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Damn it!!!! EVERYONE keeps stealing my blue/black colourscheme (I mean the way it's laid out, not just the colours). What scheme's your next rig going to be, mate? Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Ah, tie die rig porn.....mmmmmmm... Lucky bastard! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Something I don't understand about the BPA insurance increase
BBKid replied to gus's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I suggested this, but someone told me that the BPA has the sole permission from the CAA to carry out parachuting operations in UK mainland airspace. So even if no-one renewed BPA membership, we still couldn't demand to jump under USPA rules. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!" -
Someone call my boss tomorrow morning, and tell her my grandmother died, then I'll come to London to be close to family! Of course, she died 21 years ago.... Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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I love the North Atlantic Drift - no snow in Liverpool, means I got home from work okay! Hee hee! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Two meanings: 1) A drinking vessel, i.e. a mug of hot chocolate (maybe you already knew that one) 2) Someone who is gullible, or always being victimised. So, a common saying over here in a situation where the same person has to clear up the dog shit, for example, might be "And who cleans it up, muggins here". Some people also say its where the word mugging came from. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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OK, Brit here - what y'all talking about? Sounds interesting. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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In your original post you mentioned losing relationships and friendships, by which I assume you mean with those outside the sport. If you didn't ignore this. I really don't get it when people talk about saying goodbye to friends once they start jumping, since with me it just made me value my friends outside the sport even more. Maybe it's because I was always very lonely as a kid, and with the exception of one or two friends from school, the only real friends I have are those who I met since college. They accept me for who and what I am, regardless of our different backgrounds and appearances, and there's no way one earth I'd give them up for skydiving, as much as I love it. In short, if I had to choose between being able to jump, or have the friends I knew before I started jumping, it's bye-bye canopy smell. Though I can't see that situation arising. P.S. See, chaoskitty, I'm not weird all the time! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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I don't get why people smoke. I can have fun with someone who's drunk, even if I'm sober, but being around stoned people is just about the most boring thing on earth. "No, I don't have any kit-kats." "No, I won't drive you to the petrol station." "Yes, lightbulbs are clever, aren't they." Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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After three, Macca - "I'm from Flaaaaw'da" Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Shit! I was looking forward to meeting you dude! Still, less competition at the bars, never a bad thing. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Hinckley must be the only town in the UK in which I can smell an off license from 500 yards! I wandered round for ages at about 7.30 looking for somewhere to buy ale. Bet I wouldn't have passed out at 2 if I had pre-bought beer waiting! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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So, first you steal my name, then you steal my colours? j/k - nice rig mate!!! I need to come up with a different colourscheme now! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Why would anybody click on a thread called "Sickening"
BBKid replied to Deuce's topic in The Bonfire
Don't know what thread everyone's talking about, but I'm gonna go look. Because I am sick - I accept this. Maybe a bit emotionally screwed up too! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!" -
Is it just me, or was someone on a mission to spill every drink I bought? I swear it was the same guy all night, and he managed to nudge me in such a way that I spilled over the nearest attractive female, who then thought I was a knob. Oh well, at least they don't need to get to know me now! If anyone fancies another pissup, I'm heading to London the weekend after next (6-8 Feb), so I actually want to meet some of you! Plus, the drinks'll be cheaper than at that bar - robbing bastards. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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You obviously didn't sleep in your car! Talk about freezing. I was a bit crap actually, I suppose since I'd been feeling a bit ill for a few days. Didn't meet any other dotcommers, had a bloody good laugh with my mates, then went to my car for something at around 2am then woke up in it at 9! Of course, I have full blown flu now, so it's probably best I didn't hang out with you lot, since I would now be unwelcome at any further get-togethers. Oh well, roll an Alana's birthday! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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I hope the astronauts that are going like cheese - they'll be able to stock up when they're on the moon. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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I'm weird, I like doing practical things like packing. If it's going to save my life, I'd rather do it myself. However, if I was at a boogie and using packers, I wouldn't consider unstowing the slider, cocking the PC and setting the brakes to be "half the job". The way I would see it is that if every canopy they pack comes to them with PC cocked etc., they can stick to their own method and routine of packing (not suggesting they shouldn't be looking out for problems etc.). If you do everything the same way wherever possible, you're less likely to make a mistake and cause someone to chop, IMO. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Just a quickie, it's probably crap, but here's something. I just looked to satisfy myself, really. http://www.nti.org/e_research/e1_iraq_1.html Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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IMO everyone should get a license. It can only be a benefit, especially if jumping abroad. In the UK, for example, you'll need to produce some sort of license before you can get temporary membership if you're just visiting. Then again, in the UK they'll probably insist you cant take a dump on a DZ toilet without a helmet and an arse-wiping proficiency certificate. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Doug, you are a living legend. Thank you. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Don't know about the US or anywhere else, but in the UK you have to be cleared to spot from at least 10,000ftAGL before you get your IC1 (Individual canopy 1 - kind of like the difference between clearing student status and actually getting your A in the US). At my DZ this is done out of a 182, whether anyone has asked for a correction when in the Let, I don't know. Mind you, the Let pilot (Jan de Hoog) is awesome. Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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I want to meet new people, see my mates, I'll start the evening thinking about being all suave and sophisticated, in a pathetic attemt to impress the ladies, but by about my third pint I'll think "Fuck it, I'll just get wankered instead". BTW, you need an option for "I want to get pissed and look as much of a twat as everyone else! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Whoa! How much is a reserve handle with the PD logo thingy on it? Me want one, me want one!!!!! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"
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Does anyone have a link to that Thai guy who reckons he's some sort of Prince, has all these cars, is a multi-millionaire singer, and has slept with 4000 women? I've been searching for ages, but can't find him. The site, I mean, not him! Nick --------------------------- "I've pierced my foot on a spike!!!"