PalmettoTiger

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  1. woohoo! Having a rig is soooo cool. Even for those 2 days where I thought I had a rig, I was just twitching with joy. Have fun with your new rig, get some good jumps in this weekend, and get us some pictures!! Blues, squares, PTiger
  2. Note to self: teach girlfriend to pack. umm.... Note to self: get a girlfriend first. Note to self: "Hey baby, wanna pack me?" Is not a good pickup line. Blues, squares, PTiger
  3. It's always the last place you'd think to look. The MAN has been able to oppress people for so long because we can't find him. Now that we know he's hiding under his wig, makeup, and clown suit, we can go kick his a$$!!! Blues, squares, PTiger
  4. What happened to the "chip in $25 for Sangiro's boogie fund" effort? should that be done through the paypal link in the pub, or are Pyke and Cyberskydive still in charge of that? Blues, squares, PTiger
  5. SC right now, NJ on Sep 6th (plans subject to change). Should I be hiding? Does High Priestess Freaksister seek revenge on he who dared shout her "secret" through a megaphone? Blues, squares, PTiger
  6. Virgins - check Pickles - check chickens - check peanut butter - check ummm.. umm.. fuggit. (throws the chickens, peanut butter, and pickles at a starving refugee and carries the virgins off to the bedroom) Blues, squares, PTiger PS Cyber is funny Cyber is smart Cyber makes slick Web site art
  7. I'm surprised your son hasn't started his own account here already! Blues, squares, PTiger
  8. Welcome Chris! How strong is that typhoon? If you go out on deck and de-arch real hard, maybe you and a buddy could turn a point or two as the boat comes over the crest of a wave. If you decide to stay inside and post to DZ.com, I think you become an Enthusiast at 50, Old Hand at 300, and Addict at 700. Anything beyond that, and you'll have to wait for Skreamer to chart some more untouched territory. Blues, squares, PTiger
  9. Yeah slowpoke, I know what you mean. I haven't jumped since March and the 3rd floor of my office building is beginning to look high. I would say that I'm going to buy a rig in 3 weeks, but I'm on the Freaksister Secrecy System so I won't do anything like post my plans on a public message board... Blues, squares, PTiger
  10. Shhhhhh.... don't tell anybody that (PalmettoTiger whips out a megaphone) FREAKSISTER IS GOING TO NEW JERSEY. It's a secret. Blues, squares, PTiger
  11. We bow to thee Oh Most High Freaksister.... Now where are those virgins we're supposed to "sacrifice?" Blues, squares, PTiger
  12. Diva, I was under the impression that most 3-ring systems don't allow the largest ring to flop down anymore. Disconnect your main and try it on your rig. If it does, talk to your rigger and see if that can be prevented. All the more reason to have an RSL or AAD, too. And I'll say it again, because I feel like being obnoxious: One handed cutaway vs. two handed cutaway should not be an issue of speed or indoctrination. It should be an issue of "Is my gear likely to give me a hard pull?" No? One hand on each before you do anything! Yes? Get both hands on that cutaway pillow and haul on it!! What the military uses, what you were first taught, what your boyfriend's uncle's distant relation uses, what Andre-Jacques Garnerin used DOESN'T MATTER. Your emergency procedures should reflect what gear you are using. The number of syllables you shout as you deal with a high-speed mal doesn't matter either. Just pull the freakin' handles RIGHT side LEFT side BAM you're done (one way or another). Blues, squares, PTiger
  13. AnonyBob, I think you hit the mark on that. People tend to glaze over when I bring up skydiving - when I push it onto the conversation, so to speak. However, if I'm a little recalcitrant when they ask about it, we spend longer talking about it than if I'd started the discussion myself. I still have to stop myself from taking off on a rant if they mention the word "dangerous." I've done a lot of research on relative fatality risks in several sports, and frankly it makes me wary of driving and SCUBA diving. Now if only I could get them to listen on that point... Blues, squares, PTiger
  14. I think the one hand on each vs. both hands on one is more a question of what gear you jump. If you've got a zippy elliptical and mini 3-rings, then you're more likely to be under a fast spinning mal, with less mechanical advantage on the breakaway. So it would make more sense to get the cutaway handle with both hands, then pull it while you keep your eyes on the reserve handle. If you're under a docile canopy and/or have large 3-rings, you're not as likely to have a hard pull, so the look reach look reach pull pull procedure isn't likely to get you in trouble. Blues, squares, PTiger
  15. Sangiro is l337!! Happy Hour r0X0rz my world. Who started that wow thing anyway? And did Skreamer ever show up, or did he sleep late? Blues, squares, PTiger
  16. I think Billy's "Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly" is nifty. Also, our old jump plane had a little sign by the door that said "If you must smoke please step outside." I've always thought that was cool as hell, but it might not translate to the song if you're not seeing it beside a door. Blues, squares, PTiger
  17. Wednesday is named for Wednesd'y, the god of a small sect of Marsh Arabs. Due to the unusual salinity of the water in their area, the Marsh Arabs could only use dromedaries for livestock and beasts of burden. Also, these guys had great sex lives - I mean freaky swinging sex parties every night. So, because we named Wednesday after a the god of a group that only used one-humped camels in agriculture, and because those people also did a lot of humping, we call Wednesday "Hump Day." You might find some people who feed you BS about Norse mythology and Odin being the origin of "Wednesday" but don't listen to them. Punch them in the mouth to make them shut up. And tell them how stupid they are. Blues, squares, PTiger PS Speed, you don't get laid every weekday like the rest of us? Höser...
