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I've been going to the same girl for 17 years. "Beauty shop", but what the hell, my hair was well below my shoulders when I first started going there. My mom liked what she did with my hair and started going there too. That was about 12 years ago. "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

No more than usual, and not any more than the extreme left. It seems that the extremes on both sides are becoming more and more vocal, while the moderates are becoming marginalized and less interested and less involved. The primary election in Massachusetts where Joe Lieberman was defeated comes to mind. It seems like the farther out one side moves, the other moves out in response. And so on. "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

Fixed the clicky. Haven't seen that site before, but it's Gosset, even though the name isn't given. "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

Yeah, but that's only $150 an hour each, and besides, it's skydiving. I pay $18 for less than 1 minute of freefall. That's over $1000 an hour. "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 dont' know about where you live, but in Wisconsin there's a thing called "Pro Se" divorce. You fill out the forms, a lawyer reviews them and types up the "official" paperwork. You file them at the courthouse, and schedule and attend the formal court hearing (just you and spouse). It cost about $400 in 02/03. It was pretty simple and mostly painless. (at least the legal side of it) But you have to agree on the division of assets. Wihich it sounds like you are. "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

Let me make it very clear that I was NOT comparing Rafflers to the Taliban. If I came across that way, it was unintended and I apologize. I have certain beliefs (that I choose not to share here). Others have different beliefs. Or lack thereof. I am very grateful that I live in a country that doesn't force anyone to believe anything. Because once people start forcing their beliefs on others, it gets ugly fast. Religious police, morality police, safety police. It isn't exactly the same but it's too close for me. And Holy Crap!! $200 an hour for abuse!?!? "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

That's actually a pretty reasonable question to ask - it is, after all, Worry Number One when whuffos think about skydiving. Whuffos misunderstand the causes, likelihood and (in-)frequency of catastrophic, unrecoverable double malfunctions - but they do, intuitively, correctly recognize the ultimate consequence of it occurring. Just tell 'em the next jump is FREE! I always say - "just bring it back here and we'll refund your money" "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

Well... 10 or 11 years ago, the Cowboys and the Packers were in the playoffs. 2 guys that I worked with were pretty fanatical about "their" team. The winner got to shave the loser's head. And put the winner's logo (in marker) on the shaved head. And of course some smartass called the news, so a camera crew showed up. "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

Yeah, I was thinking this too. Rafflers- who would get to decide what's moral and what isn't? At risk of getting sent to SC, the Taliban did a pretty good job of enforcing their moral codes in Afghanistan. The Puritans were pretty strict too. In more recent times around here, how about Nancy Reagan, Tipper Gore or Pat Buchannan?? The Declaration of Independence asserts the rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. I pursue my happiness by jumping and I don't want some safety fanatic to stop me because there is risk involved. I have no desire to be abuse by a gorgeous woman, but hey, to each his (or her) own. And I want to know how much she charges too. "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

Nah, there's great morning radio all over the country. Some of them even play music. Chicago (Q101) Kansas City (98.9K-rock) Indy (X103.3) Milwaukee (102.1). Good music (if you like alt-rock), good silly crap. There's lots of others, these are just the first to come to mind. "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

Right. But torture doesn't always supply good usable infromation. It can easily supply whatever information the interrogator wishes. AND it routinely supplies valuable propaganda to the enemy. Which puts the troops on our side at greater risk in the long run. Look at the fallout from the Abu Graib pictures. I'm not saying never. But routine use of torture is counterproductive. "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

Don't make faces at me. Respect your non-elders. Sorry, I'm not submissive. So does that mean you've been taking lessons from Banesanura?? "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

You have the right to be a dumbass. You have the right to crap your pants. Would he have gone quietly if he could have finished his cigarette and not had to dump the whiskey?? "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 isn't the behavior, it's the secretiveness that makes it cheating. Whether it's sex, dinner, or getting beaten up; If you are hiding it, it's cheating. Although I can see why some guys would want to hide the fact that they enjoy being dominated from their wife. "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 doesn't seem all that complicated to me. Hydraulics pull it up. The cylinders control the speed of the descent and limit how far down it extends. Does it actually touch the ground under normal circumstances? The Danang experience seems to indicate it doesn't drag during taxi or takeoff. The halfway open under flight seems to be from the relative wind acting on it. That would be the force pushing up on it when in flight. The force that would slam it shut when Cooper jumed. And the further down it is, the harder it would be pushed up. And how heavy is it? I'm continually amazed at how light aluminum aircraft parts are. We just trashed our training mockup-a 182 fuselage from the firewall to the back of the cabin, that thing didn't weigh much. The damping would depend on how much it weighs, and how strong the hydraulics are (also depends on weight). Being at full extension with 200lbs+ (Cooper, money and gear) and having that weight suddenly removed would be a lot of force to control. If the power needed to lift the stairs, and "hold back" needed to keep them from slamming down isn't all that much, then they could slam shut pretty hard after Cooper jumped. And this is all guesswork and speculation. I have no direct experience with a 727. "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

Well, at least they are taking it seriously 'We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody. 'We cannot base our information on something mystical. It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat,' he said So do they keep the goat in custody until it turns back to a human?? "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, it may be -2 here (not a typo, it's 2 below zero and that's going to be the high), but at least the sun is shining and the roads are clear. "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 the student rigs at my DZ that are ripcord have the handle on the right hip, while the throwouts are BOC. (Sweethogs and Wings respectively). I was just trying to answer the question as I understood it. He had said honest question, and you said you didn't understand it. Not being smart-ass, or rude or anything

I think they mean practice pulls for a BOC, and how to simulate that properly since a ripcord would be in the wrong place. And how to do it with something cheap, easy and won't be too messy since you are going to lose all of them. What do you use to teach someone to throw it away?? "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

And one day there will be an entire army of skeleton skydivers. We'll be an unstoppable force invading every dropzone worldwide raping, pillaging, and plundering! Just out of curiosity, how can a skeleton rape?? There isn't any bone there. "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

Orange1- Maybe PAUL is the company HQ in St Paul MN?? Just a guess. Snowmman-Also a guess- stairs have hydraulics to lift them, but do the lift cylinders act as dampers and extension limiters for lowering?? Kind of like how a forklift can lower slowly, even with the engine off. The lever isn't using any power, just releasing the pressure and fluid at a controlled rate. It seems pretty clear from the transcripts that no one at NWA ops had any knowledge of operating the plane with the stairs down. I wonder if the crew at Danang in '75 knew they could do what they did, or were just saying "screw it, we gotta get outa here"? "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

Ok, not sure if there is an identical version in .22. Depends on what 357 she has. The Bearcat is real cool, so is the Single Six 22 (very similar IIRC) Even .22s have gone through the roof. It's now $22 for a bulk pack of 525 around here. But there is stuff in stock. Interesting that all of the military semi-autos are gone, and so are the old surplus bolt-actions (Enfields, Mosin-Nagants and such) "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

Don't bet on it. Freight is following the rest of the economy. I have set (personal) record lows for miles in 4 of the past 6 weeks. Some companies aren't hiring "new graduate" drivers, just experienced ones from the (roughly 2500) companies that have folded. Fortunately, I work for a solid company, and have enough senority that my job should be safe. For which I am very grateful. "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

Like the Kimber .22 1911 conversion kit? Then your well tuned 1911 would be shot up all the time.

You do realize that any "tax refund" is simply the government returning money that you overpaid, right?? Most people give the government an interest free loan for up to a year by overpaying their taxes. And off to SC we go "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