wolfriverjoe

Maybe YOU have zero chance. When I got my new helmet and was retiring my old one for all intents and purposes, I decided to see how much force it'd take to tear it off. I put the camera into the mount, put the helmet on my head, and reached up to tear it off. I'm not gonna say it was like opening a can of coke but it wasn't like trying to lift an SUV, either. If you try and pull straight off you might not succeed, but I went to the side and it wasn't really that big of a deal. Just out of curiosity, how long had the mount been attached to the helmet? The glue on the sticky tape takes a little while to set. A few days to reach maximum strength. If you had only had it on a few hours, it can be fairly easy to remove. Let it sit for a week and it will be a very different story. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I've somewhat lost my taste for pranks. I've been tackled a couple of times, grabbed, spun and thrown a couple too. All good fun, as long as the "grabber" can do it without grabbing the wrong place. One of my favorite jumps was one of those. 1st kiss pass, then bear hugged and away we went. She was rather surprised to see me laughing and smiling as we tumbled our way down. But when you start doing strange things, unexpected things, stuff can happen. Last year at Summerfest, I got pranked. The other 2 guys on the jump decided to change the dive plan to "Keep Away from Joe" after the first point. It was confusing and strange, but kind of funny. The very next jump, we added a fourth, and were on the Skyvan. We were 2nd out, and in front of us was the "Infinity Way." They saw that I jump an Infinity, and one of them said "You should join us, tell your buddies you are changing groups." I said "Make sure everyone in your group knows I'm joining and is ok with it, but DON"T tell my guys." So on exit, they get most of their group in the door and I'm standing right by the two behind the line. They go "Ready, Set" and I turn to my friends, flip them off, yell "FUCK YOUUUUU" and run out the back with the other guys. They were left standing there going "What just happened?" No harm no foul, right? Not exactly. Because I didn't really know the dive plan, and had only seen who I was supposed to dock on in the plane, I wasn't sure what slot to take. Not exactly dangerous, but not the best idea. And because the group I was supposed to be with was thrown off a bit by my unexpected departure, they had to ad lib their jump. And during it they got way off level. And nearly had a fairly high speed freefall collision. One that could have been serious. It was funny. The payback was great. It made for a great story. But I now realize that it wasn't all that good of an idea. And I won't do it or anything like it again. Plan the jump, jump the plan. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

It depends. Is the wind smooth and steady or gusty and shifty? Is the landing area big and open or small and tight? Is the space upwind of the landing area open and free of burble creating obstacles or are there trees, buildings and other stuff upwind? At some DZs, one direction is fine while others are not. At some DZs, the main landing area has obstacles upwind while the alternates do not, depending on wind direction. Are other people landing easily or are their canopies bouncing and "breathing" on final? Am I reasonably current or has it been a while since my last jump? The more times I answer the first part of each question "Yes", the higher the wind I will jump in. The more that it's the second part, the lower the wind limit. And some of those aren't necessarily a "Yes" or "No" but a somewhat "sliding scale." The idea of watching a few loads land and asking myself - "Do I want to be up in that?" is a very good one. It usually gives me my answer. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

So re-do her name tag... But add an extra "H" somewhere. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I was playing with molten lead in my backyard this afternoon. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I thought it was "Ground up and in the freezer." "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

As others have said, yes. It is still on. From completely off, when you hit a button, it powers up. The entire display will show up (all the characters on the screen) for a moment, and it will beep twice. As you have noticed, after a minute, it will 'go to sleep.' If you push a button, it will show '1111'. While it still shows that, push and hold a button until it shows '2222' then release. The display will come back on and show the jump log. You can then press the buttons to work through the various displays and functions. In the plane, as you climb, the display will flash "altitude" every few seconds. At 1000', it will beep. The beep pattern will tell you the altitude the 1st alarm is set for. That tells you it is on and working. This is all in the manual. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Kristen (Sue Ellen's sister). Played by Mary Crosby. I had to look up who the actress was, but not who the character was. TV: Emergency S.W.A.T. Mannix, Cannon and Barnaby Jones Cars: Late 60's Mustang "Fastback" (nobody knows what that means anymore) Family roadtrip in the station wagon. Back seat folded down and us kids roaming loose back there. Rotary Dial Phones. And why is this in SC? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

How did he get a "Bad Deal"? He retired. Said he'd had enough and couldn't do it any more. He'd been hinting that for a few years, so no one was really surprised. But, at the same time that he'd been talking about the possibility of retiring, each year he'd come back ready to go. So a lot of people, including the Packers leadership, wasn't entirely sure he was really going to retire. So in spring, right before the draft and free agency, the Packers approached Favre and asked if he was going to come back or stay retired. There were choices that had to be made, and those choices depended very heavily on whether or not Favre was going to be there. At that point, the Packers would have been happy to have him come back. They told him this. He said he was going to stay retired. So after draft picks were made, after free agency acquisitions were made, after the Packers had planned out the "Post-Favre" era, then he decides to come back. And the Packers told him that they had moved on. He was given ample opportunity to come back. He just waited until it was too late to decide. And then got all hurt and upset when they wouldn't bend over backwards for him. The Greta Van Sustren interview showed him for what he really was. I fully understand that football is a business, and that loyalty between teams and players is almost nonexistent. Favre seemed to forget this completely and seemed to think the team was all about him. Which cost him the respect of a lot of Packer fans. He still had a lot of Favre fans, which is fine. He was a tremendous player. But he put himself too far ahead of the team and it cost him. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Ahh. So you are a Favre fan, not a Packer fan. There's a difference. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Yep. That's what I had in mind. And any day that RiggerLee calls me a genius is a very good day. Edit to add: If you google "3 Ring Release" you can find out what it is and how it works. It's the device we use to chop a malfunctioning main canopy. All this does is use a spring to allow tension to release it rather than the handle and cables that we use. Alternatively, go to the nearest Drop Zone (skydiving center) and ask about it. Bring a case of beer and show up at the end of the day and you will get all of your questions answered (really, you will). "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

