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Perfect speed is being there. Some Wingsuit moments are in the 20's, I think, and the world record is around 500? (Both these are guesses.. confirmation please?) t It's the year of the Pig.

How do you feel about someone working in a gun shop refusing to sell ammunition cos they believe you're going to shoot with it? What would you say to that person? Your arguement belongs in to stone age. These matters were resolved decades ago. The profession has a code of ethics. Follow them, or leave the profession. t It's the year of the Pig.

Ron and others. All points of view thus far seem valid. I'm not sure I agree that immigrants, legal or illegal should be able to purchase weapons. Agree completely on the innocent till proven guilty stuff, and the manufacturer liability stuff... but didn't this door get opened with the anti tobacco legislation? t It's the year of the Pig.

Ahh. If only more people realised this... t It's the year of the Pig.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/opinion/04mon1.html?th&emc=th "If a background check shows that you are an undocumented immigrant, federal law bars you from buying a gun. If the same check shows that you have ties to Al Qaeda, you are free to buy an AK-47. That is the absurd state of the nation's gun laws, and a recent government report revealed that terrorist suspects are taking advantage of it. There are a few promising signs, however, that the federal government is considering injecting some sanity into policies on terror suspects and guns. The Government Accountability Office examined F.B.I. and state background checks for gun sales during a five-month period last year. It found 44 checks in which the prospective buyer turned up on a government terrorist watch list. A few of these prospective buyers were denied guns for other disqualifying factors, like a felony conviction or illegal immigration status. But 35 of the 44 people on the watch lists were able to buy guns. The encouraging news is that the G.A.O. report may be prodding Washington to act. The F.B.I. director, Robert Mueller III, has announced that he is forming a study group to review gun sales to terror suspects. In a letter to Senator Frank Lautenberg, the New Jersey Democrat, Mr. Mueller said that the new working group would review the national background check system in light of the report. We hope this group will take a strong stand in favor of changes in the law to deny guns to terror suspects. In the meantime, Senator Lautenberg is pushing for important reforms. He has asked the Justice Department to consider making presence on a terrorist watch list a disqualifying factor for gun purchases. And he wants to force gun sellers to keep better records. Under a recent law, records of gun purchases must be destroyed after 24 hours, eliminating important information for law enforcement. Senator Lautenberg wants to require that these records be kept for at least 10 years for buyers on terrorist watch lists. Keeping terror suspects from buying guns seems like an issue the entire nation can rally around. But the National Rifle Association is, as usual, fighting even the most reasonable regulation of gun purchases. After the G.A.O. report came out, Wayne LaPierre, the N.R.A.'s executive vice president, took to the airwaves to reiterate his group's commitment to ensuring that every citizen has access to guns, and to cast doubt on the reliability of terrorist watch lists. Unfortunately, the N.R.A. - rather than the national interest - is too often the driving force on gun policy in Congress, particularly since last November's election. Even after the G.A.O.'s disturbing revelations, the Senate has continued its work on a dangerous bill to insulate manufacturers and sellers from liability when guns harm people. If it passes, as seems increasingly likely, it will remove any fear a seller might have of being held legally responsible if he provides a gun used in a terrorist attack." Thoughts? t It's the year of the Pig.

Registered: May 11, 2001 Relative to you I'm a newbie! I'm still around. I think that most of those that stay are real jumpers who post, as opposed to real posters that jump. t It's the year of the Pig.

And what's astounding is that the design is over 35 years old. Put other 35 year old cars next to that - and look at how old they look. t It's the year of the Pig.

Nice! If you don't mind me asking... What did that cost? t It's the year of the Pig.

$200 for custom, and worth every cent. You may be able to get them cheaper for stock. t It's the year of the Pig.

I use mine mainly for AFF instruction and have noted only positive points over a jumpsuit. Slow fall is fantastic, around low 100's, and I can get up to the low 140's on my belly. That's good news for me. t It's the year of the Pig.

[rant]I don't get this. If something is comfortable, that's it. It's comfortable. Twice as comfortable is like half of fuck all. Half of fuck all is fuck all, and twice as comfortable is comfortable. I climb. I don't see reviews on 30 litre day bags that people wear for 15 min stints - sitting down - competing for which is the most comfortable, and I don't see climbing harnesses that you're expected to hang in for MAYBE 2 min going on about how comfortable they are. You'd swear most skydivers were covered in puss oozing weeping sores they needed to be pampered so much. Fuck!{/rant] It's the year of the Pig.

Just call them back and say the door was open, and their stuff is scattered everywhere and maybe they've been burgled? If the caretaker does let you in, take some fresh fish and zip it into one of the cushions in the lounge suite. t It's the year of the Pig.

Agreed. The function of the rig is the best I've ever experienced, and its so comfortable I never think about it. It's a wrinkle. I have them in my jumpsuit too. t It's the year of the Pig.

I think you're missing the point, which is clearly a market of nearly 50 million people to buy the T-Shirt. Never let your politics get in the way of your money! t It's the year of the Pig.

And 5pm here. You guys are so slow! t It's the year of the Pig.

C'mon. 2007? Before or after the holiday boogie? Is it like a 1st Jan thing or can it wait till I've left? I'm a sinner, but I'm not as bad as you AMERICANS! t It's the year of the Pig.

http://www.votetoimpeach.org/ Clicky t It's the year of the Pig.

An hour and 15 and it's 5pm... and I'm on my way to the DZ. Getting an old friend current again after her marrage went south after a year, ("We told you so! Welcome baaack!) and then getting a new bird into the flock. I'm the luckiest man in the world! t It's the year of the Pig.

You know what I like about all these before and after shots? We age. Even if we're dead, and we're kept alive with machines, nothing fools the clock. We get old, we get wrinkles, even if we're never in the sun, whether we fall for the fashion or the metrosexual bullshit or not. For each and every one of us, the clock is ticking. Use each second to be the best you can seems a fitting message. t It's the year of the Pig.

I had something similar in LA. Being a South African, not having a "regular" drivers licence and explaining that the Orange Hand was "Beconing to me" helped me get off. C'mon. Orange hand? We have a green walking humanoid and a red standing humanoid. What's with the Orange disembodied hand? t It's the year of the Pig.

Tomorrow I do a 1st flight course with a dude with 301 skydives. (In South Africa you need 300 dives in 2 years and a waiver from National Safety and training.) Taya will do dive no 2 with him while I do outside camera. His 1st jump was done to get him to wingsuits. I waited nearly 4000 dives before I did my 1st one. I INSTANTLY tossed my Tandem rating to get the time to do more. It's well worth the wait. t It's the year of the Pig.

You have million dollar eyes. I recon you could sell 4 of them and still see as well as the rest of us, then maybe spring 2 bar for a boogie. How about it? t It's the year of the Pig.

I have them in both my G3 and my G4, both MT's with PD 126R's. I just put them behind me and skydive now. t It's the year of the Pig.

Well, he won't do that again. When you consider the time invested in games to reach some level of proficiency, it is indeed theft of your time. I've played games where 100's of hours have been invested in a charecter. I doubt I'd kill for it, but you never know. t It's the year of the Pig.

You're thinking too much. Just go jump! (Oh. And welcome back!) t It's the year of the Pig.