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But Obama likes to brag and take undeserved credit for domestic production being at a peak in the last 8 years - even with libs doing what they can to stop oil flowing from federal lands. That doesn't match your assertion. There sure is quite an oil boom happening in some parts of the country and Canada (could be happening in Alaska and off the coast) compared to your claim of "plain running out of oil". Obama says that he's for an "all of the above" strategy but his policies do not match his words - he's lying. 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

At least according to libs such as our president. He says that the quest for lower demand of oil will result in lower prices because of the supply - demand relationship. Increasing the supply of oil by greater domestic drilling won't reduce the price however, because oil is a world market commodity, blah blah. Why does the law of supply and demand work from only one direction for libs? I think they are blinded by their desire to not want to use oil. I think the US should embark on achieving the goal of energy independence - at least from OPEC. It might take 10 or 20 years to achieve, but we should be boycotting OPEC. 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

Do you think that a sign language interpreter should be provided by the DZ? I don't think it is reasonable. I would expect the student to be responsible for bringing along someone that can do it. 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

Does anyone know of a guy from the Atlanta area named Glenn? I did a balloon jump with Saturday and his girlfriend probably got some pics. I got a ride back separate from him, and didn't get contact info. 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

Hard links are only easier and faster if you don't mark them to allow you to confirm they haven't loosened and don't install link covers and tack them in place. Hard links are far from idiot proof, as many have overtightened them causing cracked barrels. 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 can go to about 24k or so without bailout oxygen for around $100. It is much easier because you'll only need oxygen in the plane and exit quickly when you put it down, without the need for a high altitude chamber session. The extra 6k feet requires a lot more $ and time, so it might be worth considering. Many more DZs are able to do such a jump. It is relatively easy to get several other jumpers willing to pay a premium for such a jump and make it happen even if a local DZ didn't have plans to do it. 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 make my tube stows with no glue, just put the connection in the base of the larks head. The stows will pull apart really easy before they're installed, but don't seem to see much stress at all after installed. I've never tried to put near 40 lbs on them, perhaps they would come apart, but I don't think so. 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

Did you check them with the connection point in the base of the larks head? I don't even glue the tube stows I make, so the tension definitely doesn't affect them there. It always seemed obvious to install them that way. Anyway, 40 lbs of strength is plenty, but bands quickly get weak with use. They get abraded, spit, torn, sometimes just from installing them (setting the larks head tight). 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 think it is worth noting that when Mr. Sherman of the Jump Shack (Racer) designed his speed bag, he did not trust just a couple rubber bands to hold the d-bag closed. He applied a lot of rubber bands, and the flap that is closed by them doesn't get the inertial load because it is located differently than the typical d-bag. Regarding double stowing of lines not causing bag locks (the PD video), I would agree but putting even more stress on the band makes it more likely to break when you don't want it to. How many keep using a rubber locking stow even though it has some visible cut or tear? That is quite common in my experience, and is an instance of bag dump waiting to happen. It is a very reasonable thing to not want the middle locking stows to break. They get a lot of stress applied to them. 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

OK, my mistake, but how am I or a newbie to tell when your tongue is in your cheek? You seemed pretty serious. Yes, rubber bands are supposed to break. It can be very dangerous for them to break at the wrong time, which is exactly when they are stressed the most. 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

QuoteAn old master rigger once told me that every broken rubber band is a bag lock that never happened.Quote What a load of bull. Rubber bands break because they aren't strong enough. Haven't we all installed a new band, only to have it start splitting just from the stress of pulling the larks head tight while installing it? Your master rigger friend would have been more correct to say that every broken middle locking stow rubber band was a potential bag dump that came close to happening, only prevented by the other middle locking stow that had more stress on it due to its neighbor breaking. Of course bands also break at at the time that the line group is pulled out, but the bands are also under a lot of stress when the bag is lifted off your back (accelerated), which happens to be the worst time to suffer a broken rubber band. Even for d-bags with 4 locking stows, break the middle two and the canopy can likely ejected. Bag locks have occurred even with rubber bands, and bag dump can happen with tube stows. I understand the theory behind limited strength rubber bands. I do not understand how so many do not acknowledge the other side of that tradeoff. 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

Footmonauti/backmonauti? That document is atmopathetic. It defines tracking as spilling air, atmonuts apparently discovered that some lift can be had with the forward movement. That is atmoincredible. Why is it a surprise to you that atmotracking is subject to such disdain? 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

Maybe it's their way of being able to absolutely show they had actually checked for all rigs to be in-date? Not all packing cards will have all the component serial numbers on it, right? Do they really want the copy of the card for serial numbers or for repack date? Maybe they've had experiences of stolen gear and wished they'd had more serial number info? 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

That is what I don't understand in the digital versus analogue debate. The colour coding makes an analogue a binary instrument. It is red or it is not - very easy to process under stress. If all that was important to recognize was whether you were in the red zone or not, that makes some sense. We usually want to know how far away from the red and yellow zone we are. The typical glance at an analog alti I think takes much longer to happen and process than the "I don't understand in the digital versus analogue debate" analog advocates appreciate. 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

After a couple hundred jumps on my previous rig, the wide risers would allow the slider to come really far down. The risers get more pliable/softer and not as effective at stopping the slider. 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

Because they were claiming to be doing things that were not true. 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

Even with wide risers, the slider can come down farther than you might think. Preventing the slinks from coming in contact with the slinks is also desirable, I think. 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

That is not true for many. I had a nice Galaxy alti,, and then last season I decided to try a digital visual altimeter. I tried a Viso II, and then found that I liked the display of the Neptune better. I definitely like the digital altis better than analog, and I'm a relatively old guy that had used an analog for many years. Processing of the info from a digital alti takes less time for me. Each person has their own reaction to it. I would never try to tell someone that one is better than the other, just that it is worth trying both types. I think the bulletproof reputation of analog altis is overstated. 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 an underappreciated risk of entanglement comes from the RSL shackle. I would definitely keep a stable biplane, and slighlty/gently flare the front canopy. I do not think there should be enough altitude for anything bad to happen, 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 neptune also is a logging/downloadable speed profile data type of unit, similar to the Altitrack and ProTrack (audible only). The Viso has very limited data, you can't look at the profile on a computer at all. 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

Again, releasing the toggles on a canopy does not mean that the canopy must then be at full flight. 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

Just meant that you can turn as needed, as little as needed. 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

Even after releasing the brakes on the top canopy, you can still make it fly as if the brakes were stowed, and slowly let them up to see if it will behave. Just fly around with a bit of brakes if needed. 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 met a guy that says about 15 years ago he did a first jump near Cleveland that had him doing real freefall on his first jump, with instructors following, but not holding on like normal AFF. I think he was lying, but wanted to see if there was anyone that knew of a bandit DZ that might have been doing this. 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

That cheapo orange plastic knife has been known for a long time to be junk - to break apart under stress of actual use. There are plastic models that are very good. This plastic knife is great (I have two), unfortunately paragear still sell the orange junk knife also: http://www.square1.com/manufacturers/square1/p1155.asp#4inchPlastichookknife I do not think the benchmade knife has any advantage, except for the bottle opener. Attached is a pic of the crappy "Z knife". It is the only plastic knife that has any history of failing/breaking. 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