PalmettoTiger
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I got my babyback babyback babyback...
PalmettoTiger replied to PalmettoTiger's topic in The Bonfire
Drove down to X-Keys today to pick up my rig; I left it there over the holiday break to get a new reserve packed in. I LOVE HAVING MY PARACHUTE BACK!! I want to hug her and squeeze her and take care of her so she'll be nice to me when pull time comes... I tried it on to make sure it still fit and everything, since the new reserve and the old main together are pushing the upper limits of the compatibility chart. The legs straps were tougher to get on, since the rig isn't quite as flexible as it used to be - has anyone ever had their leg straps lengthened? Did it have any adverse effects? Also, I misrouted my chest strap. Twice. Fook me, that was scary, not to mention embarassing. It's been a few months since I last geared up and jumped, but I hope I won't have to go through groundschool again once the weather improves!! PTiger -
"No, I'm pretty sure they were causing my seizures. I can't be sure, though... But anyway, I'm not supposed to take them when I've been drinking!!" PTiger
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[Monty Python] And after the spankings... [/Monty Python] PTiger
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I think there was a thread on this a while ago... 2-person shoelacing is always good for a laugh. You use one hand, and partner with someone else who is only using one of their hands, and try to tie your shoes. It's surprising how difficult it can be, especially when you've had a few beers. 2-person packing is good too, as long as you remember to unpack it and do it the right way once you sober up again...
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[ALF] Oh come on. Hook turns do NOT belong on that list. [/ALF]
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I prefer whatever gives the most satisfying plane farts.
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AMEN, brotha! PREACH ON!! I mean come on. When you've already got your hands on the keyboard, how can typing commands be cumbersome?
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Now you know the sad truth about Alex... Oooh that was evil. I'm just kidding. He's being pampered in an incredibly swank aviary, don't you worry.
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The surprising answer to that question is at SkyExtreme.com near the middle of the page...
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I went easy on the alcohol since I had to drive back to Tampa that night, then get up early for the game... I think I only had two beers. So I would say no, alcohol wasn't really involved. BTW nice change of the subject line there.
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Everyone remember the email that was circulating about how the economy would work with cows under different political systems? They added one for Enron (funny only if you have a clue about the Enron debacle): Enron Venture Capitalism: You think about buying a cow. You tell your accountant that you have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank. Then you execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.
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I must not have been paying much attention, I can't remember seeing you. We DEFINITELY need the Secret DZ.com birdcall, or something.
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I was hanging around the fire when I wasn't watching the night swoops. I ventured near the bar now and then but didn't stay long. What did you have on? I think I had on a black(ish) Cubs hat, orange shirt, black fleece jacket, and baggy tan pants...
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I was there but didn't meet any DZ.com people I didn't already know. Dammit, we really need to work on that DZ.com secret signal!
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Steve Superior, er... Spurrier, has just resigned as head coach at Florida. My guess is he's aiming for the San Diego or Minnesota jobs (or even Tampa Bay, if Dungy doesn't survive the playoffs). I wonder who will replace him at Florida...?
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No video here, but is he okay? And will he retain his position as Safety Officer, or will he have to step down now?
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isn't there some story about the crash from the opening sequence of The Six Million Dollar Man being from a real NASA or USAF testing program? I have this bit of trivia in my head about the design team needing to add weight to the front of an experimental aircraft, and reinforcing the cockpit to withstand dozens or maybe even hundreds of G's rather than just bolting in blocks of metal. Then the damn thing actually crashes, but the pilot survives thanks to the extra reinforcement. Of course, I could be totally wrong.
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hahahahaaa... I didn't know Spec could write html code... We can bug her phone. We can use a clever pretext to interview roommates and classmates from her past and colleagues and girlfriends from her present. We can send an agent to check out her relatives. We can go through her mail and filter her email. We can watch her apartment and squeeze information from previous boyfriends. Then, We'll design a 'COINCIDENCE'. We can arrange for the two of you to first meet at a convention, and then -- a few weeks later -- end up, coincidentally, seated next to each other on a trans-Atlantic flight. Or find yourselves, coincidentally, trapped in an elevator together. SHE will start talking to you.
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I count five different paint schemes. Truly a miracle of aeronautical engineering.
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Rehash from the gear forum: Soft pillow pro: - much less likely to be snagged by something or someone, for example taking grips freeflying, or getting a student in the door, and giving you a reserve ride when you least expect it. You could end up deploying your reserve in the plane, or freeflying at high (read: painful, bone-breaking) speeds, or with someone above you to get tangled in your reserve. Soft pillow con: - you can't get as strong a grip on it as a metal loop - when the shit hits the fan you may need all the traction you can get - the motion to activate your reserve is slightly different (I've only heard this, never actually understood it... is it peel and punch rather than just punch?) - it could get folded inaccessibly underneath your main lift web, though some soft handles now have metal inserts to prevent this
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My biggest mistake so far, other than jumping an undersized reserve 10 times, came when I packed my pilot chute and wound up with a little extra bridle. Rather than redoing the S-folds, I just stuffed the bridle as far down the BOC pouch as it would go. Result: a really hard pull, so hard that I was going to hit silver if I hadn't made it on the last try. Luckily I didn't have to find out the hard way how bad a choice the reserve really was. I look back and I'm in awe of how fucking careless I was in a sport this dangerous. I wonder what else I may be neglecting.
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Damn, I wasn't even close. I remember her telling me that she insisted on taking you to a different hospital, that's when I knew I was in good hands.
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Hhehe, that's pretty good. The one I heard is that you chew off one arm because you want to get away without waking her up. Then when you get home you chew off the other arm because you know she'll be looking for a one-armed man!!
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oooh, so many things to say, and each one will get me in trouble. But thanks for looking out for my best interests Sis!!
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I've attached the picture from the Cross Keys website (BTW, good job Stacy!) but you can't see much of the wing or tail. I can make out three different paint schemes (nose, pilot's door, and body) but I'm sure there are more.