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  1. Aussie Rules - big men in tight shorts!! Great win by the Wellington Lions in the NZ NPC today. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  2. XXX - I love that dude When's he making his second motion picture?? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  3. Visibility: The overall visibility will be 15840 feet. Not 15841 feet??? Happy B'day dude!!!!!! The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  4. What 'bout chickens - do tell I have been told that after 'exit' they put their wings out and try to fly. Big mistake. The prop blast detaches their wings or at least breaks them and the bird plummets. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  5. damn!! The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  6. "As BASE jumpers we already know to stay off AM broadcast towers" Why are AM towers so bad? Does anyone jump AM towers or are these definite 'no goes'? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  7. "F*** this scumbag. F*** 'im in the ear." What happened to _peaceful_ jeffrey??? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  8. I would be interested in getting the opinion of the BASErs on the ethics (from a BASE ethics perspective) of the practice known as "deathcamping". Edited to add: By "deathcamping" I mean in the context of experienced BASE jumpers dispatching non-BASE jumping friends off an object on a one-time basis. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  9. Didn't your mutha teach you - never answer a question with a question P.S. No desire to start a low pulling thread. Just thought the title was a tad 'misleading'. And yeah, never pull low unless you have to, or decide to having fully considered possible consequences. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  10. Did anyone else think that this was going to be a low pull (pulling low) thread?? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  11. You should be too high to get scared of heights. I know of a tandem master with thousands of jumps who is still freaked somewhat by small planes. Don't worry, if the plane stops flying you'll be real close to someone with a parachute. And, you should be scared, but excited as well - that's all part of the fun of skydiving. Good luck. Enjoy. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  12. I'd say that those two woman had big ovaries - much respect to the big chicks living it large. I'll never hassle a big lass risking humiliation in a thin persons world - whether they be running, at the gym, swimming, or whatever. If they were not in appropriate physical shape to parachute safely then they should never have been told to board the plane in the first place. Re the "try bowling" talk, as long as you're safe then you probably should never hear it. If you're safe but suck then you may give your instructor a good laugh as you flail and the DZ shouldn't mind as you just end up spending more cash. If you're safe and you want it bad enough, then do it. Stay safe and promise yourself that you'll become a great skydiver. Better a crap student who sticks with the sport and progresses than a great student who quits soon after. Re BMI - it's a good indication, but sometimes seriously flawed. For example, a muscular person may well have a BMI that indicates that they are overweight even though they outdo others in strength and even flexibility. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  13. The cat in question has a little doggy friend But remember folks, no site naming The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  14. I believe that the S in question has the name of another pussy (cat) spookey The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  15. At my home dropzone the staff live on caffeine. It would appear from extensive personal research involving sleep deprivation that once your body gets used to caffeine, its intake actually relaxes you (even promotes sleep). It may be that your body comes to accept a caffeinated state as normal and 'enjoys' that state. Thus, if you already have a high intake of caffeine then its consumption may indeed promote relaxation. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  16. I like it, I like it alot!! The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  17. Funky (ie, scary) cloud in the background The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  18. Thank you kindly Billvon - nice reply. Interesting that you mention _feeling_ a cut-away, which sounds like noting whether the main has detached without checking by visual means. However, your overall point is noted. I do realise that reserves are designed to deploy past a malfunctioning main, but clearly this does not always happen. After I posted I was thinking "get at it with a hook knife". I hadn't considered your point about hard housings. Given that scenario, where would you recommend attacking with a hook knife? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  19. I recently read in the Incidents forum of including in your emergency procedures a check that your main has been cut-away (ie, is no longer attached to your harness) before going for your reserve. This seems to make some sense, but assuming that the main is still attached, what next? I have been taught emergency procedures by several experienced instructors, but this check has never been mentioned and I have never been told what to do to affect a main separation when the cut-away handle has already been pulled. I guess the answer depends on what is (still) holding the main to the harness and the most straightforward response is to clear the cables from the three rings. Any advice on how best to do this (or respond to other causes for the main still being 'attached') with the minimum of fuss and maximum of speed?? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  20. Ah, sorry Ma'am The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  21. You dude get the 1 millionth post including deleted posts. Someone else just got the 1 millionth post excluding deleted posts - or 1 millionth still active post. Or at least, that's the way that it seems. The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  22. Can we get an official word on who was the lucky punter?? Less than 1 million posts to the 2 millionth post. Any of you PW's keen to get the countdown going again? Hey, it's 3 in the morning, I'm allowed to be silly! The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  23. come on baby!! The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  24. Sweet - burnage and down to 24 The excitement builds... Who said that numbers aren't fun??!! The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.
  25. 252 posts to go 1:45 am local time (New Zealand) Must be Friday morning wake up time in the US of A by now. Rise, shine and post you yanks (meant with nothing but affection of course). The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat.