gowlerk

It’s going to be good fun when the video leaks out!

I recently found out that with thinner Spectra and Vectran lines UPT no longer calls for the double wide rubber bands.

I understood you.

But who told him so? Did someone say it in a fellowship meeting, FOX News, of was it just a “feeling “ sent from above?

You'll both get over it soon enough. And you'll both get back to your useful posting habits.

Actually, I was expressing my frustration with those who engage with the trolls in general. And trying to point out the futility of doing so.

Captain obvious says no, thank you. Useless is my specialty. Just like being insulting is yours.

Announcing your intention to not engage is a form of engagement.

I'm sure you can school me.

Fabulous, they finally got him. Now if only the Deep State can put that white nationalist Miller in jail where he needs to go! Lock 'em all up!!!!

Yes, but can you think of a better way to go?

How about them Dodgers? They are just tearing it up?

I'm not sure why you are missing the point. Probably because your view of religion is favourable as long as the religion comports with your beliefs. They are all scams because they all promise things that they have no reasonable expectation of being able to deliver. And they all have leaders who are in it for money, power, or status. Or some combination of the three. From the tribal Shaman to the Bishop of Rome.

The institution of the "Mother Church" has merely had more time than most to acquire and abuse its power and become corrupt. The central idea of a "spiritual leadership" that can help you to have immortality is an ultimate scam. And whether it is the sale of indulgences or a requirement of tithing or whatever it is still a scam. Jesus, Hubbard, Mohamed, Smith, or any of the many many scam artists who have latched onto their legacy are all the same.

And.....completely ignoring and or missing my central point. Which is that people fighting over theology is evil incarnate. No one set of lies is any more offensive to me than the others. I would also add that making your living selling these lies is just as bad.

The future is not that hard to predict. Or at least the trend is not that hard. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is easily measurable. What to do about it is debatable and the topic here is the "Green new deal" which is hugely debatable. I would rather debate policy than get into an argument with a denier any day.

Indeed. It has been gathering steam since the industrial revolution began.

Right wing extreme? It's a continuum I guess. Words like extreme get tossed around so much that they mean little other then "I strongly disagree with you and you are therefore an extremist". The dude you are likely talking about usually seems to want to hide his true beliefs, or at least evade answering questions about them. His game is mostly to ridicule the beliefs of others by attacking from the flank and then retreating. He pretty much never engages in honest debate. He does not want to be pinned down. It would not suit his style of coming in to aggravate people.

Theology and the arguing over it is mind numbing. Every religion has branches that do it, and people sometimes fight wars over it. The stupidity of dividing the human world into camps by what their leaders tell them about magical thinking boggles the mind if you really take the time to consider it. But then again I guess we need something for our tribes to fight over.

Anglicans are wanna be Catholics. They do "Holy Communion" which is Mass lite. Complete with wine and wafers representing the blood and body of the Holy Lamb of God. Henry the 8th did not want to stray too far it seems. I was christened Anglican but never confirmed. I don't know just what the followers of Luther decided upon when they broke away from the evil that is the Catholic Church.

Ya, I'm with you and that Mallard the Duck guy. It is not the fault of the various medias that people choose poor sources of information.The law needs to be very light handed because it will inevitably be abused and used for even more censorship than we already have.

Another dead 9 year old. https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/nine-year-old-boy-dies-from-gunshot-wound-in-south-bend/article_ebcfdfb6-dfb4-11ea-a4f0-6fa8b8b0994a.html Three year old injured by shooting herself https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-child-shot-in-atlanta-police-say/NWL22Z2S2JEEXMAYQK2H3TS7LU/ A couple different kids in one city with bullet wounds in their feet. https://www.ktbs.com/news/shreveport-police-investigating-late-night-shooting/article_2695ac8e-e140-11ea-9f69-3f8fe50bfdef.html 8 yo girl hit in the neck by a ricochet from dad's gun at the range. https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/8/16/21371336/girl-grazed-ricocheting-bullet-shooting-range A spree of children shot in Charlotte, the story is a little confusing but it seems the police and the reporters can't keep up with all the children wounded after finding cool toys. https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/charlotte-child-has-serious-injuries-after-shooting/275-6df17581-d1c9-4bd1-8c2a-1d48648cb551 Ok, that's enough for now. It took me ten whole minutes to find these and post links. Back to work now. It's summertime and the dying is easy.

You have outdone yourself this time. Congrats.

The man wants to protect his family. Despite your feeling that skydiving is not a significant risk, the reason many life insurance policies exclude it is that they employ very expensive actuaries who know that statistically speaking, you are wrong.

That is interesting. What would be the typical reasoning behind granting a child such an exemption to the BSR? I am not against the concept of a 16 yo skydiving. I'm just wondering why USPA would on the one hand attempt to limit the liability of having minors sign unenforceable waivers but on the other hand grant what is essentially a waiver waiver. And I would assume that even though USPA may grant a waiver the child would still have to find a DZO willing to take the legal risk. Because the waiver of the BSR is unlikely to have any effect under law. Edit to add, the phrase "individuals who are then welcome to jump anywhere they like without being in violation of BSR's." is really pure BS and double speak. These individuals could never be in violation of the BSR, they are not members and not bound or pledged to USPA BSRs. Only the DZ is truly being released from any obligation. This whole thing is really just another example of the strong influence that UPT and other tandem manufactures hold over the culture of the USPA and US skydiving in general. But hey, manufactures give out a lot of sponsorships and are some of the few players who can provide employment and advancement opportunities in this small industry. It is no wonder they get catered to by those who dedicate so much of their lives to the sport. Skydiving is a funny thing. It's roots are kind of as an outlaw culture, but there is now getting to be a more and more corporate influence. Not really surprising when you see large organizations with 10s of millions of dollars in assets involved in both DZ operations and the equipment manufacturing side.