Nightingale
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you could probably donate them to a food bank or homeless kitchen.
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well, um... we always just got a ladder and picked them off the tree.
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the letter stated that the books "don't mention Saddam". Seems specific enough to me. Either the guy's in the book or he isn't.
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No. But, other, independent sources have confirmed that this letter was written by a US soldier over in Iraq. Either the letter is wrong about the textbooks, or you are. I'm not sure which, and can't find other sources to confirm or deny either point of view.
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strange... the letter specifically says the texts "don't mention Saddam" rather than showing Saddam in a different light.
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why in the world would they want textbooks that don't mention saddam?? He's part of their country's history, and a history book would be incomplete without mentioning it. Pretending like it never happened isn't the right approach.
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Another way to avoid parenting responsibilities
Nightingale replied to nbblood's topic in Speakers Corner
It would depend on how the parent uses the card. For example: Parent goes to see the movie. Parent approves movie for kid. Parent gives card to kid, drops kid off at the start of movie, and picks them up after. Kid returns card to parent. -
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I'm sure Aubrey will check with the S&TAs at his DZs and the manufacturers of his equipment before messing with it. He's pretty heads up about stuff like that.
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husband and wife jumping together
Nightingale replied to rickjump1's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Its up to the couple. Yesterday, I offered to watch my friend's kids so she and her boyfriend could jump together, since they hardly ever get to do so because they're very conscientious about always having someone on the ground with the kids to keep them out of trouble and off the runway and such. She hadn't planned on jumping that day and didn't have her rig, but we made arrangements for next time. Its all up to the individuals involved. -
Awww. thanks!
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well, I wouldn't exactly say I "kicked butt" but there was definitely an improvement.
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I'll be there on the 5th!
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Yep. Its in the cypres manual. There's a way to tell the Cypres that the ground is higher than your current altitude. Its a feature generally used when your landing area is at a different elevation than your airport. For example, Hollister's landing area is 400 feet higher than the airport (they bus you back to the airport), so we have to reset our cypresses on every single jump when at that DZ. If you tell the cypres that the ground is higher than it actually is, your cypres should fire early. You have to reset it on EVERY SINGLE JUMP, though, which is a PITA. You may want to contact the manufacturer of your reserve to check if this is actually necessary.
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you realize that now, we must ask what you were doing in the MENS room at 3 am????????
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Where to purchase one of those snazzy logbooks?
Nightingale replied to Shadowplay's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
www.square1.com its under "catalog" and "accessories" -
hehehe! That was a fun jump, wasn't it?? I got the video from DaGimp. It's so funny...we're stable with Bob hanging, and you, me, and James on our bellies, but as soon as you dropped down, the entire formation tipped on end, and Bob went flying off to timbuktu. ROFLMAO! Thanks so much for your help with my landings!
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Krispy Kreme has different kinds too. I LOVE the devil's food and the chocolate old fashioned. not real fond of their usual glazed one, tho.
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I'd do it if it was a cutaway rig. I wouldn't do it on my regular rig. no point in trading a good parachute for one that might not be a good parachute. That said, I do plan on jumping a PD176 reserve canopy as a main sometime in the relatively near future. I want to learn how it flies before I really need to know.
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hehe cool! I noticed an amazing improvement in my flying after my 26 minutes this weekend. On a 7 way, someone got in my burble and fell through my legs. Last week, this would've sent me tumbling hopelessly across the sky. Yesterday, I was able to pop right back up into my slot and keep flying.
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Yep. Dom, you were pimping tunnel time to all the DZ.commers all weekend... got any more??
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they work fine for me... perhaps its been fixed?
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Try joining a gym and getting a trainer to help you. They'll help, not only with exercise, but with meal planning, so you learn how to eat right. You don't have to keep paying the trainer, just every so often, after the first five or six sessions (takes that long to learn most of the basic exercises), and then you only go back if you hit a plateau and need to adjust your program.
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I'm covered through work. I checked and skydiving isn't one of the exclusions, for either health, disability, or life insurance. I work for the government, tho, so my insurance is better than most.
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:5:2 Beer owed for: 1st hybrid: worked for a second and then became a "skydiver blender" but was great fun anyway B License: did my water training with Ed out at Elsinore, and Stuart at the school at Perris gave me my test! I passed!