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Tourist trap. One Jump Wonder

Homeland insecurity. They think Your one of those Death from above dudes. Don't look up or in the rear view mirror. Always wondered if they could read our pm's. One Jump Wonder

Hello nice lady The boss and I bugged out for 6 week last fall and drove 2k miles away from our little green acre We like our privacy, our mcnasty neighbors are what they are. Didnt tell any one we were leaving, Just drained the water lines, and popped the main circuit breaker. No cell phone etc. Went completely off the grid. When we got back, we turned the main breaker back on, the net, phone and telly. And it was almost like we never left. Still playing catch up. Life is good. When you keep it simple.

Hi Nice Lady If they were my only pair of gloves I might add some duct tape. But since you already have two other pair of gloves, personally I would bin them. Beware of hoarding!, One Jump Wonder

Do I see a large field behind her house??? I wonder how a motocross track would work out there. Hi AJ Actually had that happen to one of my own Mcnastys, but the owner of the property was a member of Mcnastys coalition, Mcnasty had been baby sitting for the property owners kids, so that only happened twice They must have worked it out in the spitit of cooperation. Unless the nice lady you all are talking owns the vacant property behind her house, no telling what her neighbors will be like.

Hi mike A pc in tow once is bad enough, twice, yikes! I considered choping my main, but I was concerned about the random nature of the main risers leaving and the possibilty of the them becoming entangled with my reserve. A couple of weeks after my event a guy I knew decided to chop his main from a biplane, at a very low altitude rather than land it. The worst case scenario occured and my friend died.

Hi AJ Thanks for the bad news Another reason to stay away from the bon fire. I've been thinking about S.T. these last few years every time we see some of the childhood star's growing up and be having badly. 85 years is way to young, to go to the other side R.I.P.

I had him do a Cruiselite when I first started jumping. It helped A LOT. Wish I knew that before I cut my cruiselite up and threw it away. When it got the snivels at 450 jumps, i played around with it for another 50 jumps, Remember debating people about a snivel vs a malfunction. Then after a pc in tow going past the mid to high teens it was time for a new canopy. Be well jump until you puke. Don't take this the wrong way but how was a PC in tow the canopy's fault? The canopy has nothing to do with that malfunction. Seems like it could be the fault of the PC, the bridle routing, packing errors, but not the canopy. Am I misunderstanding what you meant? Hi mc No problemo I'll try and fill in the blanks. The pc in tow was eating up altitude. When I went for the reserve, I got opening shock, looked up and saw the main, the felt the reserve, uninflated going past my leg. Tried to hook the reserve, with my leg, but it was getting messy, reserve suspension lines on my leg, gave that up the reserve inflated and had a biplane. Did some slow turns, the biplane was stable and landed it close enough, so we didnt have to walk back to the packing area. My thought after that challenging situation was a fatality is a chain of events, what would have happened if I was slow going for the reserve, why did the main come out first, what would have happened if the main started its snivel thing, eating up more altitude, what would have happened to the reserve during the snivel, high speed ft to earth. etc etc. IMO To many variables, so we eliminated the easiest one the snively cruiselight, my arms are to short to go for the bridal, Don't believe in rigging in the air. I dont have a problem relying on my reserve. A 5 cell swift. I think that was my third mal, very scary. I remember the tunnel vision, no sound, dumping the reserve into a pc in tow is what it is. Relaced the cruselight with a original sabre one. No slamers but it did open fast.

First I don't work for you, so I don't have to respond to your pointed question in a public forum. Don't call me son, I'm old enough to be your pappy Time will tell if your life is miserable by the time you reach my age, I'm doing fine.

