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OK, so I went back and actually read a couple lines of the original post, so at least I now get the Chevy connection. And it's STILL too early for Christmas carols! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Dude, WTF is wrong with you. I listed Tom Robbins and J.R.R. Tolken, and Andrew Scott Card would have been up there if we hadn't been limited (not that I didn't go over 3 anyhow) Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Is it too late for me to put some money on Eastgate? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'll have to give it a try. I really liked Anansi Boys and Neverwhere. American Gods was good through much of it, but there were also several parts that seemed to drag for me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

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

So how many of those jumps did you pay for and how many did you get paid for? Therein lies the rub It depends on how you do the math, but I suppose I could argue that I paid for every single one of them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You own a Chevy don't ya? What? I can't imagine why I'd own a Chevy, much less what it would have to do with early Christmas carol violations. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

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

I don't think it's a terrible idea to buy a new container, reserve, and AAD, but a new main is generally kinda silly for someone so new into the sport. Appropriately sized, you can easily make a first rig last you 500+ jumps and still get a decent amount of money out of it when you're ready to downsize beyond what is safe in that container. If you're average sized, used gear can work just fine and save you some dough, but if you want your colors and a perfect fit, new is probably where you'll end up and that's fine. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Nothing. I missed one weekend last season and zero weekends this season. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It seems to me that my luck with books is rather streaky. I just finished that one and thought it was really good, am really digging the one I'm currently on ("Life of Pi"), and am really looking forward to my next one ("Nine Kinds of Naked"). So needless to say I'm in a good stretch...and not betting high on any good Christmas releases. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What he said...I also think I saw dive loops on the front. Still doesn't make it a smart jump by any stretch of the imagination. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I went several years without an AAD (except on tandems) and got used to it. Eventually, I took a shot to the chin on an AFF jump that convinced me to put an AAD back in my rig for at least some jumps. At first, I would only use it on AFF jumps and on freefly jumps with people I didn't know (I'm not very good at FF). I would turn it off for all other jumps because its presence freaked me out. It's been 2 years and I now always turn on it for AFF and freefly, and sometimes even for RW (at least a third of the time). I'm just not a fan of having something on board making decisions for me, regardless of the fact that I understand it's usually safer to have an AAD on than off. For me, it's about comfort, and AADs usually make me uncomfortable. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Can a moderator please delete this thread on the basis that it's not yet Thanksgiving? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Is that Squeak? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Bastard! The farthest I got was something like 8.5 meters. It's still an absolutely hilarious time-waster. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

"Just a Couple of Days" by Tony Vigorito. It's just raunchy, rowdy, and incredibly fun, while also having a feel-good message to it. I've started his second book, "Nine Kinds of Naked", but got distracted by another book after just a few pages. I'm looking forward to getting back to it. "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal", by Christopher Moore...absolute hilarity. I'd also throw most any book by Tom Robbins into the mix here too, who I consider to be one of the most underappreciated authors of our time. "The Stand" (Stephen King) or "Swan Song" (Robert McCammon), both of which are essentially the same book. Post-apocalyptic hijinx with supernatural twists, I've read both of them several times. Also, I'm currently listening to "The Life of Pi" and am absolutely entranced about three quarters of the way through. J.R.R Tolkien and Douglas Adams get very high marks from me too...honestly it's tough to pick just three. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I'm surprised I couldn't find where someone else already started this thread today. In any case, I just want to remind our veterans (and active members) that your service and sacrifices are much appreciated. Thank you, once again and still. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's what we use for notams and other info in the FAA, just 2 digits for YY. Unfortunately, no one uses hyphens, so today's time and date would be 0811110931L. A lot of our communications are based on 50's era teletype. I don't ever need time in my records, just date, and I use a two-digit year because in the incredibly unlikely event that I were to survive to see the next century, I would at least hope to be retired by then. But yeah, if I were to write an invoice today, I'd name the file I081111 (more than one invoice would get alphabetic suffixes). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS should be the canonical date format, since it sorts without any special collating order. Leave off a few fields and it still sorts right. What he said. That's the way I date all my records. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I didn't have time to reply earlier today, so I just walked around the office with a smile on my face. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Right here, duh. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Just out of curiousity, how are "nice guy" and "bad boy" defined? I'd like to know which I am. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Sorry, but I already got that one, and she's not allowed to make a list of "next"s in anticipation of me pissing her off. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Sure there is, in fact there was so much good that I can't possibly list it all. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)