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I've never understood that. My parents used to make me eat everything on my plate. Now when I've had enough, I stop eating. t It's the year of the Pig.

30 days or 50 jumps, whichever comes 1st. t It's the year of the Pig.

Stupid. t It's the year of the Pig.

The interest you are being charged on your CC will be higher than the interest paid by a savings account. Any free cash you have should 1st go to CC, then any loans you may have, then into a mortgage if you have one - and then into a savings account. t It's the year of the Pig.

It goes something like this... [sc mode] devolves? Dictionary.com list this for devolves. American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source de·volve (d-vlv) Pronunciation Key v. de·volved, de·volv·ing, de·volves v. tr. To pass on or delegate to another: The senator devolved the duties of office upon a group of aides. Archaic. To cause to roll onward or downward. v. intr. To be passed on or transferred to another: The burden of proof devolved upon the defendant. The estate devolved to an unlikely heir. To degenerate or deteriorate gradually: After several hours the discussion had devolved into a shouting match. Archaic. To roll onward or downward. [Middle English devolven, to transfer, from Old French devolver, to confer, ascribe, from Latin dvolvere, to roll down, fall to : d-, de- + volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European Roots.] de·volvement n. So you're WRONG. WRONG I tell you. The word you were looking for is desolves but you got lucky with "To degenerate or deteriorate gradually: After several hours the discussion had devolved into a shouting match." so I'll let you off this time, but count yourself lucky! [/sc mode] SC is such fun! t It's the year of the Pig.

I think we need to define "Bloodbath." The US has lost some 3000 people in the last 3.5 years in Iraq. In Johannesburg/Pretoria, in the same period, 18000 people have been murdered. Just a little perspective. Of course, it must really, really suck being an Iraqi civilian. Their death toll is somewhat higher, but then in that is true for civilians in most armed conflicts. t It's the year of the Pig.

If there was more "skydiving stuff" the world would be a better place! We should be running AFF courses in Iraq, and forming 4 way teams, and teaching people to freefly and jump wingsuits. Then we'd see politics and sectarian violence! t It's the year of the Pig.

The answer is keep fighting till you get sand in your eyes, or sort it out. I've only had one (small) reserve malfunction, and I managed to sort it out, and land on the DZ next to the catchers. I don't think you're in that postion though. Shouting "Mission Accomplished" after leaving the door means little. There is more to a skydive than leaving the door. Shouting "Bring it on!" when your main malfunctions is hard core though. That would raise a few eyebrows at most DZ's. Have you checked the spot yet? t It's the year of the Pig.

I'm thinking of someone at the back of the plane, shouting "Don't go!" to a dude wearing dodgy gear climbing out low on a spot that sucks on a dive that doesn't need to happen. You're in freefall with a double mal saying "Lets talk about the future." t It's the year of the Pig.

Those are stocks. Racks are something else entirely. t It's the year of the Pig.

Well, that's not really fair, is it? Do a search of this forum and you'll see I said it was a mistake before it happened. I've had my own involvement with a difficult to win little war down here at the end of Africa, and know from expreience that wars like Vietnam, the Rhodesian and South African Bush wars, etc CANNOT be won. You're asking what to do when you've been bitten by a snake, when the right thing to do is not step on it. t It's the year of the Pig.

Your skeleton needs to be your airframe if you want to call it a wingsuit. Mylar ribs and wing tip grippers do not change that. t It's the year of the Pig.

Pilots fly themselves. For the same reason Felix's record was thrown out by the Guinness book. He fell into the same category as a fixed wing glider. Your skeleton needs to be your airframe if you want to call it a wingsuit. If you want to fly a fixed wing - get a plane. Put an engine on. Do inflight refueling. And don't bother with us mortals exploring the bounds of human flight. t It's the year of the Pig.

1st - Sign the waiver. Then - Enjoy your Diet Dr Pepper. (What's the worst that could happen?) t It's the year of the Pig.

It's filled with compressed CO2... t It's the year of the Pig.

I wish I had that kind of talent! I'm STILL learning to skydive! t It's the year of the Pig.

I'm the youngest. Certainly the fact that all single children are the youngest stacks the odds against the oldest? t It's the year of the Pig.

Like the guy shot 5 times in the head on a London tube trusted you? The Apartheid government in South Africa was also very against Amnesty International. t It's the year of the Pig.

I did jump one. Had my 1st chop on one too.. but then the 90's rolled around and brought better canopies... t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah! When I started posting here in 2001, my Contour harness wasn't listed and STILL isn't, and nor was my Jonathan main! The horror! So what I did was go out and buy 2 mirages, and mains from PD and Icarus. THAT taught them a lesson, and so they made me a moderator in this forum! t It's the year of the Pig.

It's a Porter. What makes it look odd is the Black nose, since most skydivers never see that, but it helps cut down on reflection when flying into the sun. (Either that or it's an AN-2..) t It's the year of the Pig.

19 chops so far. Lost a cutaway handle once. Gave it to the pax and he dropped it. t It's the year of the Pig.

Dude! Make like you're from here! Jeffries is like, 700 miles from Cape Town. CT is on a Peninsula. In Summer it blows strong South Easter, and Long beach has a good offshore most mornings. You're right about wavescape though. (I used to be a surfer in a past life..) t It's the year of the Pig.

What's a handbasket? t It's the year of the Pig.

You may want to do a search for Jim's username and read some of his posts before you speak further. This site forgets very little. t It's the year of the Pig.