virgin-burner

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  1. and you are wrong. The manufactuer absolutly puts a value on the GC and writes it off. It has no CASH VALUE just as winning a GoPro has not CASH VALUE meaning you can't take cash "in lieu of" apparently, if i've had a certificate for humour, i'd actually PAY you to take it because you're seriously lacking it. if i'd won another certificate for anything i didnt have a use for, i'd give it away for free again anyway. and my perception would think very lowly of someone else who wouldnt do the same. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  2. Litigious is the word you're looking for. Is it the people or the legal system? Chicken or egg. different legal system here, no "litigations" or whatever the proper term then would be. definitly chicken. or egg! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  3. your logic is flawed; a gopro has a real value, a certificate does not. quite the opposite in fact, you actually have to SPEND money in order to SAVE money spent. and exactly that's where the karma-points come in to play! the money SAVED can be proportionally transferred to karma-points! so if you give away a 50%-discount, it's valuable more karma-points than say a 35%-discount. get it!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  4. lefties are sexy, just look at you and me I'm left-handed. and that hand's also your girlfriend, isnt it!? did you propose to it already!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  5. you can beat a dead horse but it still wont get up.. the same posters that usually ignore this fact bring up the same silly arguments over and over again that just dont hold up TO THE FACTS. and nope, that's no passive aggression, it's an observation. i havent looked up the numbers, but i would BET that those 64% D-license holders have been in the sport for 5 or even 10yrs at the time. usually the ones that pump out MANY-MANY jumps in a short period of time are also the ones that do look for further education. another argument that doesnt hold up.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  6. ..or just move to a place where people are reasonable and rational, not "sue-happy".. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  7. or you're just a nice guy like me, open up a thread in the bonfire, asking for boobie-pictures and the nicest set of boobs provided "wins" the certificate. i didnt have a use at the time for it. but i went ahead and checked with the manufacturer if that was ok. about two years later, i could have used said certificate myself. my former contact told me he would check with the owner (quite a big name in the sport ) if i still could get that discount. quoting the item with all options, the discount was somewhat close to 1k$. not being a greedy bastard may pay you back at some time. and it means good karma!
  8. best post in this thread! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  9. and that is WHY-I-THINK-25-JUMPS-ARE-NOT-ENOUGH-FOR-A-LICENCE-OF-ANY-KIND. you just CANNOT be a safe skydiver. it's hardly enough to learn to fly a proper pattern or so it seems. you can bang that out in a week, EASY. how many times have you had strong, light, variable, maybe crosswind-experience during that time!? i dont know how to make it any bolder than this. and pops, you just like disagreeing with me for the sake of it, fine. troll someone else. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  10. get reserve out, say to whuffo-friend "i'll miss you" and handheld it! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  11. you jealous lindsy doesnt pay you for sex!? any publicity is good publicity, even more so for a pornstar, the smuttier and filthy, the better! i bet his sales are going through the roof right now! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  12. Why is that? That's the whole purpose for a parachute - to bring me to the ground safely. Do you assume those people have no clue on safe canopy flight? it does in fact imply they're only interested in the freefall-part of the skydive, and the parachute is their freefall-fun-vehicle, used for only that. and that is wrong. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  13. i find ADD to be awesome! details are interesting! look, something shiny! i want an iphone5!!! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  14. the sky's pretty safe already, it's the ground that isnt! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  15. People can go for the 400$ Argus which will be obsolete in what, one year!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  16. apparently, people have no problems spending 600$ on a friggin' phone that MAYBE last them two years, but they have a problem spending 1200$ for a device that last them 12yrs to save their lives; says a lot about people, doesnt it!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  17. why are parachutes so expensive!? they're just a bunch of rags and lines sewn together.. why are rigs so expensive!? bit of material here and there, couple grommets, bit of steel-tubing.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  18. no chance you'll hear it in freefall; it's either a VISUAL altimeter (you will hear it under canopy tough), or as an AUDIBLE altimeter (useful for both freefall AND canopy alarms). the logbook functions work either way. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  19. ..and here i was thinking that advertising on the forums was an offense to the rules.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  20. QuoteI dont know about a madatory canopy course for renewing you licence.It seems a bit over the top. I you have a couple of mandatory canopy control courses ,then once done and achieved you already have the knowledge and skills. Im not a fan of more and more rules. Wouldnt it be better to try and make an attitude at the DZ that doing a canopy control or swooping course a cool thing to do.[/reply] it is where i jump!
  21. dayum; how am i gonna pay back all that money i borrowed!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  22. why dont you propose a mandatory canopy-course at each license-level, say from a B-license on? or within a certain amout of time after a downsize? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  23. and how many if you limit it to only 1000 jumps? this is a fact i've pointed out several times, but the argument is likely to be completely ignored.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  24. I agree, Italia. Ne pas la Suisse. have you ever drank a bad coffee in italy!? i havent.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
  25. who'd want that yankee dishwater anyway; if you want a proper coffee, go to a proper place! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda