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Funny to think of people using their own fat from lazniness to power their cars so they don't have to walk. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I feel very lucky to have been able to go home for Christmas the past three years. Next year I'll be deployed though, so I wish everybody happy holidays, and I hope those of you who are deployed will be home with your families again soon! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Let's see, times that I've been super cold. Well, aside from right now... BUD/S: Winter Class 263 Indoc: Pool evolution @ 0500 in the morning. Temp: 42 degrees, and yes, we went through decon. Was shivering so hard I almost injured myself, and then I stopped shivering altogether, and felt warmer Winter Class 264 Indoc: Same pool evolution, except it was raining this time around. WC-264: 4mi Timed Run. Had to hit the surf right before the run. Temp: 40 degrees. Water Temp: 52 degrees. WC-264: Every single 30min surf-torture session. WC-264: Stealth and Concealment. Cool at first. When laying down on concrete without a shirt on, late at night, with a fire hose on you for over 45min...not cool! November SERE School (Warner Springs, CA): We get a space blanket, full cammies, some long johns, and a cammie windbreaker, but that's it. We soak everything in sweat during the 85 degree days, and then we freeze in it when the temperature drops into the low-20's for the night. Right Now: 6*F, with winds gusting to 35mph. Wind chill brings it down to -20*F. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

If I'm landing at a place in which I can twist my ankle, I'll wear some boots with ankle support. If not, I just wear tennis shoes, and if I get taken on a wierd crrosswind, dust devil, etc, then I'll just roll with the landing. The best way to prevent an akle roll is to always be ready to PLF, and to not force a certain direction on landing. For example, if encountering a crosswind landing, don't try to run it out by sidestepping. Let yourself roll with the PLF. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Do a DZ.com search for eicosanoids, and read the thread I started about it. Might give you some good clues as to why he's dropping off in energy. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

It all depends on location. Your mom keeps changing her prices Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

You think that's bad? Try going to SERE school in Warner Springs, CA. 85-90 during the day, and then within 6 hours from 7:00PM - 1:00AM, it's low 20's. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

My personal EP for a horseshoe mal that I've been training on, is that I will try twice to clear it, and if not possible: 1. Cut away. 2. Observe riser disconnection, and if not, manually separating them, as there is a chance there might not be enough pull force from the mal to disconnect the risers. 3. Bring both arms in to pull silver. With both arms in, plus the stress of the emergency, most likely I will be tense, and in a slight head-low position. In this case, if the horseshoe mal is removed from the risers at least, this head-low position will allow some separation between the trailing D-bag, and the launching pilot chute. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Pretty much all dogs have their ancestry traced all the way back to wolves. Some people even have real wolves, or wolf dogs as pets. They are extremely loyal companions if you assert yourself as the alpha male, or the head of the pack in other terms. Many house dogs don't have many wolf traits left in them, but they will still protect their owners or their family (pack) if threatened. Your dog did what it instinctively would have done, which is protecting the pack. Dogs also don't arrest, threaten, or simply wound an attacker of the pack. Your dog saw his fellow pack member get attacked without reason, so it made a move to kill. Don't keep your dog on a chain. Reward it for protecting your daughter. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Trunk Space? Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Took me at least 30-40. Student rigs are large, have less forward speed, and therefore less lift. I've found the hardest canopy to flare was an F111 260. As my canopy sizes went down, in addition to jumping a hybrid Navigator, the easier it was to time the flare. Once I transitioned to 100% ZP, on my Spectre 190, flaring became much easier, and I started to have consistent landings. So, take into account airspeed vs. lift. If you're jumping a lightly loaded hybrid, your flare is going to be quicker than someone swooping in on a highly loaded canopy. In fact, even on my Spectre, any additional speed on landing, and just quarter-brakes will turn me into a pop-tart. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Those 180 degree autos are quite intense. Lots of altitude lost as well. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

One way I've found helps prevent blisters, can definitely help during a run. We obviously feel a blister forming before it actually forms. Once you feel that spot from a new shoe, take some neosporin, and apply it over the area. Cover it with a thick square of cotton from a t-shirt, and secure it with athletic tape. You can now continue your run without developing a blister in that area, so you can also continue breaking in the shoe, in which otherwise you would have to put on hold because a blister forms. Shin splints, ITB syndrom, stress fractures, and practically every other form of running injury can be prevented as long as you keep a healthy stretching routine, prevent running the same route every time, and run POSE correctly. I'm pretty bad at running still, but I've never gotten a running injury due to the fact I run POSE. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I use New Balance for my running as well. Best shoes I've worn out of them all. ASICS are too expensive for me, and the only Adidas pair I've worn running were decent at the most. You mention blisters on the balls of your feet. This could be one of two things. Either you're running from heel to toe, and there's enough slack in the shoe size that the balls of your feet are rubbing against the bottom of the shoe, creating friction, or you're running too much on the balls of your feet, causing the same. If you don't enjoy running, I highly suggest reading about, and taking up the POSE method of running. The impact itself is on the balls of your feet, but it's distributed over your entire foot through the stride. It's the most efficient form of running that takes a lot of practice, but will get you running the farthest, and fastest when you do it right. Plus, when you've got the POSE method down, it's actually fun. I was in your same shoes (no pun intended) for a long time, and just despised running. I had the typical heel to toe stride, and I wish I had learned about POSE before I joined, as running is the reason why I was dropped from BUD/S. Now that I run POSE, I have found my times coming down drasticly, and my endurance going up, thus allowing me to enjoy running much more. Other than that though, another way to enjoy running is to map out your run before you go run it. I use http://www.mapmyrun.com to plot my run, and determine distance. In addition to that, you can also plot many different courses. If you're in a mountainous region, then plot some trail runs. Running is so much more enjoyable when you aren't running laps around downtown, or on a track. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Just got done reading George R.R. Martin's third installment in the series, "A Storm of Swords." I must say, it is by far one of the best book series I've read in a long time, and I feel very fortunate to have gotten into it. I HATED fantasy. LOTR was okay, but I couldn't read more than halfway through the second book. The only books besides LOTR that I've read from the fantasy universe, are Battletech novels. Mostly because I am a geek, and love Battletech. I came across George R.R. Martin's first book, "A Game of Thrones," by my friend and I swapping novels. I thought, "I don't like fantasy," and my friend was like, "What the hell is BT?" So we exchanged books. My friend really enjoyed the BT novel I gave him, and I was getting goosebumps just from the prologue of A Game of Thrones. If you live in the north, it will probably give you the chills too! No pun intended. After finishing the first book in the series, I was hungry for more. I read "A Clash of Kings" in less than a week, and then promptly started "A Storm of Swords." George R.R. Martin is an amazing wirter, and I personally think his fantasy series is already beyond LOTR, although the two cannot be compared very well. This series is no clear good vs. evil fantasy. It is dark, gritty, and realistic. Sure, there's a little bit of sorcery, and references to the supernatural, but for the most part, it's a struggle between high lords and great houses, knights and squires, etc. George R.R. Martin did his homework well. I can not wait to start "A Feast for Crows." I'll be reading slower this time, as I know the next installment isn't out yet. So...anybody else have a chance to read this fine series? If not, I HIGHLY recommend it! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