With all respect, my post was addressed to AJ. Not to you. Your not a mod, I care less what you think. If you want to insult someone I suggest you do it via a pm, so we can do it man to man, and not get our post deleted or involve the mods. Have a nice day. One Jump Wonder

Ditto. One Jump Wonder

Hi moms I've met a vew people over the years that competed in the Olympics, at least one made it to the medal stand, but they are so competitive, she was disapointed she and her team didn't make it to the gold. I told them, But lady, dude you were able to compete in the Olympics, that says a lot for your drive and dedication to your sport and the support you received from your parents. When you were swimming did you get up early thirty to go to the pool to get in some extra lap time? Did your folks have to drive you to the pool at that hr when they would have rather stayed in bed? Be well congrats on your wedding R.

Hi grue What! I don't want to confuse the issue with the facts, But unless your a Muff bro Or a Muff bro with bumps. (sister) you haven't earned the right to call anyone a jumper ass hole. Enjoy the olympics ass hole

I had him do a Cruiselite when I first started jumping. It helped A LOT. Wish I knew that before I cut my cruiselite up and threw it away. When it got the snivels at 450 jumps, i played around with it for another 50 jumps, Remember deateing people about a snivel vs a malfunction. Then after a pc in tow going past the mid to high teens it was time for a new canopy. Be well jump until you puke. One Jump Wonder

Hi 312 got to run but , I'll give you a little teaser, started in 68, witnessed a alpha male set up a guy to fail in 1975, then cold cocked him in the mouth when he showed up for the post dive. No warning just Bam. More to follow. Maybe and thats final. R. One Jump Wonder

Hello nice lady Thin mint girl scout cookies are available yr round. If you really like them, have some storage space like a freezer, some spare cash, and can control the munchies. One box of thin mint cookies/week/yr. No big deal Ymmv, some peeps could consume 52 boxs of thin mint cookies in a week We have a grocery store that has $5 Fridays. Marvelous light cakes with stawberries on top, lots of, cream between the layers, whip cream on top. We buy 3-4 at a timeone goes in the fridge the rest in the freezer. 55% off, we just cut 2 thin slices a day, one for the boss and I, that cake will last us at least a week. The others in the freezer, can't eat that stuff 2 to 3 wks in a row, or it gets boring. The cakes usually last us until the next time they come on sale or we just wait, until they come on sale again. 24% interest on a cc now way, paying $1/ slice in restaurant no way. Kids in the house no way. If our dogs want some we will give them some strawberries off the top. Just the way us oll farts roll. R.

Hi dave Thin mints all the way

Hi AJ Thanks for the info. In case you havent noticed I'm pming more and postimg less. when I pm someone and they don't respond no problemo. I'm not holding my breath. A 200 jump wonder with some tunnel time post whore plays the crazy card in a public forum a says he think I'm a danger to the sport, followed by his posse, no problemo the thread speaks for itself. "with all due respect", someone turn a thread about silk parachutes, in the history and trivia forum into a political football, followed by a member of his posse that knows better posts ditto. I handled the ditto dude with a pm. No reason to get banned. If I get banned no problemo, as long as dizzy. has the db cooper thread, to keep their numbers up, well its kind of like the the majority of dzos, as long as they have tandems, they really don't need fun jumpers. it is what it is. R. One Jump Wonder

Hi AJ Can you do the same for little old me. slug krip Have a happy R. One Jump Wonder

Hi I know that using scotch guard for a canopy that is used for jumping would be crazy, stupid, and a big no no. What I'm interested in finding out is would scothguard used on canopy that will be used as a car cover help reduce the the UV degradation, to extend the life of the car cover before it falls apart. Any chance the product would help the car cover become more water resitant. ? The canopy has no monerty value, the scotchguard otoh cost real $$. Don't want to waste my money if it won't work. R. One Jump Wonder

Hi " lucky" Why you asking? You break your "lucky" streak at the tables? No problemo, as soon as my multi $ Million check from Nigeria clears the banks I'll be rolling in the $$$ I'll lend you some a couple $100 at 50% interest/day. Listen to the voice in your head, you only lose in vegas if you quit playing before you break even. So there's no misunderstanding the whole post is a JOKE. Trust me I'm a dude and would never lie to a nice lady like you. One Jump Wonder

