Tonto
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Add to the list: squid, octopus, ants(the crunchy chocholate covered kind), dove, pheasant, a fly, some other unidentified bugs(used to have a motorcycle), rat, crawfish, fungus, quail, duck, goose, lobster, crab, and a grubb (won five bucks on that one). damn I forgot some of those... but to add: deer, elk, wild boar, and was once offerd crow, and had to pass. damn I need a slab of ribs and a keg of beer now.... Add to the list, Crocodile, hippo (really recomended) Giraffe (dry) Kudu, Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, and multitudes of smaller antilope. Has no one eaten Oysters here? Snails? Must have - c'mon! Save the goat! Theres loads of food out there! t It's the year of the Pig.
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And don't I feel like a fuddy duddy conservative waiting toll my daughter was 8! t It's the year of the Pig.
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I think most of us prefer people who do stuff as opposed to those who talk about doing stuff. I think your humility is fantastic. Most people would be angry/jelous that this dude took "your" idea and ran with it. Personally, I think he's a bit of a pipe/that his ad agency promotes him as a bit of a pipe. I think the Channel crossing was a great stunt, and that it promoted skydiving. t It's the year of the Pig.
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No. Send it back to PD for an inspection and reline - and I'm betting it'll be as good as new. If it won't be, they'll tell you why you shouldn't bother with a reline. (I'm a PD snob in Africa and STILL get great service.) t It's the year of the Pig.
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And you think that jumping in those conditions is a helmet issue? t It's the year of the Pig.
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I don't wear a helmet, except when I freefly. (I'm a novice) In 3900 plus dives, of which 750 plus are tandems - I've never bumped my head on anything. I do wear gloves though, and shoes, and don't jump in shorts or a T-shirt cos of frommeling a couple of swoops... so maybe if I hit my head on something and it didn't kill me... I'd wear a helmet after that. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Do you make your living skydiving and what do you do?
Tonto replied to bclark's topic in The Bonfire
Just over half my income comes from Skydiving. It's a main/reserve thing. I do AFF, and some Tandem. t It's the year of the Pig. -
Wrong. t It's the year of the Pig.
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I think we aclimitise to where we're from. To take 2 extreme examples, if we swopped San (Bushman) and Eskimos... think they'd struggle? I'm comfortable at 100 deg F. I can operate at tempretures much higher than that. Take me to freezing point and I'm dressed like the michelin man, and I'm at like maybe 30% operational. It's what we're used to. I'm happy. Africa is hot, and I'm 7th generation. Used to it. t It's the year of the Pig.
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35 Dec Celcius. I think that's over or around 100F, but wasn't sure so I never voted. t It's the year of the Pig.
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3 years 11 months at JSC. Link to article on www.jsc.co.za t It's the year of the Pig.
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Mmm. I went the other way. 20 years of working as a bouncer and a bodyguard, and then got out of that just before 40 (and before I lost a client) and into IT. Now its AFF on weekends, and a job I can do when I'm old. (or when my legs are broken) t It's the year of the Pig.
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Which is my argument for multiple Gods. If you've read both Old and New Testament, there's a world of difference between Old Testament's (New god) Fire and Brimstone, pillars of salt (for a look...) and flooding the world, and the "love one another" approach. Either the dude grew up BIG TIME and overcame his impulse control problem, or was replaced for just being too abrasive. He also backed WAY off on the miracle stuff. Now if it is the same God, and he grew up, then why's he so angry when Islam gets going in 600 ACE wanting to stone people and chop off their hands? Budha. Now there's the dude. No God, just try and be nice and you'll see, you'll feel better. t It's the year of the Pig.
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OK. The secret is out. To cope with the increasing demand for tandems, some DZ's have started to train goats as Tandem Masters.(TMG's) By getting the student to ride a bicycle, we can closely duplicate the relative wind/kicking student situation. This is not for the benefit of the TMG, who is highly trained, but more to convince the passenger that all will be well after exit as some are still sceptical. We have a long and bitter history of pregidice in Africa, and the TMG's have an uphill struggle to proove their worth in the skydiving community. t Oh. Still here? Just kidding. The goat's hooves are tied together, and they are not trained as TM's. How you going to deploy a drouge with a hoof? t It's the year of the Pig.
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Should the camera guy pull? Yes please. I'd like them to go for the main. The idea of landing a reserve rodeo riding on that "deep brake" setting is worse than death - even though I'd be asleep at the time. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Significant Others. People that matter to you but you may not be married to. A non gender specific partner. t It's the year of the Pig.
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She's a precious little gift from Duncan and Sue. She calls me "dad." I think that's pretty cool. t It's the year of the Pig.
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1st Date? Call. Women like to make excuses or reject you in person. If you've been dating for several years... I see no problem with a text message. I think if the person likes you though, that they'll probably go along with whatever medium you choose to use. t It's the year of the Pig.
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Practically, women are more likely to need and are better able to justify multiple husbands, SO's etc. t It's the year of the Pig.
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I believe in Multiple Gods. If there was one God, he'd be a pervert to allow people to fight over him so. t It's the year of the Pig.
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[Quote]True. The Normans and William the Conqueror were related to the Scandinavians. But, they spoke French.[/Quote] Oh. I get it. So all Americans are really English! t It's the year of the Pig.
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Well that's not strictly true, and I think you know enough about Taoism to know why. t It's the year of the Pig.
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No. It doesn't make sense. You can run a really safe DZ for decades. It just takes one person - and you're not safe, right? It's a numbers game. Throw a lot of meat at the planet and some of it will stick. Meanwhile, do the best you can to stop it from happening. My personal yardstick is the pill. As long as you're statistically safer than the pill - you're doing ok. We trust the pill, right? t It's the year of the Pig.
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I know... t It's the year of the Pig.