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    Most of what skydivers do is immature starting with jumping out of an airplane. sky•div•ing noun : the sport of jumping from an airplane and falling through the sky before opening a parachute That pretty much covers what we do. I don’t think the “Duke” ever made a skydive. Sparkiy My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Yup. My first one was a 1956 356A Normal coupe; same red color as yours. My second one was a 1965 356C that I built into a almost-show car. They sure were fun cars. JerryBaumchn That one was a 63’ 356C. The color is a special mix orange. I rebuilt the whole drive line and had the interior re-done. Not quite a show car but a damn nice driver. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Yeah, when you were geared up, you were geared up. Heavy backpack, reserve with belly band cinched nice and tight, waddle/rattle when you walked to the plane. Oh, watch those handles sticking out everywhere. It's a good thing there weren't any seat belts to get hung up on. What could possibly go wrong? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Bad shows are when people start fighting. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You make such a radiant bride, a beautiful lady. Mark is a luck man. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Do you think that might be because in many cases what they are doing is criminal? Case in point Jeb’s fiasco at the Empire State Building. I hope you are successful. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You never know unless you ask. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Like you need to ask??? Hey, the chick might be my wife, right? Fat old guy's on his own. Fat old guys can handle it. You have to ask yourself why the half naked chick is hanging with a half naked old man.
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    A very old woman and a newborn baby have fallen into a fast-moving river with concrete blocks padlocked to their torsos. You have a key that is so fragile it will only open one lock… I was also trained in Swift Water Rescue. You try everything you can to save both. Until you are in the river you don't know what needs to be done. You don't start with the mindset that you can only save one. Regardless of the situation you start with the goal of saving both. It is amazing what you can do if you try. If you don’t try you will never know. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Having spent 30 years as a Firefighter I would save both of them. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Back in the day when RW was just getting started most jumpers were S&A freaks. They had short hair cuts, polished boots and marched to the shiter. They were goody 2 shoes. On takeoff they would all yell “Blue Skies”. Well the raggedy ass, long haired hippy dirt bags got tired of hearing this. So when the straight laced S&A clowns yelled “Blue Skies” the RW dirt bags would answer back with “Black Death”. Soon it turned into one call and everyone was doing it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    No one is trolling. Not getting the answer you want and throwing a tantrum is juvenile. They are giving you good sound advice because your post makes it look like your knowledge of gear is lacking. You say you want the lightest canopies you can buy. In the range of canopies suitable for any given jumper will be within 2+ pounds. Your profile says your are jumping a 170 Smart reserve. (they don’t make a 170). Their 175 weighs 4.84 lb. If you downsize down to a 120 at 3.96 lb. you will save .88 lb. If the extra weight bothers you that much maybe you should join a gym. As you said in another thread. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Not skydiving... +1 Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    A few years ago some of the Air Trash crowd decided to make a “big suit” dive. I showed up in an orange “Silly Suit”. It was like driving a diesel truck around the sky. Out of 10 only 5 were able to dock. We had jumpsuits as big as a Hobby Cat sail. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    The Swing Auditorium. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Auditorium Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Used to be a fan. On of the most fun cars I have ever driven. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    The best would be a tossup between Elvis Nov. 1972 in San Bernardino and Willie Nelson in LA in the early 80’s. Worst would be Chuck Berry late 80’s. Could be listening to radio and not known the difference. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You should not feel guilty about this thread. Substance abuse and addiction is part of the human experience. It is a good reminder to some and a chance to voice their success to others. Like I said in PM you tend to lead with your heart. But don’t forget to save some for yourself. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Jumping a main with a 1.7 loading would have made jumping with a bad ankle stupid. Sparkyi My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    She's already had the fun, hence the need for a babysitter. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    +1 Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I wasn’t there when it launched. I built the system for Gates Brothers Rocketry. I ended up building 3 or 4 systems from them. It had no guidance system and the empty weight was 600 lb. When it reached apogee the nose cone blew off deploying an 18 foot modified cross form. Apogee was about 5,400 feet and I wanted the smaller chute to allow it to come down fairly fast and not get lost to the winds. At 1,500 feet an ARRD device released the nose cone and the cross form deployed the 2 mains. They were 26’ canopies I made using the templates for the R-4 reserve. It was doing 12 ft/s at touchdown. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Now you need to explain to most people what a kicker plate it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    'Back in the day' There was a guy at my home DZ - D288 - that would sign the jump he witnessed, and also sign the last jump in your logbook ... " better stick around the sport and make that one legal or you're gonna get me in trouble" I remember a couple of guys that would do that. One would sign "D.B. Cooper". Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals