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How many can say they've ever owned a JOFA?! I dunno' about "changing" the world....but I'll betcha' I've knocked 'er off axis a time or 90, with mine. Hell, I could be the poster child for blunt-force trauma injuries. "T'was ever thus."

I was in a severe flat-spin and was so compressed into my harness, that I needed both hands to feel for my cutaway pillow....it was jammed under the edge of my helmet. After locating it (above my shoulder)...the leverage just wasn't there, to pull with only one hand. In a hard-spinning mal, you'll likely be forced outward and into the harness webs, tightly sandwiching the velcro of the cutaway. It can make "peeling" impossible, let alone a straight-pull. Try it.... ...have a buddy stretch the web of your harness (with cutaway) tightly over their thigh and with reasonable downward pressure...then try to peel or pull. I currently use a small slip of paper, to disengage about one-third to half of the velcro on my handles...just in case. "T'was ever thus."

Musta' been the cheap way out. "T'was ever thus."

Granny's right....WD-40 will work too but seems to wash off quicker. I've done it for years, on the recommendation of the local tech. It's an old Indian trick. "T'was ever thus."

Now there's something I always dreamed of doing! I never had the op but it's probably a good thing....that's a whole different world. I have no idea how to read the desert...probably wouldn't last 5 minutes. "T'was ever thus."

...Thats awesome. I have the 76' Elsinore that my dad bought the year I was born. Thats when men were men and machines were junk. Still super fun to ride, but needs to be babied. I just took the best ride I have ever had on two wheels yesterday. Life is good. The Elsinores were revolutionary...before that, we had to cobble street or enduro (street/trail) bikes into some semblance of a racing machine. My Elsinore 125 was a '74 but I got it in late '73. I can remember being totally awed, at having a full 4 inches of suspension travel and the space-age plastic fenders! Probably the worst part, was the lack of riding gear. There were no full-faced helmets and no boots...we usually used lineman's boots or surplus combat boots and hell, I've even seen guys racing with football helmets! There were "racing leathers", a heavy and slightly padded leather pants but nobody made racing jerseys, so we wore rugby jerseys or sweatshirts. A few of the smarter ones, used football shoulder pads. Yeah, it was harder back then but honestly....a lot more fun. It was a much smaller community and with racing, kind of like a "brotherhood" thing. All good things must end, I suppose. "T'was ever thus."

I'm less opposed to government regulation than I once was. In general, most gov't agencies don't go snooping around, unless there's a complaint. Look at the general regulations and especially the crap you can get away with, under an "experimental" classification (like having a furniture caster, as a tailwheel). In general, I think the FAA would be less intrusive overall and more accomodating, toward the more leisurely jumpers. Whether that would be good or bad, I dunno'. I don't know the full history behind everything pertaining to the USPA but I doubt the sport's downturn is a direct result of their regulation or the FAA's....it's largely an econmics thing. I assume the USPA has a micro-management issue with the dzs, that only aggravates the situation. It's like a deja-vu thing.....the USPA is a mirror image of the AMA, when they killed-off "real" motocross...back in the early '80s. "T'was ever thus."

I started racing flat track and scrambles in '71, on a stripped-down Honda CL100 streetbike. Started MX (amateur) in '73, on a Honda Elsinore 125 and after several bike and class changes, retired from the Open Class in '87. I still intermittently raced some flat track (knobby class), hare scrambles and once attempted suicide, by 100 mile Cross-Country GP. I still have my somewhat cherry '83 CR480 but I only playride these days...not gettin' up from the soil-sampling, as quick as I used to. My sons both started riding at 3 and were racing MX, by the time they were 5. Seven out of nine of my grandkids are riding but not actively racing....yet. Here's a shot of my next-to-youngest grandaughter.That's my son's ride, in the background. "T'was ever thus."

I want one, too.

Nobody'll ever do it, the way he did. Stone stock machines with almost 3 1/2 full inches of suspension travel....float like a butterfly, land like a concrete truck! Watching him jump bikes was what got me started in MX. As the jumps got higher and farther apart, I began landing shorter and harder....I guess skydiving was a natural progression. "T'was ever thus."

Check out some motorcycle sites and look at MX gearbags. They come in all sizes, colors, designs and they're high quality, extremely durable. The various compartments are handy for skydiving gear and they're reasonably priced. Check out motosport.com or rockymountainatvmc.com, they both have a good selection. "T'was ever thus."

Damn, I wish I could be there! I hear there's a new girl in manifest that is soooooooo hot! From what I've seen on their website and from all I've heard about SWFL, it's a sweet place to jump! "T'was ever thus."

