theplummeter

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  1. Planning on dying soon? https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2019-july-2 If I don't die then I meant the next one, obviously.
  2. I'd say that this whole eclipse thing was God being mad at Trump, but I think we all know that the planet is flat and that God will come before the moon is allowed to block the sun in my lifetime.
  3. Roughly once a week my iPad tells me that the app needs an update and may be slowing my iPad down. Other than that, I liked using it.
  4. Check out the A license in a week program at Skydive Spaceland Houston. I would call them and see what discounts they can give for previous jumps. That is an excellent drop zone and there will be no shortage of people to put you together with people to jump who are at or near your skill level.
  5. I can walk and run pain free, but just not quite as fast as before due to a little stiffness. The plan is to go from a Crossfire2 139 to an Omni 169, both for the injury and because I need a reasonable wingsuit canopy. I have also lost 25lbs since the injury so the loading just keeps going down. I held out for a bit, but will give it a go this weekend with a hinged brace.
  6. Bullshit! House of Cards is well written, cohesive, and of known authorship
  7. I believe that would be called Dupont SolarMax fabric. It has soarcoat that blocks/absorbs UV rays thus preventing it from entering the actual fabric. I think this is what PD uses. According to the owners manual, my Precision Aerodynamics Fusion was made of SolarMax and had a Technora line set. It was orange and black and didn't seem to have faded at all over a couple hundred jumps.
  8. Five weeks ago I tore the Medial Collateral Ligament in my right knee (Class 2). The ER sent me to an Orthopedist who just recently cleared me to do "anything you want, as long as it's not painful and you're wearing a hinged brace for anything high impact." I'm thinking someone here must have done this and am wondering how long you waited to come back to jumping. I normally jump an elliptical canopy at 1.6psf, but have access to a much larger seven cell that I would load below 1.3psf. I haven't been in pain since a few days after the tear and can easily bear my full weight, but I am stiff and have been mulling the idea over of starting back up in about a week with the larger slower canopy. I ran all of this by the doctors who had no input and just advised me to trust myself or seek out others who have had a similar issue.
  9. My guess is that it will be for sale again in a few months, and will never leave Roswell.
  10. If it's a VC3 I currently jump one with a Crossfire2 139 and Nano 160. I shortened the closing loop slightly, it packs nicely with no issues in over 300 jumps.
  11. A Sabre2 in that size would probably be a better choice than the Navigator; more fun to fly, softer openings, and better value when you want to sell it later. I owned a Safire2 right off student status and absolutely loved that canopy.
  12. I think you're confusing morality and obligation with political capital. You can't spend if you don't earn.
  13. Everything is relative. A lady in my church, not 65 yet, has to pay almost $500/mo and has very high copays for her health care. But, she will die soon so it all balances economically. Is it because of the Death Panels? I'm having a 2008 flashback just thinking about it. DEATH PANELS!!!
  14. ...except this one NSFW (language) https://me.me/i/ozzy-man-reviews-arguing-on-the-internet-this-is-the-10575453
  15. Excellent! I'm caring for a family of rabid atheists. They only require a steady diet of babies. The $10k should be enough to fund the supply at your local planned parenthood. We'll be in touch
  16. For $10k each (non-refundable) I, as a hell bound Christ denier, will take care of your pets post rapture until they die of natural causes.* PM me, I take PayPal and cash. *Payment must be made in full pre-rapture, date of rapture must be declared in advance, and if Payor fails to be raptured then Payor retains aforementioned pets and provides all care at Payor's expense, with no refunds. Not available in some states. No cash value. Hail Xenu!
  17. All of the quick cut shots are neat as an effect, but giving wing loading information and showing uninterrupted openings and straight in landings would sure give a better clue to people looking for their next canopy.
  18. The joke is on you, his personal email is actually [email protected].
  19. If I was Satan I would start the Anti-Abortion Party, try to merge with Republicans (like the Tea Party) and then get Evangelicals scared enough to vote me into office. You know, if Satan were real and not some bullshit interpretation of a Hebrew word copied and translated countless times.
  20. Maybe next year they'll pass biblical legislation that forces women to marry their rapist, as once their virginity is gone they have little value left that their fathers can trade for land or cattle.
  21. I'm not 100% sure, but I recall Niklas Daniel from Axis in Eloy being born in Germany and possibly speaking German. You could always call them, I've done tunnel and sky coaching with both him and Brianne and have nothing but positive things to say about both of them.
  22. Few Americans take the time to really think about or care about what goes on post election, or hold candidates responsible for the promises they make. The few that do seem to be focused primarily on attempting to hurt or discredit their opposition rather than maintaining any kind of genuine standard. We have allowed ourselves to become divided and obsessing about our side winning. When is enough enough? For half of America that time has passed. For the other half he hasn't gone far enough.
  23. Katana has open nose cells, Crossfire are partially closed so that makes sense.
  24. One of my favorite stand up routines was when Lewis Black talked about how effective the leadership of the Tea Party has been. It was something along the line of being so good that they managed to talk the poorest Americans into crawling out of their trailers dressed as Benjamin Franklin and screaming "Don't tax the rich!".