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  1. Stumpy
    If i am reading you right then i don't think your logic follows. The odds only multiply if you have this scenario which is a AAD fired reserve. The primary reason you would have this is due to not pulling it yourself. I.e. No AAD - probability of dying: (f'in close to 1) AAD - probability of dying - much less than 1. The only reason i could thnk of where this argument holds is where you RELY on an AAD to pull for you when you are completely capable of pulling yourself. Which as some of the far more experienced guys have said, is an extremely bad idea! Or am i missing something? (on a lighter note Mat, Happy Christmas and i'll see ya next year!!) Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Boooo!!! Actually i think thats fair enough. A kitesurfer i know who is 15 or 16 now was told by his dad he could kitesurf as much as he want as long as he kept his grades up. So he did distance learning whil training in south africa, gets good grades and kitesurfs all day long. Oh and incidentally for anyone who knows the sport, his name is Aaron Hadlow and he just won the world tour! That kind of incentive works for some..... Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Hmmmm - sounds interesting! How are you envisaging this? Face up or down? I'm just thinking about the design problems involved! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    I liked Harry Potter until I read "His Dark Materials" books and thety were soooooo much better!! I think the Harry Potter film also ruined the books for me - imagination is frequently better than celluloid! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    A BIG holiday in Arizona and all associated extras.....!! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Now there's an idea - betsy?? Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    More like cats from the sounds of things..... Let me know asap and i will book the thingy. Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    I'll be there... Anyone booked a bus to eloy yet? How're you guys gettiong there? I PM'd craig but he's ignoring me! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Just FYI, I have a vector and a mate has the X-Lander, and my vector has lasted way better than his. And than includes a year (well 8 months anyway) of working on a beach with it and lots of abuse. Mine is pretty battered but still working well. In his the strap has perished, and the body is looking pretty manky. (Oh and the rubber vector strap fits over a wetsuit as well - but thats probably not a consideration for most!) As far as jumping goes, i don't use mine as a primary in freefall, i prefer the easy to read at a glance analogue for that, but i have used it to measure heights lost in turns and the like under canopy for which it seems pretty accurate. opinions may vary though. Or you could get a neptune...... Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Glad you are ok dave - sounds like a lucky escape and sharp reactions on your part. Last time i fell off the guy (in a big van) actually saw me coming and aimed for me, knocked me off, ran over my foot, stopped, looked..... and drove off!! One knackered foot and written off bike later.... With the tyres, you might be ok as i doubt the tyres on your scooter (that phrase always makes me laugh ) are soft racing tyres but probably best to check em out. Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    I don't know if you were implying that but i definitely aint a floaty butt - ask my 4-way buddies!!! That would be fantastic - i would be well up fpr something like this - the full on 20+ way is a bit too challenging just yet! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Due to experience i'll just be cheering - but you better beat the Zhills crew!!!! Edited to add: But i wouldn't mind getting in on those tracking dives..... Jeanne??!! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Good writing!!!! and the first bit about getting other people to go? so true..... Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    The Castle

    Stumpy replied to bertusgeert's topic in The Bonfire

    just listen to the serenity.... Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Besides - the scottish are keen curlers (?) as well! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    http://www.crutchfield.com/S-p5nN9aO2Fz8/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?i=500KCA420I I changed my head unit about a week before this came in - i have just a standard line in but this would be by far the best way to do it. Certainly in the UK line in on a stock radio is very unusual (unless of course you have a jag or something with a top of the range blaupunkt anyway!) Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Surfing and kitesurfing..... but then i still do both of them anyway Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Almost as good as that one in the film that i think had wesley snipes in, where the cute tandem master chick is walking around on the ground and doesn't appear to have any risers attached..... If you look hard enough on here you'll probably find the pick Or point breaks 4 minute freefall and conversation in midair, or cutaway's perfect headdown after a couple of tunnel sessions and about 3 jumps Gotta love "skydiving" movies (and yes, i'm afraid i will still watch them....) Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    I have to say i'm with deuce on this one. Monkeys and apes aren't and shouldn't be domestic animals. Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    You were going to COOK a curry? whats wrong with you man! Go for takeaway and non-specific meat!!!! (Edited to add: Or better still - a doner kebab) Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    tell the duck joke tell the duck joke!!!!! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Good luck PJ - enjoy your "Post-op" meal!!! Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    I had the top of the range Salomon last year and they were comfy as slippers!!! I think its like anything - if they fit your feet then go for it - i personally can't wear Vans for example coz tehy are just the wrong shape. As for Flow, I don't think there should be too much problem, however again i think your feet have to be the right shape for them. I couldn't dial out the heel lift i was getting in Flow Bindings no matter which boots i tried, flows own or anything else, but i have a mate who swears by them. That was a shame as i think as a concept the flows are so convenient and are superb. Just make sure you try them in the shop and REALLY try to move your boot in the binding - w would suggest you screw the binding to the board, step into it, then get someone else to stand on the board while you try and pull your foot back out. If it doesn't move and its comfy then you are onto a winner. hope that helps, dave Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    I'm curious - Whassa "gainer"?? Cheers, Dave Oh and my fave? well hopefully it will be the biplane at Eloy! but so far, anything from a skyvan Never try to eat more than you can lift
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    Don't know about my sickest but it is my first decent picture!!! Sitfly jump number 10 (ish) - you can tell i'm enjoying it from the fixed grin that didn't disappear for a week! Arms are a touch high and far back but i'm working on that..... (edited to add pic - oops!) Never try to eat more than you can lift