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",if a women ever runs for pres. I'll vote for her " Be careful what you wish for Richard, we had that Thatcher woman for a while, and it hurt...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"What does Saddam actually have to do with 9/11?" That is a point a lot of people would do well to remember in the coming days Ramon old friend. Of course I remember september 11, what civilised person could possibly forget the images and emotions from that day. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Click on 'search posts' above.....type in bird strike, and all will be revealed......as if by magic. It wasn't a pair of goggles, the pics were of a full face visor..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I was sorry to see the other thread (where do you stand?) decay to its usual impasse....... An argument for war, Bill? UN sanctioned action is the only valid argument. Anything less and this is a lynch mob. Its imperialism at its very worst, and its seen by many around the world as illegal. I fully agree that a can of whoop ass needs to be opened on Saddam, but the label on that can must read "Made in the UN", not "Produce of Texas". And this "Secret Intel" doesn't cut it with me, show me the truth. In fact, don't show it to me, show it to the UN security council. I'll let them decide it's validity, as they are much wiser and better informed than I am. After 12 years of sanction busting, you'd think there would be a better "case for the prosecution" than the one I, or the members of the security council, haven't seen yet. I fail to see the logic of the coalition leaders. If you are going to use the enforcement of a UN resolution for the rationale behind armed conflict, you really should have the 'approval' of the UN to act in their name. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"I'm from Scotland and living just outside Glasgow Ill probably jump down at Weston on the green." Just curious, why the large travel to Weston? You have 2-3 DZs within 1-2 hours drive (depending where you live 'just outside Glasgow), and to get to Weston, you will pass a good few others..... Either way, welcome to the forums, from a fellow Scot. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Ooooh, now how are any of the other suggestions going to compete with that! " Home made crepes with a back cherry, chocolate, and kirsch sauce...... Follow the chocolate Mama.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Cook-off cook out boogie. Thats a tip-top idea Raf, we used to do this at the wee DZ I used to hang out at in Scotland. Things got pretty sophisticated pretty quickly, and the aromas of an evening around the Braai were sumptuous. We also had comps to find the best wines within a certain budget range etc, but there was a winery next door to the DZ (asking for trouble huh?), which made some yummy organic wine from local produce. The name of the place was Cairn o Mhor http://www.cairnomohr.co.uk/ (pronounced care no more), it was pretty wicked stuff. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hmmm, now you come to mention it Ferd, I'll change that statement to left overs from the 'try to impress her and maybe get a shag, but I'll save the best red wine for the second date' meal. hehehe, Sorry Raf, just joshing with you, klaar? Tchuss.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Beeb update from ten minutes ago..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2828431.stm -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"You have to go by what he eats on a Monday night at home." Left overs from the 'shag' meal? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Ah yes Kelly, but I had big wings, think huge phucqin' wings. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Yeppers to what Kelly said. I actually preferred pull out, till I started jumping camera with big wings, then I was advised to go BOC. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"another DZ and meet some likeminded people. " And Parrrtayyyyy, Hibble is a good party DZ. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"He better be good!" Ahem, I forgot to add....Dave trained Al Hodgson, the guy on the front page. Read his story..

"the end file was about 4 times bigger!" Ooooops, not really a useful compressor then.... Thanks for taking the time though Gus -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

The G92 is weird looking thing though, it comes up to Scotland and we play with it at Strathallan from time to time..... Nice jumpship. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"give me 60 minutes notice." Hell, If I come to Florida, I'll do teh sweet! My speciality, Crepe a la Nacmac....Crepes with a black cherry and dark chocolate with Kirsch sauce. Goes well with your red meat/wine frenzy, and maybe even supplemented by a dash of flaming Zambucca, or a side glass of Glayva. Exclusively available from 'bon vivants R us'. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"remember that when the items arrive in the UK you'll likely be stuck paying import duties and/or VAT or other taxes." Listen to Lisa, I got stung badly ordering some vids from a reputable dealer in California, no fault of their's I might add. UK customs are clamping down on stuff right now (go figure, we about to be at war), so they will look at the invoice, charge you VAT, plus a straight 16 quid per package fee. This basically doubled the cost of the vids I received. Nothing you can do about it either. "if you buy from a UK company you'll be helping support skydivers in your country." The 'Kit Store' at Headcorn, your local DZ is run by Rob Colpus of big, big, big way fame, ably assisted by international super judge and cute Scottish Hottie, Donna Crumm. They may not be the cheapest around, but they are very cool people. You won't need a jump suit or anything else in Florida, they will provide you all the stuff you need, best wait till you get back, then get Rob or Donna to measure you up, they also run Symbiosis, the UK's leading suit makers. I can't say enough good things about heir suits, I use them extensively. All the other bits and bobs you should be able to procure on-site at Sebastian, or any other of the big Florida DZs. One other thing you may consider would be to order the stuff from say SQ1, and have it delivered to Sebastian, this may take a little organising , and they may be reluctant to do this for you as they will be losing your trade. Either way phone them to arrage it. Its a shame Crimewave isn't running Seb any more, he would have been quite sympathetic. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"lamest list of jump ships??? That would be me... 182 and twin bonanza " Don't knock it, I've never jumped a twin bonanza, or even a single bonanza(?) And I've jumped some strange ones, plus most of the usual suspects listed above.....Never jumped a DC3, or a ballon yet though. But yeah, I've a feeling I've been here before as well.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"I would also add that CanuckInUSA and I jump from 17-18,000 feet ASL and land at 5000 ASL. Higher = less air = go faster = land faster = different canopy recommendations. " I can't imagine the Dutch bothers and sisters would have spent too much time pondering density altitude effects..... But you make a good and valid point that hasn't been raised yet. I'm seeing this less and less of a panacea, another set of 'rules' would hav eto be dreamt up to adjust for local altitude. Although still agree with you Riddler, in that it makes reasonable guidance, as opposed to regulation. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"switch beers dave, that shiner boch is going to kill you!" Just as long as he doesn't change to Guiness....ewwwee... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Nice guy, gonna do my AFF course with him as soon as possible. He better be good!" All I can say is, good choice! "Banana Man" is one of the most respected skydivers in Europe, and a great guy into the bargain. (Make mine a Guiness Dave, if your reading!) -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"I ran for cover and watched random goose crap come falling down. Whew! I was bombarded today! I'm lucky to be alive! " Extreme ornithology, gnarly dude..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"If anything, it gives you the ability to do some demos." Jumping abroad is also greatly simplified, it would be a shame to miss the chance if it ever arose. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I hear ya dude, its only going to get worse too..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson