NightJumper

OK, lets give this one a quick analysis. Residential property (which this is zoned) is going for about $12,000 an acre in Pahokee right now so the property is worth maybe $34,800. The buildings were put up on a temporary movie set permit that has expired. Two of the building are encroaching county airport property. That leaves the two bunkhouses, which do not meet code, the packing tent and the bathrooms. Oh, and the place was ransacked by the local natives right after it was vacated. And all of this can be yours for the asking price of $400,000 And if you think that is a heck of deal, I have just the plane for you too !!!! A 1960 (serial number 29) Twin Otter with only 21,000+ hours on it. The props are off of it and it needs probably over $75,000 worth of work on it. And at 25,000 hours you get to replace the wings. And this too can be your for the asking price of $825,000.

Galen is one heck of a guy! Anyone that would pay an asking price of $400,000 for property that is only worth $40,000 must really want to impress you

We all know how you are the anti-social type Andrea.......NOT

NOT !!! I didn't know that breaking a toe affects the brain. I would like to see you jump with a cat. By the way, what is the emergency procedure for a cat-in-tow???????

Yes, have her mark it because any responsible rigger is going to look to see that it is marked in accordance with the requirement.

Well, I guess you know where I stand on this.

The following letter is on our dog web site and is required reading to all potential dog owners. P.S. have you kleenex handy. An Open Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Average Pet Owner Dear Mr. and Mrs. Average Pet Owner: Thank you for contacting us animal rescuers, shelter volunteers, and foster-homes about your inability to keep your pet. We receive an extremely high volume of inquiries and requests to accept surrendered animals (and none of us is getting paid, OK?). To help us expedite your problem as quickly as possible, please observe the following guidelines: 1. Do not say that you are "CONSIDERING finding a good home" for your pet, or that you, "feel you MIGHT be forced to," or that you "really THINK it would be better if" you unloaded the poor beast. Ninety-five percent of you have already got your minds stone-cold made up that the animal WILL be out of your life by the weekend at the latest. Say so. If you don't, I'm going to waste a lot of time giving you common-sense, easy solutions for very fixable problems, and you're going to waste a lot of time coming up with fanciful reasons why the solution couldn't possibly work for you. For instance, you say the cat claws the furniture, and I tell you about nail-clipping and scratching posts and aversion training, and then you go into a long harangue about how your husband won't let you put a scratching post in the family room, and your ADHD daughter cries if you use a squirt bottle on the cat, and your congenital thumb abnormalities prevent you from using nail scissors and etc., etc. Just say you're getting rid of the cat. 2. Do not waste time trying to convince me how nice and humane you are. Your co-worker recommended that you contact me because I am nice to animals, not because I am nice to people, and I don't like people who "get rid of" their animals. "Get rid of" is my least favorite phrase in any language. I hope someone "gets rid of" YOU someday. I am an animal advocate, not a people therapist. After all, for your ADHD daughter, you can get counselors, special teachers, doctors, social workers, etc. Your pet has only me, and people like me, to turn to in his or her need, and we are unpaid, overworked, stressed-out, and demoralized. So don't tell me this big long story about how, "We love this dog so much, and we even bought him a special bed that cost $50, and it is just KILLING us to part with him, but honestly, our maid is just awash in dog hair every time she cleans, and his breath sometimes just reeks of liver, so you can see how hard we've tried, and how dear he is to us, but we really just can't . . ." You are not nice, and it is not killing you. It is, in all probability, literally killing your dog, but you're going to be just fine once the beast is out of your sight. Don't waste my time trying to make me like you or feel sorry for you in your plight. 3. Do not try to convince me that your pet is exceptional and deserves special treatment. I don't care if you taught him to sit. I don't care if she's a beautiful Persian. I have a waiting list of battered and/or whacked-out animals who need help, and I have no room to foster-house your pet. Do not send me long messages detailing how Fido just l-o-v-e-s blankies and carries his favorite blankie everywhere, and oh, when he gets all excited and happy, he spins around in circles, isn't that cute? He really is darling, so it wouldn't be any trouble at all for us to find him a good home. Listen, we can go down to the pound and count the darling, spinning, blankie-loving beasts on death row by the dozens, any day of the week. And, honey, Fido is a six-year-old Shepherd-Lab mix. I am not lying when I tell you that big, older, mixed-breed, garden-variety dogs are almost completely unadoptable, and I don't care if they can whistle Dixie or send semaphore signals with their blankies. What you don't realize is that, though you're trying to lie to me, you're actually telling the truth: Your pet IS a special, wonderful, amazing creature. But this mean old world does not care. More importantly, YOU do not care, and I can't fix that problem. All I can do is grieve for all the exceptional animals who live short, brutal, loveless lives and die without anyone ever recognizing that they were indeed very, very special. 4. Finally, just, for pity' s sake, for the animal's sake, tell the truth, and the whole truth. Do you think that if you just mumble that your cat is "high-strung," I will say, "Okey-doke! No problemo!" and take it into foster care? No, I will start a asking questions and uncover the truth, which is that your cat has not used a litter box in the last six months. Do not tell me that you "can't" crate your dog. I will ask what happens when you try to crate him, and you will either be forced to tell me the symptoms of full-blown, severe separation anxiety, or else you will resort to lying some more, wasting more of our time. And, if you succeed in placing your pet in a shelter or foster care, do not tell yourself the biggest lie of all: "Those nice people will take him and find him a good home, and everything will be fine." Those nice people will indeed give the animal every possible chance, but if we discover serious health or behavior problems, if we find that your misguided attempts to train or discipline him have driven him over the edge, we will do what you are too immoral and cowardly to do: We will hold the animal in our arms, telling him truthfully that he is a good dog or cat, telling him truthfully that we are sorry and we love him, while the vet ends his life. How can we be so heartless as to kill your pet, you ask? Do not ever dare to judge us. At least we tried. At least we stuck with him to the end. At least we never abandoned him to strangers, as you certainly did, didn't you? In short, this little old rescuer/foster momma has reached the point where she would prefer you pet owners to tell her stories like this: "We went to Wal-Mart and picked up a free pet in the parking lot a couple of years ago. Now we don't want it anymore. We're lazier than we thought. We've got no patience either. We're starting to suspect the animal is really smarter than we are, which is giving us self-esteem issues. Clearly, we can't possibly keep it. Plus, it might be getting sick; it's acting kind of funny. "We would like you to take it in eagerly, enthusiastically, and immediately. "We hope you'll realize what a deal you're getting and not ask us for a donation to help defray your costs. After all, this is an (almost) pure-bred animal, and we'll send the leftover food along with it. We get the food at Wal-Mart too, and boy, it's a really good deal, price-wise". "We are very irritated that you haven't shown pity on us in our great need and picked the animal up already. We thought you people were supposed to be humane! Come and get it today. No, we couldn't possibly bring it to you; the final episode of "Survivor II" is on tonight." Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Pet Owner, for your cooperation.

