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Ooops wrong PP girl....sawree... -------------------- 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

Aha, its a comma, versus decimal point thing..... Large slice of humble pie duly chowed and apologies to Robert.... -------------------- 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

Hi Sunshine...did Nathan survive his weekend, or are his travels temporarily suspended.... This thread is prime for hijacking, it doesn't really have a subject in the first place.. -------------------- 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

Hey Robert I think your abacus needs recalibrating 3,000 m is about 10,000 ft.... 950 m is about 3,000 ft. But I can understand your excitement.... -------------------- 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

Wing suits, and rigid wings look like they are undergoing something of a rennaissance . -------------------- 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 changed my clocks, but on Sunday morning I thought I'd overdone it by about 40 years. World on the edge of conflict, Paranoia, mistrust, fear and loathing are everywhere, Major powers are trying to exert influence over smaller states. The Cuban missile crisis was almost exactly 40 years ago..... Ah well.... The wee one and the dawg don't look at clocks so I was up bright eyed, bushy tailed, and foul mouthed as usual. -------------------- 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

>>>Humming Dont You Forget About Me, by the Simple Minds (theme tune to Breakfast Club)

I for one am pleased to hear from Nathan, have on your travels bro..... -------------------- 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

Sangiro, the 'non American' thread was never, ever, meant to exclude the Americans. From day one we enjoyed the company of the likes of Lisa, Aggiedave, and Quatorze in our early morning chats.. This is not a "them and us" thing......If we have fostered an atmosphere of xenophobia, or anti American sentiment then apologies to everyone who has taken this thing in the wrong context..... Post whoring yes, guilty as charged, but at least it is all in the one thread, rather than spread across some valid discussion points, which often obscures the original post topic. -------------------- 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

"some people are just synical aren't they " You want me to be cheerful about a nuclear holocaust? Hey on the upside, we wouldn't have to worry about global warming anymore, the ensuing nuclear winter should just about balance everything up nicely.. -------------------- 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

"Arbeit Macht Frei", As written on the gates of Auschwitz if I'm not mistaken.. (work sets you free) Sorry to hear about the lack of jumping...say hi to Iona for me. Congrats on the large family, gosh you have been busy. -------------------- 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

"catch the air-wave at its peak!!!!! " Cool, the EMP would disable all aircraft in the immediate vicinity, so if your airborne you'd have to jump anyway, initial freefall would probably be limited as the pulse would also have activated your cypres, a quick tumble out the door with your freebag in your hands would be the order of the day...Which is not a big hassle, the radiation from the fireball would melt the reserve, putting you back into freefall. Once you have adjusted yourself to the new sensations, you would probably spend the rest of your jump slashing away at the atttached reserve lines. Moments from impact you clear your lines and chuck out the hackey, to save your life, and set up for that final swoop, then the blast hits you, and you chow, ruining your best ever turf surf.... Hey, at least you won't have to worry about packing... -------------------- 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

Mike Brand, how the hell are you??? Long time no see! Last time I saw you you were recovering from a bad landing that some fool of a jump master put you into... -------------------- 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

Not worth it....Hacking the company security system will get me the sack...simple as that.... -------------------- 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

And both firewalls and suppositories are administered by people with virtually no sense of humour. -------------------- 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

Yup.. quite tasty too..."Burp"... Taz. -------------------- 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

ROFLMAO @ Scratch.....

"the Only had Alchohol I drink is ABSINTHE!!!!" Ah, absinthe makes the heart grow fonder...I didn't think you guys could get absinthe over there, something about it being banned for health reasons...unlike firearms. And Spumante Champagne is not a drink, its an Oxymoron.. Yes, I'm an alcohol freak 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

"Excuse me....I am over 30 and I'm NOT old. " Umm, I'm with you Lisa, both in years and sentiment, "its not the years, its the miles.." Indiana Jones. -------------------- 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

"Get the Non-American Thread to the Gear Forum!!! " Winston again...."When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber" And "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job. " "Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. " And finally...... "It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. " Ole Winston got a good airing this weekend. -------------------- 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

It would be a nie DZ, but they would have to work on the 'atmosphere'. And what price jump tickets? "Please send me some of the stuff you are smoking. " Send some to me too, plain brown packaging please. -------------------- 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 Amercians will always do the right thing....after they have exhausted all the alternatives." Winston Churhill. President John F. Kennedy summarized Winston S. Churchill's rhetorical grandeur with the statement that "In the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone--and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life--he mobilized the English language and sent it into battle." Which I thought was a nice comeback. -------------------- 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 its not unuasual to pump the toggles for a fully open Fury...doesn't that make this PC an undesirable one? " All canopy designs have their own "characteristics", nearly all the Furys I have ever jumped (about 300 jumps on furys of varying vintage) required some toggle input to clear end cell closure...It doesn't make them undesireable. Other canopies have issues too....Stilettos can spin you up, Monarchs/sabres can slam you on opening, et, etc. For the record....I think the Fury is a good all round canopy for its era.....They are quite at home doing demos in to tight arenas, great accuracy canopies, and are excellent for CRW....They make great transition canopies from student gear. You just normally have to work with them a little.. Ye gawds....a conversation about jumping...is this the right thread??? -------------------- 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

"A moment of pumping on the toggles got the Fury to open fully." Thats not unusual with a Fury... -------------------- 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

Morning Hagar.. Beer Quotes You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. * Frank Zappa Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. * Ernest Hemmingway Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. * Winston Churchill He was a wise man who invented beer. * Plato Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time. * Catherine Zandonella Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink. * Lady Astor to Winston Churchill Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it. * Winston Churchill's reply Sir, you are drunk. * Lady Astor to Winston Churchill. Yes, and you, madam, are ugly, but in the morning I shall be sober. * Winston Churchill's reply If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs. * David Daye Work is the curse of the drinking class. * Oscar Wilde When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. * Henny Youngman Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. * Benjamin Franklin If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose. * Deep Thought, Jack Handy Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. * Dave Barry The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. * Humphrey Bogart People who drink light "beer" don't like the taste of beer; they just like to pee a lot. * Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world. * Kaiser Wilhelm Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. * Dave Barry I drink to make other people interesting. * George Jean Nathan They who drink beer will think beer. * Washington Irving An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with fools. * For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemmingway You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. * Dean Martin -------------------- 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