TheAnvil

Cry 'havoc'! And let loose the tequila monster of...er...uh...JACKASS!!!!!!! Viking, are you a Herradura, Patron, Don Julio, Tres Generaciones, Cabo Wabo, Corralejo, or Conquistador man? Or perhaps some other brand? I prefer Herradura for Reposados, Patron for blancos, and Corralejo for Anejos. Though I normally prefer reposados for some odd reason. 'T' is for 'tequila', that's good enough for me.... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

Al $harpton, she is not. Odd choice for an opening speaker. I'm not paying attention to the convention all that much. I think these things have outlived their usefulness and are a useless drain on taxpayer $. If the parties want to have one - fine. Let the parties pay for it with no subsidy from the nation's Treasury. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

I had a bad wreck when I was 16 and almost killed myself on a motorcycle. Don't ride now, but don't preclude doing so in the future. I think wearing a helmet and what type is a choice for the individual and nobody else - definitely not the government.

Ahhhh...but the Great Turtle has let us know that you like tequila...I too like tequila... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

More evidence that you're a sexy biatch. Most scientists are though. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

She keeps turning me down...I know not why... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

I want a beer! Now! And a Patron chaser.

I'm there dude! I'll be the short midget chauffer! Would you like me to wear a tux or a straw hat and hawaiian shirt? Of course...some after-driving-tequila would really sweeting the deal.... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

Hello all. I normally don't post here in SAFETY very often and still being a fairly low-timer with only 500-some odd jumps don't feel very qualified to pontificate about safety from a pedestal. However, since I accidentally scared the hell out of myself this weekend and used flat turns to save my short little ass, I thought I would share the experience in case somebody else might benefit from it. This weekend the JACKASS Anvil was doing a jump and setting up to land. I'd planned to come in after a 90 on the front risers. Whenever I snag the front riser I normally just grab the loop with two or three (normally the latter) fingers and bring it down smoothly. I've a very healthy and robust respect of coming in on the fronts and don't like to do things low or in a jerky manner. I set up just like I had intended and was pulling down on the left riser when the riser slipped out of my hand fairly violently. Don't know why, I had it with three fingers and I don't exactly have a wuss-like grip, as those who know me are aware (Andy, I'm being serious here). I always keep the toggles in my hands and when the riser slipped out unexpectedly the toggle kept going down before I could stop it. The unexpected turn and canopy motion from the turn and riser releasing really disoriented me and put me way away from where I needed to be and headed into the totally wrong direction. Because of obstacles around there, where I ended up was not good. I had to do some flat turns to get myself to a safe place to land and it: A) scared the hell out of me B) brought vile obscenities to my lips C) scared the hell out of me D) made me feel like an idiot (not a rare occurence) D) made me really thankful somebody had taken the time to teach me how to do them and ingrain into the thick Anvil skull that it's important to practice them fairly often E) scared the hell out of me I think when grabbing the loops from now on it's going to be with all four fingers and a just short of bonecrushing grip. Perhaps it was stupid of me to do otherwise, but having it slip out of my hand like that was not something I had anticipated (duh). I KNOW that if somebody hadn't taken the time to tell me about flat turns and really spend some time with me explaining how to do them, where to practice them (high up) and why they are important I would be in a world of hurt right now. I also know that if I didn't have the little experience I do have now under canopy I might not have had the awareness to unscrew myself after that happened. Anyway, the point of this longer-than-I-intended post is that flat turns are important and sometimes when I mention them to a really really low timer off of student status they don't know what the hell I'm talking about, more often than not. This worries me. Take time to practice them and if you see someone coming off of student status, spend a second or two and remind them how important it is to know how to do them because when it comes time to do so in a pinch you don't have time to learn - you have time to EXECUTE and save your ass (dumb ass in my case). Longer than I intended. Hope somebody finds this useful. Beers to all, I am a happily alive, wiser, and unscathed

I know everyone has weak moments and make mistakes, but not matter how you look at it, drunk driving is just goat-f#$! stupid. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

Better a pain in the ass than an all out JACKASS. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

But it doesn't claim to be the media.

Clicky Beers to all,

Claim you had diaharrea. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

That mud-bog was quite evil on Saturday morning. There was no mudbog in Titusville's landing area. Now that you've posted a pic on the internet, I fully expect sales of blue and pink nike's to skyrocket.

...has cute new shoes. Check them out the next time she glides by. They're dark blue with pink markings. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

Well, didn't sKerry decide not to show BEFORE he decided not to show up, then end up not showing up because he didn't want to be seen as a flip-flopper? I mean, just because he didn't show up didn't mean he wasn't doing his job...er...uh...wait a minute... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

It seems you're still having delusions of grandeur about your chances of winning the Nobel Prize in Economics for the John Kallend Four Element State Vector for the Economy. I just don't think it's going to stand even a modest scrutiny, but good lucky anyway. We need a skydiving Nobel Prize winner.

Yes he sure did. And the country is harmed by letting the system go on as is. Of course, Mr. sKerry could have introduced legislation to fix SS, as could any of his dem counterparts, but other than tax, tax, tax they really don't have a plan - or a clue.

Concur. With regards to Vietnam it is Mr. sKerry's post-service actions of the era that make him out to be such a royal loooooser. His actions since attaining public office just add to that. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!

If he's so full of it surely you should be able to refute something from the column I've posted. I'll look forward to your doing so.

SS hasn't been fixed. This should be a second term issue for GWB. And EARLY in his second term. One might postulate that SS can't realistically be touched in a major way by ANY president in his first term because of the political repurcussions of doing so. Not sure if I'd buy that though. Partial privatization could save this system...or at least prolong its life.

John, I'll have to agree with you. GWB did an excellent job of mitigating the effects of the Clinton-Gore recession. Just think how screwed we'd be if those tax cuts hadn't been enacted! Whew! I'm so glad the dem's weren't allowed to steal the election. Can't think of how poorly the economy would be performing had idiot-boy Gore been in office over the last few years!