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Something she can WRAP!! So that wouldn't work How about 2 PD Lightenings! Then she can wrap at least one, and chop the other! t It's the year of the Pig.

I read "The man with the Golden Gun" when I was about 15. Not sure if it was based on the movie. It had a lot of stuff in it about rum and sugar cane and rotting teeth, so I don't think so. t It's the year of the Pig.

I win the dodgy-est pack job hands down, and have since 1985. Tonto's 2 rules of packing. 1. Don't worry. 2. If it's ugly, hide it away. t It's the year of the Pig.

Whatever it takes, dude! t It's the year of the Pig.

What. Your's is bigger than his? You guys are way too territorial! t It's the year of the Pig.

I've been on both sides of the fence. I've argued that "The public has a right to know" with distraugh relatives, unable to understand why they hurt themselves by reading how their loved one should have done this, or did that and died. I've also known the person being discussed, and their families, and have struck a (poor) balance between information and the 100 jump wonder rubbing their dead noses in the dirt by saying how he would never make such a simple mistake. In truth, the Incidents forum could help a lot of some kind of people. If it were gear related, like the reflex, or the Nova, or the half inch collapsable PC bridle, or reverse risers off a PDF rig, or the grommet issue, or emergency exits with bungy colapsable PC's, or tacking your slinks down etc. and people actually read, and went home and checked their shit, instead of thinking "Fucker. I'd handle that." If it were "outside" related, eg, we saw the storm coming in, but figured we'd make it.. or Yeah. Couldn't get the plane started for hours, and when we finally did - last thing we expected was the engine to die at 100 ft... or my buddy told me that his rig sometimes had a right brake fire, but it was bigger than mine, and it was a night jump so I figured it would be ok to use borrowed gear. Look into the future an hour or so. You can. If you can't - don't go. Other people can't be helped. The "I'll never turn that low." or the "I have 2000 dives and have never and will never lose alti awareness" or the "I can afford to pull at 2000ft cos the USPA says that with my licence I can.." The ground is hungry to proove you wrong. Very hungry. The bottom line is that we all make lots of mistakes on every dive that we do. Some of those mistakes mean nothing. Others point to a habit. Others are death on a stick. Without the stick. Listen up. Listen to your peers. Listen to the old grumpy skydivers with no tunnel time who walk without a limp. If you are a very senior skydiver, and someone with "No time" in the sport, and "less than half your jumps" gives you really good advice, make sure it's you that rejects the information and not your ego. If you're new - go slow. You have a lifetime ahead of you. It doesn't have to be only 60 seconds long. Making a lot of small mistakes is a good way to stay alive. It helps you recognise when things are going bad early, and builds the tools to save yourself in the process. Deny the mistake and the oportunity to learn slips away. Sorry this got long. If I go in - flame away. Learn what you can, but most likely, it'll be because I made a few small mistakes and they cascaded into eternity. This sport can kill any of us without very much effort. Blue Skies. This sport glows brightly, and burns incomparibly beautiful images into our memories. That brightness comes at a very high cost. It's the lives of our friends, the blood and the bones of our sky family. That's the dark side, the Black Death. There is no one without the other. t It's the year of the Pig.

Tiger Cow Stream Trapped t It's the year of the Pig.

Wellcome Ian, Now it's just you, me and the ground keeping these.... people in line! (Guess who gives the longest groundings.) t It's the year of the Pig.

Terms change. Prostitute is fine in the 1800's, but it's simply not acceptable anymore. If you do some research on trafficing, you'll know that upwards of 40% of sex workers world wide are there through no fault of their own, usually following either the "work abroad" or the "Mail order bride" route to get away from their own personal geographical hell. As long as men are prepared to pay for sex, there will be other men who will make certain there are women to meet that need, whether they like it or not. t It's the year of the Pig.

And in South Africa was called a "Chicken String" cos you were likely skeeered when you used it! t It's the year of the Pig.

From Rolf's mail... AN-72-Boogie in Cochstedt, Germany, put the 2007-event on 3.-8.July! Alvor, Portugal (24.Feb-31.March). --> BIRD-TOUR: again! we start February in Portugal, will continue via Spain, South-France and Italy, in summer it will be the BENELUX-countries... TOUR will end in UK in September It's the year of the Pig.

That $600 isn't going to be much of a saving in time and money when you've driven back and forth 25 times to complete SL. Go for the AFF. t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah. It's like tennis. One person hits, the other tries to return. As long as we keep it within the confines of the court, it's just a game. None of us have any control over hurricanes, or wars or the outcome of next years Formula 1 season. To quote Crocodile Dundee, "We're like fleas arguing about who owns the dog we live on." Smile. It really isn't that bad. I have a lot of respect for most of the people I argue with in this forum, mainly because they have a committed point of view and are not fence sitters. The others, I probably just don't understand. t It's the year of the Pig.

No liner. Beas is the expert here... The geological guys said it will leak for a bit, but apparently the soil is clay like, with a dolomite rock base - and it will seal quite nicely.. and we're not short of water as a feeder dam was built as well. t It's the year of the Pig.

Why do they call him "The Ice man" when he sweats like a pig in the interviews? (Or is that him melting?) My money is on Massa in the Ferrari camp for next year. Kimi is fast, but he's a one trick pony. (And as we all know, you need LOTS of ponies in F!!) t It's the year of the Pig.

At 30 seconds into the video the suspect suddenly throws something with his right hand down at about 30 degrees towards the police. Right or wrong, in a tense standoff - an event like that is highly likely to trigger a negative response. Our reflex and response is about 0.2 of a second, and that move seems to have prompted the same response from multiple officers. "Think fast - move slow" The faster they move, the less likely it is that the response will be the correct one. t It's the year of the Pig.

Well, nobody's as good as him!! Geez...!! There's a one eyebrowed Spanyard who may disagree with us! t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah... but not as good as Michael Schumacher... t It's the year of the Pig.

The next time there's a sunami or an earthquake, we'll just keep our money and our ass at home. Sure. You did it in New Orleans, so I'd understand why you'd do it elsewhere. t It's the year of the Pig.

That's the quote, from which thread, I don't know. You're right. That's not true. They're fighting as well as they are being allowed to fight. Does that make more sense? t It's the year of the Pig.

Not sure what I was quoted on here, or by who, but that possibility may well be true. As for the US only being involved in World affairs for 70 years, it's seems safe to say (even on SC) that for me as a 44 year old - that seems like forever. t It's the year of the Pig.

What? you never seen Beas in his underwear before? How about this one? t It's the year of the Pig.

Bwahahahahaha, that did make me chuckle. Umm... those were my words, not his, and they were wrong, since I got the dates of Pearl Harbour wrong, so it was actually 4 years. When I wrote them, I meant the US part in the war, primarily against the Japanese in the Pacific Theatre since the origionating thread was about Pearl Harbour. That Pacific theatre was fought while the British forces were locked up after the "fall" (outright surrender) of Shanghai. (See? I'm an equal oportunity disser. You're not top of my list cos your time for world domination has come and gone.) t It's the year of the Pig.

OK. I'll take the fat lip, but I want a beer to bleed into. That's my final offer! t It's the year of the Pig.

[joke]If I'm forced to choose between a beer and a fat lip, and I choose the beer... does that make me a coward?[/joke] I'll take you up on the beer, thanks.