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I'd love hearing the explanation from him myself. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Hey, try this. First drop the negative "Hater" attitude. The next "FAT PERSON" you see eating the garbage can, invite that person to go for a jog, a walk, a short hike, anything. Judge not, lest ye be judged and the same judgement you use to judge others shall be exacted on you. Ying/Yang baby! -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Can't stand them. Not the actual person really, but the smoke that surrounds them, sometimes theres no way to keep from breathing second hand smoke. If smokers want to kill them selves, fine. But don't impose on anyone who doesn't embrace the idea. After all You can eat to you health, you can drink to your health, but you CAN NOT smoke to your health. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

SugarAlpha Dot Com Viola! -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Did someone say something to you convict? If they did it wasn't me, so chill. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

PM'd -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

I guess i should have been more specific in what i did. In any event, what actually happened, yeah it would go, but it wouldn't seat. When i load, or reload mine i never have even done anything close to this mistake. But, then again they don't call me "Dead Eye Dick" for no reason. I challenge you to an accuracy drill, or a speed drill anytime, i have a shooting range on my place. We won' bet money, i wouldn't want to loan you gas money to get home. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Isn't this essentially what i said? When i tried to make it happen, it's not like i tried to "Hammer It Home" to make it go, i'm no tearing up nothing. This has never ever happened to me, i can't believe it happened to this PD Patrol Person, if in fact it really did. The pictures are of really very poor quality. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Like it or not they do and are. Home Land Security John, It's a word, look it up. I can pull up your front door up on my CPU via satellite just by knowing your name. I can pull up your tax rolls, and just about anything else i want to know about you, If i am so inclined. But i'm not. 10,000 comedians out of work, and your still trying to be funny. It ain't working. Ya know, again i used to think you were pretty straight, but the more i see of your satirical posts, i'm leaning to you being a real tool. Why don't you have that wise mouth at the DZ? I've never seen you react to anything like this. You just get divorced? Start drinking excessively? WHAT? -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Well now, it's rl again. I never knew you were gone for a while really, OR NOT! Congradulations on your wedding. Who's the victem? Any one we know? Ah, well, not particularily interested anyway. J/K C Ya! -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

The pictures are so horrible, but the best i can come up with is her stance is good, her finger is not on the trigger, nor should it be and the answer to the clip appearing to be inserted backwards could be due to having two 30 round clips taped together, and the bottom clip curving to the rear. That's the way i've observed it in the past on many occasions. I've tried to insert an AR-15 30 round clip in backeards....It Can't & AIN'T going. The lower reciever is probably a military reciever so you can swith from triple burst, fully auto and single shot. I took the photo and cleaned it up, it's much clearer now. She does have 2 40's taped together, she does not have the clip/magazine/bannana clip or whatever in backwards. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

YO! What in the hell would compell you to advertise your munitions like this? It's f*ukkin stupid. What, do you live down the road from Wayne Lapierre, or Ted Nugent? Don't get me wrong, i'm all about "weapons, etc...but you shouldn't broadcast it to the whole f*kkin world, Jesus! The Cock Sucers "On The Hill" are dreaming up new ways to relieve you of your munitions, and ammo. I'm a card carrying badge toting Sheriff's deputy in my county, and we don't tell the freaking Sheriff no more than has to go into the reports. Hell, the mods shoud remove this entire thread. In Brenham, Texas last wek a Gun Store that has been there for years was hit twice in less than a week They took every AR-15 HBAR Match Sporter and Norinco (Junk) AK-47's the man had. I wished i could divuldge the numbers, but i can't. Let's just say some one has enough artillary to strart some serious shit, We think the burgulary was an inside job, who ever did it, got in & out Quickly. If anyone has any information about where these guns are, please notify your local law enforcement official. This doesn't make you a rat, stool pidgeon, snith or anything els, but a good citizen. I would certainly like to see you guys not even bring up guns, ammo, semi-automatic weapons, or divuldge whether you own any or not. If you think for a moment Law Enforcement Officials Aren't monitoring web sites, i've got a news flash for ya... They are. Be careful, not only for yourself but for someone you know that may have a collection, or cache of weapons. Releasing information like this can only lead someone to the "Bar Motel" Cours we just completed our new 200 bed facility, and we love visitors. Think It Over. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

