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Right there with you on the Gina Carano thing. She is bad ass! Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

I have TomTom installed on my Windows Mobile cell phone and use a bluetooth gps adapter that I just throw on the dashboard. It ROCKS! Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

It is a good idea to set your brakes in the landing area anyway. It helps keep them from getting wound up. I generally don't unstow my slider or cock my pc though. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

What do you do when an epileptic falls in your pool? Throw in your laundry That joke won me the honor of being told I was going to hell by none other than Johnny Gates himself! Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

I hear about it and see it very often. That is what prompted me to start this thread in the first place. That is an entirely different situation. If one is unstowed and one is stuck, I strongly recommend NOT attempting to land like that. I lost a very good friend to a landing accident caused by that exact situation and he had over 1000 jumps on that particular canopy at the time. If you look at all of my posts above I never said it can't happen, but it is extremely rare that a premature brake release on a big square will cause a situation that can't be fixed and requires a cutaway. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

That was one of the points I was trying to make from the start. If one of your brakes comes unstowed on deployment, all you have to do it unstow the other. This has happened to me many times over the years. Nowadays, I keep hearing of people cutting away because of this. Occasionally on a very high performance canopy I can see it spinning you into line twists that may require a cutaway, but under most circumstances (especially under a big square), this is not a reason to cut away. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Very interesting point! Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

That was exactly my point. I have had brake fires on my velo loaded over 2-1 and not had to chop it. Thats why I find it odd that people under lightly loaded docile canopies are chopping brake fires. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Actually as I said in a previous post, I am not sure it is an issue at all. I just notice a lot more people cutting away now from things that were considered no big deal a few years ago. It is just my own personal observation and very well could be completely false. That is why I started this tread. I wanted to see what other people thought. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

I don't know about everywhere else, but we do that on safety day. One of our riggers usually tampers with a rig and messes up a bunch of stuff then asks a newer jumper to give it a gear check. She will then go over the rig in detail with everyone there. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

To some extent I agree, but I didn't start packing for myself until I had around 300 jumps and I didn't know much about gear until then. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was taught that line twists were a situation to deal with not necessarily a malfunction. I hear so many people these days referring to line twists and brake fires as mals. Again, I am not sure what the problem is or if there is even a problem, just starting the discussion to see where it goes. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

I keep going back and forth on this in my head and I am not really sure where I stand at the moment. I wanted to get other people's opinions. Do you think people are too quick to cut away nowadays. I am referring to the stories that I keep hearing from lower experienced jumpers cutting away their 200+ sq ft, square planform, low performance canopies from spinning line twists and brake fires and such. Before jumping high performance canopies I had MANY cases where I had line twists or premature brake fires. On every one of those occasions, I was able to kick out of the twists or unstow the other toggle and fly the parachute. I am starting to think that newer jumpers hear so many stories about cutting away from line twists or brake fires from people flying high performance canopies, that they automatically see a few twists or a brake fire and think they need to chop. It has been my experience that in MOST cases a brake fire on a navigator 220 or a Sabre 190 is a minor inconvenience and not cause for a reserve ride. Same goes for line twists. I am not trying to say that people should or shouldn't cut away. Obviously they are the person under the parachute not me and they are the one that has the life or death decision to make. It just seems strange to me that so many people are cutting away such large docile canopies for things like line twists and brake fires. Those that know me, know that I have quite a few chops. So I am not preaching not to cut away. I hope this post doesn't sound condescending or preachy, if so that was not my intent. I am just seeing a trend that bothers me and I am curious what other people think about this. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Hi Barbara, They sell Sambal in pretty much any asian market. I am not sure where you live in Tampa, but I am pretty sure there is a market not far from you that sells it. Just look up asian or oriental market in the phone book. -OK Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

OK, a polar bear and a snowshoe hare are taking a shit in the igloo ..... Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Funny, I am HUGE Sorkin fan and I remember when I first started watching West Wing I thought, why is Sports night at the White House Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Apparently Neilson has apologized for making mistakes about the ratings for Studio 60. They have recently discovered that it is the most TIVO'd show on the air. They had not taken that into account in the original numbers. Hopefully that keeps the show from getting canceled, because there is a lot of talk about them not making any more episodes. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Actually Matthew Perry was in 2 episodes of West Wing and he was fantastic in those as well. Thats why I wasn't suprised when Sorkin picked him for the role on Studio 60. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

I agree with everything you said except for the part about Matt LeBlanc actually being able to act. Matt LeBlanc is not on Studio 60 Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

HH would need to up the attachment size limit for the thread so people can post hi resolution pics.

The most important thing about setting up a salt water tank is patience. Don't rush to put fish in it. If you cycle it properly from the beginning, it will be easy to take care of. If you rush it, it will cause you problems forever. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Actually, just a note for all, his muffs were cut off of his frap hat by someone at the scene and are being permantantly mounted in the otter. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Kurt Vonnegut wrote a book called Bluebeard in the late 80's I think. In that book all of the characters and places were real. Many of the historic events written about actually happened and can be proven. The only thing in the entire book that was not real was the main character and the story and life of the main character. I grew up where this story took place and know many of the people that were written about. In another few years when all of the other characters in the book are dead, it could easily be proven that this book was non fiction using the same "evidence" that people use to try to prove the bible is a factual account of history. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

This was always one of my favorite exit shots. It was my desktop wallpaper for a long time and now it is again. That is Cliff in the top right corner. I had to reduce the size to post it. If anyone wants a full size copy PM me and I will email it to you. -OK Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana

Hi Vicki, Cliff and I worked together at CSFB for a few years before either of us started to skydive. One weekend I went up the the dropzone with a mutual friend and made my first jump. I was so excited when I came back to work Monday that it was all I could talk about. Cliff was one of the people I talked to about it. I suggested he try it and in typical Cliff fashion, he was there the following Saturday (after hounding me all week to give him a ride). For the next few weeks, the only thing that got us through our days at work were our breakfast and lunchtime discussions about skydiving. Every Saturday I would drive cliff up to the DZ and we would jump. When we were both still AFF students, I decided to take my birthday off of work to go jump. Cliff immediately said he would join me, so we drove up to the Ranch and jumped. On that jump cliff hurt his leg and I had to bring him to the hospital. He wanted to go to the hospital in the city so he wouldn't be stranded up near the Ranch. The whole drive into the city we came up with stories to tell the doctors so the wouldn't know it happened skydiving. Football and falling out of a tree were top on the list. I dropped him off at the hospital and laughed my ass off when he showed up at work the next day with a cane. I moved to Tampa and when he moved to Singapore we sort of lost touch. I got an email from him one day saying that he was coming to Florida to live for a while and needed a place to stay. He moved in with Laura and me a few weeks later. He lived with us for the next few months. I remember how excited he was the day I drove him to pick up that god awful purple PT Cruiser that he bought. Eventually he moved to the DZ. I was so happy for him when he decided to go to law school. I remember his cocky attitude when he told me he aced the LSATs. Cliff was an obnoxious asshole who had no problem speaking his mind. He loved to argue more than just about anyone I know. I think most of the time he argued just for the sake of the argument and couldn't care less what side he was on, but he always had a way of putting things into perspective. His passion for skydiving was stronger than anything I have seen in other jumpers. After 9 years and thousands of jumps, all he wanted to do was jump. Anytime anywhere and with anyone. Anyway, I could go on like this for another few pages, but there is no point. He was my friend and I will miss him always. Team Ho Ho forever! Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana