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  1. wildfan75
    Yeah, I came across that earlier. Doesn't say. I didn't think it was going to be this hard of a thing to find out. I'm working on a project for work and I'm about to tell the distributor to shove their little project up their yoohoo. I am so sick of people saying "Oh, this is bad" and "That's going to kill you" and "More whole grains". Every thing in moderation people!!!! I hardly doubt that the USDA had whole grain corn dogs, whole grain cookies and whole grain chicken nuggets in mind when they said we need more whole grains in our diets.
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    Does anyone know if a food is fat free, would it be guaranteed to be trans fat free also?
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    Yeah! And if you're selling a complete system, don't just write "Sweet Rig", "Great First Rig", "Great Deal", etc in the subject line. Write something like "Wings, Safire2 150, PDR160, Cypress". Going through the classifieds would be 10 times as quick. And to those of you who already do...THANK YOU!!!!!!!
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    We're having a warm streak. Its currently 22F. Too bad we can't get this on the weekends. The last two weekends have been in the 0-10F range not including the wind chill factor. I think we may have hit about 15F but the runway wasn't plowed. By the time we got the runway plowed it was too late to jump.
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    36F/2C is a friggin' heat wave in winter! I'd be getting out the summer gloves and shedding the long underware if it were 36F/2C! [stomping up and down] I want it to be 36 here!!!! I want it to be 36 here!!!!! [/stomping up and down]
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    I wore my rig around for about an hour and even signed up for the first load (something I NEVER do) just in case we actually started flying. 16 days and counting... Wisconsin winters SUCK!
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    I'm just starting my second year of winter jumping (in Wisconsin). Most of my winter jumps were from full altitude. Its all in how you dress. Its not too bad. If you're lucky like me, you go from a heated clubhouse, to a heated airplane, 45 short seconds of freefall, a 3-4 minute canopy ride and you're back into the heated clubhouse. The main thing to worry about is your hands. Good gloves are key. I made it through last year with North Face Windstopper gloves but there are many on the market that do the same thing that are thin enough to not hinder your need to pull sh*t. Winter jumping is fun (or at least that's what us crazy northern mid-westerners tell ourselves). I can't imagine taking 4-5 months off of skydiving just because its cold. And as far as I know, no one has lost any of their balls at my dz due to winter cold, but it would make for an interesting incident report. "After an uneventful freefall..."
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    Are you guys going to set up a paypal account or a site for donations to help pay for it?
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    Got Beer?
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    I think this is a repost but you could always do what I did...my will states that if I die in anything skydiving related and if my family sues, the money from my estate goes whoever they are suing to defend themselves against my family.
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    "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." ~Theodor Seuss Geisel "I'm a woman! We don't say what we WANT! But we reserve the right to get pissed off if we don't get it. That's what makes us so fascinating! And not a little bit scary." ~Lydia, Sliding Doors
  12. wildfan75
    What's shiner? Are you talking about hard liquor? If so, that doesn't go in the fridge. That goes under the 25' bar.
  13. wildfan75
    Oops, my bad. I just reread it and noticed it said RING, not RIG. Sorry.
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    So on this snowy, non-jumpable December morning, I decided to reflect upon what other things in life are important besides skydiving. I took one look in the fridge at the DZ and my heart filled with warmth. Attached is a picture of our DZ fridge. Too bad we didn't have room for the other 6 cases that don't fit. What's your DZ fridge look like?
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    Depends on what the guy makes and are we just taking an engagement rig, or are we talking a rig, main and reserve? I guess if your going to get things like spacer foam, cut in laterals and stainless steel hardware, it could get expensive.
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    No, I think we spot the same. i consider the part before the door opens a "pre-spot" that still needs to be confirmed (especially for line) by looking down after the door is open. This can be done from any position in the plane. How do you pre-spot then if your sitting on the floor next to the pilot?
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    Why? You stick your head out the door and look down. If this doesn't work how on earth do you teach someone else to spot? Put them in the position that doesn't work? We usually don't get the door until just before the spot. We spot looking out the door window. I learned how to spot using landmarks to know where we are directly above so you don't have to have the door open for five minutes before you actually get out. I guess we spot differently.
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    Who spots? With the instructor on the floor next to the pilot, seems like it would be hard to spot from there. Also, having the student next to the pilot is a better position for the instructor to help the student out and hold the s/l. Maybe I'm just imagining the instructor next to the pilot configuration wrong.
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    Put down the crack pipe. Its making you talk foolishly.
  20. wildfan75
    I have never had my face shield fog or ice up in freefall. Even on the helicopter jump where it was -5F on the ground. Under canopy is where it will get you. We'll talk about utilizing the gap by your nose between the shield and helmet. The butt plugs do work a little bit better than not having them but the key is to make sure that your breathing through your mouth through the hole and not with your nose. I get in the habit of screaming the count during the summer and then have to relearn to not do it in winter. I've landed several times with my helmet propped up on my head. You will be fine. I repeat you will be fine. Just stay close to the building when Todd is coming in.
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    Julie--You will get a full "jumping in winter" briefing before you jump. You'll get the whole what to do if you fog up, how to prevent and minimize fogging up, how to judge your flare with the snow, and everything in between. You're accuracy will improve ten fold. Since we can't get the wind sock pole in the ground, the beer line is gone. You'll find it very useful to land close to the clubhouse so you don't have to walk through 2-3 feet of snow to get to the clubhouse. The elimination of the beer line also means observers beware. It a free pass for a certain S&TA to swoop the clubhouse and you.
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    Due to a toggle incident my jump #42 with a WL of 1.2, I landed in full flight due to not being able to flare. I walked away with only a sore knee. Another person at my dz broke an ankle with a WL of 0.55, healed, came back and broke the other ankle at the same WLing a few jumps later. Everyone is different. Talk to your instructors. They've seen you fly, they've seen you land, they know your general athletic capabilities. They are the only ones that can give you good advice that is specific and right for you. Advice on here is a generalization. But what do I know (seriously), I'm a newbie too.
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    Or you can pick up a pair of oven mitts for like $2.99 at your local discount retailer.
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    Davelepka...you're theory on DZ A and DZ B with 100 tandems is correct, except you give Skyride too much credit. If both DZ's accepted Skyride certificates, then I'm sure Skyride would approach DZ A and say "I'll give you 80% of the business over DZ B if you agree to take $10 less in your cut". DZ A says sure because they are getting the majority of business and Skyride walks away with more money in their pocket. That would work fine and dandy until Skyride approaches DZ B and says "DZ A is taking $10 to get 80% of the business. If you take $15 less, we'll give you 90% of the business". Even more money in Skyrides pocket.
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    I don't have insurance on Lucy but have her in a wellness program through Banfield Pet Hospital (the vets inside Petsmarts). I pay about $13/mo and it includes 2 comprehensive exams a year, all of her vacination, and all office visits. I also get 5 or 10% (can't remember which one) off all medication and procedures. I signed her up when I got her at 6 weeks old and I know I'm ahead (puppy vacinations add up FAST). It was and still is easier for me to budget $13 a month than shelling out like $200 all at once. I know it wouldn't help a lot if she were to get a potential fatal disease, but it would eliminate our office visit fees and save between $50-100 per $1000 for everything else.