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Having looked at the pictures on the web site some more, I think I understand - the RSL loop slips off the hardware if the reserve PC is pulling the bridle faster than the RSL is pulling the bridle. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

In a total, does the reserve bridle have to extricate itself from the metal clip on the RSL? It would seem that this is a potential snag point when the risers are attached. Another way to ask the same question is whether there is a danger of a reserve PCIT as a result of the reserve bridle being attached (indirectly) to the risers? Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Reminds me of overhearing an AFF Instructor conversation with student (abbreviated): S: "What if my main does not open?" A: "Cut away and pull your reserve." S: "What if my reserve does not open?" A: "Walk toward the light." Said with no smile or wink or anything. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Good questions, Hook. I answered honestly, and it appears that my "dz ethics" are not as good as I would like them to be. I have not read any other responses yet, and you can be sure that as soon as I hit "Post", I will read some others and learn something. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

So do any Perris regulars know who the dz hottie was? ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

I went and stood by the freeway with a flag when the guys were rolling out of Bragg. The highway was lined with stopped cars and people with flags. People were also waving flags on overpasses. Maybe it's just because I'm not from California or New York so I'm more stupid than the people who know better, but it seems to me that people are supporting our troops. At least some of us. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

I just did the same. Whenever I see one of those hybrids, I used to think of my Tahoe running over it in triumph (picture me saying "little cars are for wussies"). Now, I keep thinking of my truck parked with Billvon driving in little circles around it (picture him saying "big cars are for people who can afford the gas"). Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

A week after their marriage, the Redneck newlyweds paid a visit to their doctor. "I can't figure it out doc, and I'm really worried," said the husband. "My testicles are turning blue." "That's pretty unusual," said the doctor. "Let me examine you." The doctor takes a look. Sure enough, the Redneck's testicles are blue. The doctor turns to the wife. "Are you using the diaphragm that I prescribed? "Yes, I am," she replied. "And what kind of jelly are you using with it? "Grape." ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=23389 Interesting editorial from a Saudi paper. I don't claim to be an expert on world history (I was an econ major), but I'm not sure it is 100% accurate. Maybe some of you more familiar with the time can clue us in. BMcD... ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Wow. And I thought American celebs were crazy... ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

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A girl at our DZ has XIT XIT BMcD... ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

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Before you get the surgery, consider it this way. Right now, you get no chicks. You think it's because you can't see. Once you get this surgery, if you still get no chicks, you will not only have the huge letdown, you will get to see how hot all the chicks you are not getting are. I'm not sure it's worth the risk. Brent Seriously - good luck. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

Rob - The dive loops are probably mounted lower than you will want them and are probably bigger. I don't have a digital camera here, but it's hard to get enough leverage on them because they are too far down the riser. They are the kind that are tacked to the riser for a few inches so that they always stay open. I'm sure you've seen the ones on Andy's gear and the Mullins boys'. Why don't you get Mike or Andy to make yours like theirs? Brent Edited to Add: My risers are 23 inch, and I love them. But remember I'm 6'5" tall. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

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You are, of course, correct. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

>>All this to say don't knock a teacher until you have walked a mile in my shoes, and saying that all teachers are lefties is like saying all skydivers are freaks, or all cops are crooked.

I went to what is reputed to be a "righty" college, but in hindsight, it was sure chock full of lefties. I have no real data, either. Hypothesis - idealistic people are more likely to be both educators and lefties. Cynical people the other way. BMcD... ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

>>I'm gonna have to jump in here. I'm a teacher because I choose to be. I would love to get paid more because I work my ass off and I do a damn fine job. I'm not going to whine (too much) about pay because this is the profession I chose and I get two weeks at Christmas, a week at spring break, two months in the summer...And just for the record, I'm probably what you would consider one of the "righties"

>>I'm curious how you have a workable goop at a temperature close to absolute zero.