^This. I don't get offended by "profanity" much. Not worth it. I notice that people who use a lot of profanity often do so either for attention or because they have a very, very limited vocabulary. I know a guy who uses three descriptive words. Fuck, Goddamned and Shit. I find that the English language is full of words that are far more descriptive, accurate and non-offensive. You just have to be smart enough to know them. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I'm going to guess you weren't a Packer fan until the mid 90s. Some of us remember when the Packers really stunk. Forrest Gregg, Lindy Infante, Ray Rhodes. Linn Dickey and Don Majkowsi. Oh yeah, don't forget James Lofton & Eddie Lee Ivery in the elevator. Right now, without Rodgers, they are in trouble. I doubt they are going to make the playoffs this year. The part that really sucks is that the Lions stand a decent chance to. Unless they collapse like usual. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I don't know if you could get velcro to be predictable/reliable like that. After it's been released a couple times, it wouldn't hold as strongly, and if it gets to set for a while, it would hold too strongly. I can't see anything other than some sort of spring scale to measure the 50#, and some sort of "trip" to release it. Depending on the actual size/weight needed for it, a 3-ring might be a solution. I'm not sure how it would be rigged. There are other releases that might be more suitable. To the OP - we have a 3-ring release, that is used to "cut away" a malfunctioning main canopy. It's main attributes are that it won't release by accident, it doesn't add much weight to the system and it won't load up under stress (the pull forces don't increase much no matter how much load is on the risers) We also have automatic activation devices (AADs) that cut the closing loop on the reserve. These are computers that measure air pressure and if they sense that the system is at a low altitude and high speed, they fire a pyrotechnic cutter. They are fairly expensive, the cutters are "one shot" units and I don't think they would be applicable to your needs. One guy who might be able to help posts here under the name "RiggerLee." See post 6. If anyone could offer a solution, I'd think he could. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Do you mean THIS one? Best use of "Ride of the Valkyries" since Apocalypse Now. It's been a while since it's shown up. I think it's time, especially with the "Name That Rack" thread being revived. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Kind of, but way better. They sell them under the name "Arnott's" here in the US. I get them at World Market. Squeak has been known to bring them to his friends when he travels to the US. There is a rumor that he finances his trips by bootlegging them. http://www.worldmarket.com/search.do?query=tim+tams "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Already THIS thread here in the Bonfire, and another one over in SC. To answer, IMO, no. Tasteless and insensitive, but no more than many costumes. OJ and Nicole were pretty popular some years ago. Not realizing that making a costume of an event where 3000 people were killed by terrorists would be offensive to some is pretty stupid, but not too surprising. OTOH, my sister's husband used to work for LucasArts. They always had a pretty good Halloween party. One year the winning "Group Costume" was a re-enactment of the Titanic sinking. The ship was a 4-person rig, lots of people in costume, even the iceberg (2-person rig). Was that tasteless? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Careful with this! See post # 35 in this thread. If I don't have even the vagueast clue as to who you are, and you all of a sudden come up and start pawing all over my gear out-of-the-blue, you may not get the reaction you were necessarily expectiing. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH!! No, more like: "I appreciate your concern and I understand why you did that. But please refrain from actually grabbing my gear. If you see something out of line, please say something. But don't just go grabbing my stuff." I had someone give my chest strap a tug just before exit. He was "just checking." And I appreciate his concern and willingness to double check me. Just not how he did it. And what I wrote above is what I said to him after the jump was over and we were back on the ground. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Not necessarily. Halloween was a little over a week ago, so it could be part of a costume. True, it could very well have been part of a costume and the pic was taken while changing into or out of it. It would have been a pretty authentic costume though, it looks like a real stethoscope. Not that those are that hard to get hold of. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I would have agreed with that guess, but she has already denied. And she played previously, so I think if it was her she'd own up. So. Hmmm..... White skin on chest, but somewhat tan arms and reddish tint on chin. No freckles on chest (a couple of moles, but that's it). Reasonably high-end lingerie. I think it's matching, from what little I can see of the bottom part. Sink and countertop (and floor too) look "institutional" to me. I don't think it's granite, I would guess composite. It could be a bathroom at a hospital or clinic. Or Wal-Mart. Stethoscope implies medical profession. That would include Deedy, but she is much more tanned and has a lot of freckles, so she's out. KBordson is a doc, but she has a more petite build (darker hair too IIRC). There's an "enhancement effect" from the raised arms, but I don't think it's that pronounced. So - medical profession, posts from work, nice undies, pale skin without much tan, light to medium brown hair cut to shoulders or a bit below, moderately well but not excessively endowed. No clue. And for the record: Size of rack is unimportant, outside of identification purposes. They are all a "nice size." Really. And much appreciated. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Because of all the political contributions the unions make? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Promise5's mom? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Jay Cutler cleared to return as starting QB for the Bears. And Aaron Rodgers is out for 4-6 weeks for the Packers. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

Did you ask her? "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

I think P5 *and* her mom should put submissions in The Rack thread.