JDBoston
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How does all that shit work? Do they take headphones that are capable of lots more volume and put a "governor" on them like they do with cars & speed, or does it take higher quality components to make something that loud?
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Come on, the power ballads are the best! Whitesnake, Asia, REO Speedwagon, .... Though I do like other kinds of stuff too - Metallica, Papa Roach, America, CCR, Chili Peppers, Enya, Snoop & Dre, the occasional country band, techno now and then, hell, it's all good. Now you see why I needed to make mixes. Has anyone here tried (successfully or not) to rig up an MP3 player to their helmet and jump with it? If the volume can go up loud enough to be comparable to a Dytter I would think it would be do-able...
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Heathen. 80's rock rules! I'm going to get an MP3 player at some point. Anyone have a portable one they'd recommend? Joe
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Mixes I make on my CD recorder. You guys gotta get one of those. I used to almost kill myself about 5 times a day switching CDs while I was driving so I could listen to one song on each of them. And what's on the CDs? 80's rock, baby: G'N'R Warrant Boston Journey Bruce Springsteen etc. You know, all the good ones.
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To me, it boils down to this: skydiving is unsafe because of the SPEED at which things happen. If you have even a momentary lapse in awareness under canopy or in freefall, no matter what your experience level, it's relatively easy to go past that point where no amount of skill or quick last-second reactions will be able to save you. In activities that move slower, like driving, you have more of an opportunity to see danger coming and avoid it. Plus the occasional act of God, like invisible dust devils etc., but no point worrying about those. That said, I'm itching for it to get warmer so I can go put myself in danger again. Blue skies, Joe
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Very sorry to hear that. I got my license at X-Keys last spring, so perhaps I have met Chris before. We'll see, when the pictures get posted. My condolences to everyone who knew him better - though it sounds like knowing him was a reward in itself. Blue skies, Joe
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Excellent - congratulations, Chuck. While we're on the subject, I'd like to let everyone know that I have now been speaking in complete sentences for 21 years. Shouldn't that count for something? The skydiving stuff, well, I'm not quite there yet, but here's hoping... Joe
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Even if the canopies fail, I trust the rebreathers and your better-than-those-Navy-SEAL-losers swimming abilities will allow you to get safely the 100 miles through shark-infested waters to shore. I believe SOP for a water landing for your team is to cutaway at 500' and enter the water with a triple-quintuple-lindy. In full combat gear of course, with 200 lbs. of guns and nitroglycerine bombs. Am I right? Good luck my brother. Say hi to the Commies for me.
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. My father was killed by a man with six fingers... OK, back to work now. Joe
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Well, it's the most expensive fucking candy you'll ever buy so better enjoy every second of it....
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Works for some drugs, but not everyone has the time and wherewithal to maintain a functioning meth lab, for instance. That's probably not a bad thing, given the "explosive" results you get from a poorly maintained meth lab. Joe
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China was very effective for a while in cutting down on drug abuse. They did this by executing people convicted of drug offences, even addicts who were only hurting themselves. They've softened up on that recently. Now AIDS is on the rise along with IV (and other) drug use. But who wants to live in China, then or now? Kind of a thorny issue all-around. I say, fuck it, let's keep shooting the planes down. I mean, high reward means high risk, by definition. But I definitely don't agree with the number of non-dangerous drug USERS we put in jail. Ridiculous is the mildest word I can think of for that. Joe
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"Some"?? Well, I guess we do have some wine and liquor drinkers out there too. Some of us are also nicely smoked. Joe
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Lucky you. I ate some cougar one time that a couple of my friends bought for me as kind of a joke from one of those exotic meat places. I would've had an easier time biting through my shoe. Those are some tough animals. Bear, I like a little better. And I'm sure both of them would find me completely edible. Joe
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My first pack job took me about an hour and a half and was a total bitch. I was totally nervous about jumping it, but it opened great. For the next jump I had a packer do it cause I was sick of wrestling with the canopy. I was wearing warmup pants with zippers and the force of the opening unzipped them up to my knee, and one of my shoes almost came off. Now I pack for myself every time. Joe
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Grow out of excessive drinking? Now there's a depressing thought.... yeah, I think I just have a sore spot around some of the more psychoactive stuff and the effect it has on people's personalities and mental states over a length of time. You can definitely sign me up for the "not-drunk-or-hungover pilot load." BS, Joe
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Fair points. I do think the drugs I mentioned hijack people's ability to "know when to stop," based on people I've known. It's easier to know what "enough" is with booze, which is also less physically addictive. Killing people wasn't my issue. Life kills people. And impact-on-society-wise, alcohol and tobacco are clearly the two worst drugs out there. My issue is with drugs that take away people's ability to perceive reality. I've had close friends who got into some of this stuff and the effects were not as mild as you describe. But everyone has a different set of friends with different experiences. Your friends sound very fortunate. Hopefully they'll still be unaffected after 10-20 years. Joe
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Hahaha. Damn. Left myself wide open for that. Clarification: "But of course I started to like skydiving" Joe
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Had a desk job and a relationship that was becoming quantity over quality. Life was too predictable. Basically, I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't turning into a pussy. But of course I started to like it.... Joe
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Weed, I have no issue with. Hell, I smoked just last night. But I would not extend the "it's-not-that-bad" argument to ecstasy or heroin or coke or crystal meth etc. These are strong drugs with strong effects, and the people who do them habitually are fucking themselves up. Period. I'd like to see this research that shows that heroin addicts don't lead dysfunctional lives. I've never known someone who regularly did hard drugs and WASN'T dysfunctional. And it has nothing to do with them not being able to get pure shit. It has to do with the fact that that particular category of drugs FUCKS WITH YOUR BRAIN. Joe
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A nice low, hook, huh? Whew, that sounds much safer.....
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Started @ 24, now 25.5
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Yeah, I guess the second part to that sentence should be "if you know that you WILL be able to pay it in the future, and your interest rate is less than the return you can make on your $," yada yada yada. For instance, I did prepay a Bally's membership all at once because I found out while reading the fine print that the fucking greaseballs treat the entire balance of 3 years' dues (minus your "down payment") as a loan they're extending you at like 15% interest. So you get screwed a bit if you pay monthly. Joe
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Never pay now when you can pay later. That goes for USPA memberships as well as everything else. But that only works for gear etc. if you have a credit card that gives you a low interest rate. That's my advice. Joe
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You know what, though, if you let them out of the cage they'd run and jump all over everything - up the walls, under the furniture, etc. In fact we got a little harness and leash specifically to stop them from running under our sofa bed and hiding up inside it. They were real messy too. Dust and little shit pellets everywhere. Joe