ridestrong

Man that sucks... I have a similar adoption story of a cat my old roommate and his girlfriend found by a dumpster. Couldn't have been more than a couple weeks old. Long story short I ended up with her... only now she is 13 y/o. Never cared much for cats before either, but I'll miss her one day. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

slit the stomach so the body won't float... *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

It's my buddies suit-- its a Freak'n Suit *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Completely asinine. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Where has she been lately??? *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Shit... This has been my hangover cure for the past 15 years, well minus the vitamins (however I substitute gatorade. -plenty of water and 2-4 ibuprofen prior to sleep. -repeat step one after waking if still some hangover symptoms, add gatorade or other electrolyte drink. -Mexican food is the key to kill the rest of the hangover. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

yeah... the Sherpas. No one else would ever make it to the summit if it weren't for the Sherpas paving the way for them. ETA: except this guy (Goran Kroppas) as I just read from the post above. .... and the book Into Thin Air is one of the best I've read. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Here is the video of our Hybrid on Sat. Edited by one of the other jumpers in the group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUrY8q8rE8s I recommend starting it, pausing it, and coming back 2 minutes later to watch without loading pauses. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

but you can help people less fortunate by giving them free stuff.... right??? or does that just make them more content to stay as they are... receiving hand-outs. We have all seen this video (attached below) seems like an unproductive mentality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI It would be great if poverty was non-existent but that will never be the case. also unproductive--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJdu-HCyGZE *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

It was definitely cold but got some sweet video and pics this Sat. here are a couple. 6-way Hybrid. photos by Nick Batsch *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

>>As long as they're far away, do not have any influence on my mother country - who cares? Sounds a little too, 'out-a-sight, out-a-mind' and a bit naive. >>If they're a threat to my Germany, we have to ward them off. That is how most of us feel about the US. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Thanks I'm already using that and do like it, but I can't get it to upload Mpeg format???? It also isn't compatible with MP4 HD format off the GOPRO camera. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Anyone know of a good free video editor? So far I have found the following but not sure which is the best. Any suggestions? I'm running windows XP. -Zwei-Stein 3.01 -Wax *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

It seems like adopting some type of rear stabilizers from the container to the leg straps could be very beneficial-- similar to those on climbing harnesses (pic attached: Harness 1). There is another new climbing harness (pic attached: Harness 2) that could also prevent sliding out the rig head first. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Thanks for everyones input thus far... I definitely plan on more thorough gear checks for myself and checking others. Happy New Year!!! *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Yes... *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

"male flight attendants changing careers to work the scanners" to see men or women? I vote yes for full body scanners for all flights. If someone feels it is an invasion of their privacy than don't fly. Their personal insecurities are everyone else's invasion of security. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Valid, sure. But in the context of improving security at airports, I don't see any value to generalizations as a rule, and esp for Muslims. If the TSA and others are obviously scrutinizing men with beards, the razors will quickly be put to use. Probably true already. and the person in question here has none of the characteristics you described. That's cool... whatever I'm not even trying to relate this to airport security in any way. But since it keeps coming up... IMO I think we should screen every single man, woman and child that passes through airport security. It is the only fair way and also the most thorough. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

I understand your point. There is a sub-set of Muslims that could be described as looking the same or similar in fashion. I hope this statement can be found as valid. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

The answer to your question is "Yes". It's called a "stereotype". One of the best definitions of stereotype I've come across: That which is always said or believed by people who think only a little, or not at all I agree with you. Stereotyping is bad mmmmkay... I'm not advocating we stereotype, I also feel it is wrong to do. Stereotypes however right or wrong still describe a set of people. I agree with you. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

"Muslim" is a generalization true... but chances are if you put a muslim, a mormon and a lutheran in a line-up you would be able to pick out the muslim by that very description. The majority of muslims will fit a certain description just as the majority of mormons will also fit a certain description. So yes, even though it is a generalization it can be helpful in a description. Ummm - the majority of muslims are Indonesian. Can you tell an Indonesian muslim from, say, a Philippino catholic or a Singapore protestant by looking at him? I seriously doubt it. Ignorance and bigotry hand in hand, riding strongly as usual. Please... you cannot tell me that Muslims (men in particular) don't follow a general description. The Muslim culture usually follows certain customs set forth by the profit Muhammad. Muslim men TEND to have muslim names, they tend to wear customary clothing, they tend not to shave their beards, they tend to hold prayer 5 times a day. This does not go for all muslims but MOST muslim men follow these customs. Just like one can tend to spot a true hippie when you see one, you can spot a true Muslim when you see one. You don't believe this to be true???????? ETA: just because I know the basic differences between Muslims, mormons, jews, catholics, etc... does not make me a bigot and certainly not ignorant. But I know in your world ignorance is bliss. You just display ignorance. And... there it is. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

Here's one. Boy, does he look typical. Keep it up. You're digging yourself deeper. Sorry Andy... you failed. Move to Brooklyn NY and you will likely soon be able to effectively answer this question. Better luck next time. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

I agree with your statement... I don't know where you found this from though: >>"so your plan to search all the Muslims" I never mentioned anything about searching anyone, security profiling, terrorists, airplanes, etc... Try to keep it to what I write and not what you assume I think. My point (as it started and still is) is that these terms can be used as a description to a group of people and nothing more. AGAIN, I KNOW THIS IS NOT ACCURATE TO ALL IN ANY SAID GROUP. And just for the record I don't think anyone should be equating Muslims as terrorists or vice versa. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

I'm currently in Iraq, which I think you'll acknowledge is a largely Muslim country. Most of the young men I meet on a daily basis don't have beards. Most dress in western clothing almost exclusively. Those who wear traditional Arabic clothing tend to also have western style clothing they can wear, depending on the event. And claiming that most Muslims pray 5 times a day is like claiming most Catholics go to Mass every Sunday. Also, every single one of the customs you've mentioned can be changed prior to showing up at the airport, making its use for screening potential terror candidates absolutely useless. Ugh.... My point is this: I will make this as simple as I can for you, and you, and you. If I asked you to post a picture of someone most resembling the following groups of people do you think you would be able to do it. -Orthodox Jew -Rastafarian -Cowboy -Muslim -Buddhist Monk Feel free to use 'Google Images'. I think it will help you out. The fact is, as I stated in my initial post that although these are generalizations and not representative of ALL they are still descriptions. Now I'm sure those of you who are arguing against this point will dodge this challenge... and come back with one of your 'I know you are but what am I' reply's. So please give me a simple "yes or no" answer to this question: If I used 'Google Images' to find a picture representative of the aforementioned groups of people and showed them to the average person, do you think they would be able to identify which group the person in the picture most resembled? *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----