MikeMcLean

Ewww, yuck It wouldn't hurt you to think like a fucking serial killer every once in a while - just for the sake of prevention

That, my friend, is a question that can only have an answer qualified by the phrase "Too Much Information" It wouldn't hurt you to think like a fucking serial killer every once in a while - just for the sake of prevention

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The first piece was up on e-bay around 10AM Saturday morning. It was cancelled by ebay fairly quickly, but it was there .... It wouldn't hurt you to think like a fucking serial killer every once in a while - just for the sake of prevention

Careful, you could go blind if you keep this up. It wouldn't hurt you to think like a fucking serial killer every once in a while - just for the sake of prevention

> Liz & I get divorced. "Getting" or "Got" Divorced -- makes a big difference. The equity payout/refinance isn't a sale, you are simply borrowing against a "paper" gain. The gain isn't actualized until you sell, which implies you neither have the house title nor an associated loan. The timing of this transaction compared to your divorce date is the key. If you refinance as a legally married couple and you subsequently get divorced then whatever equity cash out you take is non-taxable at that time. When you divorce and one party keeps the house and one keeps the cash, then that is your "equitable division of marital assets." Liz will eventually pay tax on the total net gain at the time she sells the house and this will be a combination of the "marital" gain and the "single" gain (and may even be a loss depending on the real-estate market. This gain is subject to the sale of primary home exemption, or can be rolled-over into a new primary residence depending on what she does living arrangement wise after the sale. If, OTOH, you divorce first with Liz keeping the house, then the non-taxable division of property occurs on the divorce date. Any money Liz gives you after that could be considered alimony and be taxable. Standard disclaimer -- I am not a tax attorney, nor a CPA, nor a tax professional. Nothing in this message should be considered a substitute for the knowledge and insight of a lawyer. Each case is different and individual attention should be given for all legal matters. It is highly recommended that you obtain professional counsel before acting upon any information that appears in this post. P.S. interesting commentary; the words refinance, actualized, and CPA are not in the dz.com spelling dictionary. It wouldn't hurt you to think like a fucking serial killer every once in a while - just for the sake of prevention

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I guess I missed someting -- where is jumperpaula's picture posted?

In my case I would jump my own gear without a cypress before I jump rental gear. Hands down, absolute.

It was a rental rig, a Dolphin container with a spectre 210 main. I don't know what kind of reserve. There was no cypress, no RSL -- eliminating these as causes of the two out. I had two jumps on the same rig on Friday, 3 previous jumps on the rig that day. Another jumper was sharing the rental with me and jumped the rig twice on Sunday. There was a reserve pin check on the ground prior to this jump and the pin was seated firmly and correctly.

Thank you for describing events on the ground. I am the jumper being referred to. So, the events from my perspective ...... Normal, stable free fall, practiced some 180 and 360 turns. The main plan on the dive was to deploy early, work with the canopy a bit (this was a rental canopy) and set up good and well to land in the peas. I almost did this jump as a hop-n-pop since what I really wanted to practice was canopy. At 5 grand I deployed my main. The reserve immediately deployed into the main. At most there was a second between the main opening and the reserve opening. Cause of the reserve opening is still unknown. First glance showed a stack (reserve inside of main) that looked like it was going to be stable -- therefore no immediate chop. Within a few seconds, the main began to peel off to the left and collapse at the same time. I made the decision to cutaway and pulled the cutaway handle. As the main was leaving, the main risers caught on the left side reserve lines and created a braid. The braid threw me into a spin which caused the left and right side reserve lines to braid and collapse the reserve. From my point of view all I could see was a ball of white shit. In my mind was the thought that if I could stop and reverse the spin the main would let loose and let the reserve re-inflate. After fighting the reserve risers and kicking I was able to stop the spin, and even get 2-3 reverse spins in place. I saw the reserve catch a little bit of air and began to think that my plan may work. BANG! I hit the ground, hard. Luckily I hit in some soft, young sapling trees in some muddy ground. My first though was Shit, I am alive. My second thought was don't move. Within seconds a DZ regular jumper (EMT) was on scene and immobilizing my head and neck. Within a few more seconds there were more people around and I was being taken care of -- very well taken care of. The ambulance arrived, I was placed in a neck brace and back board and in route. At the hospital they cleared my x-rays and let me go. Today is two days after and I am sore, very sore. I am also very lucky. A number of things went the good-luck side and saved my life. The video shows that the tangled main had 3 full cells inflated. The non inflated part of the main caught on a tree just before I hit and slowed me down a bit more. The few main cells, the little bit of reserve, and the soft area of the DZ all conspired to keep me alive. Ten feet the away to one side was heavy, strong trees; 50 feet the other direction was the paved runway. I will be on the ground until my muscle stiffness goes away and I feel normal. Probably not this weekend, probably next.