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  1. Gato
    Unfortunately, yes, that is true. But it's usually the ones who are bat shit crazy. T.I.N.S.
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    I agree that the thread has been all over the place, but that's NOT all she basically said. (On our military men & women) "..that our leaders, our national leaders are sending them out on a task....that is from God. That's what we have to pray for, that there is a plan, and that it's God's plan." I don't have a problem with people praying (or meditating) - what I have a problem with is someone in power claiming to be privy to "God's plan," and asking for support of that position. I talk to God all the time - he's never once mentioned that I should support his plan that is being carried out in Iraq. T.I.N.S.
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    Check out Square 1 - they have stock freefly suits for cheap. I just got one, and I like it a lot. Also check out the classified ads for used suits. BUT BEFORE YOU DO ANY OF THIS, talk to your instructors to find out what you need. Don't waste your money before knowing what's best for you. T.I.N.S.
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    The name, "Cytherea" comes to mind, yes? Oh god, I just said that out loud didn't I? T.I.N.S.
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    Things like this remind me of why I love this sport so much. T.I.N.S.
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    I can see this, plus another yet unreleased version, showing up at Couchfreaks next year. Who else would like to see giant bouncy labia??? T.I.N.S.
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    I thought it was really cool to see the pull-up cord line stow method. I've seen people use one to replace a stow band, but not to stow the lines. Very cool trick! I'm going to try that this weekend - might save a sore fingertip or two! T.I.N.S.
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    Can't flair

    Gato replied to fogobo's topic in Safety and Training

    Just a noob suggestion, but why don't you have your DZO or another instructor guide you in with a radio for a few jumps? I've heard of lots of people doing that when the get on a new canopy. Welcome back, by the way!
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    Tonic - no question. The others get a bit tiresome to me, and as a guitarist, that song has the most "musical substance." The other two don't suck at all, I just prefer "If You Could Only See." T.I.N.S.
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    I'm thinking it's either a pomegranate in the early stages, or possibly an enormous fig (probably not.) Whatever you do, don't go to sleep around one of those things!! T.I.N.S.
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    If you continue jumping, you'll end up getting a helmet of your own; your instructors can point you toward one that can help with the wind noise in freefall. You'll get used to the noise - trust me.
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    Turtle, do your fingers smell like.......victory? T.I.N.S.
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    There's nothin' in the world like a fresh Brazilian on a clear saturday morn. T.I.N.S.
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    Well put. T.I.N.S.
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    Sleep

    Gato replied to skydiverbry's topic in The Bonfire

    This one's difficult, but I know for a fact that it works: My doctor informed me that a normal dose of caffeine will last up to 8 hours, so as an experiment, I eliminated ALL caffeine after 12 noon. The difference it's made in my sleep has been remarkable - I could only get 5 or 6 hours of sleep before, plus there was at least once a night when I'd have to get up to use the bathroom. Now, no more bathroom trips at 3am, and I'm getting 8 to 9 hours pretty consistently - except for weekends at the DZ, of course. T.I.N.S.
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    If the federal government (or states, if you prefer) wish to make abortion illegal, they need to offer solutions other than teaching abstinence (Didn't work for Bristol, it seems.) It's absolutely cruel to think a rape or incest victim should endure carrying a child, much less having to raise him/her. Here's one solution that's almost as ridiculous as NOT PUTTING YOUR SEXUALLY ACTIVE TEENAGE DAUGHTER ON THE PILL: If they want to make it illegal, they should post want-ads for surrogate mothers, and keep them on retainer for just such occasions. If you believe that an embryo is indeed a child - and not a potential child - that's fine, just remove the fertilized egg from the victim and place it into one of the surrogates for incubation. Then the government can truly decide what's in the child's best interest, and act accordingly and responsibly. (By the way, I'm a man, and I don't think any of us has any fucking business telling ANY woman what she can and cannot do with her own body.) T.I.N.S.
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    RIP Jerry Reed

    Gato replied to BillyVance's topic in The Bonfire

    Thanks for posting this, Billy. He will be missed - not many people know/remember he was also one of the most badass guitar players that ever walked the planet. Scary, scary guitar player who almost never repeated a song once he recorded it. If I'm not mistaken, he did all the music for those movies, as well. Blue skies and shiny guitar strings, Jerry. T.I.N.S.
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    Go out to the DZ every chance you get - if they are open, even if the weather's crap or the winds are up, make as much of an effort to be there as often as you can. Part of currency, I was told, is keeping the ideas fresh in your mind, and learning as much as you can - there are days I spent waiting around to jump, and that's the best time to pick an instructor's brain, or improve one's packing skills, or listen to the veterans' stories. The scary ones are the best! T.I.N.S.
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    I ordered one of the Square 1 freefly suits (black with grey stripe), and since they're on sale right now ($122.50, if you got one of their new catalog flyers!) I decided to "upgrade" the suit with some non-fashionable patches. I think I'm more excited by this than I would be over a custom suit. I know they're out of style, but when I saw these, I just had to go hog wild. I'm open for ideas about where to sew them on, by the way! T.I.N.S.
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    That's one of the main reasons why I married her, without question. Damn, that was smart of me to do that! T.I.N.S.
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    This happened last thursday: After work, I took my laptop to the gym where my best friend works to show him some footage of one of my jumps (3rd freefall). He's an MMA fighter, and he'd been asking to see me jump for awhile. While we're watching it, one of his trainers comes in, a big muscular dude who you can tell could just rip you to pieces. He gets one look at the video and says, "You guys are fuckin' crazy, jumpin' outta airplanes. You're fuckin' nuts!" What I find funny about this is that both of these guys fight with ZERO health insurance, and one of them is married with a 1-year-old baby. There is no way in hell my wife would ever condone me getting into a cage match, even though I have training, AND we have great insurance. She has no problem with me jumping, however. T.I.N.S.
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    I have 7 practice pulls, I think. So yes, it can be very frustrating. For me, I never had trouble getting the handle, it was just body position or kicking when I came off the airplane. I won't try to give you advice, but what worked for me was rehearsing the physical motions on the ground during the week before the jump. The timing part was super important for me. One or two of your instructors probably has a method of practice or ideas that could help you. Don't give up! Get that friggin' handle. T.I.N.S.
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    I REALLY NEED to get them to get them together, because I burn off so much altitude getting stable after a bad exit; gotta milk that freefall time! T.I.N.S.
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    From a secret scroll I found at the DZ: ..... and lo, many of the static line student's kin did cheer as he landed without grace. And there were many whuffos in the field that day, and they did say, "What a fine noob we have brought! Let us praise him, though his landing was as lamb shit!" And the noob was arrogant and boastful, though his landing was as lamb shit. And he did drag the holy pilot chute across the rough ground. Then Tommy Dolphin did smite the wise-ass noob, saying unto him, "Behold, thy landing was as LAMB SHIT, and ye have soiled my legstraps. Go forth and be repentant, and fetch the chalice of 409, so that ye may cleanse the sacred container, lest I smite thy sorry ass once more." So it is written. T.I.N.S.
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    That's part of the plan for this weekend - to just hop off and watch the plane leave. Fortunately, I did nail 2 diving exits last weekend, and that seems to have eased some of the tension. I think part of my problem has been not being able to see where I'm going, and trying to counteract my body's natural tendency to search for something to hold onto, hence the flailing about like a freak. I think it's going to be a great weekend - I'm getting sooooo close to finally getting my A License. Can't wait to jump my own rig! T.I.N.S.