BBKid

Only close call I've had with explosives is when I was about 14. Me and one of my mates had got into spraying our hands up close with deodorant, then setting light to them. Anyway, we decided to do this in his toilet (no idea why), so we put a load of toilet paper into the bowl to give us a nice absorbent platform, then emptied about 10 cans onto the paper. We thought it would just be a nice fire, but we hadn't taken into account all the vapours in the air, and when we tossed the match in the whole thing went up like a molotov. I think that because we were so close (leaning over it), the explosion went over our heads without harming us, but we just saw flame all over the place. His towels and wallpaper weren't too pretty though. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

So punch her in the head!!! Just kidding folks! I agree with Viking: cuddling=good. Maybe I've just been out of practise for too long, must sort that out *cough* alana *cough*! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Hmm, partying in London - I'm there! How much do you think I can get if I sell a kidney? I'll need at least £300 if I want more than 2 pints. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Plus, when most people have a functioning reserve over their heads, they aren't too bothered about the comparison in performance and flare lift as compared to their main, they just want to get down safely. Not that I've used one. Though a certain Langar jumper may disappoint you in this respect... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

OK, how about without signing up to get shot in the stomach and die cold and alone in a desert 4000 miles from home...... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I say Mary Poppins, what the bladdy hell y'a on about??? In case you haven't figured, I'm not likely (or eligible) to be applying for any jobs with U.S. military/law enforcement agencies in the near future. Seriously, anyone know how you can get a job in dems. in the UK? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Now where do I apply for this job??? Being paid to blow stuff up - very cool. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Hey Toby, I was this student, on my first jump - ready to go out the 182, happy about making my first static line jump, but when the JM told me to climb out, my body froze up. It wasn't fear (any more than I had been feeling all day), and I really wanted to go, but after I put my first arm on the wingstrut, nothing else would move. I had to be pulled back into the plane by the JM, and he said we would go around one more time, and that if I didn't go the second time, we would land and the other two students wouldn't get to jump (last lift of the day). It wasn't the threat of denyong others a jump that made me do it, but I knew that if I didn't jump that day I never would (vertigo), so out I went, and haven't looked back. Having been through ths I'm pretty sure your student will not return to the DZ, and it's a real shame. However, I don't agree with those who say that this person may not be cut out to skydive, since we don't know until we've done it. It takes guts to say no, but with that comes a lot of embarrasment and possibly perceived shame. If anyone knows this girl, they could let her know that no-one at the DZ is going to resent her for what she did, however, if she does come back they will be looking out for her. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I want to get a T-shirt saying "I'm fcuking your wife" and wear it next time this tool is on duty. I know for a fact he would hit me (I would let him, there is mucho CCTV), then have him thrown in jail for many, many years. Not that I'm a bgitter and vindictive little sod, you understand. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Hey Rich, I asked one of the P'lee pilots about this (it may have been young Malcolm) once, and he relied that ther wasn't really against any law, but at the same time it was illegal in soooooo many ways. Basically, a pilot needs to be licensed to drop skydivers, and no parachute dropping operations are to be conducted unless on BPA or military dropzones in the UK. Although, you could say there was an aircraft emergency whilst you were on a pleasure flight, and that you routinely carried your rig in case of such an emergency. The "emergency" would probably have to be reported to the CAA though. Not really worth the bother. Nice username, by the way. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

