Pendejo

Makes sense.... Guess I was having a South Carolina moment.... LOL Thanks! Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

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I went back and re-read my post.... I think you needed to include the next line in the post. As in both the swooper that cuts someone off and the "sensible" jumper that spirals to 200 feet in the middle of the landing area. I'm one of those people that get pissed when ANYONE gets cut off regardless of their landing approach. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

No... He is one of those 2,000 plus jumpers that think the landing area was created for him alone and that "students" have no business in the main landing area. He also jumps a PD 260 and in the 4 years I have been at this DZ I have yet to see him "swoop." As for the rest.... Why to swoopers feel things have got to change to suit them? For the same reason that the some say swooping is evil (which by the way is the same reason my parents say skydiving is evil). They don't do it.... They don't want to do it..... They think its stupid... They think its dangerous...Therefore it must be evil... Both are wrong. I agree with the original post in this thread. What I do not agree with is the attitude that all swoopers are not sensible skydivers. This is not a shot at the person that posted it originally, it seems to be the attitude of most that do not swoop. Last time I checked the cool thing about america is that I can say things like that.... If however... I have offended Bill by calling him Dude then for that I am sorry... (Edited to remove the last part that would have gottem me kicked off) Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

I don't think this is what the U.N. had in mind... Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

I have been told that there was "discussion" about those people (that flew ram-air canopies). That the fear was they would fly into a round that is coming more straight down. Regardless of who said what. The point was that there are problem people on both sides of the coin, and that it isn't always the swooper that is causing the problem (like the example I gave in response to Bill). Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Dude.... Breath.... I was pointing out that its always the swoopers that are in the wrong attitude.... I was not really commenting on where we should land. I have also had non-swoopers spiral down (from at least 1000 feet above me) right on top of the landing area till 200 feet, and then wonder why I said something when we got down (and just for the record that A-HOLE cut off a student, not me in my swoop). I agree that there should be separate landing areas for each, what I don't agree with is the attitude that just because a person swoops they are automatically not one of the "sensible" jumpers. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

I have always found this kind of statement interesting.... Why are the swoopers not allowed to be the one who make a "decision?" At some Drop Zones they (swoopers) are close to the same in number as the "sensible " jumpers. Its funny to me that the more things change the more they stay the same.... I bet when the conversion was happening from rounds to ram-air canopies there were people that made comments that sounded a lot like the one above. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

It is incredible to me that they are being given so much time to comply with the courts demands... If that were what the guy from Time called "ORDINARY" Citizens they would have already been in jail. If a crime has been committed I think that there should be no exception... But then again I guess Kalend was right with what he wrote in another thread.... Some animals are more equal than others.... Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

One of the people that I do business with in NJ got a notice this morning that the property that his business sits on has been "selected" as an improvement area. He said the offer they made him was about half the appraised value.... It seems that want to put in what they call "clean businesses" in this location. He owns a trucking company (that I have visited and it is in no way what I would call un-clean) that has been in his family for 50 years (and in that location for 40 of the 50 years). He put it like this..... I (he) will be one of the ones that you see on TV defending what I (he) own. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Yup Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Here's a couple more. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Hey! Who's that guy in red in the tandem passengers goggles?! Nice shots dude! Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

I agree. It has some great possibilities.... But how do they do the landing shot while they are flaring? Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Here's a couple of my Favorites. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Just a question.... If its better, why do you charge less? Service is service.... And if its better, wouldn't it be worth more? Or are you just looking for the easy sale by making it cheaper? Do you have some shots of the Mr. Bill? Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

I think thats hard to say without seeing his video (or yours for that matter). Before the flaming starts lets understand that I only shoot (and at my DZ there will only be) outside video. I think its pretty arrogant of someone who has just over 500 jumps to say things like But I don't think that at 15 handycam jumps Clint can really say how good or bad it is yet either. There are certain shots that it is great for, but there are certain things that it can't do. There are people out there that I'm sure are shooting great video with it, and people that are shooting crap (and the same applies to outside video). I've asked a lot of questions about it interfering with emergency procedures (I am NOT a TI, but the guys at our DZ with over 500 tandems all seem to feel the same way). I think that time will tell... Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

That would depend on what you consider "less" (there are LOTS of reasons that we could argue to death). There are shots you can get under canopy that I can't get... But I think the traditional exit and opening shots from my point of view are more dramatic. I have a question... With the handycam, what are you doing during opening? Are you holding it out front trying to "get the shot," or are your hands on the risers? Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

You are correct. There are 42 gallons in a "barrel" of crude oil. The amount of gasoline is less than that. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Help me out here... When you say you run the concession, do you mean that you own all the equipment? If so.... Who's editing equipment are they using? Also, why do you have to sell the video first? Is this something that your DZO requires? We offer video or stills at the same price ($20.00 extra for both). What is your agreement with the DZO? Are you paying him a cut of the action (PM me with that one if you don't want to post it here)? I like the idea of showing both videos to the student, but remember that negative selling almost never works in the long run. How about making a video that you let play all day with your info on it? Saying that this is your product ect?Does your DZ offer DVD? If not, go buy a dvd burner (assuming you own the editing equipment) and offer DVD for a little more (we charge $25.00 extra). If the student wants a DVD and your DZ does not offer it now, then you get the video work... It kinda sucks to have to be that way... But if what you say is accurate... They are doing that to you now. I'll give you another tip, if manifest is not the DZO tip them for every video they sell for you. You might be surprised how much it means to them that you even thought of them, let alone actually gave them a tip! Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

I agree! One of our video guys will drive you nuts about it till you either get a full gear check (or give him one depending on who is on the load you or him). At first it seemed silly to get a full check when I was on the plane less than an hour before, but after it became habit its no big deal really (to get or give a full check). Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

This is the new version of the board we use at BSA. Its kind of expensive but worth every penny (IMO). Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

Nope, We haven't had a problem (yet). Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

The Harvest Moon Boogie video from 2 years ago, when Critical Mass came out in loin cloths Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

I don't know that there is a "set" number of jumps that you have to replace it. But I don't know anyone that has had one for more than a couple of hundred jumps that hasn't had to replace (or repair) one. I jump a tongue switch (about 350 on the switch) and have not had a problem. Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!