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As much of an Obama supporter as I am, if he's fool enough to do this he completely loses my vote in November. Right now, Obama has my vote, but if the election were tomorrow and Hillary was on the ticket as veep, I'd write in someone. Maybe rehmwa and lawrocket. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Chris - you will fit right in as a bod member. . Oh snap! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Fixed it for you. At some point in your future, likely sooner than later, you'll find yourself with a bad spot, unable to land according to your original plan. You'll then be in the air coming up with a new plan. The higher you decide on a new plan, the more time you'll have to fine tune and execute it. And yes, if you wait till you're 50 feet off the ground, your options will be very few...actually more like a couple minor variants of one option. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

So long as the middle ring does not jam, hang up on it, and/or not clear from the RSL material shrinking the circumfrance of the large ring by being routed as it is, inside of it. That tape doesn't take up much of the ID, so I'd be very surprised if the middle ring wouldn't fit through the large ring. Depending on how long the velcro strip is, I'd be more concerned about it being pulled in shear. I'm guessing it would probably still clear, but certainly wouldn't want to try it to find out. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

They're one hell of a lot more prone to it than non BASE jumpers! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

With 100 jumps and 2 years in sport, I doubt you've had much opportunity to deal with people who just won't listen. Rest assured that some of us neither appreciate nor agree with your final comment. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That. Download AVG, SpyBot, AdAware, and ZoneAlarm for her, enable the auto-update on AVG, give the necessary permissions in ZoneAlarm, and call it good. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well, they do have a better chance of it than ugly women. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

[replyI prefer AAD's that err on the side of not firing under unusual conditions. Exactly. I'm not sure people give CYPRES the credit it deserves for blazing a trail that created a market for the Vigil. When the CYPRES came out, almost nobody jumped with AADs, and the underlying philosophy was that in order to gain acceptance amongst jumpers, it must incorporate the above design criteria. If it failed to fire at 750' and someone died as a result, well, that jumper would have died anyhow. But if it had a history of misfiring, it would never even gain traction. Fast forward a decade plus and the proof is in the pudding. CYPRES has lots of saves and the vast majority of jumpers have one in their rig. It's been successful to a fault in that there are now lots of people who won't jump without one or who will change what kind of jumps they'll go on when they don't have an armed AAD babysitting them. Enter Vigil and Argus into this culture with a totally new mindset that Airtec built for them. Given the above attitudes, an occasional misfire now causes lower concern than the prospect of an AAD not firing when they "need" it to, e.g. the above example of an emergency exit between 150 and 1500 feet. Personally, I have not yet jumped with an armed AAD other than a CYPRES since I was a student. At some point this year I'll likely put a few jumps on a Vigil just because I've leased an extra tandem rig for the season from a friend who installed one. For the most part, I'll stay on my own CYPRES-equipped rigs and let others jump that rig. In a few more years, I'll probably be praising Vigil and/or Argus for blazing a new trail in the market, one of competition. In the meantime, I'll mostly sit on the sidelines and watch other folks beta (and charlie) test the gear. I'll pay over a grand each year for maintenance and I'll watch these expensive insurance policies become paperweights when they hit 12 years of age. And while I'll grumble about these costs to anyone who will listen, I'll also be content that my AADs are designed to first and foremost give me the benefit of the doubt. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Somehow I think Bush would see the death of all three as a mandate that he remain in office. We all lose! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Just out of curiousity, what makes promiscuity "immoral"? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You don't even have to get on a dirt track. The attachment shows folks in a street race yesterday in Monterrey (one bicyclist was killed in the accident). At least they didn't have to wait long for a cop. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I've always thought that 2500' seemed to be kind of pushing the envelope up against the 1900' cypres fire. Has anyone here ever sniveled/stalled a tandem reserve into an AAD fire? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I think you failed to detect the sarcasm, since "bastion of commie-pinko-liberal-socialism" was too subtle for you. I think you don't see the irony of using a source you complained about being partisan once it agrees with you...as I said - more situational ethics, but nothing unusual. You would have a valid point if he was trying to sell the source as non-partisan on one particular issue he agrees with. Instead, he acknowledged the partisanship and used it to emphasize his point. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Congrats Rosie, I think you'll become a good TI. Now bring that case of (GOOD!) beer out Friday night. Lang Cherry Porter is mighty tasty. Also, tandems are showing at 7:30 AM Saturday, you get to shadow me, Noe, and Bill training each of the groups, and you have 6 tandem students and at least a couple packjobs awaiting you in addition to helping whoever else needs radio, coach jumps, etc. Welcome to the chaos. I figure you'll be punch drunk by the end of your 3rd beer Saturday night. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Where (on your spine) is it? Hard opening(s) with full camera set-up? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I bet you say that to all the guys. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

My completely uneducated and entirely un-medical self-diagnosis suggests I probably have the same thing, albeit a pretty minor case. So far this year I've managed to keep the Tevas off while skydiving, instead wearing Airwalks with substantial inserts for arch support. In my case, the pain would only be visible to others for the first hour or less each day, after which things get stretched out enough that I can walk pretty normally (as opposed to the crippled bear imitation I do for a little while after getting out of bed each morning). With the popularity of chuck taylors in skydiving these days, I'm guessing there will be an increased incidence of this problem in the sport. Slapping feet with no arch support while running out a landing seems to be begging for the problem, especially if overweight like me and/or in more compacted landing areas. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

While not particularly relevent to Scott McClellan's claims regarding the Valerie Plame, Iraq war, and Hurricane Katrina stuff, a report out from the NASA OIC today does lend credence to the claim the administration "managed" press releases to keep them consistent with the President's positions. It's not particularly surprising, but still at least hints at support for the propoganda/continuous campaigning allegations. http://oig.nasa.gov/investigations/OI_STI_Summary.pdf Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

How are you defining moral and immoral? Assuming that the purpose of "morality" is, at its core, propogation of the species, religion is simply a method of coaxing moral behavior from immoral people. Moral people will for the most part act morally regardless of which god (if any) they worship. Given that religion does not equal morality, a lack of religion does not equal a lack of morality. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Re-reading through these, I noticed something. Your three pictures are of three different times and places, and I was at each of them too. I miss Shannon. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Sorry, you're not getting your's. I decided to keep several of them rather than give the money to Uncle Sam to give to you. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ha ha! With as much time as it must take to correct all of Remtards misspellings, it's no wonder you don't have to be very discriminating in your other moderator duties. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

He was relishing in the prospect of talking to his girlfriends later and using the same line Bernadette Peters used when she was flashed in the movie Pink Cadillac. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Or your post, which is quite likely if you're quoting a post that a moderator has deemed fit for deletion. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)