That's just the way it is, dude. NASA engineers are smart enough to design a tiny bubble that they feel pretty sure will protect a few delicate human lives from an almost unimaginably unforgiving environment. The astronauts are brave enough and skilled enough to operate that tiny bubble. But nothing is guaranteed, and sometimes the chain of events leading to a disaster starts years before the mission. BMcD308 ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030227-8550156.htm Brent Edited to Add: Full article below. But first, what I find disgusting is the holier than thou attitude that "teachers need to be sensitive to children of military parents", as if those children have some sort of problem they can't help because they were born into second class families. My dad was in the army. Don't feel sorry for me because of that. I, and others like me, are so different from you that we are actually proud of it. Children of Maine Guard unit taunted by teachers Members of the Maine National Guard, called up to prepare for an attack on Iraq, have asserted that their children are being harassed at school by teachers who oppose the war. Guard members say their children are "coming home upset, depressed, crying," said Maj. Peter Rogers, a spokesman for the Maine National Guard. "This was based on some incidents that were happening in school, both in the classroom and on the playground." In an e-mail sent to the parents of one child who had complained of harassment at school, National Guard officials said they had "over 30 complaints that name schools and individual principals, teachers and guidance counselors." It was still not clear yesterday whether the state will discipline any of the named teachers or schools over the incidents. "In Maine, local superintendents make local policy for local schools," said Tammy Morrill, assistant to J. Duke Albanese, state commissioner of education. A "fact-gathering" process about the incidents is under way, Maj. Rogers said. The incidents involved students in elementary and middle schools, some as young as 7 years old, he said. "What we're hearing is that some of the educators are talking about the possible war in Iraq being unethical and that those who would fight it are unethical," Maj. Rogers said. The state commissioner of education has urged school officials to be more "sensitive" to military children. "Recently it has been brought to our attention that some school personnel ... may have been less than sensitive to children of military families regarding our continued strained relations with Iraq," Mr. Albanese wrote in a letter sent Tuesday to all superintendents and principals in Maine. "In some cases, parents — who are about to be deployed — have observed added stress and anxiety among their children who perceive a staff member or their peers as being insensitive to their beliefs and the potential danger to loved ones," Mr. Albanese wrote. The commissioner said that, while supporting "the right to discuss controversial issues," he wanted "to remind school personnel ... that the families of military personnel need our sensitivity." Complaints about harassment in schools first surfaced, Maj. Rogers said, after two of Maine's Army National Guard units were mobilized recently for deployment to the Middle East. "About a week ago, we started doing our family-assistance-center briefings," Maj. Rogers said, explaining that the centers provide support for the families of Guard troops on active duty. "In these briefings, a number of families came forward and talked about their children coming home upset, depressed, crying." Maj. Rogers said the state commissioner's office "has been very supportive" of the military families in responding to the complaints. "We're hoping [Mr. Albanese's letter to school officials] will end the issue," Maj. Rogers said. "We're not looking at pointing fingers or anything." Mr. Albanese told the Bangor Daily News that only one complaint involved classroom remarks, after the child of a Guard member became upset during a discussion of Iraq when a teaching assistant "took up the anti-war" argument. Other incidents, according to Mr. Albanese, involved a child who had requested to leave school early for a military-related activity and a student who was teased on a school bus because he has a parent in the military. Teachers across the country have tried to find proper ways to teach children about the war on terrorism. Last year, the National Education Association was criticized for posting a link to an online lesson plan for the September 11 anniversary recommending that teachers discuss "historical instances of American intolerance" so that America could avoid "repeating terrible mistakes." The incidents involving the children of National Guard members in Maine were "a surprise to us," Maj. Rogers said. "We are certainly hoping that none of it was done maliciously. ... We certainly value the freedom of speech and fight for it, but we hope that people would be sensitive to the kids." ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

West TN Skydiving is the summer home of the Mullins King Air. Winter we jump from C-195 (5 jumper tail dragger) that takes about 20 minutes to 12,500. $16 bucks for 14K from the KA and $16 for 12.5K from the Cessna. Few boogies beat those prices, even with a boogie fee. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com

We'll miss you. Thanks for helping me out with my rig. Sunrise will miss you, too. You did a great job and generated lots of goodwill for that company among their customers. Brent McDade ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com