sundevil777

Why on earth would it? Big dude made everything, some kind of afterlife, rules you need to follow to get in... fairly simple concepts, easy to understand why some humans or aliens would think of it. Can't you imagine there being much more significant parallels? I don't get it with some here that have so little imagination for the possibilities. It makes me think that they have a very rigid belief system and they won't allow the thought that it could be altered. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Only one inspection/service will need to be done, even if the first never happened. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

But what the heck would that be? I personally know several people named Mohammed and Jesus. What sign from Xenu are you looking for? 21, no, 15, no 14, no 10, 10 Commandments? That's just in how you count them. A guy leading slaves in the desert with a magic walking stick? A virgin birth? What bit of bizarre mythology shared by two planets would prove the existence of god? If "they" came down and said, "Oh yeah, we sent a spaceship here a bajillion years ago and we think it crashed into a volcano" would that make you believe in Scientology? Is that all it takes? Space boy sits up there and listens to Pat Robertson for a couple of years and says, "Oh yeah, we got this." They come down here and start spouting stuff about gays causing earthquakes and you're on the bandwagon with them? Of course you can think of scenarios where aliens might tell us things simply to deceive. Can't you imagine a scenario that would make you consider the existence of God? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Of course worshiping sun gods would not be a remarkable parallel. I'm talking about parallels that would be beyond the possibility of ordinary chance. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

If an alien civilization had not just religious teachings, but if they were nearly identical to some or all of what is taught on earth, I think that would rock the world. Of course it is just a hypothetical, but this thread is about a hypothetical. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

The possibilities are not just simply all government or all capitalist control. For a long time businesses have not been free to do whatever they want. The US is still somewhat balanced, but is tending toward more govt control and that concerns a lot of people. Private companies are always trying to be more efficient - to do more with less. To a large extent they are indeed more efficient over time. If only government would have the same pressure to accomplish projects/objectives with less resources then our govt budgets wouldn't be so bloated. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Any race where the pit stops are such an important part of the final result is bullshit. They should do heats on just one tank of fuel leading up to a main event like some other types of racing. The breaks in the action are built in, there would be fewer cars on the track at one time, and there is the excitement of more than one checkered flag. Nobody has the attention span for a 500 mile race. I like racing, not pit stop competitions. My understanding is that that if one mfg starts to dominate, they will add some drag to their vehicle to make sure the cars tend to run around in a huge pack. That is bullshit. They also shouldn't be allowed to put the mfgs model names on the cars (malibu, taurus, etc). 30-40 years ago there was some real connection, but now it is just false advertising. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

You seem to have much difficulty with that. You do not seem to have any difficulty with that. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Perhaps it is part of a conspiracy. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Cool, can you also say for the rest of the company? With such a high percentage of negro employees one would expect a high percentage in the mangement also. It would not be correct to expect that. It doesn't surprise me that you expect that. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

but you would agree that the blacks you teach are at least as intelligent and no more criminal than any whites you've taught

You are quite wrong about this, and many other things. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Yes, of course, I wasn't thinking that the label might still have reference to the original mfg name on it. I jumped at Kapowsin from '88-'95, had a NLII, and will soon have my second Infinity. My point to the original poster should be to not make reference to Northern Lite when advertising it for sale, as that might lead some to be unsure of whether it is the modern Infinity (and it certainly is by the DOM). People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

You're right, it is a simple answer. Liberal public policies. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

It is nice that the author makes it clear that they have already made their conclusions, extremist liberal bias in full view for all that care to open their eyes. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

No, all it might take is for the first locking stow to break. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I understand what you and billvon are saying, but the condition of relatively stretched out locking stows is a common reality, even if it is not the ideal. Doing ground experiments pulling on it doesn't impart the acceleration and its result (sometimes called bag slump). I like having greater confidence that my locking stows won't break. I accept that it isn't for everyone. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Indeed it would be great to see actual video of such incidents and to have knowledge that they were associated with bad openings. Locking stows break so often, why shouldn't we think that they are busting at "lift off"? It seems to be at least as likely as them breaking when they are releasing the line group (when it no longer matters if they break). Some might even be breaking while the container is still closed, and of course once one breaks, the others are more stressed during lift-off. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Others have witnessed bag locks with regular rubber bands used. Your incident may still have happened with regular rubber bands. Either way, I still prefer the trade-off. There is a very good reason that reserves are closed with such very strong locking stows - you don't want it to break. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

So there is an example of a bag lock that you could say was caused by too strong of a locking stow. I am always extremely careful with my stows, especially the locking stows, so I think the trade-off with tube stows (I make my own very easily) is worth it. What is more important is that much more than lines may come out early if locking stows break when they shouldn't. The entire canopy may come out when a locking stow breaks. My contention is that locking stows break often when we would not want them to, and that may be the cause of some bad/harsh openings without ever being realized that it may be the cause. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I'm a dude, thats weird "Cup cake" is a term that a drill sergeant would stereotypically use while hurling insults at you. Now suck it up, princess! People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Bands get extra tension (they get additional stress) as a result of the acceleration of the bag off the container, long before a particular stow gets the chance to be the next to release. When one of the locking stows breaks, the remaining locking stow(s) are stressed even more. For many d-bags, the loss of just one locking stow can allow the canopy to fall out during the acceleration. That is the myth. I think it is just a myth. Even so, your reserve is packed with a stow that will not break from the force of the pilot chute pulling on it. Others on this forum have seen bag locks happen despite the use of regular rubber bands. I will take the chance that a locking stow won't break when I would want it to vs the near certainty (I feel) that a locking stow will break when I don't want it to. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Your container is not a Northern Lite III, it is an Infinity. The NLIII was an older design. That is good news for you - it is worth a lot more than if it was a NLIII. What is the DOM of your cypres (they expire after 12 years)? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Sure, 40 pounds is right, but only in new condition, without tears. Haven't we all seen pre-torn locking stows used. Haven't we all had a band break while we were trying to use it while packing? That means we had intended to use the band as is, but we were lucky to have it break while closing the bag instead of when the bag was being lifted off our back. To me, the 40 pound spec has almost no meaning, unless the band is in new condition all the way until when it is used. From my experience, rubber bands get tears in them extremely easily - it is hard to use one on a locking stow without tearing it. They often get torn just from installing it (new) on the d-bag. A more useful measure of strength would be after a couple jumps, with a typical set of little tears already started, the type of tears that most jumpers accept without much thought to the possible result. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I realize a lot of people say "line dump" when they really mean "bag strip", but I wonder if bag strip really isn't a whole lot more common than we realize, but for a different reason than we realize. Normal rubber bands break often, right? I think it might be that they are breaking during the acceleration of the bag out of the container, and that during that extra stress might be when a lot of the bands are actually breaking. That would mean bag strip at some point during the deployment, maybe late in the process (not so much impact on the deployment), maybe early (more impact). This leads back to a strong preference I have for locking stows that don't break easily. I don't like the idea of rubber bands breaking when I wouldn't want them to break. A lot of times it seems like a regular rubber band is impossible to use even one time without it showing some tearing. That just isn't good enough for me, not for the locking stows. I should also mention that I have been around guys that freepacked their mains. I never would, but I've seen it, so maybe I worry too much about locking stows breaking, but I hate hard openings and malfunctions. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am