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Might help us if you mention what you do for work As far as dropzones, if you're in Denver, you don't have a lot of choices. Mile Hi Skydiving in Longmont is by far the closest - about 35 minutes north of Denver. The next closest is Canon City, which is about 3 hours away. The good news is that Mile Hi now has a turbine Otter , as well as turbine King Air

Just add water. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

That's a good and reasonable fear to have. But it's hard for us to give advice if we don't know who you are. Please fill in your jump numbers and years of experience, and we might be able to give better suggestions. If you are a new student jumper, what I might suggest is NOT landing in the main landing area of your DZ. There's a tendency to come down on teh target - the problem is everyone else is doing that too. Suddenly, the "big-sky" narrows in an inverted cone to a single point that everyone is shooting for - tandems, AFF, students, maybe even swoopers if your DZ permits them landing there. I encourage all of my students to pick a safe open spot away from the "peas" or landing target and make that their primary landing area. That keeps them away from all that other nonsense. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

That was ... most enjoyable. And thanks to HH for, err, leveraging synergies. whew. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If you're a good boarder, Arapahoe Basin. If you're just learning, Breckenridge (crowded). If you have a lot of money and time to get there, I think Aspen allows boarders now - not sure. Aspen is my favorite all-around place. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I have an older model. I have it mounted directly on my glove - the metal backplate behind the leather of the glove, and the neptune on top, with screws going through the glove. I've been jumping with it for more than a year, and never had a problem (except the battery died due to my setting the backlight function on). Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Link. You guys pay for wired? suckers Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Good point. I've seen lightweight people put under the "standard" 290 that are going backwards in a lot less than 14 MPH winds. Current skydiving instruction has the advantage of giving individual, custom training to each individual, based on their needs, experience and abilities. I hate seeing the mentality of following numbers and rules with no exception - everyone should be put under a 290, 14 MPH means we're good to go, etc. Applying good judgement to standard rules and numbers can definitely make the experience safer for a student. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If you weren't around the Internet much around five years ago, you missed this: http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/ Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I thought they already combined rockclimbing and skydiving. It's called BASE. What we really need to merge with a site that has a higher percentage of women Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I've done a few jumps out of an Aloutte. Not a bad ship. I'm not a pilot either, but from the size of the landing pad and the length of the skids, he did a damn good job putting it down! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

No. Because I was there that year too, and can't count it. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Mostly, it's so the other dogs can make fun of them Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

When I signed up earlier this year, they were a few dollars cheaper than netflix ($16, rather than $18), and they had (maybe they still have) coupons for two free in-store rentals per month, which sweetens the pot a bit. Eventually, Netflix will lose, BB will do the same thing they did with local rental stores - put them out of business. And it will be back to square 1. Anybody want to help me start a movie-on-demand Internet download video service? I figure we can have a good go for a few years until BB gets into that market too. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Could be your problem. Worst car insurance company I've ever dealt with. But in answer to your question, if it's not stated in the policy, they probably won't pay. I've had insurance co's in CO that sold me windshield replacement insurance for an extra $10-20/year. That was in case it got cracked by rocks. If it's broken in conjunction with other factors, such as a tree falling on your car, they would replace it at the same time as the other damage. Here's another thing about windshield replacement. It's a huge scam. Insurance co's get kickback. Auto glass co's defraud insurance cos. I once tried to claim a broken windshield as part of a break-in to my car. Insurance company refused to pay. Next day, I call dealer, who says front and side windows will be $550 for front, $150 for side. Second day, I got a "random" call from an auto glass company (read, crooked insurance co gets kickback for referrals from auto-glass co). They offer to replace both front and side windshields for $350 total. I tell them insurance won't pay - they say no problem. They replace my windshield and side window, I give them check for $350, and I leave insurance info blank on their form and sign it. Then they write my insurance co's name on the form, in different handwriting, after I sign it, and bill the insurance co for $3,000 - $2,100 for front, $900 for side. Insurance co calls me and says they won't pay - I tell them they shouldn't have tried to get a kickback from auto glass co in the first place. Insurance co calls auto glass co and tells them I authorized them to not pay (a lie). Insurance investigator calls me to tell me that they are investigating said auto glass co for fraudulent insurance claims - I told him to investigate insurance co while he's at it. Auto glass co calls and tells me I owe difference of $2,650 and they will send my bill to collections or they will "settle" for another $350 (the magic number! The difference between my original price and the dealer's original price just happens to be $350). I said no. Collections agent calls and says pay us - I say I have all receipts and dates/names of calls - take me to court. That's the last I heard of any of them. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I had Netflix for four years before I canceled when we started traveling. Never had one problem with them. I did Blockbuster online for a month in February while I was in Florida this year. Not one movie made it to my address there. They blamed the post office, and told me I need to talk the postal inspectors. Some DVDs got sent back to BB eventually, others disappeared. I canceled it within the cancellation period, and told them they suck. A few months later, I also canceled the credit card that I signed up for it on (for different reasons). SIX MONTHS later, I got a credit card bill saying BB has charge my (canceled) account for the movies that disappeared, and the credit card company reopened the account just to put those charges on it. I called the CC company and bitched them out. Then I emailed BB and bitched them out. Got the money back, and the credit card canceled for good the second time. Too bad, because BB has a better overall package than Netflix. But I'll pay the few extra dollars for better customer service with Netflix, thank you very much. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Lol! We'll just assume that mods have touched themselves, K? No need to get into the sweaty details Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

What, no one's touched FeFe? You'd think we all go to the same boogies Or maybe, the mods are getting more than their fare share Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I'm surprised that anyone goes to see a big-name concert. You would have to pay me to go see one. Last one I saw was Bjork at Red Rocks a few years ago. After getting a thorough body-cavity search, forced to dump out our good bottled water to buy shitty Aquifina (think Pepsi, without the tar), standing in line for over an hour to get in, getting yelled at by the security people, the fun really started. Good thing we didn't have cameras, because Bjork, being a pagan, forced the security guards to confiscate them all so the pictures didn't steal her soul, or something . Getting hands and feet stepped on by stoned audience members, food fights, overpriced, really bad food there was a very long performance by a cover band, and a relatively short one by the main performer. Sure, the music was good. But it's not worth going to prison to hear it - I'd rather listen to my iPod. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Has nobody informed you? The rule on DZ.com is that if you win the lottery, you are required to buy all of us new rigs Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Mods both past and present. A handshake or outside grip is as good as a kiss. Speak true! SkyBytch Hooknswoop SkyMonkey1 HH skymama remster billvon I'll add more if I can think of any Wait - wasn't B^2 a moderator for a while? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

It's no rumor. Rem definitely has cooties. But they're part of his charm. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Yawn. http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Oh how I could've used this webpage 30 years ago ... Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Sure, I've had friends that have taken wind speed indicators with them under canopy. ryoder has taken a small portable hand-held. I think the brand was Kestrel, or something like that. But I doubt a swooper would want to hold a wind-speed indicator in one hand while trying to negotiate a canopy at that speed. Might be better to stick with ground radar. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD