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D: that's wierd! i see you have the same toggle set-up i have, i've never seen this before. i stow my excess line the same way you do (did) i'll have to watch me arse! Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

Quade: thank you! i resemble that remark!

congrats! now buy a SIM and study for that B!

**realized that this jump was jump number 666** glad ya made it, but i won't be logging a jump # 666, it'll be 665-667

Lisa: i'm glad your o.k. and i hate to hear of the whack. i know it hurts, in more ways than one. you handled it! i'm glad to hear you made the team, hope the rest is uneventful. you have shared your experience with us, and i hope a few of us will learn from it. take care, heal fast!

as for my self, i'll pay no mind to the wench! off with her head, to the gallows! Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

as always, this news brings heavy hearts, and positive vibes for the family and friends of the deceased sky diver. blue skies forever John Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

my harddeck is 1500 agl. in the event all is well at deployment.

naturally............... Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

Rob: your only recourse of action right now is to make a motion to "modify" custody of the child, and then, the court will make a decision on what happens after that. your talking to a man that's "been there done that" i hate you have to go through this, it's never easy. go and log on to http://www.fathers.org for more information and support. Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

**See? Isn't that completely annoying?** so your admitting being an antagonists? and no, it doesn't bother me, you gotta get up way earlier, and stay up way late to get to me. have your fun.

with any luck, we should be able to jump to our heart's content on the morrow!

with condescending remarks like some of these post contain, from the "sky gods" it's a wonder no one ever says anything, or tries to improvise new ideas. it's all clear now. i didn't make up the canopy color idea, it was taught to me by someone else, i guess i'll have to tell him he's full of shit now? once again, the experienced have retaliated against the aspiring with they're vast, and copious amount of knowledge. in any event, watch out for each other, and be safe. and for those of us who seem to think we've got it all figured out, i'd be twice as careful. Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

i watched it, last i saw, she "went in" then the stinking show was over, so i gotta watch it tonight to see if she made it. doh! Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

**Are you kidding me? Now I have to remember the color of everyone's gear?! Ridiculous.** did i not make my self clear, that i would disscuss this with the one, or two jumpers after me? i didn't mean to memorize everyone's gear. talk about taking a statement out of context. in any event, with the seperation, as it has been disscussed here, it shouldn't matter if you decide to dump early, should it? i'm just trying to figure out ways to be safer, and so should the rest of you, if ya'll have some better ideas, i'm all ears. cracking wise is not the answer though, that much i can tell you. i've deployed high on several different occasions, for various reasons, ie: others deploying higher, catching up to an 8 way, and watching them track below me, guess i should have just stuck to "my" dive plan, and kept falling? i know it's a pain to be safe, and to have to exert some extra energy to go that extra mile, but if it saves just one life, or one injury, was it worth it, a resounding YES!

**just because you hose yourself on a spot** (you've never had a bad spot because of something else?) does not mean you should endager those behind you by opening early. Everyone is responsible for their own spot... if you get out, open where you planned and land off if you have to. (have you never opened earlier than planned to "fly home?") c'mon now............................................ Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

it's going to be one fukked up affair! are you going to jump that? let me know, i'd like to capture that on video.

**I don't know what kind of skydiving you're doing, but usually the folks I'm jumping with don't have any extra time on their hands to watch for high-openers while they're in freefall.** (that's because the "big ways" don't have to look out for anyone else, they're always out first) personally, i'm shocked at this statement. let's just ALL sky dive "in a PERFECT WORLD" and see how long we'll live. quade, you always have a "bird's eye view" just because you do, doesn't mean everyone else does. are you making the statement that this "safety precaution" NOT be taken under advisement? i sincerely hope not. NO ONE lives forever. it really doesn't matter who's got right away in freefall, if you fall through someone's canopy, your both in a bad way. this is a concept i've been utilizing (discussing canopy colors) on the ground, and before exit at gear check time with fellow jumpers, and don't tell me it's b.s. because it actually helped on a jump not long ago. if you choose NOT to agree, fine, but don't criticize for someone trying to improvise new ways to be safer, that's wrong. can we be safe enough? no, can we jump enough? no. so if you guys don't think this "fits your plan", fine, don't utilize it, but don't be critical of other's attempts to be safe. i once spotted a jumper landing off he was a visitor because i was familiar with his gear, i knew just who it was. Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

**she does bounce i have seen it. it is funny as hell.** now you gone done and ruint it for me, no reason to watch now! J/K

D: you gonna be at SDSM sat-sun, or fri-sat-sun? let me know, i believe we'll be weathered out on friday, but wx should permit sat-sun. i just ordered a brand new cobalt from Phill Chappell at SDSM, i jump there a lot (never mind the bad press) i never listen to all that horse shit!

**Hmm... I was tought to NEVER open earlier than planned unless I'm the last one out of the plane? That's not a general golden rule?** number one, tought is not a word, it's taught. number two, if you jump before someone else, and you have to pitch higher than you would have liked, because of a bad spot, etc...don't you think the other jumpers behind you are going to deploy early as well? no matter what the circumstances, or conditions, etc...if someone even accidently deploys early, no matter what the reason, (equipment failure) you need to know what color of canopy to look for, then you have a real good idea of where everyone else is in relation to where you are. it is a good safety tool, laugh if you will, but think about the senseability of it! Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

yeah...........i'm all busted up myself! Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

one thing i know for sure, is super ain't afraid of nuthin' Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

doh! the "star" never dies! if i'm not mistaken, it's 18:30 hours CST. in the pre-view peggy pulls her ripcord.......nah......watch it for your selves! Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"

yup, but i always call first! Richard "Gravity Is My Friend"