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Not loopy at all. This is a very good mindset to have. Anticipate/expect the worst and you are prepared for it. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Now this would be an interesting statistic. What I am about to say is not meant to slam packers in any way, but I would really like to see what the mal/cutaway ratio is for people who generally use packers as opposed to those who pack for themselves. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Jumping out of an airplane is a dramatic act. Jumping out of a boat isn't. SCUBA is slower moving (and thus more generally accepted), but that's what makes it dangerous IMHO. It can lull you into a sense of security that isn't there. Lots of things can go wrong down there and if you lose awareness and/or panic, you're dead. This is brilliant. Sums it up perfectly. Some people's egos are so fragile that they just can't accept the fact that they might actually be wrong -- no matter how rational the counter-argument. Don't pay 'em no mind. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Congrats dude! Now you can go wherever you want! ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Nah. You've just got about 600 jumps or so before you have to do it again. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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My bad. It was Delta. Here's the link to the thread where we were discussing it. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Yepper. Drive one now. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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I just travelled to Indianapolis from Houston a few weeks ago on Continental and had no problems. I agree with Aviatr... carry it on. You don't want them losing a $5000 piece of equipment. Security at both airports didn't even ask me anything. Just ran it through the X-ray machine and moved on. Had people on the planes say "that thing looks kind of like a parachute" and of course I said "it is". Nobody seemed bent out of shape, more intrigued than anything. As far as the Cypres goes, just make sure it's off and you won't have any problems. If security makes you turn it on, just remember to turn it off again. Oh, and get this, Southwest airlines (I'm pretty sure it's them) won't let you sit at an exit seat if you are carrying a parachute. What, are they afraid we're gonna yell "DOOR!" mid-flight? Have fun! ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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I think it was more the US was trying to stay out of it for as long as possible. But it wasn't like we were totally uninvolved. We did ship a heckuva lot of weapons over to Britain in our "civilian" vessels. Worked OK for a while. Dang U-Boats. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Yeah but most people I run into will say the "know" a language when the most they've done is a "Hello World". Will Code For Food. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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You sell it. I'll write it. 'Course we'd need serious financial backing cuz I don't think I could talk my wife into me accepting a pay cut. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Sorry to hear that dude. If it's any consolation I've been wondering how long I'm going to be holding onto my job. Our company, especially the division I'm in, is scaling way back. Nobody's safe. Anyone need a good C++/Java/Perl/PL-SQL/Transact-SQL coder? ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Post em! I don't think anyone here is that thin-skinned (at least they shouldn't be). All good humor has a grain of truth (sometimes more) to it. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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OMG that's hilarious! ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Is it true that they made it more of a light elliptical than the "old" square Sabre design? Have you actually seen one yet? ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Hey cyber! Come on down to Houston! We don't bite, we have year-round skydiving, good tequila and good Tex-Mex. What more do you need? ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Hey Paula, I tried to find you and Mike to say goodbye & thanks before I left but I didn't see you at the Carbone Zone. Thought you had left so I lumbered home (and slept like a rock). Boy was I wrong! Was Josh around during all this? I smell definite Year End Video material! ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Actually I heard another damn good reason not to downsize aggressively or go elliptical and it has nothing to do with landing skills. You can't do CRW. I personally want to dabble in CRW, so I'm keeping my square at it's present loading. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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I forgot to ask you about this earlier. Which Cat are you referring to? Katrina? ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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My name is Ted Biggs. At least that's what my driver's license says. I'm a lawyer-turned-computer-geek and develop software for Enron Broadband Services. I'm pretty much a jack of all trades language-wise, but lately I've been doing a lot of Perl, Java & PL/SQL. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Hey Paula... Why don't you tell everyone what you did on Saturday? I'll leave it to you to decide how much detail you want to provide. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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And I'm still sore. But it's a good kind of hurt. Might also have to do with the fact that I did 7 pack jobs (which is by far the most I've done in a day). ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Way to go Michele! As per the RW Fun/RW Frustration threads, I had my own confidence issues to deal with on the RW side of things, so I know where you're coming from. Fear of failure is crippling. Worse, by thinking about failing, you usually do. So I got back into Zen mode and just chilled and enjoyed things -- the plane ride up, the compaionship. No worries. So keep it up. This game's all about overcoming fears. First they're about survival skills, but they gradually evolve into performance-anxiety issues. So you're conquest of your present demons will serve you well down the road! Keep having fun! ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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Oh you can go on the wild plane rides any time you want. No license necessary for that. ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie
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BEER! Oh, wait. Reflex reaction there. Congrats! Keep having fun! ------------ Blue Skies! Zennie