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  1. mr2mk1g
    If you want one on the wall see here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=834406#834406 for a nice easy example. It would have been easy to have included a chain locking system during the construction if you wanted one. (edit: a brief description of it's construction is 2 posts down)
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    hehe - here's a pic of mine from somewhere deap inside Sangiro's archives... yeah 200+ jumps on the gear later and my handle sure doesn't look that bright anymore http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=19840;
  3. mr2mk1g
    I don't think he's seriously suggesting that there's actually a compatibility issue (are you?)... just that there's something of a glitch on the paperwork front meaning riggers could conceivably get caught out by a technicality. So he's not highlighting a gear issue per say but a paperwork issue connected to gear.
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    quick question for both you guys with the pud problems.... Does your handle have a plastic stiffener in it? I know mine and AggieDave's don't (from memory - that's right Dave isn't it?). The stiff section of ours is just a folded over and sewn portion of cordura. I can't imagine problems with my pud as when packed properly I have to massage the container to seat it in the first place... I think I remember Dave describing something similar. I also remember reading that Wings was going to change their puds to include a plastic or something stiffener... apparently to improve the design in some way. I wonder if this could somehow be related to the problem you're describing??
  5. mr2mk1g
    ever felt kinda grubby all over after a long ride? want your rig to have that kinda cack all over it?
  6. mr2mk1g
    Odd. Everything you mention are requirements for your A Licence under the UK SL training program. You get one instructor who never actually leaves the plain with you and you're done in less than 20 jumps unless you screw anything up and have to repeat.
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    You forget that the characters in Band of Brothers were not fictional but quite real. And I doubt there's much to be gained in arguing the difference between Honored soldiers defending our nations and a couple of pricks out to discover who 'riced up' their car the best.
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    Ony environmental issue I've heard was the number of birds they kill. I'd hazzard a guess though that they kill far fewer than the average coal or oil power station... it's just they end up in little piles at the bottom of the windmill.
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    I presume his point was that untamedDOG might then gain a soft spot in his heart for homicidal bank robbers who run from the law just has he gained a soft spot for homicidal car drivers who run from the law when he watched another Hollywood concoction. A soft spot for killers is odd. Gaining it from watching a fictional movie is even odder. Here it's a life sentence for motor manslaughter where racing was involved – the law treats them just like the murdering bank robbers depicted in Reservoir Dogs. Hell at least the bank robbers are doing it for money; racers just want to get a hard on over themselves.
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    Never had a problem with my pud when packing for myself. The only time it's come free is on one or two really sloppy pack jobs packers have given me. If you're packing nice so there are no ripples in the container, the fabric is properly distributed and you have the side flap pulled over the bottom flap correctly and you're still have the problem then contact the manufacturer.
  11. mr2mk1g
    Just remember it's "arse" not "ass". An ass is something you might ride at Brighton... come to think of it, knowing the odd Brighton lass you might well get to ride som arse there too...
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    when and where in russia?
  13. mr2mk1g
    Do they really call themselves "Skydive London" when they're based in Swindon????
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    Probably not the sort of money involved in a fatal accident claim or two and the legal costs involved therein. I would think more than just twice about bringing a complicated fatal accident claim against an uninsured and relatively small company such as RWS. There are ways to protect even valuable assets like names and you can't guarantee that your defendant won't suddenly become a man of straw when it came time to collect. Besides – I'd hazard a guess that the name Bill Booth is probably worth more in the skydiving industry than RWS. Knowledgeable skydivers will follow the designer more than the brand. If they were insured however, the claimant can simply chase the deep pockets of the insurance company – they stay around even if RWS disappeared.
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    Day 1, lesson 1 of law school. There's no point suing someone who has no money.
  16. mr2mk1g
    No, Britain repremands British TV for showing someone dieing in an entertainment context. See here for an earlier thread on the subject:http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1678551#1678551
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    Back in the days of Win 95 I built a system which allowed me to select whether I booted up into windows or into a conventional dos prompt (as opposed to the dos prompt running within windows itself). I would value a system which allowed me to do the same with XP/OSX... and these days hardware’s cheap enough to have them running on separate HD's so for all they knew they were on completely separate machines.
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    Because they think it will make them money. Simple as that.
  19. mr2mk1g
    For that kind of tard surely paper cuts are a real danger... and you can choke on poker chips...
  20. mr2mk1g
    And this is what leads up to the birth of an otter - (warning, sexually graphic images following... well... that is if you're a plane). (SFW just in case anyone doesn't get it). (Edit: cheers Andyman... being at work means no image manipulation software).
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    You do have a perfectly valid point though in the wider sense in that the footage ought not to have made it on to the SJR show... I suspect the fact that it went out over here was merely an oversight in that there probably isn't really that much vetting of the imported show before it goes no. Still no excuse though... and certainly no excuse for it being on the program in the first place.
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    Um... no... I don't understand your complaint. That's what Ofcom said - that here the footage was unacceptable because it was used in an entertainment context.
  23. mr2mk1g
    This brit's at Perris so you'll not see him till you hit california. Gives you time to work up a good swing. hehe. Just remember to add california sales tax on to the prices (aint a lot) but yeah - they've got nice prices and as I said, they're good people.
  24. mr2mk1g
    Then contact square1 and see what they can put together for you. They're good guys. + kick a Brit called Adi in the balls for me while your there (all in the name of fun of course).
  25. mr2mk1g
    I'm looking at a bulletcam for some time in the future. I plan on putting it on my foot. Maybe down by my balls once or twice too... then on my arm sometimes perhaps... or pointing backwards... Hell whats the point in having a bulletcam if you only stick it on your head? OTOH... maybe on the side of your Z1 allong the jaw line so it doesn't interfere with the visor.... or you could always mount it on top and only crack the visor under canopy if that doesn't bother you... but personally that would be a bit of a pain.