  18. So much for the "perfectly good airplane" bit. Blues, squares, PTiger
  19. I think it wasn't sacrificing the chicken early that hosed you so much as forgetting the vestal virgins. Blues, squares, PTiger
  20. A man walks into a restaurant and sees a STUNNINGLY beautiful woman at a table alone. He asks the maitre'd to send her a bottle of the house's finest wine and ask her if he can join her. After the wine steward takes the bottle to her and explains who bought it, she writes a note and gives it to the steward, who brings it to the gentleman. It says: "I won't accept your bottle of wine and your company unless you have a Mercedes in your garage, a million dollars in your bank, and 7 inches in your pants." The guy looks at the note, and then beneath her message writes: "I have a Ferrari, 2 Porsches, and a Mercedes in my garage. I have ten million dollars in the bank and forty million more in various investments. But I would never consider cutting off 2 inches, even for a woman as beautiful as you." Blues, squares, PTiger
  21. OK folks, let's see what we can come up with! BAD: Your spouse keeps nagging you. WORSE: Your spouse keeps nagging you about life insurance. WORST: Your spouse keeps nagging you about life insurance, and your rigger won't look you in the eye anymore. BAD: You do some unintentional CRW. WORSE: You do some unintentional CRW with the DZO. WORST: You do some unintentional CRW with the DZO because you're both trying to dodge falling pieces of the jump plane. BAD: The jump pilot isn't watching where the plane is going. WORSE: The jump pilot isn't watching where the plane is going because he's staring at the fuel gauge. WORST: The jump pilot isn't watching where the plane is going because he's staring at the fuel gauge, muttering "Oh shit, not again..." BAD: You see lots of pie tins. WORSE: You see lots of pie tins in your buddy's gear bag. WORST: You see lots of pie tins in your buddy's gear bag, and no one will stand next to you. BAD: You hear the S&TA yelling. WORSE: You hear the S&TA yelling at the DZO. WORST: You hear the S&TA yelling at the DZO, "Go ahead, screw them! I don't care anymore." BAD: You go to a new DZ and they don't give you any waivers to sign. WORSE: You go to a new DZ and they don't give you any waivers to sign because they already have a file on you. WORST: You go to a new DZ and they don't give you any waivers to sign because they already have a file on you stamped "UNSAFE." Blues, squares, PTiger
  22. Skip, that sounds like a great plan. You probably wouldn't be able to get every weekend anyway; the weather isn't usually that cooperative. Blues, squares, PTiger
  23. Billy, grab the DivX shtuff at http://www.princeton.edu/~dankorn/DivX/. Just save all of the files in the folder to a folder on your computer, and then click Register_DivX.exe. Blues, squares, PTiger
  24. Relative work, unfortunately. But it's not all bad b/c I don't have gear yet, so in all likelihood I wouldn't jump anyway. A kickass freefly team! Check out their website. Go, jump the biplane, jump the Otter(s?), buy your beer, drink it, run through the fire, stopdropandroll, rave until you're bored, then find some cutie to spend the rest of the night with! Blues, squares, PTiger
  25. Showing my family video of stand-up landings worked wonders. You'd be amazed at how many people think we're still PLFing under rounds. Blues, squares, PTiger