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  1. Croc
    No. I'm not on any kind of crusade or anything. I was looking for something else when I found my own thread and realized that I still view it as an idiotic requirement since absolutely no skill is involved--the jumps count no matter what. Isn't that a joke? I did my two and I'll probably never do any others unless it is CRW. Not really important to me at all. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  2. Croc
    An excellent point. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  3. Croc
    If you don't want to do a night jump, fine. But then you won't be called an expert. No 500 jumps? Not an expert. No water training? Not an expert. No accuracy landings? Not an expert. No formation skydives? Not an expert. No pass on the written exam? Not an expert. If you want to be called an "expert", you need to have experienced a wide range of skydiving accomplishments, and proven your performance. If you're unwilling to do that, then don't try and claim a title that you haven't earned. No Mr. Bills, no expert. Just as valid as a night jump. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    +1 A few years back I was on final and nearly got taken out by a swooper. So far no one without an AAD has ever been a danger to me. You can keep your head on a swivel all day but when a dick who got out after you does a 270 above you when you are 100 feet in the air you won't see him either. Swooping is great stuff--I'm not in favor of banning it. But somehow swoopers must be separated from slow pokes like me. Both these comments made me fucking laugh!!!' Lame, typical, BS!!! How about this? Lets just ban ALL non swoopers and call it a fucking day!!! Boom done... How about we ban all posters who can't READ. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    +1 A few years back I was on final and nearly got taken out by a swooper. So far no one without an AAD has ever been a danger to me. You can keep your head on a swivel all day but when a dick who got out after you does a 270 above you when you are 100 feet in the air you won't see him either. Swooping is great stuff--I'm not in favor of banning it. But somehow swoopers must be separated from slow pokes like me. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    And you should demonstrate skill in night jumping with an accurate, stand up landing. Broken femurs a mile off don't count. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    And even if you do your night jumps for your D it doesn't matter if you ever saw anyone in free fall, or if you even find the drop zone. I have a friend who did his night jumps and, on his second one, landed a mile out. He never saw the ground, never flared, and seriously hurt his back. Jump counted, of course. What amazes me is that the USPA, which is an organization for and by the DZ owners, still has this requirement. Why don't they require all USPA affiliated DZs to offer night jumps at least once a year? It's an eyesight test that you can pass, even if you fail. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  8. Croc
    Well, I'm back to having an opinion on night jumps as a requirement for a D license. I still think the requirement is bullshit. It's like requiring a cross country runner to run in the dark in order to get a letter. No matter that he may hit a tree, fall in a ditch or trip over a stone, even if he is the best runner in the state, he doesn't get a letter until he does it in the dark. A night jump is a fun jump, a kind of a stunt, like a Mr. Bill. I've done several of those. How about we substitute Mr. Bills or some other useless stunt, like landing a stack (done those too) for a night jump? Oh, I forgot. We have to do night jumps because we might accidentally get on a plane at night. At least with a Mr. Bill you wouldn't have to drive all over the place trying to find a place to do it. Flame away. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    It was the repetitive motion of running that was frowned upon, not just a short run out. My surgery was 15 years ago and since then I've probably made 1,500 jumps or more without any discomfort. I did do a boot camp several years ago that involved too much running and had to stop because of the pain. Skydiving, no problem. Running no. Is this with an artificial knee? "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  10. Croc
    Thank you. I'm holding off until I just can't stand it. Not too terrible at the moment. Hurts more in the plane than landing. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  11. Croc
    I slide. Also I up sized after my surgery. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  12. Croc
    I haven't been able to run AT ALL for the last two years, but I'm still jumping. I have very bad arthritis and the Dr. says the only fix is an artificial knee. And I have not been able to run full speed for one hundred yards since high school. If you are running out your landings that hard you ought to upsize, unless you just like running! "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  13. Croc
    To add to the soup: Ho Chi Minh was living in the United States in the fifties and traveled to Washington to meet with President Eisenhower to request aid to help get the French out of Vietnam. IKE told him that the US should help but couldn't, since he felt that without De Gaul's cooperation, NATO would never get off the ground. Ho Chi Minh then went to Moscow. The point is, and I'll bet that we are all agreed, is that the United States should never have been in Vietnam; 60,000 Americans should never have died there; ten times that many Vietnamese, not one of whom ever threatened the United States, should not have been killed. ISIS? How about we mind our own business for once! "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  14. Croc
    Can it be done? My doctor says I can do anything I did before but I don't believe him. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  15. Croc
    Anyone done it? "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    We went to war with North Vietnam after the Johnson administration used as a pretext the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Years later, Robert McNamara admitted the alleged two incidents never occurred, and that the Vietnam War "was probably a mistake." "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    A friend of mine who was at Quincy when someone landed a Mr. Bill said that soon after they landed there was an announcement over the PA system: "Effective immediately, everyone must land his own canopy." "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  18. Croc
    The error is starting the fight in the first place. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
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    EVERY president since 1948 should have stayed out of the Middle East. Western meddling has done zero of value there. +1 "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  20. Croc
    You ain't missin nothin. You can have mine. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  21. Croc
    For what it's worth, I see that you have a coach rating. On the days after I coached even a good student I felt stressed out. A tough, self-centered and demanding student could ruin my whole week. The whole brief, coach, debrief, pack hurrythefuckupgoddamnit attitude got me down. Are you coaching? Since I've stopped coaching and instructing (dropped all my ratings) I go to the DZ for one reason: fun. Now I feel GREAT all week long after a good weekend of jumping. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  22. Croc
    Jack Lambert retired from the NFL because of turf toe. I don't know what it is, but if someone as tough as him says "It is the worst pain I have ever had," then it must be bad. My sympathies. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  23. Croc
    Good enough! Now stop that nonsense! "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  24. Croc
    Name me one since George Washington. Deafening silence in response to these simple questions. Calvin Coolidge. We cannot expect our elected leaders to be much different than ourselves. Most people lie; most politicians lie as well. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy
  25. Croc
    For once, I agree with you. "Here's a good specimen of my own wisdom. Something is so, except when it isn't so." Charles Fort, commenting on the many contradictions of astronomy