True, but your mom charged me. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

As stated above, some people have mistakenly downed their rigs for good because of trying to color their containers. Your best bet is to spend the money and get it done properly. As we all know, and contrary to popular belief, we just want to look cool. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I don't know about different branches, but the main reason that some units don't allow high-risk activities is because of our value. I forgot how much it costs to train a Naval Aircrewman, but it's no pocket change, and about a year and a half of training itself. Three years of training if you count the time it takes to get fully qualified. They just don't want us injuring ourselves, and being down for flight status. Wasted work hours, refresher training needed, and/or possible drop from the rate if it's a serious enough injury. A lot of commands don't want to deal with this, so they try to limit the exposure we get to high-risk activities. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Who pissed in your cereal this morning?? Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

If a command is very ignorant about skydiving, they usually have it in the form of a page 13 entry. If you sign it, and then go skydiving, then they can charge you with, "Failure to obey order or regulation." The only page 13 like that I signed was when I went through aircrew and rescue swimmer school. However, when I signed it I remember thinking, "Pffff, why would I get into skydiving?" LOL! It was in RSS I met my skydiving buddy, and I was out of that command when I made my first jump, and started taking the AFF course. There's lots of rumors about what aircrew can, and cannot do. Technically we are all allowed to participate in high-risk activities, but it gets a little messy when your CO says no. Thankfully that hasn't happened on my part. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

So, I made a post a few months ago, expressing my concerns as an aircrewman not being allowed to go skydiving. Well, after asking around my command, no one seemed to know the policy on recreational activities, because many helicopter squadrons ban high-risk activities like skydiving, SCUBA diving, etc. So most of the time I've been keeping it on the down-low. Now that I'm at my permanent command, in Jacksonville, FL, I knew that at some point they will find out I skydive, so I wanted to find out once and for all whether I can do it with their permission, or if I would once again have to keep it on the down-low. I asked my safety petty officer, who in turn went to our safety officer to ask him about it. After a little while, my petty officer comes back, and says that the officer doesn't have a problem with it, as long as I am current, and use the required safety devices. So on Monday I'm supposed to bring in everything I have from my training, such as my AFF card, my license card, log book, etc. A good thing I saved my old cards, and applications. I think I'll also bring in my Cypress 2 card, and a photo of my rig showing the optional safety devices I jump with. I'm really exited about being able to jump without worry of a cover-up story in the event I am ever injured. I've heard horror stories of commands downright banning it, punishing those who break the rule, and others who have had to fight for months to get approval to skydive. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Turn on my geek side, and play MechWarrior. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I just finished up a cross-country trip from San Diego to Jacksonville, FL. Arizona had a ton of cops out. New Mexico had a ton of cops out. I got pulled over in western Texas doing 94 in an 80. I had my eye out for cops the whole time, but I should have had my eye out for the high-altitude aircraft. Plus, Texas HW Patrol has some rediculous fines. $240 for a first offense. Even going 1-5 over, the ticket is still between $220-240. I saw 5 other people pulled over within 20mi from where I did. The rest of Texas had a ton of cops, even in the country. Louisiana had a crapload of cops. Missisippi was a nightmare, as there were cops EVERYWHERE! I mean not even a 10mi distance between them. Alabama wasn't too bad, but they were there. Finally, Jacksonville has been pretty bad this past week. What the hell is going on!!! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Very cute! I see a future dictator though, lol! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Make sure your strobe is attached in a way so you won't get blinded by it flashing. The back of the helmet is a popular spot. As for checking the canopy. Carry a mini-mag light, but make sure you color it in red, or just buy one with a red lens. Red light doesn't impair your night vision. You'll spend a long time before the actual jump itself getting your eyes adjusted to the night. Don't stare at white light. Don't stare at other people's strobes. You can ruin your night vision which took 30min to get, just in a few seconds. When driving at night, I don't use my overhead lights. If I need to check a map, I use a small red flashlight. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.