No, but there is a much easier way. If you turn the housing like a screw you will see that it will thread up towards the tack. You can then test the pin and then turn the housing in the opposite direction to return it to its original position.

Trying to get an idea of the magnitude and scope of the CW03-01 SB. What to do if the pin bends because of the test. Remove it from service, but who buys the new one? Yes, remove it and the customer buys a new one because it failed the test. What to do if the seal breaks during Test 1 and you didn't pack the reserve? I seal it and note it on the packing card. Are reserve pins strong enough? Yes How much are you charging for the SB? $5.00/ $0 if it is during a repack. How do you mark metal ripcord handles? Engrave How do you mark soft reserve ripcord handles? White laundry marker Do you see any flaws/drawback to Test 1? No Do you see any flaws/drawbacks to Test 2? No Any suggestions for a better test? No How many ripcords have you tested? 23 Using Test 1? 19 Using Test 2? 4 How many failed Test 2? List details, DOM, how failed, i.e. 'bent', 'broken', etc. 0 How many failed Test 1? List details, DOM, how failed, i.e. 'bent', 'broken', etc 0 How many broken seals using Test 1? 3 Did you already have a spring scale or did you have to buy one? If so, how much did it cost? No and no I use a Salter calibrated digital pull scale with PC interface ($200.00) that I use for pin and canopy pull test. It is accurate to +/- 0.01lb For Test 2, what are you using for the block? An alum. block drilled per the specifications. Any other problems/situations encountered with this SB? Nope

Well, since it is not a secret, I guess I will take it to the next level by saying..........I knew it first because I was there !!!!!!!!! HA, check mate!

Well I guess we all know who we will never tell our secrets to

The marker is to mark the pin as you test each side to make sure that all sides are tested and to avoid retesting. Read #7 in the procedures.

No, #11 states "Upon successful completion of the test, ripcord handle will be marked with CW03-01." It does not state how to mark the handle, just that it has to be marked as indicated. I have been marking metal handles with an engraver and soft handles with a white marker.

I could, but I will keep you secret, for now

You could at least tell the part about how lucky you were to meet me! P.S. Your ass still owes me a jump!

***That's HORRIBLE advice! *** Is it? This was directed at riggers. If you were to follow the post above from RWS, you would not be testing any RWS rigs, when in fact RWS said that Mark is not the one that posted that and that and that all rigs SHOULD be tested. Now if you posted PDF documents like the Capwell and Sunpath documents then that has official standing. And I didn't say not to follow it up on your own to verify it like I did. I just stated that I would not recommend following an unofficial post. Would you want to go to court and say that the reason you ignored a service bulletin was because of what an unverified source posted to a web group?

I just spoke to RWS and they stated that ALL of their rip cords ARE to be tested in accordance with the Capwell service notice !!!! If you do not receive notice from a mfg. on their letter head as an offical notice, I would ignore it.

Hunting squirl?....NOT It is awosme to shoot, it is called the "Grizzley", a bolt action, single shot 50 cal. (need a cig. yet?) And yes, when it barks you know the big boy is in town.

Do you mean the Racer 2K3? Come to Rantoul and you can see mine.

Not true! Jump Shack manufacutres the pins in addition to the ripcords.

Boy, you grow them big over there don't you?

Then show us the video

Jump Shack make a rig for one of the Saudi Princes last year.......350lb. Talking a MF fast sitfly

Considering your post above, I'll call you what ever you want to be called.

We jump rounds in the summer when a group of us get together and do lake jumps.