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That's depressing to think about, because it's true. Now I'm sad and have to go back to the Naughty Thoughts thread to cheer myself up. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

More than one nick? Hmmm, let me think: Pockets (Used to have my hands in my pockets all the time). Bobby (From King of the Hill) Man-Child (Don't really know how I got this one, but I got it in boot camp). Cheeks (What they called me in BUD/S). Dan Akroyd (I look like him apparently). Dan the Viking (Combining the above with how hairy I am). Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I think a big warning sign for complacency, is when you have a close call yourself. You can be on the alert at all times, and fight complacency, but sooner or later something will happen that makes you realize you have become complacent, even if only slightly. With skydiving, there are so many factors that most of us will become complacent on something. What was said earlier, and I'll repeat, is that we must always stay on the alert, so we can minimize the chances of becoming complacent. If you think you are safe because you are constantly on the alert for complacency, well, that's pretty much complacency right there. For a personal example: I have always been fighting complacency. I'm kind of OCD, and I keep reminding myself that anything can happen on any jump, at any time. I review my emergencies thoroughly, check my gear multiple times, and still ask others to check it for me. On one of my jumps, which was a Hop&Pop, I became complacent without realizing it, and nearly took my head off on the tail of a Caravan. I've been to 4 DZ's total. I thought every DZ slowed down, and leveled off for Hop&Pops. I was quite wrong, and I could have figured that out and prevented it if I had asked somebody before I boarded the plane. Instead I was complacent, and thought cutting power and leveling off were standard procedures at every DZ. After the incident, I found out that there are many DZ's that do this practice, and that they teach jumpers to roll out, instead of regular exits. I failed to ask, mainly because I didn't want to roger up to it being a first H&P from this DZ, and owing beer. I guess to sum it up, the moral of this story is, roger up to your firsts. You may owe beer, but you may learn something that can safe your life. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

You'll be glad you fly a conservative canopy for awhile. No doubt in my mind if I decided to buy a high performance canopy, I would have either critically injured, or killed myself. Just wait until you do a night jump with a wind shear blowing at 50kts @ 3000ft, and your canopy is flying backwards, away from the airfield, the ground pitch black below you. You WILL be glad to have a conservative canopy! Situations like the above, just happen, and you can either be unprepared for it on a forgiving canopy, or unprepared for it on a canopy that can kill you easier. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Even for a non-aggressive low turn, a canopy still loses quite a bit of altitude, and accelerates in a turn. I just call this the slingshot effect myself. I anticipate it whenever I make a turn, no matter how high I am. Recently I had a no wind landing. I had to turn at approx. 100 feet, not to land into the wind, but to prevent myself from crossing the landing field and becoming a risk to others. I did a nice braked turn, and that ground still came up really fast. I decided to land with a 20 degree angle, rather than risk flaring with my wings not level. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

DGIT needs to be added to the glossary. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Somebody mention dress whites, flight suits? "Druish princesses are often attracted to men with money, and power, and I have both." Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I like to think along the lines of... If you don't have a card, or other proof of training, then you are not trained. They teach us in rescue swimmer school a more in-depth level of first aid, involving both the primary, and secondary surveys as we perform moulage, or however it's spelled. I learned a lot, but didn't get any special qualifications from it. I know how to utilize a Level A med kit, and how to stabilize a patient, but overall we are not EMT trained. It's close, but we still lack the qualifications to administer oxygen, and an IV. Right now I'm working on getting my IV training complete, so I hope that sometime in the future I can get my full EMT training. Until then, I will stay away unless called for. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

After computing the cost, I found out that for 1hr. of freefall, I spent $6000. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Having a weird case of insomnia right now. Weird because I usually have trouble falling asleep at a decent time when having caffeine, or if I take a nap during the afternoon. Yesterday I did neither, and I've been up since 9:30AM Monday. Still not tired even now. I really hope I don't crash at work, but right now I feel like I have boundless energy. Any idea what the hell is going on? Also, I'm not stressing over anything. I know that can also be a cause of insomnia. Hopefully this doesn't turn into a repeat experience Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

My chiropractor is also a massage therapist, that works with pressure points. I've been seeing him since I was a kid, and my parents and siblings visit him as well. I've had him fix up my body multiple times, from minor sprains, to full body misalignment due to BUD/S, and other hard impacting events, such as when I dove myself into the ground on jump 88 The most miraculous thing he has done so far, has been ridding me of my childhood asthma. He basically worked some pressure points around my head, neck, and in my mouth, and my asthma stopped that day. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I eat and drink in a vehicle regularly, but it depends on what I'm eating or drinking. From experience! DO NOT eat hard tacos, messy burgers, or subs with lots of lettuce, unless you vacuum your vehicle regularly, and wash your clothes every day. DO NOT drink hot coffee from a coffee mug. Use a travel mug. This topic reminds me of a great comercial I saw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cbCOQAWGWg - Sort of SFW Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I use Music Rescue, which has worked great over the years. The free version has a limitation, meaning you have to click a little box saying, "Buy full version today," or something along those lines every 50 songs. You can still put all your songs on a PC though. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

