for mis-labeling them? (actually, the key is that all the labels were wrong) You don't have to outrun the bear.

Here's some info from PD related to what you are asking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nsca5add8g You don't have to outrun the bear.

Skydiving is, indeed, more dangerous than driving. But if you look at a subset of drivers - say, 16 and 17 year olds who have only had a driving license a short time, their risk is comparable to skydiving. It amazes me how many parents will say, "Not as long as you live under my roof" to a kid who wants to skydive (or scuba dive, or whatever), but will loan the car to a 16 year old who's going to a party at night. Back to the point; you have a lot of control over the risk in skydiving. Your choice of equipment and the way you approach the activity can considerably increase or decrease your risk, compared to the overall population of skydivers. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I can help. i don't need more information. (Well, I can't really help you much, even if I had lots of information). What I can do is point out that the cost of a custom made container and harness is only a small part of the cost of skydiving. You can still get used main and reserve canopies. You can get a used AAD. You will probably want to get a new jumpsuit made for your size. If you add up the total cost of your equipment, instruction, trips to the DZ, beer, etc., the cost of a properly sized harness and container will not seem so large over several years of skydiving. You don't have to outrun the bear.

"...googling exercise routines while eating ice cream..." Yes, that was wrong. Any distraction while eating ice cream is wrong. Get those hands off the keyboard and pick up the spoon. Several years ago, I resolved not to make any more New Year's resolutions. I've kept that one. Oh, and I gave up religion for Lent. You don't have to outrun the bear.

About the base jumping, do what base283 said - put base on the back burner for now, do some skydiving, learn more by doing some skydiving, come back to base later. On the 7-cell vs. 9-cell, you might as well ask the difference between a 6-cylinder vs. an 8-cylinder engine. Are you talking about the 8-cylinder engine in my truck vs. the 6-cylinder in a Porsche, or are you talking about the 8-cylinder engine in a Corvette vs. the 6-cylinder in a Buick. Canopies on the market today are made with a great variety of designs and cannot be characterised just by the number of cells. To start with, look on manufacturer's web sites and read about individual canopies. Ask around the dropzone. Pull out a Paragear or other catalog and read some more. Get some jumps on different canopies. After a while, these issues will be much clearer and Base283 will be satisfied that you've done your homework. You don't have to outrun the bear.

So are you saying that the god of darkness will take our moon away. Shouldn't we sacrifice a virgin or something? You don't have to outrun the bear.

I knew a guy whose family was so poor when he was growing up that the kid who got out of bed first in the morning got to wear the underwear that day. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I'm just curious - how long does it take for rational thinking to prevail? You don't have to outrun the bear.