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An extra spoon of xenophobia in you coffee this morning, eh? t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah. That's what I meant about your history teachers. The Lusitania was sunk by the Germans in 1915, and 126 American lives were lost. The incident was intrumental in galvanising US public support for involvement in the 1st World War. t It's the year of the Pig.

The best way, of course, is not to get grass stains on the suit in the 1st place... which brings me to.. Do you really have 94 jumps, of which 3 are wingsuit jumps? Are you using your Nitro 120 loaded to 1.36 as a wingsuit canopy? t It's the year of the Pig.

I'm not a rigger. I have an MT container with a Stilleto 107 main and PD 126 Reserve. I can notice no visual difference between packjobs before or after the SB or with or without a cypres in the rig. t It's the year of the Pig.

My G4 spent 6 months looking perfect after the SB was performed. My Cypres has now expired, and has been removed from my rig, and there is no visible difference between this and any of my previous repacks. t It's the year of the Pig.

Umm.. Lusitania? Man. Your country's history teachers must SUCK! t It's the year of the Pig.

How old ARE you! t It's the year of the Pig.

I don't wear a helmet - unless I'm doing camera, or freeflying. I thought long and hard about what to get. I got a Bonehead Mindwarp for freeflying, and a Bonehead Optic for camera. I have no complaints. t It's the year of the Pig.

Also started 20 years ago and can mirror every word of your post, from the T-10's, the people and more dives these days than I could dream about doing back then. It just keeps getting better! Congratulations! t It's the year of the Pig.

I gotta admit that's kinda funny. t It's the year of the Pig.

Well... he inspired 1000's of AFF students before he went. Saying "Put you right foot out" just confuses the crap out of them! t It's the year of the Pig.

Well... going back a while... There was "Team Mayday" back in the ground to air camera days that caused quite a stir when the pilot replied to the judges over the radio "Mayday! Mayday Mayday! Exit! Exit! Exit" to confirm our team had got the exit command... Then there was "Team There's a weather hold for half an hour" which caused mass confusion whenever we were given a call. And "Team Anyone for a free skydive, please report to manifest" pulled the crowds too. Later, when we outgrew tormenting manifest, there were more cryptic names, like "The T-Shirts" cos we were S, M, L and XL and "Gullable Frank" after Gervalt changed his name to Frank cos no one would take a skydiver called Gervalt seriously... and the CRW rotation team "Raptor" which went through a name change to "Wraptor" after some "busy" training weekends.. and although I wasn't in "Wild Strings" I always thought it was a cool name for a CRW team... and there was a really good reason why we called one of our teams "The Vomitting Lizards"... but for the life of me, I can't recall why now.. t It's the year of the Pig.

Well... What are the other people at your DZ jumping? Unless you plan to be (and remain) a solo bird, flocking should be quite important to you. You can count out the Vampire, S3 and S3-S for now. No one really knows where the Phi will peg, performance wise. The PF Prodigy looks OK, but seems aimed at the clostrophobic.. I wouldn't buy a new Classic as they're now almost exclusively demo suits to get people going. I'd say the S-fly may be an option, Matter, GTi, PHi. Oh. And you do get a free shirt with a Birdman suit. You only pay for additional shirts. t It's the year of the Pig.

This is dangerous advice, in my opinion. Until I have your confidence in the advice you give, I'll stick with what works for me. (That, and the correct use of the apostrophe.) Saxboy - please spend some time in the incidents forum looking at the people who know everything you already know. t It's the year of the Pig.

This is one I did at Victoria Falls, on the border bridge between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The jumps there look really canned! t It's the year of the Pig.

I suspect you're correct. Even my closest friends have admitted to me that I'm best described as "An acquired taste." My intention was not to deliberatly offend. Life, politics, sex etc are very Ying and Yan. Without the one side the other cannot exist. This is most unfortunate for all those caught in the perpetual conflict. t It's the year of the Pig.

My goodness. Did I hit a nerve? t It's the year of the Pig.

Blah, Blah, Blah.. Lets just short circuit this one, shall we? The bombs are everywhere, and the only way to find out where they are is for everyone to push their most loved child feet first through a giant blender. Do we do it? Who is the greatest threat? A couple of unhinged nutters with limited resourses, or your elected government of calm, rational, educated men who think terrorist attacks are "Barbaric" but would authorise the action you beleive is so nessesary? It's the year of the Pig.

It should be like downsizing one size as a rough description. What canopy are you jumping? t It's the year of the Pig.

yeah. It's in the "Home Entertainment" Section. t It's the year of the Pig.

Lol! Better get some latex sheets while you're at Walmart too! t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah. Yawn... I also heard that "A man who is tired of London is tired of life." and concluded it was wrong when I never became suicidal after I left. t It's the year of the Pig.

It's in London. The line between sleep and wakefulness is very blurred in the UK. t It's the year of the Pig.

When you're angry When you're tired When you're sad When setting up the swoop, your state of mind is everything. One must be empty of everything and one with all. Mindfulness is the goal. Pulling on risers and looking around is unskilled labour. The swoop is concieved in your minds eye, and develops in the setup. The gates are simply the moment of birth, the distance and time the life, and touchdown is death until it is once again reincarnated in your mind in an effort to purge the errors of it's earlier lives. Thousands and thousands of lives will bring enlightenment, and with enlightenment, Nirvana. t It's the year of the Pig.