No, that wasn't my intention at all. my intention was to make sure you had some sort of idea on the mechanics of the whole thing. Please believe me, although i don't know you, and may never meet you, although i hope i do, i care about your safety and well being. I know that may be hard to understand, but that's my motivation. If you want your raft back, calculate your winds aloft as opposed to what the winds are on the ground, you'll find your raft. If you do this, your pilot can find your raft for you and give you the cooridanates. And please, don't buy a raft with the rope arounf the perimeter of it. Buy one with the molded handles with a bright color so your pilot can get a visual for you. Please Be Careful, And Stay Safe. Blue Skies, Hot Days! -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Let me try and give you the benefit of a lesson i learned when i had less than 50 jumps, but boy, let me tell ya, i thought i knew it all. That's just normal. I got to quizzing one of my old jump masters about swooping. I said "Hey man, how do you make your canopy fly like that. His response was, when YOU CAN TELL ME everything there is to possibly know about the mechanice of swooping, i'll teach you how" One of the most profound lessons i've ever learned. Skydiving is very dangerous, there's no since in adding another dangerous element to it to make it more dangerous. If i have a car tht will go 200 MPH, would i put onto the track with sub par tires? Of course not. If this raft dive is something you really want to do, then fine. Just make sure you don't use a $4.00 USD Raft, have at lease 4 experienced sky divers who have done them succesfully. (Videots don't count, they're just flying camera) Please don't use a side exit jump ship. Communicate with the pilot to insure the 5-4-3-2-1 Zero-G then bail. If this sequence doesn't happen as it should, who knows what will happen next? Most of the time sky divers use the cheapy rafts is because when you exit the raft, you'll probably never see it again. Visit with the S&TA as well, communitate with him, plan your dive, and dive your plan. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

It's gemerally not the reaft dive itself that presents the ganger. Instead, it's the rafts that people buy to do the raft dives. Those cheap cheesy plastic rafts with all of rhe rope around the perimeter are so dangerous it's not evem funny. i've seen one of these almost take a sky divers life. I've also seen the stinking rope catch one of the starboard aft jumpers hackey on exit as soon as we got into clean air BOOM, the $4.00 USD raft explodes. We were using Hugh's Casa, it hung onto his hackey, i was under him still hanging onto the rope myself.I feared if i let go, it would wrap him up. The rope pulled his hackey out of the boc, pulling his lanyard until the lanyard pulled his closing pin deplying him instantly. I hung on to the raft for about 2 more seconds and let it go, never saw it again. The jumper who was deployed landed safely, but things could have been way differently. This is the biggest reason raft dives go wrong when they do. Cheap Ass Rafts. They are simply not designed to do what we do with them, nuff said. Don't even try a side exit, they suck....HARD. When ever you take any device out of it's mechanical tolerances, bad things are sure to follow. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

I believe i would encourage them to purchase a semi automatic hand gun, become proficient with it. Then obtain a CCL, problem solved. After all, i don't know how you feel, but i'd personally rather be judged by 12, than carried by 6. Some body messes with my family, my property, or puts my life or property, or my neighbors life or property in emminent danger, i would have no problem sending them straight to hell. Sound hard? Hmph, well it's sad but true, it's a hard world. If you don't have a gun, get one, if you have one, buy another. Guns don't kill people, people kill people with guns. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

It would not have mattered if he would have hit that pole or not at 300 MPH. There is also a 4' concrete wall all along the back of the containment area of the "Trap" The only way he could have possibly have survived would be if his chutes deploy correctly and have the car slow down at least 40% The body of these cars are constructed out of aluminum and Carbon Fibre, the frames are made of titanium and aluminum, but they are incredibly strong. But as you can see everything has it's limits. If i died driving one of my 1/4 mile cars, or SkyDiving, i wouldn't have a problem with it. If you guys are like me, you know that jump out may be the last sane thing you do. Scott knew since he was a kid his sport he loved so much was very dangerous, and had a high potential of taking his life each pass down the track. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Do not vote for a dem, or a republican. There is a Write In Place For A Candidate If You Would Like To Vote For Anyone Besides Who's Running. Write My Name In That Slot, I'll Make All Of This Go Away So Fast You'll Never Know we Were In A Bind. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Just don't do it. A raft dive is probably the most dangerous sky dive you can make. I've seen stuff i don't even want to discuss during raft dive exits. Those pictures SkyMama posted are for real. I'll tell you what makes the raft dives so dangerous. 1) The cheapy rafts have a rope around the perimeter, instead of the hight dollar rafts having molded handles and reinforced bottoms. I've been on a bunch of raft dives, one from a twin otter, the rest from Casa'a (Rear Exit Jump Ships) The Otter jump went bad immediately, i shant elaborate, -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Just don't do it. A raft dive is probably the most dangerous sky dive you can make. I've seen stuff i don't even want to discuss during raft dive exits. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

I wouldn't think so wth that light of a wing load. IMO no way the jumper could be going fast enough to blow up a canopy. IMO the canopy had a rip in it some where, it was just missed by riggers and packers, just speculatory. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Your profile is incomplete and truncated. You give no one anything to go by in the way of providing you with any helpful data. What'd ya expect [deleted by moderator]? -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

ALL of the mods i've had done to my containers in the past have been done by the Manufacturer / OEM. It would costs approx $400.00 foa a new harness, depending on your goofies you put on it, ie: hip/chest rings, hard housings, RSL, SkyHook. I know the rig i'm building now will employ the SkyHook System, but will be a Javelin Container. -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Go to your container's WebSite, look up your container and look at the specs. If you container manufacturer's specs say it's O.K. it doesn't really matter about anything else, now does it? You wonder what has happened to "peeple" who have done it, i doubt you'll find that caliber of people on this web site. They're all well above the average intelligence level. Research man...RESEARCH! -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

Jump it like you stole it! -Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"