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YKINMKBYKIOK You'd rather be sober while Trent Reznor gags, binds, and flogs you? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You know that saying we tell kids, "When you point your finger at someone else, three fingers are pointing back at you?" If this isn't a photoshop job, it would seem particularly relevant to this woman. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Aniston get top props (even though I'd have to share at least one of them ). After that it's tough to say. I think Jessica Simpson, Reese Witherspoon, and Rachel McAdams are all about equally hot in different ways. It seems like there's someone who would easily get third place all to herself, but right now I can't think of who. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The best kind of relationship is one in which both parties consider themselves to be the luckier one and I'm sure you both had that going for you. You had a nice long run together and you made his final night as good as it could possibly be. You have my condolences on the loss of your loved one. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Not true, and it's really starting to piss me off. A-B has realized how much money they're not making from microbrew drinkers and is trying to trick us out of our dollars. My main grocer has a great selection of micro-beers, and I'm usually up for trying something new if I think it might be good. Well A-B is now making a whole bunch of beers other than bud and bud light and packaging them as if they're hand-crafted type beers. So far, whenever checking out a 6-pack, I've noticed the fine print of "Anheuser-Bush, St. Louis, Missouri" before I've purchased, but if they keep this up, it's only a matter of time before they'll get me for 7 bucks or so. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Have you seen this thread? I won't tell you how it ends... Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What she said. I had some short, hot, red-headed visiting jumper introduce herself to me at the dropzone one day. I think she started with, "Hey, you're livendive on dz.com, right?" My reply was along the lines of "Oh shit! Yes, but don't believe anything on post on there!" She's now been living with me for over a year and I'm *very* happy about that.

I would do what you did. I've found myself reeling in my reserve below 500', and it's a fine line between pulling enough on the suspension lines to get control of it quickly, but not pulling so hard that a bight comes out of the safety stow. In my case, it had been a loss of altitude awareness and my CYPRES fired immediately subsequent to my main deployment. I felt the ping and caught the reserve bridle over my shoulder at around 400', but for some reason didn't or couldn't reel it in with that. I got the freebag & pilot chute between my knees at around 150', unstowed the brakes, checked for power lines, turned 30 degrees and flared. Mine was uber stupidity counteracted by an overdose of luck. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If you've seen everything and have formed opinions on what will work and what won't, why are you asking us? For me, it depends on the student. The authoritative approach (threatening to ground them if they don't wise up) can work if there are no other DZ's in the area. Handing them over to a younger, "hipper" instructor has also worked for me. Although generally a fan of doing all scolding in private, I've been pressed to the point of calling out unsafe behavior in front of everyone...that drives them away more often than it works because the ego that is causing their behavior in the first place is sensitive to insult. Still, it's an option that can work for some people. Basically I try to start at the buddy-buddy level (I'm your instructor and I want you to be even better than you already are) and then ramp up from there, adapting my approach to whatever I've learned from the student. And no, you can't save them all. If you press to the point that you break your relationship with them, they're better off with another instructor. They might talk shit about you for a short while, but better that than they be dead. In a few years, if they're still around, they'll understand you had their best interests in mind. Now a coky jumper? I'd ground him till his nose was clean, his pupils normal, and his demeanor typical (for a skydiver). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I have, until this year, always done tandems in Tevas. It took until last year for me to make a connection between my footwear and my daily sore feet by the end of each season. So this year I put some high arch inserts into some Vans and told myself I'd wear them on both ends of the season, leaving me only 3 months in Tevas instead of 6. I mostly stuck by that & just got new Tevas two weeks ago to wear during the summer. Overall, probably not the greatest choice of shoes, but a lot more cushion and arch support than Chuck Taylors. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Hey, at least this time he tried to be honest. I can't wait to have a President who fosters pride instead of embarassment. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think he wants cut them off (place himself directly in front of them without sufficient warning for Obama to avoid contact.) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'm pretty sure the "approved" portion of my quote just might be specifically defined somewhere. And what's with the "again"? I had not previously posted in this discussion. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

14 CFR 91.307 While "available for emergency use" is undefined, I'm pretty sure a BASE rig that is accessible by cabin occupants would qualify. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

OK, I'm not even in POPS yet, so not quite geriatric, but a hip flexor injury I sustained last weekend has me admitting that I've reached the age at which stretching is becoming a must. I know AggieDave has previously posted a work-out regimen for tandem instructors, but strength isn't something I rountinely find myself lacking. The Monday morning aches & pains are a bit more of a problem, especially when they stretch into Tuesday, or as in the case this week, Thursday. Has anyone come up with a good stretching routine for tandem instructors? I'm thinking shoulders, full back, and hips? It sounded here recently like some also encounter routine problems with their elbows? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've never really gotten the concept of being "proud" of where one is from. It's not as if it was some crowing personal achievement that you managed, against all odds, to be from Texas. None of us can take credit for where we're from, nor do our origins make any of us better or worse than anyone else. Edit to add: That said, I would not be a fan of an HOA telling me what colors I could or could not paint my garage door. If you really want the Texas flag flying there, I'd attach one to the interior of the garage door with some quick release mechanism (e.g. fast-teks, carabiners, or even velcro) along the bottom and sides so you can let it hang down whenever the garage door is open but get it up and out of the way for driving through the door. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Less customers and more strippers? Maybe lap dances will get back down to $5 each!

I agree with you. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

At least a third of them seem to have some scruples, including the guy I'm voting for. That's bullshit. It takes law clerks to apply for a court order, not intelligence operatives. There's absolutely no reason the suits couldn't be processing the paperwork concurrent with the unwarranted snoopage. Why do they need a week of freebie time before deciding whether or not they should be doing this in the first place? I'm guessing so they can get the cart out in front of the horse. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've hung out at a nude beach a bunch of times, but never at a nudist camp. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

How would you know? Is that what you "heard"? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

If I need to take that one off, I will. What was it, a moose boner? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It's not lost, it should be arriving today.

Those are pretty cool looking. Way better than the Dog Vomit Slime Molds I had one year. I'd say my critters were more alien-like though, just like The Blob. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I do a gear check out loud for the student while touching each component and verifying that what I'm saying is true. "Alright, quick safety check here We've got 1-2-3-4 points of connection, I've got 1-2-3-4-5-6 handles accessible to me. You've got properly routed legstraps, belly strap, and chest strap. Our seat belt is off. We're all hooked up and ready to go." Since I started doing this, I've caught myself with a seatbelt on once or twice and have had to pause to secure the RSL velcro/crystal ball a few times. Each time, my own body doesn't let me say the words until my hands have corrected the issue. I don't know if it's the greatest routine in the world, but it has become an absolute must for me regardless. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)