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Aww. Thanks! There are plenty chinks. Ask my ex wife! She found every one! (and made a few new ones!) t It's the year of the Pig.

Post it! Post it! Fun for all (but one..) t It's the year of the Pig.

As in "Rocket Proppelled Grenade?" or "Rocket Groppelled Brenade?" Yeah... It doesn't take a rocket scientist... t It's the year of the Pig.

Excuse my ignorance with regard to acronyms, but what is an RGB? t It's the year of the Pig.

Good idea, but on DZ.com I think the injuries should be from skydiving! You dudes that fell off horses or playing football can register on horses.com etc. Maybe my 15 min of fame is coming up! Will a pic of the scar and a few of the screws do? How many X rays do you have from Valintines day, 14 February 1987... t It's the year of the Pig.

Well - Firstly - The dentist is a prick. Anyone who knows a thing about tongue piercings knows they can close as fast as 5 min. It's not all healing. Your tongue has layers. If the dentist is overweight, smokes, drinks etc - tell him to get off his fucking high horse and do his job. Secondly - they may not just be there to look cool - but they're your daugters, and I have 2 as well, so we won't go there... Thirdly - DIY home re-do's. The prong of a bent fork works well. Also - if she still has the origional piercing stud, she should use that. It'll be longer, and probably thinner - and so will be less likely to restrict things when they swell (Which they will when she's done with the awl...) t It's the year of the Pig.

Sorry... You mean all Americans are not from the same place? t It's the year of the Pig.

Well - It's unlikely to happen to some of us. I'm jumping the second smallest rig at our DZ - and are capable of enjoying the smallest - with a small blush of apology. As far as students go, I'd tell em not to do it. If they did... tricky... but I'd tell them to stay with the main, make light control inputs, and not to overbrake too high. It would be easier just to teach them not to do it - or teach the staff to spot it. t It's the year of the Pig.

You are never too old. Read this thread... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=629241;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread t It's the year of the Pig.

Read between the lines. We don't want you to downsize. We want you to learn to fly what you have. I only downsized from a 120 to a 107 after 1500 dives on the canopy - 3700 total - and only after 200 on the 107 am I starting to feel comfortable with trying newer techniques. Learn to fly what you have. Anything smaller will go faster. Don't ever think of a Safire loaded to 1.4 as "forgiving." That thing will kill you in a heartbeat - just like the Heatwave. t It's the year of the Pig.

But he did win a World Championship in a Beneton. (A what?) That - and he's married and loves his wife and kids in a sea of playboys, women and temptation. That scores points in my book. With 3 weeks to the next GP, serious testing at Monza (In Italy) and 3 races to go - he's further in the lead than when the season started in Australia... but people don't see that. t It's the year of the Pig.

I would imagine it must be damn near impossible to stay a current jumper as part of an F1 team. Those dudes are all over the world on a real tight shedule of racing, testing, etc. I do know that Michael climbs in the off season, and he ski's a lot too. As for his personality - his life is a mind game with the competition. To go out the day after your mother was buried and win a GP - That's serious mental strength. t It's the year of the Pig.

Ain't that the truth! Remember the Turbo years? Those guys were KINGS! t It's the year of the Pig.

Hi There, You couldn't jump at our club. The weight limit on the Tempo 250 reserves is 115kg which is 253lbs, but that's jumper plus clothing, plus equipment. We limit our 1st jumpers to 100kg (220lbs) because of this. We could get larger gear, but at 5000ft ASL the ground is not friendly to big people, and the AFF staff is small. I'm 73kg (160lbs) and the biggest AFF I here. I could wear weight - but that would load my canopy to about 1.95 (instead of the relativly conservative 1,78)... which I don't want to do. I'm not keen on doing AFF with someone on the limit in borrowed gear either. It's a numbers game. Find a club with the right equipment - both main and reserve. Then ask the I's if they're comfortable they can stay with you if you go 3D. Then skydive!

Let us know if you try it. I think you only feel most alive because of the contrast with death. Would hanging in a harness 1000's of feet up be serene if it were not for having fallen out of a plane? If so, then why do I struggle to relax completely in a climbing harness at a hanging belay a few 100 feet up? I'm alive. I can't imagine being "more alive." t It's the year of the Pig.

It was 03h07 in the US when you posted this. Where were you at 03h07 this morning?

Formula 1. No, I'm not a F1 driver. I would be, but it clashes with my weekend skydiving. t It's the year of the Pig.

So if a couple get divorced in Texas... are they still brother and sister? t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah.. you did it. Welcome to the post wars... I mean post whores. t It's the year of the Pig.

