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  1. NewGuy2005
    Don't sell your gear. You WILL regret it.
  2. NewGuy2005
    I see you jump at Skyranch. That's where I used to jump. A great place!
  3. NewGuy2005
    Password protect your work computer and NEVER let a kid touch it. I learned that the hard way.
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    11138 on the first round.
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    It was not like this before Obama was elected.
  6. NewGuy2005
    I was 47 and I picked it up pretty quick.
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    Does this surprise anyone? http://news.yahoo.com/worst-idea-ever-020100337.html "There is concern in some quarters that the provision requiring lawmakers and staffers to join the exchanges, if it isn’t revised, could lead to a “brain drain” on Capitol Hill, as several sources close to the talks put it."
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    47
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    Cancel your order immediately. I doubt they have done much more than put it in line for production, so before they do any work or cut any goods, cancel the order. You should be able to get 99% (if not 100%) of your money back. I gotta ask, between filling out the order form and getting measured, it never occured to you to ask how long it would take? When I order a pizza I want to know when it will be ready, and this seems like a bigger deal than a pizza. i already cancelled and got a full refund..now i have cash to go shopping
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    You told me to!
  11. NewGuy2005
    Cynic
  12. NewGuy2005
    Where do you live that you see enough EVs to make that kind of generalization? I've only seen a handful in my life.
  13. NewGuy2005
    I've seen it on Youtube. Appears to work OK. The problem is balloons and helis are not always available.
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    Yes. that's how I did most of the paragliding I did. Towing is great, but it requires a certain kind of geography as well. You have to have a straight road that is several thousand feet long with no power lines, landing areas along the entire length, etc. You would be surprised at how difficult it is to find all of those attributes.
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    Can anyone tell me if a tandem rig can be modified to function like a sport rig?
  16. NewGuy2005
    It would be nice, but I don't think those guys will even talk to sport jumpers.
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    Disclaimer: I've done very little skydiving and even less paragliding so what I will say are just the ideas of an inexperienced jumper. I couldn't tell you if they are safe or not, but I'm sure there are people that can. This topic has come up several times in the past with varying results. Most people focus on methods of deploying an actual paragliding canopy. I have not seen that idea developed to the point of being practical. When I was jumping, the idea I had was to focus on attaining a very low sink rate rather than a high glide rate. In order to do that, I was thinking that a person could jump a very large zero porosity skydiving canopy. I'm not sure how big you can get them, but some tandem canopies are pretty big. You may not be able to achieve a big glide rate, but, if you could get your sink rate low enough, you would be able to gain altitude in thermals. That would leave you with the problem of getting comfortable in a skydiving harness, but I bet that could be overcome.
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    Yes, that one jumped the shark, but the "D.B. Cooper" thread did that years ago and is still going. I forgot about that one. Every time I take a look at it, it amazes me.
  19. NewGuy2005
    Yes, but the Infidel tattoo thread runs a close second.
  20. NewGuy2005
    I still think the whole story is doubtful.
  21. NewGuy2005
    Don't worry. The money and notoriety won't interfere with good science.
  22. NewGuy2005
    Here's a tip: Make it longer!! That was great!
  23. NewGuy2005
    So you do own a gun? Can you clarify what seems to a lot of us like an anti gun stance?
  24. NewGuy2005
    Do you own a gun?
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    Monsanto

    NewGuy2005 replied to chemfx's topic in Speakers Corner

    Man, that's funny!!! But true.