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yes.... "Oh dear lord, please explain to thine devout subject, Gork-ass-G, why doth his fellow worshiper, Jamie-cakes, hate him so and wish to smite him with small cakes?" __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

jesus, what's with the hostility Jamie-cakes? __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

He has a patent on kill-lines? Are all the manufacturers paying royalties to him? What if I make knock-offs of Sunshine Factory PCs (as I used to do), can Jim sue me then? I am not trying to sound whiny... I am just trying to figure out just what his patent covers.... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

Everyone knows I give a LOT of split-tail bims the gork-bone. My secret? I call them split-tail bims __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

... also has Leon, one of my ivy plants, in it now. __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

Did we mention that his cypres fires on every jump? Seriously, I think it is just a case of complacency aggravated by a few (legitimate) assumptions... no big deal, he won't make the mistake again, the parties involved will quiz people a little more in the future... all's well that ends well... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

Yes, it makes an ass out of "u" and "mptions", whoever that is... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

well, he knows now.... I think he was suitably chagrined. A little net flogging won't hurt anyone. We all f*ck up now and again. Just ask that jackass who swooped the barn in Hollister and made a bunch of little kids cry and then almost didn't clear the barb-wire fence.... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

naw... I have the whole van ride to untwist it.... don't wanna deal with unpicking all that double throw zig zag stuff right now.... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

Only problem with the lamp is that I zone out on it periodically.... My dad told me a funny story... you should have that 3d pipes thing set up as your screen saver. He did that so that when people came to bug him in his office, they would get distracted and zone out on the screen saver, thus saving him some aggravation... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

Well, I bought a Cazer... Thing friggin bridle twists up like a friggin pencil every jump! ^%$#^%$@!!!! Pros: Overall, looks well constructed Cons: Lengthening the spectra kill line is not very easy due to the design (extensive sandwiching of the kill line at both ends.) However, I suspect that as the kill line shrinks (it is WAY long right now), the spinning problem will go away... if it lasts long enough to necessitate a kill line change, will stick some vectran in there... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

the jumper in question is Seb.... nice try trying to deflect attention away from yourself with that 600 jumps thing... we know you have 2000... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

Bloody hell... "shaking their pilot chute"? oh my dear lord!! __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

I am good with locks.... See you in 18 years __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

I posted about this on "General Skydiving..." check it __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

The dude in question is an older guy who has been jumping for like 12 years.... he should know better (not that he should know about kill line's, but that he should know to ask about new shit) As for the guy who loaned it to him, while maybe he shoulda asked if the guy knew about kill-lines, keep in mind that these days (at our DZ at least), kill lines are virtually standard. It is entirely understandable that the guy would assume that most people know about them... But the bottom line is that it is the individual jumpers' responsibility to understand and know how to operate his or her gear.... the loanee SHOULD HAVE ASKED WHEN CONFRONTED WITH NEW SHIT! There is no doubt about that (as far as I am concerned, at least, your opinion may vary). If the guy had gone in somehow on the basis of not cocking the PC, it would be his fault totally, not the owners. It is not like this is some feature hidden in the flight characteristics of the canopy or something that he should have been made aware of... this is something that should be obvious when packing... If I borrow a car, and there is an extra peddle on the floor, I ask what the hell it is before I start the motherfucker... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

what is your little girl doing in 18 years and however many months? __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

door shmoor! I have an imaginary door... I make everyone pretend to knock on it before I acknowledge anything they say (ala WKRP).... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

... has a lava lamp in it. And I work in finance.... and I wear jeans every day.... sometimes I wear Tevas to work too.... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

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Following brings to mind the "It ain't got no gas in it!" scene from that movie.... Guy demoing some gear at our DZ is having reeeeeaaaaly long openings... says it feels like pilot chute in tow for 1000 feet, then it starts working.... asks me about it.... I figure it is something with the PC (I am a friggin genious, huh?), tell him we'll take a look at if for proper kill line length, etc. (I have seen kill lines SO shrunk up that the thing could only be cocked halfway).... he can't get the thing in the bag so I help him bag it, cock the PC, etc.... When he sees me cock the PC, he goes, "What was that? What did you just do?" He had not been cocking the PC.... Morals of the story: 1) I was a little embarrassed that I didn't think of the obvious thing.... 2) I was pissed at this guy for not seeking help when confronted with a new system.... I believe his own gear has a normal PC. When he was bagging it and saw all that extra crap at the bridle attachment point, why the hell didn't he ask someone what it was? What to do with it? This is complacency in the extreme and I had a very hard time not going off on the guy as I would have in the past... Bottom line.... UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR GEAR WORKS!!! If you have never watched a reserve being packed, DO IT! You may not need to know how to pack it, but you will learn something... If you have ever read Chuck Yeager's autobio, then you know that one reason he got his ass out of so many tight spots is that he made a point to learn everything he could about every airplane he flew... that can save your ass in this sport too, especially whn confronted with some kind of non-standard situation.... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

Are these flip flops for people or shoes for walking bits of sod? __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

I hate babies __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

I have read this thread about them! __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?

When my cypres stuff used to spill and my hands would get all gooey... I would just retire to a quiet place with a Victoria Secret catalog.... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do?