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Still, we should prevent slider grommets from hitting metal links, so why isn't it just as logical to simply prevent the slider grommets from touching the soft links? It isn't that hard to do. 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 would seem that slider bumpers would take care of the concerns mentioned, keeping the grommets well above the slink. Since you shouldn't have a metal link without a bumper, it isn't any bigger burden. Too bad they don't make the nice hat-bumpers in a size to fit wide risers. 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 actually quite interesting to touch. I was quite willing to take a risk on it for my main. I think materials engineers are quite capable of evaluating materials such as this. Testing it would not be a mystery, no reason why flaws wouldn't have been discovered in such testing. 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

Sounds like you think Islamofacism is not a threat to the western world. That is denying reality. 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

Definitely an opportunity for you to learn that the order of events is important. The change of heart, finding the peaceful way came before we got over the fear of them. The sequence is important, eh? I think you are mistaken about what I said. I never said that an invasion would have been easy. I just said that they would have had that change of heart even if they had been conquered without the use of the atomic bomb. They continued to have great faith and trust in their emperor, and fortunately he was able to get his speech out to the public. It was the military leadership that did not want to surrender and almost prevented the emperor from doing it - even the 2 A-bombs didn't change that. The defeat of the Japanese was going to happen, and their change of heart was just as inevitable. Truman's fear of the Russian's wanting to help conquer Japan as our allies was a big part of his decision to use the bomb. He didn't want them getting in there as they had grabbed up parts of Europe. Historians typically do not recognize this as an important part of Truman's decision making. Remember the order of events...it was after they changed their ways. 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 not, that is a logical fallacy, but besides the fact that it is not logical, others have not claimed that all muslims are terrorists. They have claimed that the leadership of the proposed mosque has ties to Islamofacism. Big difference. You would be wrong. It is easy to refute because it is a crappy analogy. The YMCA isn't associated with anything bad that happened at ground zero. 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 not, my reply was about CURRENT conditions, and how different it is now compared to before. Of course not. Perhaps you've missed how petty and elitist you appear when you make such ridiculous comments. You do seem to enjoy it, to each his own. I think the Japanese would have had that change of heart even if they had been conquered without the use of the atomic bomb. It seems that Islamofacists do not appear to be capable of such a change of heart. That fact might support a containment strategy, as opposed to a win-the-war strategy. I'm willing to admit that might be the better strategy, however it seems that most that are against the war against Islamofacism think that peace can be achieved with apologies and concessions. I think peace will be had when there are more leaders such as Anwar Sadat. He had a true change of heart. He had led wars against Israel, but later honestly realized it did not serve his people's interest. The smarter people also realize that the change did not happen from a position of weakness, it did not happen because we apologized or made concessions 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

I really dislike people that use logical fallacies to belittle others, especially when they are moderators and know they are doing it. But to each their own. 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

History shows that civilian populations are not immune from the violence of war. Why should it be without civilian deaths now? Would that actually make war less terrible? I'm not convinced that such efforts are actually better. Perhaps wars get stretched out, neither side feels nearly as much pressure to surrender. 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

As I suggested, very nice - competitor to the PD Optimum. I was just a little too early in my needs to get a large Optimum, it will be interesting to see the price of a honeycomb fabric reserve, and to see if they claim increased strength or tear damage/limitation. 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

There was a substantial amount of celebrating from large crowds of Muslims following that day. There were the expected declarations of sympathy, denouncing terrorism from many of their leadership, but still a lot of applause was present. It seems that you don't want to acknowledge that. Islamofacism could not be as prevalent as it is unless a lot of Muslims at the very least choose to let it exist. I hate Islamofacists. I think the term is quite appropriate, and Pres Bush was absolutely right to call it that. I would have a much greater opinion of Obama if he would do the same. 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 not, such we hate Christians and conservatives threads are quite common. Why should Muslims be left out? 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 seems that if a person of the muslim faith is a "supporter" as you describe (I agree with your description/definition), but they don't actually take part in any actions/violence, then they are considered a "moderate". Really pathetic, eh? 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

Has Aerodyne hinted that they would be doing that? The honeycomb concept for the fabric might be an advantage over square weave, but no real need for ZP material. It has been said (can't remember by who/what mfg) that typical ZP mat'l is actually more vulnerable to catastrophic tearing than non-ZP. 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

