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    The New Axon

    Tonto replied to tfelber's topic in Gear and Rigging

    What's a pssion? Could you use it in a sentance for me? t It's the year of the Pig.
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    10h21... Here... It's the year of the Pig.
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    Is that what the kids are calling it these days? t It's the year of the Pig.
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    It's 09h36 here on April 01... Tomorrow never comes... t It's the year of the Pig.
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    See how many TM's get paid $58 for a Tandem on gear they don't own? Or $42 for an AFF dive? Ahh... the joys of Africa........ t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Me here in Africa refers to me here in Africa. It wasn't intended to infer that all Africans were free. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Metrosexuals

    Tonto replied to highfly's topic in The Bonfire

    And you replied to me because? t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Ditto. "The hand slap finger point thingy" is such bullshit. If you have your rituals, that's fine, but please don't impose them on me. Unless you're a close friend, I find this very disturbing with many, many people having that fucked up, freaked out "lets drink the Kool Aid together" look in their eyes. The "Yehaa" and "Yahoo" crowd are the same. Check your gear, shut up and think about your dive. That's what I'm doing. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    April fool. That, and taking the animals home form the JHB zoo... t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Metrosexuals

    Tonto replied to highfly's topic in The Bonfire

    Sure I do. But I do them with my teeth - while I warm up for Bikram yoga... It's the year of the Pig.
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    Metrosexuals

    Tonto replied to highfly's topic in The Bonfire

    Well... Thanks, but I'm not that far up the chain of authority. It's clear from your ribald sense of humour that my pointed response was not required. I apologise. (But I do not moisturise!) t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Metrosexuals

    Tonto replied to highfly's topic in The Bonfire

    And Jackass is a personal attack. Please try and keep more than your body clean, and put some of that effort into your behavior. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Metrosexuals

    Tonto replied to highfly's topic in The Bonfire

    Putting more stuff on doesn't make you cleaner. It's taking stuff off that makes you cleaner. Anyone using more than soap, a razor, deo and shampoo isn't keeping any cleaner. They're just smearing more on. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Metrosexuals

    Tonto replied to highfly's topic in The Bonfire

    I scored 9/50. I can't figure the metrosexual. Old people look old. Young people look young. Anyone who's close enough to see the difference probably likes you enough not to care. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Personally, I think this belongs in Bonfire.... but... I have 2 girls. I had about 1500 skydives when I became a Dad, and have done over 3000 more since then. I'm guessing this is a risk thing? If so, what else are you giving up? Smoking, drinking, driving etc? If it's a money thing, I can understand that, unless you're like me and a chunk ($12500 part time) of your income comes from the sport. If it's a time thing - well, thats really up to you and your GF. My GF skydives. One of my fellow AFF I's gave birth late in Feb and has done nearly 100 dives since then, weekends only. If you want out - get out. If you want to stay, then stay. Either way you'll find a way to justify what you want. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Calling you groundmonkeys. Most all riggers I've called that have been visibly upset by it. All I know is that every second you spend packing, patching, sewing... - you're not jumping. And for me the sport is about jumping. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I think 100 years ago, people in the US were free. These days, no way. Not even close, by comparison to me here in Africa anyway. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    79 Pulp fiction t It's the year of the Pig.
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    PM aubsmell. He works hard and is not online all the time, but he's been very helpful with issues I've had with Aerodyne. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I think most people who think marrying for eternity is a good idea are probably around 20 years old. Till death do us part I can live with, if you pardon the pun. It allows the escape clause of murder or suicide. I can think of nothing worse than killing myself to get away from my spouse, only to find she's killed herself and is back by my side for all eternity. Our current lives offer only the garentee of death. Not even taxes are certain. I think it's a fair place to draw the line. t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Here ya go! It's the year of the Pig.
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    I think you gotta be careful about making promises that may clash with your ideology. Fortunately my beliefs in this respect are fairly benign, with the idea that you meet the same souls in each lifetime and continue for all eternity until you get your shit sorted out. Christianity could be very tricky if you have to spend eternity with all your previous wives and all their previous husbands, don't you think? Not really my idea of heaven, but that's just me. I don't want this moved to speakers and have someone tell me that we'll all be free to own whatever guns we think we need in heaven! t It's the year of the Pig.
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    If it makes you feel any better, I still have a Tempo 120 in a spare, spare rig (no 3) that I've used before. It flies straight, and I've landed it without injury loaded to 1.6, 5000ft AMSL in 30 deg C windless conditions. (I did do a 180 degree turn prior to landing.. and have 18 reserve rides..) t It's the year of the Pig.
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    Whatever trickyness they're accused of in a sit, they make up for by being like training wheels when you're head down. As Tom said, PF tracking pants or "smoke pants" may outperform them on a track, but for a blend of track pants that are also freefly friendly, they rock. If you want to freefly only - then maybe you should look elsewhere, but from the title of the thread, that seems not to be the case. And they do look cool... t It's the year of the Pig.
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    I don't think the built in turn was a design issue. Like most things that fly or fall, symetry will result in heading control without input. When something is designed symetrically, but constructed asymetrically, then a turn will result. I think they were simply poorly built. I edited my origional post to remove any hostility. I apologise for my pointed reply. t It's the year of the Pig.