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Funniest thing I've read today. Muff #5048

I took a 3 year break, and I can tell you the nerves came back for me as well. This was at about 500 jumps and 9+ hrs of tunnel time. Once I decided to get back into it I sat through an entire FJC, and even asked questions. I learned a lot, and am now back in the air! Warmer climates do help a lot, but don't be discouraged. It can also be done in colder places. Oh.... NEVER feel like an "idiot"! Even the most experienced skydiver was at your level at some point, and the ones who want to help you are passing it along. Muff #5048

Yeah, ridiculous. But people are so dumbed-down now about cars, that they aren't expected to be capable of maintaining them by themselves any more. For example. I took my 14 year old truck with 230,000 miles on it, in for an oil change at Firestone. They noticed it dripping a little oil when they put it up on the rack. Yeah, it's old, it does that right after you turn it off. They refused to change the oil for me! They said that my truck could run out of oil out on the road somewhere, and that I would blame them since they touched it last. And that they couldn't accept that liability. Really? I explained that I check the level frequently, know what the loss rate is, and keep it topped up. No matter, they wouldn't do the oil change. It's now corporate policy that vehicle owners can't be expected to check their own fluid levels anymore... And it's now my personal policy that Firestone won't be getting any more of my business. Sad times. My 67 Chevelle burns it at about 1qt per 300 miles or so. Then again, I ain't letting anyone touch her but myself and trusted mechanics (as in I know them, and their skills personally). Problem is, IMHO, technology. People these days are so used to using an app to solve a problem. I could go on as to how this is hurting the country as a whole, but that's a discussion that would end up in SC. Muff #5048

Yep, what's a kangaroo market? I've seen them in SC and I think maybe FL. Just a gas station. Muff #5048

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That's not likely, and easy to check. Just log into your PayPal account in the normal way and check. Then you will know if it's a spoof email. Most likely either you or the buyer have relatively new accounts and PayPal is checking you out. If you log into your account and PayPal says it is safe to ship, and you only ship to the address they tell you is ok, then you are protected. If the buyer asks you to ship to a different address, and you do so, you won't be covered. All this is completely aside from the dispute process. Get signature confirmation of delivery. It happened to me when I was selling gear. I knew they were a scammer right away from how they were responding to emails (interested in your "item", very bad English, "blessed day to you and your family" ect). I didn't have a PP account at the time, but I set one up just to see how long I could fuck with the scammer. You are correct my actual PP showed no activity, but I kept receiving emails from what looked like PP saying my funds were there and would be released upon providing a tracking #. This, of course, wasn't actually from PP. The origin of the email was some other country, but cleverly disguised to look like it was legit from PP. I agree that corresponding with PP directly should clear any confusion in the case of the OP. I just don't want to see any fellow jumpers getting fucked. Muff #5048

It's a scam. Did you get an email from "PayPal" saying the payment would be released once you ship the rig? If so look at the origin address of that email. I guarantee you it isn't from PayPal. Looks the same, but isn't them. Muff #5048

What does the waiting period do? Muff #5048

Does it? I thought the grommets should be pretty much aligned. Muff #5048

I have no idea how that happened. There are several possibilities, but none of them should matter. If the closing loop is the proper length this should never have happened. I also like to make the loop portion of mine only slightly larger than the pin. Yall can advise me on this, but I believe when pulled by a closing tool or pullup cord the tension will keep the loops diameter thus not allowing what is in the pic. Muff #5048

That's what the article on FB said. My point is this could have been avoided before that container was closed. Muff #5048

Just came across this on FB. Lets be careful out there. This could be easily avoided. Muff #5048

Don't get me wrong, I make exceptions, but when neither me or my wife are present all my shit is locked up. Muff #5048

Seems like a pretty clear cut case of shitty parenting. Kids in the house=guns in the safe. Hence why no kids are welcome in my house Muff #5048

Have you? His math is correct. However, his logic is still fucked. I have. Take the coin toss for example. Regardless of the outcome of the prior toss the odds of any given outcome are still 50/50. Am I wrong here? Perhaps I'll dig back into my text book when I get home, and do further research. Muff #5048

that is some fucked up logic right there It's actually math. If you have a 5% chance of something going wrong and do it once. You have a 95% chance of getting away with it. If you do the same thing 10 times while maintaining the 5% risk you have a 60% change of getting away with it every time. If you do it 100 times while remaining at a 5% risk factor you have a .5% change of getting away with it every time. But the more you jump the risk factor goes down because the experience factor goes up. I have no clue what the statistic is for 'camera incidents/camera jumps' is so I can't give you detailed numbers but I can safely say that it is far less than 5%. You haven't by chance taken college statistics have you? You do realize each event is its own set of odds. It isn't cumulative otherwise people would be raping a roulette wheel. Muff #5048

I'm going with the parents. Muff #5048

Ok. The police have a name. From a criminal. Now what? They have to prove that the name given to them, by a criminal, sold the firearm without a background check. Good luck with that. The law is un-enforceable. Seems to be enforceable enough when it comes to drugs. Yep, because everyone who ever deals with drugs is caught. Muff #5048

I have a GLOCK for sale. $500 it's all yours. You give me money I give you gun. Nobody else involved. That's how it's unenforceable.How about, purchaser was ineligible to purchase a gun, they are caught with the gun and cut a plea for reduced time in return for turning you in. Better yet, they commit a violent crime using the Glock, and you are charged as an accomplice. Don Just pointing out an example of how it can be unenforceable. If the gun is never used in a crime the likely hood of being caught is small. And no whoever that german person is. I have many guns, none are for sale. Muff #5048

I have a GLOCK for sale. $500 it's all yours. You give me money I give you gun. Nobody else involved. That's how it's unenforceable. Muff #5048

True story. Also, ignore the guys talking semi-eliptical for your jumps bullshit. The ones who you jump with and your S&TA should be who consult regarding canopy downsizing. I fly a Sabre2 150. The openings are not on heading, but she does the job, and is quite soft for my old bones. Muff #5048

Putting on leg straps. The ff budgie makes is a bit of a struggle. Muff #5048

Wrong. Guns are designed to place holes in objects. I bet you think that aad's deploy reserves too. Muff #5048

The emails between this guy and MADD. Fucking hilarious! Muff #5048

Yep. Easiest possible way to solve this one. Muff #5048