There is no problem in the world with Shinto extremists wanting to bring about the fall of the western world, to impose their religion upon others. The same cannot be said about Islam. That is the distinction, the important difference here. The Japanese had a true change of heart away from their imperialist ways and realized that their future was much better served by living and prospering in peace. They were very fortunate that their conquerors wanted the same. When Islamic leaders have a true change of heart, then there can be peace. Peace will not be had by apologies and concessions from the western world. 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

A self test can confirm electrical continuity, and make sure that systems are in a normal state, and that no software errors are present. A self test cannot subject the pressure transducer to a pressure change to confirm that it is accurately sensing the pressure (a change in resistance/capacitance/whatever to the flexing of a membrane/etc. - it depends on what technology is used). It can't calibrate itself. It isn't an arbitrary number. The limit was determined by an analysis based upon the design, testing, and actual experience with such systems and components. Testing and calibration of life-critical systems such as this is not unusual. The check intervals and life limitations are expensive and inconvenient, but reasonable from an engineering and safety viewpoint. Experience shows that such requirements are justified. 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 he get info on the kids to bust 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

http://www.skydivesantabarbara.com/ That looks like a dz that wants to put out students without much regard to fun jumpers. I could be wrong, but there is no info at all appropriate for experienced jumpers. That is a normal sign that they really don't want to bother with you. No need to fret, you have Perris and Elsinore near enough. 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 that were true, then the PD Pulse would suffer even more, and the performance would degrade even faster over time. We don't hear about that being a fact though. I find it fascinating that the Pulse can achieve good results with the entire lower skin made of their thin, but not a zero porosity fabric. Apparently canopies can withstand a remarkable amount of overall porosity and still realize the benefits of an all zero p fabric canopy. Some base canopies have an even smaller % of the canopy made of zero p and claim benefit. 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 the military in the US doesn't want to be a competitor to private companies that could provide aircraft for that purpose. Many years ago some state national guard C-130s were going to be used for record attempts. My memory is that the military brass put a stop to the plan because of that "competition" question. It isn't appropriate for the military to let their aircraft be hired for the purpose of hauling ordinary commercial cargo. Cargo carriers shouldn't have to compete with the military. Even C-130s can be hired for such purposes from private companies, they're just very expensive. 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 agree. But what is a CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME? Maybe the expiration should be 5 years... or 2 years. or 10, or 20. How do you decide? Now if all of the Cypress's or Vigils start displaying error codes after a certain amount of time, then that could be a basis for setting the lifetime. Lot's of good Cypress's are being retired without a single hiccup after 12 years. I buy Vigils now. Why do think the limit was decided arbitrarily? They didn't just pull that limit out of thin air, they did engineering analysis. Years ago I read on their website a layman's explanation of the basis for that decision. If there were lots of units that were failing self test near the 12 year limit, that would mean that the life limit should be adjusted to be_much_shorter. As I've said before, a power-on self test is not able to confirm the accuracy of the unit. We must recognize that fact when discussing this issue. 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 also was quite cynical at first about this, but I didn't even have an AAD at that time. I now appreciate the wisdom of this policy, and do not believe it is a profit-driven decision. We all know that the accuracy of an AAD is very important. If it is off on the low side, then it is more likely to not be effective if needed. If it is off on the high side, then we risk it firing on a relatively low pull. I think one of the reasons that pull altitude is significantly higher than 20 years ago is the desire to avoid an activation from a 2k pull. Pulling at 2k used to be quite normal. I'm not advocating pulling at 2k, but if I do, I really want (need) an AAD to be very accurate. That accuracy cannot be checked by a power-on self test. For those that want as simple an AAD as possible, get an FXC MK12000, or an Astra. Those units are so simple that they are stupid. I think some modern designs are only slightly more intelligent (able to distinguish realistic conditions from transient events). 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

Absolutely, if some stories were told about gear being recovered due to riggers being able to check such stolen lists, then at least jumpers that are aware of the lists would be a little less likely to steal gear. At least that is what I'd like to believe. 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 don't have enough info to be making that sort of conclusion. 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 am a big fan of the low profile metal D handle that I posted earlier, but there has in fact been at least one case I know of where a D handle was snagged that resulted in death. It happened at Snohomish in the late 80's/early 90's I believe. A guy was climbing out to be floater and snagged it on the way out. I think they were flying a T-bo at the time. Of course the snag hazard was really the problem, whatever snagged it should not have been exposed. 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