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  1. nacmacfeegle
    "Not read your latest mag Dave?" Nope, and D'oh!! -------------------- 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
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    "Any othe names you wanna drop Dave?" Nah, its just that Colin and Lesley are fellow Scots, and we Scots tend to stick up for each other. -------------------- 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
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    "does anyone else remember what it was liek before she took it over" Yes, I do, it was, erm, like the USPA mag... But you know what I mean. Ola used to do a good job on it, but I think Lesley does it just a wee bit better. Getting Colin on board has made it even better IMHO. -------------------- 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
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    "some people thought the money spent on the mag was a waste" Its money well spent, Lesley has turned that mag round and made some great improvements. "just trying to put some heated discussion up here" Big nose! -------------------- 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
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    Good for you Nael. Some useful pointers here http://www.dropzone.com/safety/Gear_and_Equipment/index.shtml and here http://www.zct.co.uk/skydivemag/pages/articles/apr97/flightlinecheck.htm http://www.zct.co.uk/skydivemag/pages/articles/aug96/lookafteryourkit.htm -------------------- 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
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    So....How is the dog faring up? -------------------- 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
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    Hot tub. Bill asked for a jet and a tailgate, we gotta be realistic, get an AN72. If you build it, they will come...... -------------------- 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
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    As can be seen from various international responders, not all licences are created equal. To me, this is all the more reason to assume responsibility for my own actions. That to me means checking my own gear before I put it on, making sure my own chest strap is correctly routed, and giving myself a final pin check by feel prior to exit. Sooner or later I will find myself on a load where no one else is qualified or are too busy with their own students to check me out, I have been in that situation in the past. Flight line checks are good, but they should supplement personal discipline. -------------------- 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
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    "They were pretty close though. I guessed about 1-1.5 miles out." They also look as if they are above your exit point by a couple of grand. -------------------- 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
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    Yep, pretty cool, and a great advert for the sport. -------------------- 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
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    I'll look out some back issues, so you can have some eye candy on the return leg. -------------------- 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
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    "Has he got a name yet? I vote "Martin". " I vote... True Baloo. -------------------- 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
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    Its times like this I like to dust off the 'Auld Alliance'. -------------------- 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
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    How many people are there on an Ameican football team anyways? It always seems to me that there are about 3 teams to each side? They do have great cheerleaders though. -------------------- 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
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    "Sorta inconvenient, ain't it? Especially if you have no dead leaves. I don't. " I get loads of leaves, and shit loads of grass clippings, I mix these with other vegetable waste in my own composters. "It's like farting in a plane and smelling the stink a few seconds later; pretty clear who caused the problem, even if you don't want to admit it." I like that analogy.
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    "some people?" To some people its the most popular sport on the planet. To others, its much, much more than that. To the Scots, this is just a wee bit of entertainment, we failed to qualify.
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    "The price fluctuations in the economy as a whole are driven by supply, this is a well studied economic phenomenon. I'm inclined to believe supply of gas/oil has more effect on the price than demand... Does anyone know off the top of their head" K---OPEC."
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    "In Scotland it was the pound, but apparently the banks there are allowed to print their own bills (as opposed to England, where I think it's uniform and centrally done)." Yep, thats more or less the case, The Bank of Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and the Cydesdale bank al print their own 'Scottish Money" which is legal tender everywhere in the UK, England and Wales use Bank of England notes. So this means that a visitor could have say 4 different 10 pound notes in their pocket, all basically the same colour, but printed differently, which I think is eccentric, but not really an awful lot of fun for visitors. -------------------- 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
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    I'm just glad I'm not a lawyer, the only laws I have to cope with are the laws of physics.
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    "They have, as near as I can tell, never played a significant role in world politics" Never is a long time, we spent a lot of time and effort fighting them, Waterloo, Salamanca, Trafalgar, Austerlitz, futher back we have Agincourt, the Battle of Hastings etc etc etc. What about the colonisation of Africa and the far east? But I see your point when applied to more recent history. Look up Dien Bien Phu to see how recently (only 40 years ago) the French have been involved in foreign politics. -------------------- 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
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    Thanks Nightingale, I'll digest it later, meanwhile, have a great weekend.
  22. nacmacfeegle
    Anything with Clint Eastwood and six chamber revolvers. Why, because he's just so damn cool. -------------------- 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
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    Love them, awsome visuals and a wee reminder of our own insignificance in the great scheme. The coolest lightning takes the form of Sprites, and Megalightning, very little is known about these phenomena, they are much more powerful strikes than previously anticipated..... It seems that God keeps his most powerful stuff pretty secret. -------------------- 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
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    Yep, at least 3 people in 3 years, these guys should be on bonus.... From almost exactly a year ago.. "What Colin and I have been concerned about... is that it's taking so long," he (Rummy)said. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3000939.stm I believe theyhave released more people without charge than they have actually charged.......After a couple of years of detention that is. -------------------- 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
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    "Get ready. I agree completely with that statement." I sense a disturbance in the Force. -------------------- 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