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  1. Andrewwhyte
    I actually refused to jump with Thomas about a year before he bloodied Phillip's nose.
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    You're kidding right? Any international body distributing oil would have to designate America as a net oil exporting nation given their reserves, production and population.
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    So does this earn Robertson a one way trip onto the no-fly list?
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    I wish they would put a more secure 'sew over' on the end of the chest strap. I am a bit nervous about undoing the chest strap completely when I loosen it. I would sew it over myself, I dont really feel it is long enough to lose the extra length.
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    You are not supposed to use the drogue to get stable,... but you aren't supposed to go in either. My concern with the picture is the cameraman should never let the angle get that steep; he should have been more concerned with backing out at that point rather than the shot.
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    Got any Beefite
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    AKA rhythm and blues.
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    I only pay $10.00 for video, +$10.00 for editing, +$10.00 for the camera, +$10.00 for the guy's rig, +$5.00 for his pack job.
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    ~10% I rarely try. The sliding landing is the safest way to go. I only stand if I have a little person or if I have a catcher right there.
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    My friend Tom Pfeiffer once gave me this nugget of wisdom: If you really enjoy doing something, get a good job so you can afford to do it. If you can't afford to skydive and buy a house, get another degree. Here's another one: Never take advice from a pennyless DZO
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    The concept of purgatory is problematic in that it seems to imply a temporal element to the punishment phase. Since heaven is eternal, it is not a place, but rather a state of being (remember your catechism all you catholics); there cannot be a waiting room containing temporal limits. The process of realizing your mistakes were in fact mistakes, and the regret that will inevitably accompany this is the condition (rather than the period) of purgatory. Have you ever had an event in your life when you thought someone was being a prick towards you, maybe you even badmouthed them behind their back, only to find out later that they were actively guarding your back while you were fucking up? Remember how small you felt when you found out? Maybe it's like that.
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    1.Round reserves with anti-inversion netting are virtually non-existent. (Bill booth mentioned that in a safety thread recently). 2. Yes they will. The problem is they oscillate from downplane to canopy collision and back. (Been there, done that). 3. True enough, but you're just being argumentative; if you really thought that way you would still own one, and you don't.
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    This will only increase the talent level if the Europeans continue to treat the NHL as the promised land. There is a distinct possibility that a significant slice of the talent pie will stay in Europe, particularily in Russia where there is serious money being paid. If this happens the talent pool will shrink just as fast as the league.
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    When we first got the new hanesses I got that 'harness slump' a lot. Not so much any more. I think it comed from not having the back straps tight enough. The position of the hooks is determined mainly by the front straps when you are on the ground, but if you don't cinch up the back straps the harness tends to rotate around the student upon opening....I think.
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    You would conjecture wrong. Despite its enormous size and small population Canada is a more urbanized country than the US. Canada's six Metro areas containing >1 000 000 people hold more than 40% of the total population.
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    I have one; nice enough colour, doesn't embarrass me in public. Lands fine.
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    The article I read mentioned that both death by firearm and homicide by firearm are also down in the US during the same period; so, no it doesn't mean the firearm registry is working. More likely it means the baby boomers are leaving their crime commiting years in great numbers.
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    Riggerrob had an article from Firefighter Monthly or something talking about suspended harness caused blackout or something more medical sounding. The crux of the article was that when we are upright we are usually using our leg muscles and, as a side effect, helping the heart pump the blood from the lower extremities. When we are in a harness we are not helping, so the blood pools in the feet and legs causing blackout or even death. If you remember the story of the crucifixion the soldiers went around breaking the legs of the prisoners so they would die before the feast day, but when they got to Christ he was already dead. When my passengers exhibit warning signs of this (pins and needles in the arms is the most common) I get them to clench their leg muscles and release them four or five times in slow to moderate succession. It seems to work.
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    If you are only 30 min away why don't you just go visit them and take a look around. Better yet get a group together and see if you can parlay organising into a better deal for your own first tandem. BTW I live about 4000 miles from CC and they have a good rep way out here.
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    Do prostitutes count?
  21. Andrewwhyte
    you mean like Charles Manson?
  22. Andrewwhyte
    The real issue with Gitmo is whether the US has any moral right to continue occupying that part of Cuba.
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    Oh Christ! His head will explode if you guys keep it up.
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    Holy shit! Why don't you just give him a blow job while you're at it.
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    My advice to you is to get your USPA coach rating and then get a Tandem rating. That will give you enough to learn for one year. The ratings slam dunk Ron is talking about may be ok for a full time pro (although I have my doubts) but for a part time instructor you should concentrate at being a good coach and a good TM. If you think you are coming back to Calgary or Vancouver you should get a Strong rating. Both Calgary area DZs and two of the three Vancouver area DZs use Strong tandems. The manufacturer's rating is good in many countries (just not the US, you will need an USPA rating at most DZs). This is also the rating that is constantly in the highest demand.