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Yeah we call it a batwing, or bathang, its fun... You guys still coming down to Houston to play this weekend? It would be good to jump with you again....

How about this, if your SO is happy your behaviour, then its not cheating. Just a suggestion..... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

I think is peaking in East Texan..... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

Good points Paul. "Gossip, jealousy and backstabbing run rampant throughout the entirety of this sport." Sad but true brother, sad but true. With my itinerant lifestyle, I am aware petty politics and back biting like this are prevalent across the world.....I try and distance myself from this unfortunate aspect of human nature, life's too short to pay attention to rumour, and gossip. I still admire Olav for mastering the art of 3 dimensional flying, I do realise he didn't 'invent' it, I prefer the term, 'developed'. Pat Works is up there on my 'most admired list' along with (in no particular order), Jerry Bird BJ Worth Bill Booth Kate Cooper Helmut Clothe Norman Kent Mads Larsen and Nills Brusgaard George Pilkington Adrian Nichols Joe Kittinger Patrick De Gayardon Patrick Passe To name but a few.....I admire them for their achievements and contributions to development within our game, along with other factors...I have met some of these people, would love to meet more. That said, I also like the saying 'Its not just cream that floats on top"

Cursework all done...Exams finished...If you have nothing to fear, then you have nothing to fear.......I hope its probably something innocent, which I'm sure it is... Try not to let it spoil your nice natural high, and live it up for a while... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

I got that in my final year, he was giving me the chance to submit some stuff that I didn't have time to complete, for one reason or another.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

Man that is sooo wrong....hope you are happy though.

I'll be there, it looks like I've got some business with Eeezee, Pop, and Kellyadai to take care of. I look forward to downing a few frosty ones with you now that you've gotten out from the fishbowl...

Cool, another geek in the making . Does nobody do engineering anymore? My industry is about to undergo a serious skills shortage..... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

"It's human nature for people to want to knock the leaders a bit. " Pont taken Paul, I do believe he has done more to progress and develope a side of our sport that was previuosly overlooked. However, you don't see Mike Ortiz, or the Flyboyz, Stephania, Steve O or Rook etc getting the same level of disrespect.... Also I've never seen or heard of camera fliers such as Norman Kent, Patrick Passe, Mike McGowan, or Jo Jennings getting slagged off, and they do a lot to further the sport while trying to squeeze out a living from it too. Just idly musing that's all.......curious, more than challenging IYKWIM.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

What are you studying Alex? Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

"I have a great deal of respect for Olav - not because he is the greatest or better than me - but because he had the vision to do what noone did before him. " Well said Bryan, I am constantly amazed by people 'dissing' Olav.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

Ooooh random is no fun, premeditated, planned and cunningly executed...Now thats what I call style, finesse, and vingince......

"Poster: nws01 Subject: Re: Fun Cessna exits? " Schizzophrenic this morning Chromie??? Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

Remster, I think you may be confusing risk with hazard, hazard is the consequence of things going wrong, risk is the probablity that the hazard will be realised. "If you cant, then add protective devices to reduce the risk, but then the risk will always stay there. " I would change that second 'risk' to 'hazard' I would correct myself by saying skydiving is hazardous, just like driving round with 20 gallons of gasoline under your butt is hazardous, but we can provide mitigation by managing the risk. The best forms of mitigation against our 'hazards' would be effective training, equipment quality, and personal skills. The hazards are always present but we manage them effectively...I hope...thus reducing risk. I agree with you, there will always be what we call 'residual risk', but in terms of risk assessment that actual number should be as low as is reasonably practical. I like to think skydivers are not 'risk takers' but more like 'hazard managers'.......Therefore I still don't see we can't have a goal, or aim for zero deaths. Mind you, we would probably have to stay at home, in the dark with the doors locked, and power isolated.....What a dull life that would be indeed

Hey you still coming down to Sam's Boat tonite? Need to talk to you about trying make this international.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

Yeah Beckham is good at that, well, kicking just anyone who gets past him in mature sorta way.. Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

I'm Scottish, we are well used to losing, especially to England ...

"1) What constitutes cheating? Is it only sex? 2) Under what circumstances MUST one confess? (and if you do confess, should you tell them who with?) 3) "What happens on the DZ, stays on the DZ..." Is this a true sentiment?" Okay, call me old fashioned...... I was sat in Amsterdam last summer with an old friend, we were drinking beer, visiting coffee shops

"Does it simply seem that way because we hear of so many on the internet? " I think this is the case, I hope and pray, nay believe, the sport is actually getting safer, but more people are participating, therefore the incidence of accidents is increasing. ""I wanna be cool syndrome?" Will always exist, IMHO. "Its the folks in a spot of authority that can teach young jumpers the most. " Absolutely, it is incumbent on us all (as cool people---I hope) to look out for our brothers and sisters. 'Safe is cool' A holy grail of an accident free year should be our goal, its a tough one I know, but it is achievable if we all play our part. I've seen accidents in my (high risk) industry reduced to infinitessimally small numbers through years of hammering home 'Target Zero' type safety campaigns.....I have seen offshore construction go from a culture of 'get the job done no matter what' to 'no job is so important that we can't do it safely'. That said, a lot of the attraction of this sport is the inherent 'risk taking'. We must always temper our safety attitudes with a desire to have fun, and to many, risk taking and acceptance is part of the fun. Also the freedom from rules plays a large part in my enjoyment of the aerial playround, we don't want to be swamped by rules and regulations, hard and fast or implied.... Excellent post though Cyber....How is my wee pal Ann healing? I hope you are taking good care of her.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

We call this manouvre "copping a feel"..... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

This in this morning, via the humour underground.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

I speak fluent Jockanese, but I ain't gonna tell you what it says about oil, wrasslin' mats, and canopies.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

Are their any utlities on the Fujitsu web site that might help, I know Maxtor has a load of downloads that fix issues like this, but don't know if they apply to your drives...... Just a thought.....I use Maxtors.... Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.

defrag your hard drive? Cya D GR# 37 Remember how lucky you are to see and touch the sky; the blind may only dream.