Hi normiss With all respect, remember what state you live in. Your dealing with a Mcnasty, that is a alpha male that has some issue's. Whats the mayor going to do? Mccnasty is exercising his right of free speech, etc etc. I live in the boonies, and my two neighbors are both Mcnasty, s that have formed a coalition based on rumors, and gossip. Its like I'm dealing with a bunch of high school kids. Except they are in their 70s and 80s. Your not in a 60 yd race your in a marathon. It is what it is, at least your Mcnasty has a websight, just start a file and down load his bs. Ignore the Mc nasty , you dont have to acknowledge the confused dude. Or his posse. If you expect the mayor or the police to be proactive, rather than reactive, well you may find out after the fact that you have/had unrealistic expectations. Every one has neighbors. Be well Dont worry be happy. One Jump Wonder

Hi Steve I consider it a honor to have met Fred on a few occasions, no skysnob attitude just someone who's, been there done that. I dont have a clue what theor training students these days, but we were taught about how to minimize contact with powerlines in the worst case scenario. The large steel tower high tension power lines are a differnt kind of a situation. I'm not even sure if a jumper has to actually come in contact with the lines. I think due to the amount of power going thru the lines they can arc to anything that gets close enough. The same jm mentioned in the thread abovementioned yours was jumping with a group in missouri, where there were was a high tension power line close enough that if a jumper tried very hard they could come in contact with the lines. The jm watched in horror from the air as his girl friend had some kind of a incident with those power lines and wasn't moving after she landed. He landed as close as possible to his girlfriend ran over, and found she wasn't breathing. He immediately started cpr and brought her back to life, and felt ok. When she got to the hospital they hound a small entry point where the electricity had entered the front of her leg and a large exit wound just below her butt. She almost lost the leg. The young lady had been wearing long johns and the elastic waste band on the bottom half had melted, and she had some scaring, above one of her breasts. Second hand info she was not aware of the extent of her injuries until she got to the hospital.Maybe she was in shock (no pun intended) When I talked with her, later she was glad to be alive and really could care less if she couldn't wear a bikini any more. Maybe a high power electrician or a electical engr, can explain the dangers of the really high voltage power lines. Time period mid 70's, most second hand info. Probaby jumping a round. Be well. R. One Jump Wonder

Hi pat A lot of us know it not just the high tension lines that can get you. Even those power lines that run next to the roads are bad news. After I left a dz in ks after jumping there for two yrs we had never gave a thought to those little lines on the wooden poles. Later We heard a fj student and her sister also a fj student and their children were at the dz. The first sister made it over the power lines fine, the second sister landed on both wires, and before the electric company could shut of the power the dead students hair caught on fire than her rig. All of this was witnessed by her sister and the little kids, that saw mom laying on the wires and the aftermath I'm a very happy camper that I didn't have to witness that, but I probably would have turned around and walked away after her initial landing. When the power company finally cut the juice, the town down the line was blacked out, until they could remove the remains safely and restore power. I'm not sure when the sport started to require waivers, but the jump master got sued. To bad he didn't own anything. Not sure how far that went once the lawyer realized the jm didn't own anything. Second hand info from the JM. One Jump Wonder

dude im old enough to be your daddy. Dont worry about me worry about yourself. Fwiw I live thirty miles from the same dz that john mitchell jumps at. Think multiple turbine. Dont like the vibes, its not worth my time, to commit to a 100 jumps per year to stay current and be treated like crap. I prefer to stay home with my wife and kids. The stuff that really counts. Dave johns made a public apology, rehnquist wasnt man enough to admit he made a mistake. So tried to spin what he said, then he played the crazy card. And you followed him like his bitch. Read skymoms post. Down there. That nice lady is a volunteer shes planning her wedding with normiss, and she took the time to post her response. Read it it and learn. Think for yourself before you put something in writing. Follow people with honor like like Dave Johns, rather than flying R. A person that resorts to winning at all costs. Were you one of those dudes in the back of the short school bus that followed the bullies just so you could fit in.