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  1. ridestrong
    Yeah I think you may be right, maybe "Wimps" or "Wussies" would be better. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  2. ridestrong
    Yeah I've been checking that out... there are some cool Tee's there. I prefer designs that say skydiving without actually saying "skydiving". *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  3. ridestrong
    He is right, you should go see a specialist. Compartment Syndrome CAN become a medical emergency, and can require emergent surgery. In extreme cases one can lose function of their affected extremity. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  4. ridestrong
    I have started making some T-shirts for fun (see attached pics below). Looking for some other ideas for more tee's let's here what you got. Inspiration for the Jumper Assoc. tee came from Dudeist Skydivers Assoc. There is no plan to make it another Assoc, it's just a t-shirt. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  5. ridestrong
    Could this be him? http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=73003838&ref=search&sid=1088196706.3666073331..1 Nevermind just noticed the last name is different. Sorry. I looked for him in the 'friends list' of some of the people that know everyone at our dz but no match. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  6. ridestrong

    F.O.U.N.D.

    ridestrong replied to bigway's topic in The Bonfire

    I heard Russel from Survivor is on the island this season. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  7. ridestrong
    >Has anyone ever taken a dump while naked skydiving? More like, who hasn't... Ooooh while naked... nevermind. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  8. ridestrong
    Why do some people feel the need to tell everyone that they don't watch tv? *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  9. ridestrong
    My first guess would have been Grateful Dead... As far as getting that paint off... I have no idea. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  10. ridestrong
    uuuuuh... Not really. uhhhh... Really. I dont drop names, but a few well known US skydivers many here know went to Europe for shoulder surgery. No way.... you know a few skydivers that went to Europe for shoulder surgery. Obviously there are people that travel outside the US for certain medical treatment. I would be willing to bet that that number is extremely small in the percentage of people who receive care here vs internationally... and also I'm sure it pales in comparison to the number of people that come to the US for medical treatment from other countries. Everything is always taken to the extreme here on dz.com. My statement was meant to imply that it is not a trend that people leave the US for medical treatment, not that NOBODY leaves the US for medical treatment. You'd have to be an idiot to think someone thought that. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  11. ridestrong
    Are you saying that the US health care reform proposals would prevent anyone from being able to privately insure to a higher standard than what the gov't will supply? Is that actually true? Yes, there actually were some provisions in place that would have prohibited people from privately paying for services outside of the government plan, or prohibited medical professionals from accepting funds for services outside of the govt plan. Not sure if this was ever changed or removed, I think it was, as it was originally part of the one time proposed single payer system. The reason being, the govt did not want practitioners opening private cash businesses creating a two tier quality health care system. Or also to prevent practitioners from accepting money for services that the govt plan would not cover, ie considered bribes. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  12. ridestrong
    uuuuuh... Not really. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  13. ridestrong
    Yeah... Didn't you see 'Hostel'. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  14. ridestrong
    You guys could combine your posts and turn it into a country song... both funny. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  15. ridestrong
    WTF? I can't be sure but are you calling me arrogant? If so I can only assume your trying to get a rise out of me. All I said was that the guy assembled my rig in ABOUT 2 hours. I didn't say he won rigger of the year award. Anyway next time I will be sure to interview a shit load of riggers and based on their resumes and background checks choose the best one. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
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    Hhahaha That was hilarious!!! The only thing that would have made it better would have been if Bush made a cameo himself in the movie. Wow... I kinda feel like Lucky with 3 replies in a row. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
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    Hahahaha... I think your being serious which makes that even funnier. That's what I do when I am trying to listen to someone.... I look straight at the ground with the top of my head facing them, it totally helps. Besides isn't that the excuse he used when he bowed to the last person (who ever it was). Personally I don't care who he bows to. I just hope I can get a pic of him bowing to me one day. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  18. ridestrong
    Yeah I fail to see how it is racist at all. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  19. ridestrong
    hahaha.... that was funny. I will admit, residential areas and school zones are probably the only places I don't speed... not that I thought your post was referring to me. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
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    Based on what? I'm not picking on you, just asking a fair and legitimate question. That's cool. Base on his REPUTATION!!! ....and the fact that he has been doing it for a long time, hence his reputation. I'd also consider him a friend outside of the dz, not that it has any influence over how he would treat me vs anyone else, but I can speak for his character. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  21. ridestrong
    +1 *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  22. ridestrong
    Whoa.... crazy. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  23. ridestrong
    Yeah the guys a douche... so what. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  24. ridestrong
    See above reply..... I don't think he is in the business of "cutting corners". I'm confident in his abilities and yes I'm happy. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----
  25. ridestrong
    He did as I stated, a full assembly in ~2 hrs. On a previous occasion I personally watched him repack a demo rigs reserve that I was using and install an AAD with Skyhook, he was quite thorough and meticulous. I believe that took him about 45 min, while he was also explaining to me what he was doing. On this most recent full assembly he did everything except pack my main, which I did myself. He has hundreds of reserve repacks and assemblies on every system out there. I guess he is just efficient by now and is still able to maintain a thorough quality assembly. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----