bjjman

Velocity is distance & time. A change of direction is acceleration. No, no, no. Velocity is distance. A change of direction is 3. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Your assumption is incorrect. A good instructor will accentuate the positive in the debrief and the logbook. As long as nobody was injured or died, there's gotta be something the student did right. Knowing s/he did something right makes it more likely that s/he will come back again to have a chance to nail the things they didn't do right. I couldn't disagree more. A good coach of anything should not tell you how great you are if you suck. They should matter-of-factly tell you what you did well and leave it at that, then spend most effort on what you did wrong and how to improve it. That being said, I do realize the need for returning customers. It's ironic, and sad, that people won't return if you help them and vice-versa. That's bass-ackwards to me. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

On my AFF 2 I could only hear my radio depending on my head position. Before the jump I told the guy I couldn't hear it real well and he blew me off. On the way down I could hear as long as I looked in one direction, but I chose to look where I was going. I couldn't hear much, but luckily I did hear "look at the horizon." It was the one thing I needed to hear. On another note, I would have zero respect for an instructor that passed me on my AFF I w/o me pulling. As it is, I have been very critical of my AFF I jump, and after recently seeing what the instructor wrote in my log, I couldn't believe it was "good this, good that, etc." He was more critical in person, not sure why it didn't come across in the log book. Maybe his oral advice was trivial, and maybe I was flipping out in my head more than I let on, but: Note to Instructors: a few extra seconds spent giving some advice in the logbook is much appreciated to a new student. I suspect many instructors just slap "good, good, good" on most students' books in the interest of time. edit to add: On further thought: On my AFF 2 I had trouble touching the PC handle on my practice pulls. I got to it, but not without some help (I thought the help came a little prematurely, but my instructor obviously figured I needed it). Because he was so quick to help, I feared I would fail. I actually gave him a thumbs-up trying to tell him "I'm okay, I've got it." I was happy to learn I didn't fail, but at the same time it sucks he jumped in to help so soon rather than allowing me more time to find it in order to build confidence. And yes, there was plenty of time - I continued on with the remaining PPs and forward movement. My point is that from what I read here, some of you instructors let students off way too easy. I was concerned about a little help on a PP, but you allow a no-pull! "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

True, there is no such thing as a free lunch. But if I borrow money and then declare bankruptcy I certainly haven't "paid back what I borrowed." "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

+1 "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

[rant] Worth repeating. I love my country, but fuck! Are all countries as fucking socialist as us? It pisses me off because responsible people, like myself, are the ones hurt the most. Lazy dumbfucks get the most benefit. [/rant] "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Not true. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Christopher Reeve? "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Sounds exactly like a Boulder driver based on my experience there. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

I think that's the point. He does love skydiving. Otherwise, as you say, easy decision. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

ROFLMFAO. That's fucking funny! "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Honestly, why in the world would you care about people like that? It's also human to rape and murder; does that mean it's okay? "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Agreed, although I wouldn't separate atheists from other religions. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

And when they try to blow people up. Do you think religion is the reason Bush does that? No, that's called revenge. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

There are a lot of long, drawn-out responses here, but the answer is simple: If you do not agree to pay the Realtor's commission, then you do not have to pay it. If you agree to pay the Realtor's commission, then you have to pay it. Depending on how desperate you are, I would either pay half a normal commission (since the Realtor doesn't have to split it), or pay nothing and make the buyer pay. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

What a bytch. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Full of what? Full of media exposure, perhaps? "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Something like your shocked face icon. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Another 20 lbs and that girl might be hot. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Are you implying that I'm pissing off RhondaLea, or that I'm kissing JohnRich's ass? "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

RhondaLea, JohnRich never said the words that you put in his mouth. I actually appreciate his post for the insight it gives. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

American micro-brews are among the best beers IMO. In no particular order: New Belgium 1554 Left Hand Milk Stout Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Stout Deschutes Black Butte Porter Mammoth Brewing Co. Double Nut Brown Firestone Double Barrel Ale Sam Adams Black Lager Sam Adams Brown Ale I probably missed a few, but that's a good list. Admittedly, I don't mind a Coors Light if I'm looking for something "refreshing." And I can't stand IPAs. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Well, I figure most users of this site are from the US, and he did say: That certainly doesn't describe all of us, but I know there are too many of those people here. I guess I shouldn't blame someone from the middle of the ocean NE of Svalbard. 83 posts?! Have I really made that many? At least I haven't given too much skydiving advice. Edited to put my smiley in the right place. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein

Nope yourself. My daughter who is older than me certainly did not have her minutes pass at the same rate as mine, as she experienced 30 years worth of minutes while I experienced a fraction of that. Do I really need to point that out? Think of it as if we had live video of each other as I traveled (ignore the actual practicality and physics of a video feed billvon). As I traveled, I would watch her and she would be "fast forwarding." As she watched me, I would be in "slow-mo." "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert Einstein