Watch for pre-Christmas sales. I got mine from Sunshine Factory, a couple years ago, during one of those sales but the order had to be placed by mid-December. It saved me a few hundred bucks. "T'was ever thus."

Yep....the days of the ol' "Washbuckets", "Ibeenhads" "Deanosaurs" and "Spotaphones" are pretty much over. Everybody's making some nice stuff, for pretty cheap! You can get some really nice guitars, for $400.00 or less and some tolerable starter kits, for about $200.00. I own an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, bought it used in a pawn shop about 16 years ago ($285.00). I had to tweak the neck and bridge initially but since then, it's been my favorite. I bought a Dean Boca 12 last year, for only $349.00....I'd have gladly paid twice that! Hard to get used to though, it's awfully head-heavy....letting go of the neck, instantly induces a downplane! "T'was ever thus."

Check out some of the bigger music sites like... http://www.guitarcenter.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.musiciansbuy.com/ http://www.samedaymusic.com/ http://www.sweetwater.com/ http://www.elderly.com/welcome.htm Do a search for "B Stock" guitars, on the various sites...they're not always advertised up-front. The "B Stock" stuff is usually referred to as "scratch & dent" but most often, there isn't a thing wrong with it! Often, if there is any visible damage, it's minor and hardly noticeable. Usually, a "B Stock" instrument has been returned....for whatever reason and not necessarily due to a defect. Some (like MF) offer a return-policy...you buy the guitar and play it for 30 days or so and if you don't like it (for any reason), you exchange it for another. The one you return then becomes "B Stock". Some are returned because the strings were corroded or a pickguard screw was missing. They're usually repaired and then sold as "B Stock", at a much lower price. There are some good deals to be had by going the "B Stock" route. Most of these sites have reviews on all the instruments, even the "B" stuff so check 'em out. "T'was ever thus."

Well, thinking logically.....you just have to assume certain things, like... 1. The one entering your home, knows it's a crime to do so. 2. People who commit crimes, generally don't do it with the intent of getting caught. 3. How do most criminals get caught and/or convicted? Witnesses. 4. How do you prevent having any witnesses? Kill 'em! Therefore, I'd havta' say that from the moment someone unlawfully enters your home, their primary intent is to kill you and everyone else there. I betcha' Spock would agree! "T'was ever thus."

I've had a number of 'em and what you described there, are all the symptoms of a sinus infection. If it's a "burning" pain, you need to get some antibiotics to knock it down. "T'was ever thus."

That cop needs to be fed through a chipper and bagged....for dog food! Hogs do a good job too! "T'was ever thus."

Hand him a tissue and say politely..."I've been a skydiver for a while now and feel I have a pretty fair understanding of the laws of gravity....but thanks for the demonstration, anyway." "T'was ever thus."

A ten year, $2.6 billion study by the U.S. government has proven that ladies' farts, when observed through thermal imaging....look like popcorn. "T'was ever thus."

Military regs...over and with the edge of the first sheet, lined up at top-center. Lick the end of your finger and press on the center of the edge....kinda' glues it in place and prevents unrolling. For those that got it wrong, drop & gimme' 100! For those who got it right....That is all, dismissed....carry out the plan of the day. * Ya' forgot the most likely option....at the store, still on the shelf. "T'was ever thus."

Nice idea but without a name, it's kinda' impersonal...like "to occupant". I'd imagine local church or vet organizations probably do something like that and/or have a list of names. When I was in, our base always sought volunteers for the "Family Home Holidays" program. Every holiday season, locals living near the base would invite military members into their home for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners. I thought that was cool. Even if you're not "over there", it sucks to be alone and stuck on base, during the holidays. "T'was ever thus."

GEnerally, they don't charge until you return it, in case there are add-on charges. "T'was ever thus."

Exactly.....they look like perfect copies but they're made from sturdier material. They're pretty common over there, their smokejumpers use Lesniks. Like I said, I never jumped them but I handled some of the rigs and they were quite heavy, compared to mine. I had a Triathlon 160 and theirs were 15 sq. meter canopies (about 161 sq. ft.). Theirs seemed to be slightly more hi-per than the Tri but that mighta' been mostly due to wing-loading. * I was told that I could buy one over there (2000), for somewhere around $500 - $800.00 new.....but I can't swear to the price. Exchange rate was almost 30:1. Also, you get "told" a lot of things, over there....that may have been a "black-market" price. I fixed a car for a guy from customs, while I was there....I got some nice stuff! "T'was ever thus."

That the only one really worth a crap, had no party affiliations. "T'was ever thus."