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Oh no! That doesn't look good! I hope you got some strong painkillers, and get well soon! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

what about spinning mals on the small canopy? It wouldn't be easier to handle that even with 3 canopies or 4 in the container for that matter. And I though the whole point with small canopies was that they were fun to land. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Whistle and hook knife. And I can't take the pull up cord out of my pocket for the jump, I'll just lose it. I don't think it'll do any good, though... Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

If you think it's cold, you should dress for the occation. Get some lightweight, thin Merino wool underwear to wear underneath your jumpsuit, and something to protect your neck too. People jump through winter here, and the only way to do that is to wear warm clothes. It gets colder here than 40 degrees fahrenheit. I'm glad the dog didn't eat you! Well, I've got a question here: how did you know the dog was out to get you? I've never been attacked by a dog, and have usually been able to fend off dogs that just want to play with me by simply telling them to go away. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Come on! I could show you all the secret shortcuts and my "grab what you want-eat-pay-get outta there"-strategy. It could be fun. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

No, sorry, I have to disappoint you there. A large proportion of the staff over here is from different nations, including Pakistan, Morocco, etc. They even have staff hijab in matching colors for employees who wish to wear religious "head gear". Disappointingly few bikinis. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

I'm sorry about your bad experience. I feel a responsibility to help spread scandinavian culture in the form of IKEA to the world. There should be information desks in every floor at least there is at the IKEA I go to, outside Oslo. There might be queues, especially on weekends, but for that reason, and also because I don't like too much of a crowd, I avoid going there on weekends. I actually like the fact that there isn't supposed to be too much service. I know my way around myself, (I even know the shortcuts!), and it's really annoying as having to wait for service or getting bad service in a place that's supposed to have good service. It's a bit like internet shopping. I think you should give it another try, but definetely on a week day, and follow my special, norwegian IKEA tips above. Especially the one about eating. Low blood sugar, and frustration about not finding what you went out to buy is not a good combination. The sweedish meat balls are good.

Well, people actually pay money for things that have a warning label that says "even normal use can cause serious injury or death", so why not an "EVIL" motorbike? And why don't motorbikes have warning labels, BTW? Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

But skydiving is dangerous too. I hope I'm not the first to tell you this. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

You miss the idea. The whole business concept of IKEA is self service. Having salespeople actually trying to sell you things or giving you information about color choices on the sofa isn't like IKEA. The whole thing is built on some kind of a scandinavian "do it yourself" mentality. You pick out the stuff yourself, you then take it home with you in your car (most items fits easily in normal cars when flat), or even on the bus, as I have done many times, and when you're home you assemble it yourself. Without asking anybody and maybe even without reading the manual. The founder of IKEA felt that consumers wanted low prices and simplicity. So he cuts costs also in a way that's visible to the costumer, such as not having a lot of salespeople standing around. It's always been part of the marketing: do it yourself and save money. I have never had any problems getting help at IKEA. There are information desks, and you just go up and ask, instead of being followed around by people who ask if you need help. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Didn't look as good after the crash, though. From the article: "and he said that if he hadn't gotten out, he would have been seriously hurt." That didn't look survivable to me. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Treat it nice, and it will last long. I have a friend who used to move alot, and he used to take down his IKEA furniture and collapse it into the flat state, and then reassemble it. That wore it out quickly. Yeah, and of course, they have some real plastic items, and those won't last long. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

IKEA is a sweedish phenomenon that rapidly spread to Norway. Being norwegian, I'm of course familiar with it. Nearly all my furniture is from IKEA, and I love my IKEA Sultan mattress. The big deal about IKEA is that they sell furniture with low profit, but watch out for all the candlesticks, caseroles and other small stuff, that's where they make their money. Putting together the furniture can be a challenge for some, especially if they have a design flaw that makes pushing and pulling necessary, but it's usually just a question of RTFM. And that can definetely be challenging, especially for men, who are most often assigned the task of putting together flat furniture. I'm sure there is an entire class of swearwords that's only used when assembling IKEA goods. As for the warehouse itself, if you're unfamiliar with it, you might find this walkthrough helpful: http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/the_nonexpert_ikea.php (this is a parody of game walkthroughs, and you'll find it funny once you've been at IKEA) Also, remember to eat during the visit. You'll most likely walk longer than you think, and will burn a lot of calories. Low blood sugar isn't good for the decision process. If you're going alone, you'll probably find sound insulating earphones a great relief. Listening to couples quarreling and children having tantrums isn't that much fun. Good luck! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Of course. I look incredibly cool in my PD shirts. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Well, IMHO, you don't need tunnel time to pass AFF, but you'll definetely learn something, and maybe it will give you confidence that you can pass the levels, which can help you pass. The AFF levels in themselves aren't difficult, but if you're sure you'll fail, then that's what you're gonna do. Tunnel flight is also great fun. It can be frustrating and give you bruises, but definetely fun. I did my first 1 hour and 15 min this week, it was expensive, but worth every penny. So do it if you feel like it. You don't have to, but I'm sure you won't regret it.

There has been so much in the media about how aspartame is bad for you, and how it's totally safe, so I don't know what to think. What I do know is that it tastes somewhat synthetic in a bad way, so I avoid it for that reason. There's no shortage of naturally sugar free and aspartame free foods and drinks.

Look for your rig and altimeter when going into the wind tunnel. Feel that 1 hour in a noisy environment trying to learn something that's absolutely useless for anything other than skydiving is a good way to spend 700£. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

What regulations? This is B.A.S.E! Nice toy, but would be even more fun if the canopy was steerable. It looked like a human in a scary way a couple of times there. Ouch! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Oh, sorry I didn't make that clear to you, it's not funny. Sorry about my english, I'm norwegian, but I AM a feminist. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Well, it has to be funny to be, well, funny. Other than that I can't see the point of that picture, and it wasn't even funny. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Yeah, maybe it's a trend. Everyone told me to get a 135 just to get to 1:1.1 which I "have to have to get decent penetration and a proper flare". Edited to add: Well, let's do the math with my first downsize: 220-170=50(!) But I hated the 170, it turned after opening, opened hard, or would just snivel forever, then open with a "pop". The 150, on the other hand had a new lineset and therefore much more consistent openings. So I soon started flying that instead. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

I wouldn't bother to feel too much about that if I were you. People go on to do other things. I'm sure it's not you, it's them. I don't think it's you who's driving people away from our sport. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Well, if you're selling a rig, you decide who you want to sell it to. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

Wow, look at those round reserved coming out through all that mess! I talked to some paraglider people, and they told me that acrobatic, high performance paragliders can easily collapse like that, while the beginner's ones are stable. And the ones in the video were definetely not beginner's. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

They are all over the place, and definetely not only in skydiving: "I can drive at 120 mph on my motor bike because I'm so good!" Haven't you noticed? And people still land with nothing out and without an AAD or with the AAD turned off. It happens, it's in the incident forum. The AAD is just a machine, not an angel that will jump out of your reserve container and save your life if you mess up. But it makes sense to get one, as the chances are that they will do more good than bad. And people can choose not to get one. It's their choice, but I really think that "I will never make a mistake!" is a stupid excuse.