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  1. You don't sell Racers? 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
  2. Did a 2 way recently with a ~200 jump novice without a lot of RW experience trying to use the mantis position. The constant correcting and overcorrecting with hands/arms made me have to orbit around to get the first dock. It was very irritating having my target doing unnecessary adjustments. maybe having the hands in front of you is likely to make a novice 'twitchy'. 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
  3. The Icon is a one pin reserve system. The Cypres can be changed with a new cutter. Know thy gear! 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
  4. How is it relevant to your work? Instead of giving more aid money to the PA, I think the very most we should do is match contributions from the estate of Arafat, he stole so much while he was alive. 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
  5. The Element is a success, the Aztec was/is a flop. I think the Scion xb is ugly. Of course there is no accounting for taste. However the Aztec did nothing unusual, except hook up to an expensive accessory tent. The Element has a truly huge interior, in terms of head room, leg room (like a limo for the rear seat), and practical storage including 2 bikes-inside. The seats can all lay truly flat (no tent needed), the fabric of the seats can't even be stained by ketchup, the rubber floor is very practical, the no B-pillar suicide door layout is very useful. There is a subwoofer at the center/bottom of the dash. It is a lot easier to get geared up at the ski slopes with an Element than a sedan or SUV, and a leather/carpeted interior is not so great for when you get done. Skis/boards can slide under the rear seat (no rack needed). You won't be outed at green party conventions for having a gas guzzler (2.4 liter engine). It was designed and built in Ohio. Right hand drive versions are being exported. For all of these reasons the Element makes a great roadtrip - outdoor activity - boogie vehicle. The Aztec has nothing in comparison. 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
  6. What characteristic do you think defines a truck? The bed is a lot tougher than other 'trucks'. 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
  7. You are a very wise person. The element is VERY useful in being able to move stuff, has the rear seat leg room of a limo, headroom to wear a ten gallon hat... 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
  8. You are so wrong! Ridgeline is beautiful, in form and function. In-bed trunk, tailgate that hinges 2 ways, fold up (comfortable also) rear set, try to lock up a bicycle in the rear seat area of any other 4-door truck. And the list goes on... For a detailed explanation of features and the thinking that went into this groundbreaking truck... http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-article?article_id=320271 For a detailed review (yes, they are partial to honda)... http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-article?article_id=323434 This writer attended the press introduction held months ago, and had a lot of compliments on the truck, specifically comparing it to the body-on-frame competition. The description of how it performs so well while towing should be of interest to you AD. You do need to 'register' to download the videos. 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
  9. Honda Ridgline ad is supposed to be near the end of 1st and also 3rd quarter. 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
  10. I think I got it now, saw a guy doing the long turns with one foot way back (toes only), kinda lunged forward with the other foot. That's it, right? 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
  11. http://www.innovativeparachute.com/index.html 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
  12. Two of them can be quite entertaining... 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
  13. This attitude was dropped many years ago. Although skydiving with attention deficit disorder (ADD) is not a good idea, currently automatic activation devices (AAD) are not discriminated against. 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
  14. If you get a triathalon, consider getting the modifications that Aerodyne offers. If you search for 'triathalon mod' you will learn more. 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
  15. I prefer having a more visible hand mount with the altimeter sitting more on the side of your hand next to your thumb, instead of on the back of the hand. Having a smallish finger loop, only on the index finger is the way to do it. It has only been the last ten years that I've worn an altimeter at all, got by with eyes and a paralert. 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
  16. The S2000 looks muscular, I think, in a way that is very hard to do without being gaudy/weird. 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
  17. Looked like your signature. 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
  18. It is time to pick sides. From Naomi Regan: ONE GERMAN WHO GETS IT Matthias Dapfner, Chief Executive of the huge German publisher Axel Springer AG, has written a blistering attack in DIE WELT, Germany's largest daily newspaper, against the timid reaction of Europe in the face of the Islamic threat. EUROPE - THY NAME IS COWARDICE (Commentary by Mathias Dapfner CEO, Axel Springer, AG) A few days ago Henry Broder wrote in Welt am Sonntag, "Europe - your family name is appeasement." It's a phrase you can't get out of your head because it's so terribly true. Appeasement cost millions of Jews and non-Jews their lives as England and France, allies at the time, negotiated and hesitated too long before they noticed that Hitler had to be fought, not bound to toothless agreements. Appeasement legitimized and stabilized Communism in the Soviet Union, then East Germany, then all the rest of Eastern Europe where for decades, inhuman, suppressive, murderous governments were glorified as the ideologically correct alternative to all other