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    Sam, I too have two identical Wings W1 EXT's with cut-in laterals and I don't have any problem just skipping the "normal" one tab. That said, as tiny as my rigs are I really didn't need the cut-ins. Yes, the additional padding on the laterals gets pinched a bit, but it doesn't bug me or hamper my suit rigging. I will probably skip the cut-in option on my replacement containers if I ever decide I need new ones. Chuck
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    Is that the place next to the Ruby Tuesdays? That place was pretty nice and an easy drive.
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    I will reiterate my position. There is no reason for an experienced wingsuit pilot to land out often. I will second that. I haven't ever landed out in a wingsuit (over 900 flights now). Nope, that's a lie. I landed out one time at Deland following Asaf Fishelson like a moron. Ultimately, navigation skills do need to be tightened up in some peoples' cases. There really is no reason to land out in a wingsuit.
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    Jeff, I would NEVER consider doing a naked balloon jump with you. For that matter, I would not recommend you doing it either, for the same reason someone else already listed. There is no possible way that you can guarantee you will land in an "appropriate" spot on a balloon jump. chuck
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    Ryan did a couple of nice tandem buzz-jobs here at Raeford last week/weekend in his Vampire and he got both of them on video. My passengers were fucking stoked! Maybe he will post a screen grab or two when he gets a chance. On that same note, we have been really active wingsuit-wise at the DZ this season. Nice. Chuck
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    And THAT is why I will never consent to being a jump pilot. Actually, at most dropzones it's even worse than that when you count in all the time you spend washing planes and doing maintenance which you are, generally, not qualified to sign off on. If you want to make money skydiving, then you are going to have to get some "real" ratings (AFF and tandem). If you want to make quite a bit more money, even when it's raining, then get a riggers ticket. Most people who fly jumpers NEVER go on to fly commercial cargo or passengers for professional carriers. Most will sure bitch about not making any money when they are on the DZ and working like indentured servants though. Your response was a perfect case in point. I never really got that. Thankfully, also, I never allowed myself to get forced into the dropzone jobs that I knew would keep me from actually skydiving, even though that's exactly what was intended of me as a second-generation skydiving son of a DZO. Chuck Blue D-12501
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    Agreed.
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    1,089,554 as of right now.
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    I am glad Kelli got voted off; she was sucking badly the last two weeks and seemed to be able to only sing things she knew. As for her making any money in acting or anything else, I couldn't see her making it in anything other than modelling. I don't think she could act if her life depended on it. I think Paris will be next off, even though she is a better singer than almost all of the rest of the contestants. Chuck
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    You're purdy.
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    Someone just mentioned "years riding" as a discriminator; maybe that's it, Ian. Did you tell them how long you had been riding? Did they even ask?
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    I am from the country. Opelika, Alabama. When I was a kid we made our own lemonade and I have to tell you that what differentiated regular lemonade from "pink" was sqeezing some pink grapefruits into the mix. Idiologies and methods may have changed in the past four decades, or they may have done it differently up in Yankee-land, but my recollection is unflawed in this instance.
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    Oh my god, that was so fucked up.
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    You would be amazed how many folks around here are drinking Schlitz again. Tons of bars are selling it again.
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    I love Pike County, KY. You guys are definitely up to some pre-Hillbilly Days nonsense! I guess the PAC will be arriving either just before dark tonight or first thing in the morning tomorrow. Unfortunately, I won't be coming this year. Drink some stump liquor for me! Chuck 2-time Hillbilly Days tandem guy. "Gimme a work off that stump, brother"
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    They are sided with vinyl instead of the more "vintage" tin and aluminum.
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    register the bike in another state. Use a friend's address in Alabama or something. I would offer mine, but rates in NC are high as well. I don't pay nearly that much for our two bikes combined though. That's ludicrous. Chuck
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    Pink lemonade is made with grapefruit. It more sour than regular lemonade.
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    I very-clearly remember the kid going "bawk bawk, Easter Bunny".
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    Lots of ways to do this, Daniel. Yes, you can attach them into a flag bag and deploy them once you are under canopy. You can also jump in cargo pants and deploy them from the side pockets. WDI's work fine and I bet I know where you can steal some of those if you choose not to use ribbon from a party store. I am sure others will chime in with other ideas. Chuck
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    I can second that. He has taken a tremendous turn for the worse. Poor, poor Theopolis.
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    I took two, two-week vacations to Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava back in the '80s and fucking loved it. I can't for the life of me remember what hotel I stayed in, but it was one block off the beach next to The Revolution night club. I have no idea how close to Empuria Brava it is though. Chuck
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    Are you going to bring your golf-cart-wrecking, manifest-bitch boyfriend with you?? Chuck
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    Cyndi, I heard you were jumping again! Nice.
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    You made a funny. I used to actually own the first Buggles album. Besides "video killed the radio star", the only other good song on it was "ellestre". Anyone wanting to actually watch decent videos on MTV would simply have to switch over to MTV2 or any of the other "real" video channels. I don't generally watch videos anymore, but there are plenty of good choices on digital cable and satellite