AndyMan

Do people not use triangle bandages anymore? They were a staple of my first-aid training... _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

This reminds me.... What is a good method for cutting off a rig that will allow for easy repairs? Is there a difference to which webbings get cut? _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I think she was hiding. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I think it's a good rule, sort of like the rule in boating that says sailboats have right of way over powerboats. This doesn't mean that a sailboat should blindly cut accross the bow of an ocean going tanker. The sailer might still have the right of way, but he'd be dead. It seems to me that this is the wrong sport to rely on a standard set of rules to protect us. Jumpers simply must take responsability for themselves. I think it's a harsh reality. Hypothetically if a cameraman gets smucked by his subject who prematured, that's a risk the cameraman has to take. This is such a tough issue to discuss, as soon as the lawyers got inolved the truth went out the window. Nobody knows what actually happened... The one lesson we can learn from this cluster fuck is that we all need to talk to our loved ones, make sure that if this were to happen to us our family wouldn't be sueing on our behalf. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

if you're getting that error message when you send PM's, they do seem to go through anyways. Just ignore the error message, trust that it went through. Don't try to send it again. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Roger was saying that last year, too. I wish that roger and kirlin would kiss and make up, so that we don't have to chose between two killer boogies. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

On the weekends we forget to eat. During the week we can't afford to eat. Damn. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Bill? Are you forgetting how the women swooned after the boys did their thing a year or so ago? Kinda makes the men look mature, doesn't it? _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Dude! Congrats. My condolences about living in Edmonton, though. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I saw this last night... I think you're jumping the gun. it could just be a new website... I do think an annoucement will be up real soon. Kirlin loves doing shit like this to try to build up anticipation. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

You forgot: 6) Somebody saying "Hey, watch this:" and finally 7) Get that camera ready! _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

You forgot pacific salmon and buffalo burgers (hell, buffalo meat in general. Goes great on a pizza) You also forgot that Ontario is officially bi-lingual. I didn't do 8 friggin years of french immersion for nothing! _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Thanks FFF. Lookin out for the team! _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Lift on exit. Interesting concept. I've heard people talk about this before. Is it actualy possible to track up the hill so that you literally can fly up above the plane? I'm seriously doubting this, but I've heard people claim it. Anyone? _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Last week I posted a rather vitriolic rant about an incident at SDC last Saturday. I made a few errors in judgement with that post, and I want to clear those up. Specifically, I want to apologise to Roger Nelson, the employees and jumpers at SDC - many of which I consider personal friends. One of the things that make this sport special is that we have the ability to fire off emails to practically anybody in the industry and get a good response. I understand this is even more true with Roger and SDC. It was innapropriate for me to air my concerns in public before I took them straight to Roger. I should've given him the opportunity to respond first. Secondly I want to apologise for the tone of my posting, as I re-read it now it does come off with a far more negative tone then was appropriate. Thirdly, in my post last week I mentioned that I believed the injured jumper drove himself to the hospital. He confirmed to me on saturday that my belief was false. An SDC staff member in fact did take the injured jumper to the hospital. I had a very good and candid discussion with Roger Saturday night. I found him to be very responsive to my concerns. He was also frustrated with me that I chose to post my concerns here, rather then take them straight to him. Suffice it to say that I commit to having a little more tact in the future. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Where are you going in Chicago? Despite the fact that I am quite broke, I will pledge $50. However in order to collect it you must look me up, and join me for a beer in downtown Chicago. Send me a PM for contact info. (yeah, I know. attaching strings is a bad thing. but I'm talking about BEER, man!) _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I'm going to preface my comments by saying quite clearly, I am not a layer (IANAL) I'm about to refer to something called "The Estate". Since I'm not assuming that everybody lives in a country based on English common law, I'll explain "The Estate". Somebody dies. In a will, they give everything to a certain group of people. Somewhere between the person dieing, and the group of people getting the stuff, all the stuff exists in a kind of legal 9th dimention called "The Estate". In most countries based upon English common law, The Estate is a legal entity. The Estate can enitiate lawsuits. It can file briefs. The Estate has almost as much legal standing as a living person. Here's where it gets fun. In the US, any interested party can initiate a lawsuit on behalf of "The Estate". The single most common form of "interested party" is the federal or state government, but family members often do this too. Any interested party can file a claim against a DZ, the manufacturer of the gear, and the USPA in the name of "The Estate". It could be the federal or state government, it could be Aunt Edith, or Grandma Jean. Literally, anybody with a relational (read: family) or representative (read: government) relationship can sue on behalf of "The Estate". All of the above is true unless the specific skydiver signs away his rights to sue. If a skydiver signs away his rights, he also signs away the rights for "The Estate" to sue on his behalf. In the US, a child under 18 can not legally sign away any right. In addition, the parents of a child can not sign away the constitutional rights of their child. What this means is that even a child is willing to give up their rights to sue, and the parents are equally willing to sign away the rights of that child, "The Estate" still has not given up that right. The fact that the child and the parent have willingly signed a piece of paper that claims to forfeit these rights is irrelevant. Neither a child or a parent can sign away the right to sue. Only a person only 18 can do this for themselves. So practically anybody and their dog has ground to sue in the US if somebody dies. They might not win, but they have grounds to sue. They might win, too. Manufacturers, DZs, the USPA - all have to protect themselves from this. At the very least they will have to hire lawyers to figure out the mess the next time some unfortunate student goes in. The court costs simply to figure out if they should be named in a lawsuit could be $10,000 The court costs to defend against an actual lawsuit could be $100,000 The final costs of losing a lawsuit would be well into the millions. The first option would put a serious dent into any company. Either of the second two would bankrupt all but the biggest skydiving companies. This is exactly why perfectly good companies like PDF (Parachute De France) avoid doing business in the US. Can't say that I blame them, either. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Spinmaster: Call me cynical, but I'm calling your bluff. As if there's any way that a geek could code in a three inch window. I don't buy it. You set up your desktop show us how "E" you are. I'm not impressed. Show me a TRUE geek desktop, then I'll buy it. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I didn't know the gimp did windows. And I'm suposed to be a geek? Or it it under Cygwin? _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Pierce Brosnan relies on too much technology. George Lazenby didn't have enough cool shit. Timothy Dalton was filler until they could find a real spy. Roger Moore was cool, boy did I love that submarine Lotus. Ya can't beat Sean Connery. The Scottish shall inherit the earth, I say. ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Kick Ass! There's one for the archives. Paula? Will you marry me? _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

So far, I've seen evidence of a 10 way. Congrats. In other news, the Illinois attempt today was scrapped on accounts of 12 inches of snow. That and the fact that 8 of the planned show didn't... show. Myself, Skymedic, Sunshine, and GumpySmurf got right poluted at the SDC bar. Kick Ass! As for Paula taking off her shirt, I want evidence. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

In Canada, yes. Except it's usually called the Humane Society, but it's the same thing as the SPCA in the US. Iflyme lives in British Columbia. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

Kamloops. That town is just too damn funny. All Hail the Royal Canadian Air Farce. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999

I did a search on google, and the best I could find was a program that would do it for you. I think the bigger concern is the number of us logged in here on a perfectly good friday night. At least I'm halfway through a pretty mediocre bottle of California Zin. Yumm. _Am ICQ: 5578907 MSN Messenger: andrewdmetcalfe at hotmail dot com Yahoo IM: ametcalf_1999