MikeJD
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Have you considered buying a games console instead? Sure, you might not get the same variety or depth of games, but at least the software developers are forced to write to a fixed spec rather than forcing you to keep upgrading. I reckon that's going to be my strategy from now on.
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Work out the cost of making the trip in the UK and divide it by 5.
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My first ever jump was on a static line from the step of a 182. Now that is a baptism of fire. But at least once you've managed the climb-out (right hand - right foot - left hand - left foot, if I remember correctly) you're in a sweet position to do a perfect student exit.
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Sunny, you should try jumping in the UK. We're so much smaller I sometimes feel like I recognise practically everybody in the British mag. It's more like a case of turning a page, seeing somebody unfamiliar and saying "Hey, who the hell is that?"
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I agree with you, Andrew. In the original cut, I don't think you ever see Willard even smile, and though that might be a little unlikely it's an important part of his persona. In Redux you have this kind of jokey episode that just doesn't fit the feel of the movie.
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Sounds like a glitch in the Matrix.
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Reckon I'm up for a couple.
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There's one good thing to come out of all this, Adam - since you can't do DIY tonight having DYI (Done yourself in), it means Vicki can come drinking.
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Well, it's a comfort to know that if I die at home alone at least I won't have forgotten to feed the cats
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That is great. Looks like a lot of work!
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I'm hoping to be there. What would be better about Camden? Some of us live sarf of the river, you know!
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I like them both, but I admire cats for their independence. I like the fact that an animal that could survive quite well without me (even if that would mean moving in with someone else!) chooses to be my companion.
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If you're backing up stuff you already own, couldn't you just scan the original packaging?
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Wow! Reassuring to see that those things actually do float, and not just in the diagrams on the safety cards. Although I guess those are better conditions than most in which to put an airliner down in water. Don't suppose you have a picture of the escape slides detached to form life rafts? That one always looks a bit far-fetched to me.
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One thing to do before you die - live!
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Haven't seen The Village yet, and I'm not sure I want to. I think each of Shyamalan's movies has been a bit less enjoyable than the last, although he's still miles ahead of most of the hacks out there. But yeah, the inevitable twist - fun for the first couple of films - is starting to wear thin. I reckon the surprise ending for the next film should be that there isn't one. Also for me a lot of it's down to the casting - Bruce Willis and Sam Jackson are always watchable, but I'm not a fan of Mel Gibson and I'm pretty indifferent to Joaquim Phoenix. I was amazed by Toni Colette in The Sixth Sense, though - did anybody else fail to recognise her as the same actress who starred in Muriel's wedding?
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Somebody at Eloy told me (in reference to my purple gear) that purple seems to be a Brit thing. But didn't tell me it was a bad thing...
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1. Cloudy days. 2. Wind holds. 3. Slow planes. 4. Zoo loads. Huh? Oh, sorry. Wrong thread.
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Yep, I was wondering at Christmas whether that might cause a problem for Skydive AZ. Sounds like they'd better make friends with the new residents before they become enemies. Wonder whether they could offer 5,000 free tandems?
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No doubt not quite as exciting as the Bell at Rantoul, but I jumped the Alouette too (at Eloy) and it was more intense than the other two I've tried (Big Sikorsky at Eloy a few years back - can't remember the model - and a Twin Squirrel in the UK). If you're sitting at the outsides of the bench in the Alouette - and in this case I use the word 'in' loosely
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Done Bridge Day a couple of times, and for me it's a question of whether I ever progress to what I think of as the next level - i.e. a more dangerous object / maybe less daylight / no ambulance crews standing by etc. Although I've taken BD very seriously, I doubt there's a safer BASE jump I could make anywhere else. So it feels like a major step to move on. Anybody else been to Bridge Day and having the same thought?
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Ooh! Ooh! Or hooked up to a switch, and partially inflatable as insurance against sinking out on a skydive...
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Better still, what if clouds were transparent?
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Sounds sticky. It'd take all day to walk back to the packing shed...
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What if parachute landing areas were made of acres of soft foam rubber? People would find a new way to hurt themselves, I guess...