possibilities. Appeasement crippled Europe when genocide ran rampant in Kosovo, and even though we had absolute proof of ongoing mass-murder, we Europeans debated and debated and debated, and were still debating when finally the Americans had to come from halfway around the world, into Europe yet again, and do our work for us. Rather than protecting democracy in the Middle East, European appeasement, camouflaged behind the fuzzy word "equidistance," now countenances suicide bombings in Israel by fundamentalist Palestinians. Appeasement generates a mentality that allows Europe to ignore nearly 500,000 victims of Saddam's torture and murder machinery and, motivated by the self-righteousness of the peace-movement, has the gall to issue bad grades to George Bush.. Even as it is uncovered that the loudest critics of the American action in Iraq made illicit billions, no, TENS of billions, in the corrupt U. N Oil-for-Food program. And now we are faced with a particularly grotesque form of appeasement... How is Germany reacting to the escalating violence by Islamic fundamentalists in Holland and elsewhere? By suggesting that we really should have a "Muslim Holiday" in Germany. I wish I were joking, but I am not. A substantial fraction of our (German) Government, and if the polls are to be believed, the German people, actually believe that creating an Official State "Muslim Holiday" will somehow spare us from the wrath of the fanatical Islamists. One cannot help but recall Britain's Neville Chamberlain waving the laughable treaty signed by Adolf Hitler, and declaring European "Peace in our time". What else has to happen before the European public and its political leadership get it? There is a sort of crusade underway, an especially perfidious crusade consisting of systematic attacks by fanatic Muslims, focused on civilians, directed against our free, open Western societies, and intent upon Western Civilization's utter destruction. It is a conflict that will most likely last longer than any of the great military conflicts of the last century - a conflict conducted by an enemy that cannot be tamed by "tolerance" and "accommodation" but is actually spurred on by such gestures, which have proven to be, and will always be taken by the Islamists for signs of weakness. Only two recent American Presidents had the courage needed for anti-appeasement: Reagan and Bush. His American critics may quibble over the details, but we Europeans know the truth. We saw it first hand: Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War, freeing half of the German people from nearly 50 years of terror and virtual slavery. And Bush, supported only by the Social Democrat Blair, acting on moral conviction, recognized the danger in the Islamic War against democracy. His place in history will have to be evaluated after a number of years have passed. In the meantime, Europe sits back with charismatic self-confidence in the multicultural corner, instead of defending liberal society's values and being an attractive center of power on the same playing field as the true great powers, America and China. On the contrary - we Europeans present ourselves, in contrast to those "arrogant Americans", as the World Champions of "tolerance", which even (Germany's Interior Minister) Otto Schily justifiably criticizes. Why? Because we're so moral? I fear it's more because we're so materialistic, so devoid of a moral compass. For his policies, Bush risks the fall of the dollar, huge amounts of additional national debt, and a massive and persistent burden on the American economy - because unlike almost all of Europe, Bush realizes what is at stake - literally everything. While we criticize the "capitalistic robber barons" of America because they seem too sure of their priorities, we timidly defend our Social Welfare systems. Stay out of it! It could get expensive! We'd rather discuss reducing our 35-hour workweek or our dental coverage, or our 4 weeks of paid vacation... Or listen to TV pastors preach about the need to "reach out to terrorists. To understand and forgive". These days, Europe reminds me of an old woman who, with shaking hands, frantically hides her last pieces of jewelry when she notices a robber breaking into a neighbor's house. Appeasement? Europe, thy name is Cowardice 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
  19. Gee, so I guess that makes him a wealthy, rude, arrogant dumbass. Thanks for reminding us of his other attributes. 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
  20. Hey Genius, I don't understand you. 'why do they get so angry rather than angrily protesting' Please clarify what is your point. 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
  21. If just 100 people would be willing to pay just $100 to travel with the plane, then you've got 10,000, and all of the 100 could jump in. If people start paying for the ride to a boogie, might it change the reg's they would fly under? 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
  22. I'm focusing on during the deployment. I don't want them being free in the airstream as they would if I planned on letting go. After deployment is a whole different story. 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
  23. The old Alti II's with the adjustment knob sticking out are not my favorite. Besides that model I don't think they are a significant hazard. 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
  24. Any speculation/informed estimation out there about how much a jump will cost when it does first go up in Perris, without any extra ferry cost? edit - Also, I'll bet a lot of people are looking forward to travelling to the WFFC on the plane from LA
  25. How is that a reason to throw them? I don't want the ripcord or cutaway cables going up into my deploying canopy, main or reserve. I would much rather try to hold onto them than to hope they go ourward enough to stay out of the canopy's way. I like my loop cutaway handle and low profile reserve handle. Easy to pull and hold onto. In the picture, the cable is not in the housing, that is why it looks weird. 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