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  1. Push

    Can't do it

    Y'all got yourselves a date -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  2. Push

    Can't do it

    Jumping doesn't have to eat up your entire life. When you feel overwhelmed, skip a weekend. I'll see you in Rantoul -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  3. Push

    seized arms boat

    Every time I hear news from Israel, I'm disappointed that, since having left the country over five years ago, for those motherf*ckers it's business as usual. My hopes are with you man. She kol' habnei zonot haele yamutu mahar. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  4. Already did when it was first repacked. Since the cutaway needs service I'll pull both handles this time. It was very educational, actually. The pull required more force than I expected. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  5. Ok, I'm being misunderstood. I watched my gear being assembled and my reserve repacked. I'm trying to learn everything I can about my gear. I'm not scared of it, and I will definitely watch the rigger install the CYPRES. But I will not open the reserve tray myself unless I'm having a malfunction. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  6. If you ever need any help, urm, finding your gear... -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  7. So that's what they call it now-a-days? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  8. Thanks, that's what I meant. I'm not touching the reserve tray with a 10 foot pole -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  9. This may be a dumb question, but you know what they say about dumb questions around here. If I want to buy a CYPRES 2, do I need to get the battery+cutter set, or does it come with the unit? Is there anything I need to know/do before I stick it in my rig? (aside from how to use and maintain it, how it works and what added dangers it presents) -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  10. I don't know, joking about mistakes/accidents is one thing, bashing the person is another. People didn't bash me that hard even after I exited without looking and a cop drove me back to the DZ. If they're just making fun of you, I guess it could be ok, but if they're just bashing you tell em to f*ck off. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  11. Push

    Vibes!

    OMMMMM Maybe it's time for a new job? Ka-ching? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  12. Push

    crazy runway

    Heh. You're gonna need to go full throttle just to taxi off a runway like that. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  13. Push

    crazy runway

    Can you imagine landing on a runway like that? A bit bouncy, wouldn't you say? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  14. Push

    crazy runway

    Is that for Captain Kangaroo, or what? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  15. , that's great! I'll name my rig right after I jump it the first time, which at this pace should be in about two weeks -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  16. A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel on his crotch. The bartender says to him "Sir, you've got a steering wheel on your crotch". The pirate answers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Argh matey, it's driving me nuts!" -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  17. Push

    Cats???

    Now I know why yellow black light paint smells funny -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  18. Push

    Weekend Numbers

    :6:a couple Playing simon says in freefall is fun Learned loops and barrel rolls. Been nailing my landings. The instructors that are watching me fly are pretty confident, so I'm gonna start to carefully downsize. Hit 10 minutes of freefall. This whole skydiving thing just keeps getting better and better the more I do it -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  19. A manufactoring error can mean many different things. If you deploy at tandem terminal and the canopy splits, is it manufacturing error? There are still things to be learned here. Somewhere I heard that some manufacturer used Kevlar thread to sew the cells together. According to that person, Kevlar has no elasticity and that past a certain load the thread just snaps. However, clearly this load is well above opening shock at normal terminal, which would indicate some kind of a problem with the drogue. As you can see, it doesn't seem clear cut to me, so please, answer my question, no matter how stupid. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  20. Whoa. What rig/loading? Was the rig/canopy new? Did the drogue deploy properly? Did they deploy at tandem terminal? How can a canopy just... split down the middle for no reason? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  21. I trained on a static line. We were supposed to arch, count to 5, and check the chute. I clearly remember counting 3000, 4000, 5000, but I can't remember the 1000 and 2000. The sensory overload passes, but the enjoyment only increases. I haven't gone very far yet, but believe me, it only gets better from here. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  22. It also feeds into the whole "machines and humans are intertwined" theme. I don't think Zion is a subprogram. What I think will happen is Zion and the matrix will both be destroyed and Neo will die. I think that Neo and Trinity concieved, and Trinity and her child will be among the few survivors. The human race gets a chance to start again through the crucifixion of their own personal Jesus Christ. Oh, and Bill, watch the second part of the trilogy. The Nebuchadnezzar fits in after the end. This is definitely a cult cyberpunk classic in the making. Look out Blade Runner. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  23. Yes, absolutely. I was just making sure you don't somehow connect the two. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  24. I just want to chime in as a student looking up to an old timer. It doesn't make you a wuss to care about your family. The CYPRES is not designed to be a crutch, but more of a reserve reserve. I think the statistics show that it very rarely kills people and very often saves them, especially the CYPRES. Get it and protect your family. All of us low timers will still be watching you nail that target with gaping mouths. And don't worry pops, you're not old -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.
  25. Push

    did you get the cut?

    I chose that page because I've looked over several and this one is the most conclusive. Case in point: http://www.medicirc.org/major_benefits.html All points except one were addressed on the previous site, including women being safer with circumcised men. As to it being medically neutral, here are a ton of webpages for the functions of the foreskin and general commentary: http://www.noharmm.org/morepages.htm Parents with the aid of competent medical personnel. I think that if someone were to disconnect their child from life support when the doctors said that the kid will be fine he will find himself in jail. Not just your perrogative, but your duty to your child. Which is exactly why I'm banging on my shield here. I don't think the government is planning to regulate circumcision one way or the other yet, are they? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you.