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it's good to be self critical, but not to the point where your demeaning yourself. learn from the negative...focus on the positive. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

GEAR, INJURY and BEER.......... --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

the posts total stood at 666 total before i made mine to change it to 667. i kept waiting for someone else to post, but it didn't happen. that's all. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

www.skydiveelsinore.com/calendar/scleroderma/index.html for all you lazy people. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Michele: thanks sweetie! we can help the newbies feel welcome together! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

JoJo: while your logged in, go to "Edit Profile" then to "user profile" then go to recieve pm's? or do not recieve pm's, check the accept pm's box, and you'll see them. to send someone a pm, simply click on their screen name, and go to the bottom right hand corner, and you'll be able to sen that person a pm. any more questions, please ask. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

JoJo: check your pm's. i just looked at your profile, come to skydivehouston.com trust me! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

hey, all, thanks for understanding! it's kinda like the 13th load, or the 13th floor in most buildings (most of which are engineered without labeling the thirteenth floor) it just, well, it, well it suked! K? --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

not long ago, i flew to tulsa, oklahoma. my flight is split into 4 flights, ab to dlf, then tulsa, on the way to dallas love (from where i parked my avalanche, there must have been 10,000 signs about guns, knives, etc...) so finally, i get my luggage boarded, get to my gate, i'm about 4 people behind a young espanic male, about 21-24 yrs of age, we were standing in line for the x-ray machine to x-ray our luggage, they caught him with an aluminum assualt knife, with a blade about 11" long, with holes for the fingers, and tines on the opposing sides of the weapon. man, i'm telling you guys, have ya watched COPS lately? they took this fella out, and cuffed, and subdued him in a matter of about 8 seconds, i tried feeling sorry for him, but hey, "don't do the crime, if ya can't do the time" ask Robert Blake! the funny thing was, everyone in line could see the contents of everyone else's luggage/carryons on the 21" screen in the security area. some people, ya just can't reach! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

nicholas: i can't speak for HH, but i'm under the impression one of the "new tools" on the upgraded forum, is you don't have to have a address book anymore. if you want to send someone a pm, simply click on their screen name, and to the lower right hand corner is a tab that says send private message, it works pretty good. i could be wrong about this, i've been wrong before! hope this helps to resolve the issue. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

..........to get the number of posts changed, i just couldn't stand looking at it any longer. so in keeping with safety and training, remember, if your not mentally prepared, you shouldn't jump. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Hook: that is no canopy, it's a dishrag! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

see attached .jpeg of derek's (hooknswoop) canopy after a 180 snap, and and front riser grab, i'm assuming by his body position he's shifting weight in the harness to get more or faster response from the canopy. i've seen hook do this many. many times over the years, and i never noticed the distortion in the VX-60 X-braced canopy he's flying here. he's been clocked with a radar gun at SDSL at 98 MPH, if my memory serves me correctly, and i'm sure it does. i was surprised to see the shape of this canopy when i viewed this .jpeg the first time. i could be wrong about what he was doing, when he was doing it, i'm sure he'll correct me, he's a hell of a swoopmonster! see attached. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

my home DZ could fly C-182's all the time for all i care (but i am a turbine snob) i chose my home DZ because of the DZO's and staff. plus it's a challenging environment. it's a growing DZ as well. i was made to feel welcome there the first time i went there, and just fell in love with the people there. we all know pretty much who everybody is, and if we don't know them, we introduce ourselfs. it doesn't have the fanciest facilities around, but who cares? thae facilities does not the drop zone make! i look forward to each time i get to go there! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

that's extremely good news. i'm glad we didn't lose this "brother" Drew: work hard, you'll make it back bro, god bless! Regards: --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

you first. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

www.skydivecity.com/news/events/jumpforthecause.htm this is easier. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

it would appear that th fowl made his "last bad decision" or maybe he "just lost his head" and flew into the truck, he "zigged" when he should have "zagged" either way, he's "went in" --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Dave: i'm kind of glad you brought that up. i've tried to say it a few times, but have been lambasted myself. this situation has caused me to be VERY CAREFUL what i say. which shouldn't have to be. i think everyone should read the forum rules, and etiquette, and try the're best to abide by them, then we wouldn't have so much of this B.S. going on. but, having said all of that, this is a "macho" sport, and everyone tries to be the baddest, fastests, and most popular, because if your none of the aforementioned, your not in th "IT" crowd. i didn't invent the "IT" crowd, it invented itself. a lot of this "as the prop turns" crap gets started (in my opinion) because of rumours, and rhetoric, and a lot of it gets started through pm's, and a lot of it in the pub. which brings me to the culmanation of my point..."don't drink, and posts" this has happened a few times in here, and then the next day, everybody's apologizing. just last week, i appealed for a more "kinder, gentler" atmosphere. it seems to have calmed down a lot. but when you go to the drop zone, the cliques are apparent, the "lines are drawn" ray charles could see it. if i can tone it down, so can everyone else. and i hope i don't get torched for this, but if i do, it's just me, speaking my mind. (which does get me in a lot of trouble) *dz.com group hug*

that had to have HURT like a MOFO! very ugly, did someone dump him? or was it premature? --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

are you "visually impaired?" not trying to crack wise. i was having this same problem when i first started, then i purchased some prescription goggles, problem solved. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

visit www.pisa.co.za/ for information on this canopy. it is not a cross braced performance canopy, but you will like it! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

for prescription goggles, that look just as kewel as anything else on the market go to sportrx.com they'll fix you up. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

maybe by the time the nimrods get the Sabre3 out, they'll have something that actually works. i flew them for a while, there expensive, they slam you on openings, etc...never again. my hornet is a way better canopy than any sabre i'v ever flown, and doesn't costs near as much. my .02 usd. --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

Paula: BEER! at SDH next weekend! congrats! --Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"