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I think the MOST home depot should cover is the collective fees of a few hired goons they send over to Mr. Doherty's home to really take care of his ass. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

WTF should Home Depot be liable anyway? Makes me sick. This be one of the lousy freeloaders that should be burried deep in the ground. Useless to mankind, just ridin' coat tails and asking for handouts. It was the most embarassing moments of his life and what does he do about it? Cause a public stink. Lawsuit, television, radio and internet exposure. What an ass! My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I think I look more like a G.I. Joe character then a clown. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Okay, this is about the best I can put it: I am more confident in my ability to pull my own silver handle after a chop then I am confident in my ability to locate and disconnect an RSL in a wrap situation. This difference in confidence is great enough for it to matter to me on each skydive, even despite the unlikelyhood of encountering the wrap. This is what I mean when I speak of personal comfort. You yourself may have better presence of mind while wrapped up in your parachute and plumetting to the ground, then I would.... I'd put money on it actually. With regards to "ignoring history"... I am not. With regards to thinking I am different then other skydivers... I am. No two are alike. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I don't disagree that history has more skydivers going in due to the first then the second. When I read the incidents forums and the fatality database, this is what I learn. This is our "history". But which is a "bigger" issue is and must continue to be determined by the individual. Question: What does this history teach us about which one means more to me? Which one I have more personal confidence about? I would rather remind myself of the three rules (1:pull 2:pull at correct altitude 3: pull at correct altitude, stable) each time I touch my handles, then remind myself that I have an RSL to disconnect before I chop should I ever find myself giftwrapped. Why? Because not sacrificing altitude for stability is applicable to each skydive whereas disconnecting an RSL is applicable to only a select few occurrences... and you do what you practice. I doubt very many people who jump RSLs practice disconnecting them right quick. I would rather be "current" with my EPs and not worry about the remote possibility at all. The tradeoff is that I must remind myself of the three rules each time I touch my handles. I am comfortable with my decision. Comfort, in itself, is quite important. Nick My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Thanks Wendy, that's sort of my point. I weigh the peace of mind I get from one option against the peace of mind I get from another. That's how I find what is right for me. I explain why I do not jump one, I defend those that don't against those that would say they are careless or dumb... but I'll not call you dependant for using one unless you clearly are. This girl however, was. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

You can't make that sort of comment about MY evaluation of risk vs. reward. You may have heard many chime in about the risk of using the RSL, but you have no idea of the reward I acheive by not using it. Example, I fear a canopy wrap more than any other situation I can fathom in this sport. Yet, I still enjoy bumpin' end cells with a mate. For me, not having to disconect the RSL before a chop -if I ever had some sort of entanglement with another canopy or mine own- is a reward for my not using one. Thing is, you cannot make a "personally, I yadda yadda..."-type comment on that because you have no idea what that particular peace of mind is worth to me. It's worth more to me then the peace of mind I could get from knowing an RSL will likely get my reserve out a half a second faster then I can get it out myself. I did not make the wrong choice. I made the right one. And though yours may differ, you did not make the wrong one either. Nick My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Still a bigger fear of mine then say, the loss of altitude awarness during an emergency. 1)pull 2)pull at correct altitude 3)pull at correct altitude, stable My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I know this has happened before. I also know of a freak case where because a driver was not buckled up, he ended up sliding into the small area meant for his legs when his car rolled. The roof of the vehicle was smashed down all the way to the seat! Surely, if he was buckled up, he would have been crushed. As it was, he waited curled up in a ball until the fire dept could cut him free. So? So this is why I added: "I think they (cons of RSL use) weigh in much heavier then the few cases you can find of a seatbelt or a helmet causing more harm then good too. ". A canopy wrap is something that can and does occure. When it does, it is not nearly as "freak" an occurance as someone being thrown from a car wreck and living. Premature deployments can and do occur, and when they do they are not nearly as "freak" an occurance as my car wreck example above. Just "getting away from the main before deploying my reserve" would be as silly a reason for not jumping one as "wanting to be thrown from a car wreck so as not to burn alive"..... But not wanting to have to take the time to disconnect an RSL during a wrap, or a premature deployment at high altitude are not. Nor is the desire to deploy the reserve stable. 1) pull 2) pull at correct altitude 3) pull stable at correct altitude Nick My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I am. Given the right (read: wrong) circumstances. One must consider that given a certain sized canopy, if he/she was to have a premature out the door on a high enough altitude pass, then he/she could not even spiral down fast enough to avoid passing out from lack of oxygen... and staying out long enough to cause brain injury. Again, that being under a big enough canopy. The cold is another issue or course. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I'm surprised to hear this from you tbrown. I'm not arguing against using one if you do, but comparing them to helmets, seatbelts and airbags is not very accurate. I had a CYPRES for most of my jumps (haven't used one for this season), and I considered it to be like an airbag or a seatbelt. That is, set it correctly and forget it. Do not do things differently because you have it. With the RSL however, there are some very real, very good considerations to be made. Right off the top of my head: -Canopy wrap or entanglement -High Altitude premature deployment Are two scenarios where a connected RSL must be disconnected before chopping. I think they weigh in much heavier then the few cases you can find of a seatbelt or a helmet causing more harm then good too. For me, there was a choice, a tradeoff. A few extra things to consider if I need to chop vs. a little piece of mind for if I'm wishy washy on my harddeck. I opted not to complicate things and re-allocate that extra brain power towards remembering my harddeck. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

