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Breaking news on Losers News Network. The old lady had a heart attack but will be ok. As for the cat... Damn BASE jumpers!! The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

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Very cool, in so many ways that's an awesome picture! Thanks. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

I also apologize, didn't get what was going on. My sincere condolences, this sucks! poc The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

What? The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Is it the radiation? I jump E's mostly and wear boxer shorts rather than underpants. It's worked, I've got one kid so far and it's probably safer than jumping A's and wearing underpants. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Look, I have great respect for Nick, but I have to agree with Calvin on this one. I think DG is blowing this thing way out of proportion and at the same time being pretty insulting, which is, as someone pointed out, not like him. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

What have you guys been smoking up there? The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Maybe some BASE jumpers could get an old ladies cat off an antennae. You could stage the thing, call the media and stuff..... Just make sure the cat doesn't fry though; wouldn't look to good in front of the cameras... The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

How come? The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

You're right and I'm sorry, didn't mean to come across that way. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

For sure but starting off with a top of the line wingsuit seems unreasonable even for a skydiver don't you think? I think it would be possible for someone to get into wingsuiting purely through BASE. Track with normal clothing, track with tracking gear, entry level ws, etc... I wouldn't follow that path but it's possible and I have come to believe that it's not entirely unreasonable. Atle Dahl in Norway (correct me if I'm wrong) burnt some cigarrette holes in fishing pants, some packing tape around the feet and started hucking off the cliffs. Now in terms of what is reasonable in the skydiving world, that would be considered suicide yet he was tracking like a demon (Keep in mind that some info may be corrupt. this is only hearsay and viewing of video footage on my part). I don't know, I suppose I'm just playing devil's advocate here... The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Too late, they're already being made American. Soon they will all be voting for the village idiot. He will be elected and his administration will make him realize that they probably don't have enough oil to keep up with their decadent lifestyles for the next 20 years or so. He will then invade Alaska under the pretence (maybe not) that the US is harbouring terrorists and manufacturing weapons of mass destruction in Alaska. They will also have their toilet seats manufactured in China. And on and on... This thread is pointless. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Quite a commitment to say the least. Do you feel you are lacking on a technical aspect? They are two different sports but when I was current packing at the dz, things would occur much faster. For example (and I am bringing it up again), somebody saying that the rings on your reverse risers drag along the ground when packing, I had to be in the situation to realize that they don't. Also I was much faster being packing fit. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Hey Faber If it wasn't for 980 being here at the moment and offering to help with the wingsuiting, I would definitely be considering quitting skydiving. Also, at this point, and it's kind of strange, I feel that I am a safer BASE jumper than skydiver. I have thought of selling my skydiving gear to make ends meet but that thought never even crossed my mind when it came to my BASE gear. At this level of experience and knowledge I think I could stop skydiving but yet remain a safe BASE jumper. I am not trying to sound arrogant or anything, just for example suggesting that there are enough outsiders coming through here with new knowledge, keeping me from developing inbred pre concepts. That's just one of the things. We have a bridge here that is pretty safe in BASE terms. 2 or 3 recurrency jumps and your awareness is back at where you left it had you gone uncurrent. I don't dislike skydiving, I love it. I am just arguing that all these elements considered, one could stop skydiving without it having a negative effect on their BASE jumping. This is pretty much what Faber is doing. Now there was the argument about people starting BASE without skydiving experience. I think what I am asking for is opinions on people stopping skydiving but continuing BASE. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

I still enjoy it but havn't been in ages. I have lost my jump masters rating and only recently did I give my reserves to 980 to pack because I want to get into wingsuiting. The thing is, it's become very expensive here, I am in a lot of debt and my wife works on week-ends so I just can't leave for the dz any more. Also I was sent to Namibia last year on a job and had a lot of disposable money on top of my salary. I could just go to the dz on my day off and not worry about how much I needed to pack to make a jump. Coming back to South Africa, the price of a jump had gone up but not the price of a pack, so much so that I now needed to pack 7 rigs to make 1 jump, without counting the beer and food and petrol. I am also not at a level of experience where I could make my skydiving pay for itself. I am wondering how many of you have stopped skydiving completely but yet still BASE jump hard. Or even, who still skydives hard and feels it's essential to their BASE jumping to a point where should they stop skydiving, they would stop BASE as well... Yes, it's the same old debate in disguise but maybe there's something new. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Cool disguise; Jeb should have thought of that. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Aren't they the same thing? The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

"ok private XXX, spell Iraq..." "Where is it on the map?" (attached) It's a bit harder than ADAC... uhm... ACDC I'm starting to talk rubish now, time for bed I suppose. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

guys like this The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

hehehe you're back from Cuba. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Maybe you should change your diet, eat healthier, drink less soda and stuff and then perhaps you will have less wind. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

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You beat me to it! Thanks though. The pic is attached. Edited to add that I hope she is recovering well. The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen

Are you two having an 'Oprah' moment? The bums will never win Lebowski, the bums will never win! Enfin j'ai trouvé: Bieeeen