tigra
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I remember one person using that as an excuse for a cypres fire on a record attempt. I thought it was BS then and I still do. I also know another person who had a cypres fire/ 2 out and blamed her snivelly canopy and not her low deployment altitude. Also BS. I know when they did the Venezualan national record a few years ago, AADs were mandatory. And I was there for one fatality during a record attempt that might have turned out differently IF she had used one of her cypres equipped rigs. Its not an uncommon attitude among old school jumpers, but it isn't the norm either.
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NOPE! Since you took my words out of context and misinterpreted them, I had to clarify what I was trying to say. Read the whole post next time.
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He's a student- hasn't even made his first AFP jump. For his next 18 jumps or so IF he makes it that far, he'll be with a jumpmaster who will make sure he has the correct sized gear and will ground him if he behaves in an unsafe manner. Its not up to Hexidecimal- as a new student himself- to police another student. He can (and plans to if I am not mistaken) express his concern to the jumpmasters, but after that its up to them. When and if he gets off student status, if he is still displaying reckless behaviour, that's a different story. You took my comment out of context and I really don't appreciate that!
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Exactly- its funny to read about it, but if that happened to me, I have no idea what I would do. Leave- Yes! As fast as I could. Laugh? Maybe. But more likely I would be too disturbed and freaked to laugh about it. And yes, I'd probably report it to the police as well. Hell, this is America. If I were smart, I'd sue the company for sexual harassment!
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Not an SO but a few years ago I had a close call the day before Mother's Day. Left me with a NASTY black (actually more like red/ purple) eye. I couldn't hide the injury from her when I came to take her out to dinner, but I sure as hell didn't tell her how close a call it really was either! I think I told her I got "bumped" in freefall!
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Yeahhhhh!
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Another thing- I got an Olympus digital camera for Christmas. We knew nothing about them before I got the camera, and I still don't know much. It only came with a 16mb memory card. Being a new camera, we played with it a lot. The batteries were dead within 45 minutes and the memory card was full. We had batteries, but no memory card. Went to a couple of family parties Christmas day and couldn't save many pictures. My advice is go ahead and buy a memory card and rechargeable batteries WITH the camera. And check Costco if you can. They seem to have a really good selection and reasonable prices.
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Yes, but I haven't been out much this year yet. Possibly this weekend if my rig is ready to jump. (had to do the cypres 4 year check but hopefully it will be back by this weekend!) And we never miss 4th of July weekend!
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That's the one! And yes, there is a difference between expressing confidence in your abilities and being cocky. (No, I don't think you were being cocky, but you have to appreciate the irony of a confident 6 jump wonder expressing concern over a cocky 3 jump wonder!) If he's still got that attitude when he's finished AFP, worry then! I remember a couple of guys sort of like that when I went through AFP and I don't think they ever graduated. One guy had a paragear catalog and was pricing equipment before we even did our first AFP. I was out every weekend for the next 2 months and never saw him. Ran into him a year later and he was still a student! Haven't seen him since, and he was so gung ho when he started out. The other guy liked to brag to the girls in bars about his skydiving and I don't think he ever made it past AFP level 2. You could be worried for nothing!
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Chances are his first AFP jump will humble him some. And, to be honest, some of your previous posts could raise similar red flags. Correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to recall a post that went something like this- "I don't think I need to do another tandem, I've done other extreme sports and always keep a cool head!" Honestly, you have less to worry about when he's a student than you will once he graduates. The jumpmasters are pretty good at spotting future craters and students from hell, and they know how to handle them. And that first AFP jump and canopy flight can be a really humbling experience too. The thing about the student training is it tends to remind most of us what we DON'T know. In fact, the longer I am in the sport and the more jumps I do, the more I realize just how much there is to learn. And yes, to one degree or another, most of us have dealt with this in the past.
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You got em! Vibes for Uncle Leo! I've got to admire the stubborn streak from afar even though its driving you crazy! He's got a lot of spunk for a man his age!
