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  1. pinkfairy
    Some instructors will actually only recommend Mirages. Really. I had an instructor like that 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?
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    OK, this will keep me safe from dying from cancer or getting run over by a streetcar or blood poisoning from a bad tooth too? Great! 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?
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    So which brand is the inexpensive one you are going to buy? Maybe you should send me a PM about that, as the forum rules are quite clear about advertising. As mentioned before in this thread: Open, flying canopy and top of the line gear is no guarantee for a safe landing. Most rigs on the market today are good for both freeflying and belly flying, and you are the most dangerous part of your equipment. 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?
  4. pinkfairy
    Wow! Finally the key to eternal life! Thanks, Walt! I thought it was bounce proofing your log book OK, so if I get an AAD _and_ get my log book bounce proofed (I suppose I need a senior rigger for that?), then I will live forever. I mean like in "never dying". As you said in the post about AADs. Wow this is sensational, just wait till the press finds out! Oh, c'mon, this is the bonfire after all, and I did post a serious reply too... 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?
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    Wow! Finally the key to eternal life! Thanks, Walt! 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?
  6. pinkfairy
    What gear people choose has a lot to do with what their friends choose and what is popular at the DZ. Where I jump, there are mainly two brands of rigs that are popular, the really expensive one, and the low cost one. I'm getting the low cost one, as I've got no reason to believe that it will be any less safe than the expensive one for my type of jumping, and I know a lot of other jumpers who are very happy with it. Brand loyalty is strong in the skydiving world, it seems. 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?
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    I'm having an off-day today. I feel fat. 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?
  8. pinkfairy
    Well, it is your pictures, and only my opinions, but do look at other people's landscape pictures and see what you like. And take a lot of pictures yourself, and experiment with what you like and don't like. You'll get a feel for what is right, and that is what we call personal expression in photography. I've taken a lot of pictures "without feet", and I'm never happy with them. I get curious about "what the feet look like". Always. I do a lot of forest pictures, and when I come home with an otherwise perfect picture of trees with just a little bit missing at the bottom, I just throw it away. I can't use them. So that's how I feel about "feet" So this is subjective, but it is also considered a rule of composition among photographers and painters. But as I said: Great stuff! Fantastic scenery that needs to be documented! Post more pictures!
  9. pinkfairy
    Bored skydivers+snow+unused gear equals 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?
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    I think you should leave in a little more of the foreground, or omit it entirely. The way it is now, the foreground is merely disturbing elements to your sky. It gets the "feet chopped off feel". If you're going to crop an image (wether when taking it, or afterwards), try to do it at a logical place. If you have a full figure picture of a person, and everything is there, except the feet, most people would find that a bad composition. Your cropping make the same impression. Otherwise great pictures, keep at it, try to see how much/little of the foreground you can keep in the picture without getting the "chopped off feet effect". Just my humble and honest opinion.
  11. pinkfairy
    Upside down Boy you're turning me Upside down And inside out! 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?
  12. pinkfairy
    Post pictures? 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?
  13. pinkfairy
    You think I can't see you, but I can! 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?
  14. pinkfairy
    Has to be gluttony. Food! more food than I can eat! I eat anything, I'm a real pig. 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?
  15. pinkfairy
    Then I would suggest a vitamin d supplement. Many people get vitamin d deficiency during the cold months from lack of sunshine. (the body makes vitamin d fram sunshine). And do get some excercise, if you aren't already. Swimming or another warm indoor activity really lifts the mood when it's cold outside. Get a computer game or watch your favourite TV programme. Take the time to varnish your toe nails, and it will soon be better. Spring is here soon, daylight is returning. no reason to be depressed. I know about winter, and I know that these things work. 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?
  16. pinkfairy
    There's a real poker run at my DZ each summer. 6-way FS, poker playing (w/toy money of course, money gambling is strictly illegal in Norway), and tequila drinking (that's legal, but should definetely be banned...). Not with your idea of dealing the cards, but still a lot of fun for people who enjoy the combination of skydiving, poker and tequila. 28. July this year, club's website only in norvegian, but contact me for more info. Would think it would be difficult to find the cards in the landing area. I've found cutaway handles with moss growing on them in the landing area, so it's not always easy to find small things in the grass.
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    It seems like it's over here in Oslo. I'll get my sunglasses out of the drawer, and I've already stopped using spiky tires on my bicycle. Yeah!
  18. pinkfairy
    "And here we see another one of our young brave parachutists after a jump. An example to all youngsters and children!" 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?
  19. pinkfairy
    Try using your other hand, that will help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. 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?
  20. pinkfairy

    Mountian Bikes

    pinkfairy replied to JackC's topic in The Bonfire

    Oh, and riding a mountain bike makes your bum sexy. It's true Just ride it regurlarly and you'll get beautiful muscles. Fitting a cycle computer is also fun, it doesn't need to be expensive, just as long as it records how fast you go and how far you've gone. Fun to know that you've moved at 34 mph on a road w/o asphalt in the middle of a forest. Just don't look at it when you're going that fast.
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    Mountian Bikes

    pinkfairy replied to JackC's topic in The Bonfire

    Specialized and Trek are good choices in that price segment, IMHO. I have a Trek for street use, and a Specialized for the forest, and I love both. Get to try them and get a feel for what you like. And don't try the expensive ones that are twice your budget, I did that, and of course the expensive one was better. Way better. I have only v brakes on mine, and I use my street bike a lot in wet weather, and never have any problems with that. I wouldn't make disc brakes a priority when choosing a new bike. Hope this was of any help!
  22. pinkfairy
    Grue, come and cook for me. I feel lazy, and your food looks delicious.
  23. pinkfairy
    He'll soon be back, not to worry. I miss his threads. He was a source of sunshine and bad jokes on this forum. Oh, I'm making a positive remark. That can hardly offend anyone.
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    girls suck.

    pinkfairy replied to PilotLevi's topic in The Bonfire

    Skydivers aren't all good. You will find some really crazy bitches out there that you wouldn't want to get involved with I've met people who has major life decicions after starting skydiving, like dropping a partner or choosing a new career. Maybe they thought about these things for a long time, and never had the courage to do it, and skydiving gave them a little push in the right direction. Mastering a new skill, especially one that involves saving your own life with your own two hands can help raise the self esteem and lead to thoughts such as "Dammit, I deserve better!", or "I can do it!" I know about bad relationships and jobs, I've had both and stayed in them far too long. It was pretty scary to give up both, but I did, and those were the best decicions in my life. Even if I had to live on very little money for a while. Oh, and I did that before I started skydiving. It was horse riding that did it for me.
  25. pinkfairy
    I'm just bitter because Aerodyne doesn't make pink canopies, so I had to order red... 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?