Ayrton never got 5... not even close. He was FIA F1 World champion in 1988, 1990 and 1991. That's 3, along with Jack Brabam in 1959, 1960 and 1966, Nikki Lauder in 1975, 1977 and 1984, Nelson Piquet in 1981, 1983 and 1987, Jackie Stewart in 1969, 1970 and 1973. Then there's Prost with 4 in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993. Then Fangio with 5 in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 and Michael with 5 in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2002. (and I hope in 2003 - as I'm a Ferrari fan, even through their 20 year losing streak - and there's no way they'll win the constructors championship without him winning the drivers championship.) t It's the year of the Pig.

Flex-Z's Dave Farquhar 800.581.4955 P.O. Box 12512 Overland Park KS 66282 t It's the year of the Pig.

So if a dude does 20 tandems in a day - he can save 5 minutes? Wow. That's SO significant! It's retarded. When you look at the variables it introduces, and the accelerated wear on the gear if the drouge is not out for 20 seconds after tandem terminal - it's just dumb. Significantly dumb. t It's the year of the Pig.

I hooked it in on my 159th dive. I still dream about one day knowing as much about the sport as I thought I knew then.. I bust my left femur quite badly in 1987, on Valintines day... My shoe was under my chin. After some difficulty I managed to extract it - and noticed my foot was still in it. I clearly remember thinking.. "Not good." It was pretty much smashed between the 2 joints. I had a plate down the side with 14 screws keeping all the bits together after a week in traction and a failed escape attempt. (I was in the UK and wanted to go home.) The fracture was non load bearing for 4 months, and light load bearing (tap your toe on the ground when moving on crutches) for a further 2 months. I waited 6 weeks before I jumped again (stupid) but only did 20 something dives that year, more to save my sanity than any other reason. Canopies were also bigger back then and I only jumped in perfect (quite windy) conditions. I was told I'd always walk with a limp, would need a stick etc. I trained VERY hard that year, and had the plate and screws out in December. I then waited a further 2 months to allow the "perferations" from the screws to close, and allow the new centre bone to become more load bearing and increase in density. During this time I behaved like a complete asshole, and alienated just about everyone who loved me. It's got to do with being treated like you're sick when you're not. Big difference between broken and sick. Try and explain it to people rather than just telling everyone to fuckoff. They really just want to help and can't begin to understand the frustration you're going through. It's been 15 years since then, and I'm capable of doing everything I used to do (But my potential carreer as a Pro Cyclist came to an end and I've only cycled recreationally since.) I'm now starting to experience some spinal problems as a result of the injury. Briefly, when 1 leg is shorter than the other (Mine is about a centimeter - or a little less than half an inch) your Pelvis shifts to accomodate the difference. This puts your lower back out of allignment. If your abs are in good condition, the problem is transfered past the Lumbar and Thorasic Vertibrae and into the cervical range. I have severe disk deterioration between C5 and C7 and the vertibrae there have begun to fuse of their own accord. (Camera and hard openings are a possible contributing factor here) There is pain associated with this, usually in the neck, but also the lower back. Also, when they fix the femur, your knee may not be *perfectly* alligned. Mine's not. It's out by a fraction, but the daily wear matches the daily repair. I'm normally not aware of this, but last year I climbed Kilimanjaro, and during the week long climb and desent the wear exceeded the repair - as healing is slower at altitude - you're sleep deprived etc. This was painful, but not dibilitating, and really only became an issue on the way down. I just put more weight on my trekking poles, and it worked out fine. I'm sure medical technology has learned a few things in the last 2 decades. Canopies are better too. You'll be up and running in no time. My repair is ugly, as I have a scar from the outside of my left knee to the middle of my hip. I've never seen a longer scar on anyone in the last 15 years. Iwas quite self consious of it at first, as I have a lot of kieloid, but now? Well.. it's history now. I hope you heal well, and fast, and that the rest of your skydiving career is incident free. I've had a couple of scratches since then, but not even a sprained ankle in the last 15 years and 3750 plus jumps since the fracture. t It's the year of the Pig.

Goes to show what an acheivement it was in the 1960's... 1000's of people have summited Everest, 100's have swum the channel. Maybe it's like the moom landings - and never happened in the 1st place... t It's the year of the Pig.

To quote from a recent post/article - I forget which.. "Base jumpers have a saying.. Girlfriends die." I'm not a current base jumper - but don't base, or let anyone teach you about base - if there is any kind of sexual attraction/attention. Your boyfriend may have left you cos he likes you alive more than he likes you with him. Ask other BASE jumpers. The stuff you share with a lover makes you beleive you can share everything - even some sites which may not be good for newbies. t It's the year of the Pig.