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I expected skydivers in general to be more tolerant and laid back, so when I first started jumping, I was surprised at the attitudes of some (not all) of the "old time" jumpers. I've even been surprised by some of the attitudes expressed in these forums. As you say though, there is some of everything in the community. I'd say the skydiving community is no more or less tolerant than any other.
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I don't know about that. *Some* skydivers I know are extremely homophobic. I remember being shocked by that when I first got into the sport.
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I'm not saying she isn't all of those things. It was still up to the prosecution to make sure they had a solid case to present and check their witnesses out. That said, the case was so high profile, once the ball got rolling, I doubt they had much choice but to prosecute even if this woman and her son were all they really had.
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It was up to the police, the district attorney and ultimately the grand jury to decide to take this case to court, NOT the boy's mother. Also, I may be wrong with the timeline, but didn't the police approach the family after the infamous documentary- not the other way around? The police have been waiting for 10 years or more for the opportunity to try MJ for child molestation, and they saw an opportunity with this boy. They went full steam ahead without taking into consideration the credibility of their primary witnesses. Overzealous prosecution? Probably. Malicious or racially motivated as MJ's people would have you believe? I don't think so. Is MJ guilty of molesting kids? Probably. (I think so, anyway.) Did the prosectution gather enough evidence and prove their case? Apparently not.
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should the mother(in the MJ case) go on trial next?
tigra replied to freeflygoddess's topic in Speakers Corner
Well there you have it. No one can PROVE it. The state won't waste anymore tax dollars on yet another trial they can't win. I firmly believe Michael Jackson is a danger to children and a predator. I also believe that the people who work for him are just as guilty by either helping to procure and secure the children or turning a blind eye to what was going on. And the parents who brought their children to him knowing about previous abuse allegations are also guilty of child endangerment. I believe that the mother in this particular case deliberately used her child as bait. But none of these people will be charged. -
I agree with that, actually!
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Actually, he was accused in 1993. The case/ accusation and the fact that he settled for an undisclosed amount were pretty public. People STILL sent their boys over to Neverland for sleepovers. I think he's a predator- he found the *right* boys from the *right* families. Troubled kids who wouldn't necessarily be believed if they came forward, and parents irresponsible or selfish enough to turn a blind eye to what was happening. It worked out well for him in this case.
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He already has a public record of accusations against him, he has for a long time. That hasn't stopped parents from allowing their children to sleep in his bed in exchange for new cars, vacations and cash. But IF he's acquitted, why would he leave this country where the legal system is so easily manipulated? He might not do as well somewhere else.
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Its not about NEEDING disagreements to keep a relationship *fresh*. Its about accepting the fact that some disagreements are inevitable in a normal healthy relationship.
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Does anyone want to place bets on whether he gets to the courthouse on time? It wouldn't surprise me if he made another stop at the ER for back pain or some other nonsense and the judge has to issue another bench warrant!
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Life isn't always fun, and when you make the commitment to share your life with someone, it isn't always going to be fun. The idea of a long term relationship with no arguing or disagreements is totally unrealistic.
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Any Predictions on the Michael Jackson Verdict?
tigra replied to waltappel's topic in Speakers Corner
I agree. The parents are just as guilty as he is. And for the record, I do believe he's guilty, but I wouldn't be surprised if the verdict went either way. As there are several charges against him, my guess is he'll be found guilty in at least some of them! -
Any Predictions on the Michael Jackson Verdict?
tigra replied to waltappel's topic in Speakers Corner
Janet Arvisio is a money grabbing, own-child-as-bait using, non-parent as far as i'm concerned. This whole thing is a crock of shit, made up so she can get her dirty paws on more money through illicit means as far as i'm concerned. Jacko is wacko, there is no doubt about that, but the guy is a 45 year old man with the mindset of a 15 year old. Michael Jackson is a predator and choses his victims deliberately. Most parents would not sell their children's innocence for new cars, vacations and cash. Jackson finds the ones who will look the other way if the price is right.