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    There's been a bunch of 'em lately. Between tornados in the south, the cyclone in Burma, and the earthquake in China, nature's definitely been taking her fair share, but the circumstances surrounding some recent individual deaths are incredibly poignant. This one and this one spring immediately to mind. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    What he said. If the canopies are in a downplane, even an unlevel downplane, you'll just swing through like normal. I've also done and watched several dragplanes (one canopy "upside down", which is what it sounds like you're describing) and the exit path is almost identical to a downplane, with the exception that you end up leaving in the opposite direction of the heading you were just facing. That's fun, as is dropping the bottom two canopies of a dragplane into a downplane. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    L&B easily has the best customer service in skydiving, and I can't quickly think of a NON-skydiving company that beats them either. They treated me great the first time I had an issue with my Pro-Track. It's now pretty much dead, but after 1500 jumps and a few episodes of abuse (including being left outside one night, with sprinklers hitting it for over an hour), I think I'll just get another rather than try to take advantage of their great service. Plain and simple, L&B rocks!
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    A baked brie seasoned with garlic, pepper, and whatever other spices Muttley puts on it, with either butter crackers or the rosemary-olive oil triscuits mentioned earlier. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    With McCain as the GOP candidate, a good Libertarian could pull in Ross Perot numbers. I don't know (or maybe remember) anything about this guy, but if he's actually pro Patriot Act, and he gets the Libertarian nod, I'll be one voter they've lost since the last election. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I'm grateful for our troops and appreciate their sacrifices. I support them with my taxes, my votes for pro-veteran politicians, and my donations to a local group that sends weekly care packages and arranges special homecomings for them. And I still say those troops who actually do commit war crimes should be convicted of those crimes. The fact a man is at war gives him no excuse if he rapes a 10 year old native of the land he's fighting for (just a hypothetical example). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    First off, congrats on your brand spankin' new rating. Now who'd ya go with? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Very cool Andy!
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    Joe must not read dz.com, eh? Happy b(lated)-day, JP ! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    ATMONAUTI

    livendive replied to mciocca's topic in Instructors

    I have NEVER claimed to invent anything of the sort. You don't have to be modest JP... Just admit that you singlehandedly discovered "relative gravitational wind"... It's what makes your new skydiving technique safer, right. Fucking awesome! Those who've seen the discovery channel special on skydiving and myriad other "references" that pulled from the "breathing in freefall" portion of the rec.skydiving FAQ will likely laugh as hard as I did. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  11. livendive
    Beat ya by 3 seconds. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  12. livendive
    So all those poor folks prior to 1600, having a bad Bible version, surely went to hell. That's a boatload of wasted souls. And everyone since then who hasn't learned to read English. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  13. livendive
    Why would a King of England be needed to authorize the word of God? Further, if the King didn't authorize a particular passage, what effect would that have had? Are translations into other languages also the word of God? What if a particular language didn't have a word that directly translated? Would a different word also be the word of God? Dude, he didn't say King James authorized his version, but rather WAS Authorized to translate it into English. Prior to that translation, it was not the authorized word of god. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    I know nothing about the breed, but have to admit I'd be a bit intimidated if I saw this coming at me while I was up to no good! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  15. livendive
    Yes, of course you're right, and it doesn't matter one bit. I once had a girlfriend come home and ask me if I wanted a salad. I said no. She proceeded to make me a salad, getting more and more pissed off about it with each ingredient she added. By the time the completed salad (that I had clearly stated I didn't want) hit the trash can, she was absolutely irate. Words apparently being such fickle things, guess who was in the wrong. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Trust me Clint, you want John as your wingman. The guy is more aggressive than a used car salesman expecting an eviction notice. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    What makes everyone think this isn't just one part of broad-based inflation (granted, a driving part)? If fuel costs go up, so do the costs of everything else. This in turn makes everyone charge more for everything, including workers demanding higher salaries so they can buy their higher priced groceries, cars, gas, and vacations. I haven't seen anything to indicate fuel prices are increasing in a vacuum unrelated to the prices for other goods and services. Quite the contrary, in fact. So everything costs me more, including jump tickets, but I can afford them because my pay increases have kept pace with the inflation. Granted, skydiving increases will likely outpace general inflation due to fuel being such a big part of the cost, but I can't see it being the end of the sport or anything like that. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    You've had 40 of your own?! Or 40 puppies that you've sold? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Here ya go, Eric Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Sorry about that. I stand very corrected. No worries. I didn't mean to sound like I was biting your head off. The bold was only added because that's how it is on the card. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  21. livendive
    What she said. Boxers aren't really the smartest dogs, or the most tractable (in most cases), but they win top marks for unrestrained goofiness, lazy time cuddling, and all around fun...plus they don't shed and their prey drive is low enough to house them with cats and even pet rabbits & birds. Every day when I get home from work, Minka goes crazy, wiggling, bouncing, and kidney-beaning for whatever attention I'll give her, and she starts woo-wooing if I make her wait. It's one of the highlights of each of my days. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Hey Dads!

    livendive replied to BillyVance's topic in The Bonfire

    I could handle watching a kid being born, and would have no qualms about being in the room or watching it come out via caesarean. I just suspect that watching a vaginal delivery would burn a memory into my brain that would recur with unfortunate timing, e.g. when getting frisky, thinking "Hey, remember that one time..." Changing diapers was no big deal for me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    Hey Dads!

    livendive replied to BillyVance's topic in The Bonfire

    I was out at sea, just about to pull into Pearl Harbor when my daughter was born in San Diego. I woke up frantically thinking I was supposed to be on the bridge, checked my watch and saw that I was hours early. Couldn't get back to sleep and later that morning found out my daughter had been born the same minute (GMT) that I woke up. I don't believe in most supernatural stuff, but I still think that was pretty cool. As for actually watching it, no thanks. I prefer to think of that part of a woman's anatomy as mysterious, sexy, and wonderful. Stretched out the size of an eggplant or larger, covered with blood and who knows what else, serving its most utilitarian function...sorry, but that's just not my cup of tea. I've seen plenty of critters born and that's enough for me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
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    That. It's also kinda loud. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)
  25. livendive
    Assuming you're not a student, you'd be fine without a visual altimeter except when doing an AFF jump (as an instructor). Similarly, AADs are only required for students. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)