^^^Agreed. I personally use Ace Utilities for junk file removing, registry cleaning, and keeping my computer running spiffy. I originally got the program via warez, but I have long ago actually purchased the program, and it's been worth every penny. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I would go for the Quad-Core right now. What's the name of the processor? Is it the Phenom? Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Sounds like that guy would blow a top off if he heard that the command at my helo squadron is letting everybody come in at 9:00AM instead of 6:30AM for the football game. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I've been on a 1.1WL since jump 27. Every couple months I have something remind me I am not ready to downsize. 1. Botched downwind landing. 2. Trouble getting a precise flare when the winds aren't favorable. (Standing up doesn't mean it's a good flare and landing). 3. Feel aprehensive under canopy when on the first jump after a period off. 4. Botched landings on multiple occasions with thermals causing wind speed and direction changes. 5. Botched landing on first night jump. 6. New Year's Eve 2008/2009: Calm winds on the ground, but wind shear approx. 500ft AGL. Having 40-50mph winds blowing you backwards away from the DZ into complete blackness will make you appreciate the smoother descent rate, docile characteristics, and slower ground speed. I was thankful to be under a familiar canopy when landing off that night. I say wait awhile. At least another full season of jumping. You may just have an experience waiting around the corner that will scream, "You are not ready to downsize!" It takes a long time to get familiar under canopy. Just when you think you've got it, it surprises you! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

There's different types of muscle soreness related to post-workout recovery, and different causes of each. To me, it sounds like you're sore because you haven't worked out in awhile. I find that when I do something new, or simply an exercise I haven't done in awhile, then those muscles will be more sore than the ones I regularly work out. How sore you get will depend on the quality of your warm-up and stretching, but you will still be a little bit sore. There's another condition called DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness). This is generally caused by going WAY too high on the intensity, and constantly going to failure. It can range from a dull, sore feeling for a couple days, to excruciating pain. The odd thing about DOMS, is that you may feel fine the rest of the day after your workout, and sometimes even the day after, before you get slammed by it. Five buddies and myself did this one really nasty workout at a CrossFit gym here in Jacksonville. We felt fine the rest of the day, but the next day we were really sore. The day after that, and for another 4 days, our elbows were in such excruciating pain, we couldn't fully extend our arms. CrossFit is meant to be intense, but we all competed at way too high an intensity that day. Then there's Rhabdo. Now this is a nasty one, and potentially fatal in a short period of time. Basicly, if you workout at such a high intensity that your urine looks like Dr. Pepper afterwards, in addition to pain, GO TO THE ER! Although more common with car accidents, Rhabdo is a condition caused by a severe breakdown of muscle, usually due to a crushing injury. Myoglobin from the muscles enters the blood stream, and if I recall correctly, the condition can be fatal in a number of hours. Now Rhabdo is pretty rare, but family history, alcoholism, and poor hydration can make you more prone to get it. Worse, is that when you get Rhabdo, you are now more prone to get it again in the future. That, and it also affects your workout performance. So stay well hydrated. Warmup and stretch before working out, and keep the intensity up. I don't want to scare you with Rhabdo stories. It's very rare, and even I've blasted myself on workouts so bad that I've fallen on the floor, gasping for air once finished, with a HR around 190 (95% of my max). Don't set yourself up for Rhabdo via alcoholism or poor hydration, and as long as you have that human instinct that tells you when to stop before your heart explodes, then you'll be fine. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Most preferred: "Man arrested after police find 3-story tall war machine in backyard." Yes I am a BattleTech geek. Yes I would build one if I could. Yes it would have real weapons, and yes, I probably would get arrested. ...and then offered a government contract to build more. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I am so confused right now Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I had a feeling a reference to Kipling would come up in a thread titled such as this. Unfortunately, I have only one memory of Rudyard Kipling, and that's: "BOOTS! BOOTS! BOOTS! BOOTS!" I am sure there are others on this forum that have heard this poem being read by him...extensively Man what a crappy week that was. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I jumped at Elsinore until I transferred in November. Why does something like this happen after I'm gone! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

That's a great episode. I love how Peter gets attacked by a racoon three times! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I personally recommend the Spectre if you're looking for a good 7-cell. I jump a Spectre 190 loaded about 1.1, and I love flying it around every time! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Now I have the ending to The Life of Brian stuck in my head Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.