What the fuck is it with people in Crosby (I would find a website, but it's so pointless it doesn't have any)? They deliberately go out of their way to piss me off, and make my life a living hell!!!!!!! Case in point: tonight I went out with some friends who constantly complain that I never go out in our local town, but I have my reasons for this. We tried going in a little pub which has pretentions of grandeur, and although there were only about 4 people in there due to the heatwave we're going through over here, the doormen were still being really strict about the dress code. Fair enough, I said Hi to him, so he would actively check I was suitably dressed, and he let me go in. Two mintues later, both my friends had been served, and the barman was taking my order, when a different doorman came in and told me I would have to get out, because tracksuit pants were not allowed (I wasn't wearing anything which could be described in this way). I asked him why I had been allowed in if I was breaking the dress code, and he said that his co-worker hadn't done his job properly. WHY THE FUCK WAS THIS MY FAULT???????? He kicked me out, kicked my friends out for being with me, told them they would have to have their drinks outside (no refund allowed), but I wasn't allowed to have one outside, and he refused to let any of my friends back in for fear that they would be bringing drinks out for me. If his co-worker had done his job properly, none of us would have gone in, so there would have been no problem - as it was, he labeled me as a troublemaker, for asking (politely) why there was inconsistency in the dress code, and all the other pubs in the village which were served by this security company were warned not to let in a bunch of troublemakers looking for a fight. These stupid, jobsworth little fuckers get a minute amount of power, and it just goes to their head, thinking they're Reggie Kray or something. I wanted to go up to them and say "fuck you, I can count to twenty without taking off my shoes and socks", but so many words with more than one syllable would have confused them. TWATS!!!!! TWATS TWATS TWATS!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone else want to share their "near-postal" experiences? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I might be being stupid, but where was she? I hope it wasn't the UK, can't believe I would miss an opportunity like that! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

It's just to do with colour contrasts. If a square is surrounded by very light colours it will naturally be percieved by the eye as darker than it actually is, and the reverse happens if it surrounded by darker colours. If you want to test it, press PrtSc, then paste the image into an image program, and use the colour grab function (not sure what it's called), check out the percentages of red, green, and blue, then do the same for the other square. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

sesquipedalianism The long word for the use of long words. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Just do a search for riser inserts, although if the sabre 2 was relatively new I would have thought they would be installed already. Good job though! You saved your life, that's the most important thing. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Same feeling with me. When I started skydiving I was getting stressed out at college with concerns about my grades and my future. Now I just want to get enough money to get a rig, jump tickets, and of course, beer! If I have to do an unfulfilling job in an office to do that, then so be it, although I'm not applying for any jobs involving offices! As far as the issue of friends goes, where I live I don't have that many friends that I see often anyway, and those I do have are moving away soon to start their posh graduate jobs. I don't let skydiving get in the way of seeing my friends from Uni, as I'm aware how easy it is to lose touch, and they are some of the best friends anyone could hope for. Viking is right, we do have a great family in the sky, even if we bicker and argue like 'real' families when we're on the ground or on these boards. Nevertheless, we still all share the same passion and desire to learn more, no-one says you need books to learn, just an open mind (I was just coming round to this realisation when I started jumping). The fact that we're all jumpers (well, most of us here) means that we have a link to peoplemwe've never met, at DZ's all over the world. So, we may not all be as popular or well-known as Viking, but I'll still jump with almost anyone, anywhere, anytime. Once I clear student status, of course! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Bloody Nora! I know the primary reason most people give for having a Cypres is in case they're unconscious in freefall, but this is worse. I know I'm only a dumb student, but I've always thought that no matter how you arse up the dive, the only thing you worry about at pull time is pulling, regardless of position (though it's advisable to be stable on your belly). Good save man! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I start shouting "come on out, I know you're in there!" Ooh - 400th post... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

I doubt it, but supplies are readily available from your nearest zoo! While we're on the subject, who actually pushes all of the PC, including the handle, into the pouch, then pulls the handle out? I've heard of a lot of people in the states advising this, but never here in the UK. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Biotch! Will everyone stop telling me how much fun they're having, it's starting to depress me! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Happy Birthday! And on an unrelated note, does anyone know where I can purchase a duck? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Hmm, my (mild) allergy would kick in if I deliberately ate a load of that, and I might pouff up to Cartman size! Ben & Jerry's half baked, or Haagen-Dazs Cookies and Cream Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

But surely if your new rig is made to measure, the yoke should fit over your shoulders perfectly anyway, as long as you were measured and it was made correctly? I've never had a made to measure rig (still a student), but that's what a great number of people have told me. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"

Never heard of german chocolate, but I'm willing to try it - perhaps trying out turtlespeed's method too!

Fine, but I'm stealing your stapler on the way out! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"