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  1. JohnMitchell
    Everything Skymama said. And I think legally YOUR agent still represents the seller legally. I'd say legally the only two people on your side are the inspection guy ( don't you dare skip a thorough inspection, including pests) and any lawyer you may hire. Figure everyone else is out to rob you. VA loans are great. Look until you find what you want, where you want it. Don't settle for less. A week or two of looking and you'll get a feel for the market.
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    I had some TSA dorks pull out my wife's hook knife during an inspection ( I had forgotten to put it in the checked luggage). I said "Oh, that's a string cutter." They said that was fine and put it back in the pocket. Whew!
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    European swallow or African swallow? I heard of a South American jumper hitting a condor, I believe it was, fatal, I heard, but I don't know if it's a true story or not.
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    Just remember, half of analysis is anal. Relax, breathe, jump.
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    That . . . was . . . hilarious.
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    I agree with you. The cellphone is not a status symbol anymore and a rude cashier (this one was being rude and trying to enforce some "policy" that didn't exist) is not a personal friend. If my wife calls me, I answer, even if I'm in a check out line.
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    Booobies

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    Absolutely. I think she looks just fine.
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    http://www.parkcityskydiving.com/index.php
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    Smart. I wish more people did that.
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    No worries. You're not the only one who's had those weird dreams. It's cool you can do your EP's in your sleep. I've certainly done mine that way a time or two.
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    I'm sure quite a few do. Do any of them complain to you of joint pain, unexplained rashes and constant fatigue?
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    I remember buying a ticket to win the Airspeed giveaway; free rig, skydiving, tunnel time too, I think. Didn't win, darn! I wish I'd known about the PD one. My son needs gear. . .
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    ...that in turn generated a need for more emergency procedures. Funny old world, ain't it?
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    It's never Lupus!
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    Hey, it's all about excess horsepower. Depending on how much horsepower, that thing could have an awesome climb rate. Don't be a H8r. And a biplane stringbag like that should have no problem coming down.
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    It's a sport that evolved from an emergency procedure. It's pretty amazing but it's not for everyone. Let the haters hate. I don't care.
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    Just buy tickets in the Leap for Lupus lottery coming up. ALL the proceeds go straight to medical research, not hookers and blow.
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    Wow, powerlines, buildings and parked cars, a trifecta of obstacles. Those poor girls. I seriously hope the SUV cushioned their impact enough to markedly lessen their injuries and that they heal quickly. What a terrifying experience for them. May we all take a moment to remind ourselves to sit out sketchy weather.
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    Went from a Stiletto 135 up to a Stiletto 150. Vskydiver said I was getting fat and slow and needed to upsize. I can stand it up at Lost Prairie on a hot, no wind day.
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    When I started (1974) students were about half the annual fatalities. Now we go entire seasons without a single student fatality nationwide. That's an amazing goal I thought was impossible to achieve, but we've done it repeatedly. So relax, pick a dropzone with nice looking planes, friendly, professional instructors and gear that doesn't look like it came from a yard sale. The best thing you can do is to learn what they are teaching, practice your emergency procedures that you learn, and fly your canopy the way they instruct you to. If you do that, you should be fine.
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    I used to jump a 280. It was great for accuracy and doing a little post-freefall CRW with Vskydiver.
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    That's actually the design we got too. We put it on a stand in front of the window so the hose has a short, straight run to the exhaust. It was either that or sew up an insulating jacket on that hose. I then duct taped all the gaps and seams for a better seal. It did a pretty good job, cooled the room down to the low 70's so I'm satisfied. Probably be the only one I need, but what yard tools do you need? I know what you mean about basements. In Utah I had basement rooms and apartments. Loved 'em. We should all move underground like hobbits in this hot weather. I know a guy that lays a box fan over his opened crawl space hatch in hot weather, cools his house pretty well just by doing that. That AC unit you're not using. Craig's List, to the highest bidder. The way the stores keep running out of them, you could double your $$$.
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    Thanks, Nat. I've heard that kind of thing before. I was lucky to have a 40-hours-a-week job, so workaholic probably didn't fit me and of course I had skydiving, biking and a bunch of other hobbies already. We've got a few boogies and trips planned already. So far, so good.
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    How about "when in doubt, go bigger"? My reserve is bigger than my main because I expect to be lower, possibly off the DZ, and maybe injured and/or unconscious. Just sayin'. . .
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    Couple of questions. . . Had the jump pilot called ATC yet? Did the controller call traffic to the Spirit Wings A/C in a timely fashion? Were they truly on a "collision course" or just close? What looks really close on radar and TCAS can be pretty innocuous when you see the other A/C pass by 300 yards away. Why were the flight maneuvers done so radically? TCAS alerts are supposed to give directives that result in fractional G-loads, not float flight attendants thru space. Did the jump plane have the airliner in sight? Lots of variables and it's hard to know the details from a news report. Glad everyone is okay.