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Who's excited? Who's coming?

Jesus Christ on rubber crutches that's a fucking accurate and scary sentence.

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Of course, I should definitely have mentioned that as a caveat. Currently, my Vortex is loaded with the max it will hold, so that is what mine looks like. But you're definitely right: as soon as I downsize I will also have to re-adjust my closing loop length accordingly. Thanks for mentioning that.

So our DZ had a safety segment on this recently. It was brought up that your owners manual should specify how tightly your rig should be closed (in picture format). Most people assume it's grommet-over-grommet and your hands should bleed but there actually are manufacturer specifications on what it's supposed to look like to prevent breaking your grommets, excessive closing loop wear, and wear on your rig. I'm including a picture from my Vortex rig manual to show you what I mean, but the binding tape is supposed to be overlapping each other, not the grommets. I was blazing through closing loops every 15-20 jumps before I lengthened my loop. Just food for thought; obviously you still want that pin tightly secured, as mine is, but not so tight that you're going to degrade your rig closing it.

Yeah, I'm going to agree that I can't get on the Peterson Express because his standpoints (many of them) are coming from a bias that Atheists are vanishingly rare (Hey, over here! *hand waving excitedly*). I've listened to some of his material, and after watching his exchange with Matt Dillahunty, I'm pretty sure he's not the guy I want to be taking life advice from.

So...I've found that the "nuclear weapons at home" argument is quite fruitless against 2A fappers. My parents, for instance, fully believe that they should be able to obtain and wield nuclear weapons. They also believe that the United States should be a Christian theocracy. Kinda a scary combination, but those people are indeed out there and a-plenty in numbers.

(a) Authority to apply for asylum (1) In general Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien’s status, may apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, where applicable, section 1225(b) of this title. 8 U.S. Code § 1158 Yes...I do think we ought to start following the law, instead of treating asylum seekers as criminals and locking them up whilst removing their children (some as young as 4 months old) from their parents with no competent program to track the separated families and reunite them.

And, true to form, an entirely underwhelming response.

OK so never mind the obvious advertiser being obvious above. I've got one because my canopy was brand new when I bought it, and I've put about 60 jumps on it so far (Volt 210). Pretty slippery. My biggest problem when packing was that everything would fall apart when I was trying to S-fold it, and some of the more experienced jumpers at my DZ suggested I try it. My pack time has decreased by half, and I haven't had a single pack job fall apart on me trying to get it in the bag. Definitely worth the $35 if you're new to packing and/or have a large canopy. One of the guys at my DZ who flies sub-150 asked me if he could try it out, and it wasn't as effective for him due to the dimensions of his canopy when laid out vs the dimensions of the packmonkey. But I'd highly recommend it for anyone who is newer to the sport and flies a sky sled like I do.

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Tu Quoque fallacy. You're passively admitting you lied in your previous assessments, btw.

Hey! I have a Sphynx, and they're no more (or less) evil than any other feline breed!

How did you go about getting the dual color? I definitely want to do that with my next Vortex

You're sooooooooo woke...

Very nice tribute. Blue Skies

Yuuuup, can't agree strongly enough with that. That's why I'm in favor of slashing the shit out of the defense budget. Conservative talking heads like to accuse people of wanting to "take body armor away from Marines," when in reality those of us who have served for any appreciable time can list at least 50 examples off the top of our heads of MASSIVE waste of government funds.

So interesting to see 'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. So...I disagree. This is the whole proclamation; no edits (besides the bold, underline, and italics). Three of the four originally came from right here in the USA. This is absolute racism, as defined in Federal law right here in the USA. From the EEOC.gov website: Harassment Based on National Origin Ethnic slurs and other verbal or physical conduct because of nationality are illegal if they are severe or pervasive and create an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment, interfere with work performance, or negatively affect job opportunities. Examples of potentially unlawful conduct include insults, taunting, or ethnic epithets, such as making fun of a person's foreign accent or comments like, "Go back to where you came from, " whether made by supervisors or by co-workers. There's just no way to justify it...

So, update: I won a raffle today for a brand new G4 and Optima audible. I'm beyond stoked! $25 ticket won me like $700 worth of awesomeness! I'll report back once I fly the helmet

Did you post this on the wrong thread bro?

I've found that Bill is pretty reasonable. It's hard to find the line sometimes, but I nearly crossed it in another thread with someone who I felt had attacked me. I talked it out with Bill and ultimately it came to what I think was a good conclusion, which was that we both recognized that we had a part in stoking the other's rage, and we both offered apologies for our crassness. As I'm writing this, I find that I don't see how it's applicable to this situation though...

While I can't disagree with any of your post, it does strike as a little bit blatant as far as personal attacks go. I wouldn't want to see you get a hit; I enjoy reading your posts.

I guess Ron doesn't really have any good answers to a question that requires reflection and actual thoughtfulness.