With moderation, I don't see any reason NOT to show new jumpers the darker side of the sport. I have been told by more then one experienced jumper that "If you stick around in this sport, you will lose friends to it." That as a guarantee! The concept of showing a newbie a video of someone going in or landing hard and getting injured, or a picture of a hole in the ground... well I would liken it to showing the vedio of a drunk driver killing a family in drivers Ed. But even there, the drunk driver is something you may not ever see during your driving career, whereas a skydiving incident is promised to you if you maintain. It is that much more imperative that one accept the risks involved and respect them. I'd vote for it. But like I said, in moderation... We aren't all about the Black Death right? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I consider myself a student even though I have my A license. the AFF / SDU / Coaches / STA / DZO / and trusted others will always be my instructors. 100 jumps, 500 jumps people are always learning new things. are you a student when you have 500 jumps and are trying to get a rating for say your AFFI rating, i would say you are. Yes, yes... and those of us who are lucky, learn something new every day. (I would hope that somebody going for their AFFI rating would know their emergency proceedures though. ) I think the point, was can we still blame an instructor for your lack of knowledge in EPs (the first thing you should have learned) when you have 100 jumps ??? I think we've carried this "poor education" possibility to it's end. At 100 jumps, I would place the responsibility of saving one's own butt... squarely on the butt in question. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

2003 WolfBlass, yellow label $14-15CND My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I tend to do a bunch of stretching before the day begins, but that's about it. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Oh and btw, I stress the short grounding and review of every EP because if she misunderstood this, it is very possible that there are some other things she's unclear about. Someone said not to ground her because surely, she'll never make this mistake again. I'm surprised nobody has posted along my train of thought: If she got this wrong, what else does she have wrong? Don't send her up until we are all sure she knows her EPs!! My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I think we agree more then disagree Derek, I'm not saying she should be grounded for ever, just that with that big a misinformation, she should not be allowed back in the air before every EP has been reviewed. It's not just like your tailwheel experience, because in that, you are being instructed. You are not yet solo, it is expected of you to make mistakes... but if you don't get it, you don't solo. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

That is silly. Knowing to pull BOTH your handles in an emergency is a pretty fundamental piece of knowledge in this game. Also silly (and risky), is putting her right back up in the sky without knowing and correcting what other pieces of important information she might be missing. People (you included) are saying she shouldn't be punished because it could be a case of poor education. I vote a grounding... on the basis of poor education. It's not as a punishment for what she did not know, but rather to make sure she does knows what she needs to before going up again. Like a recall on a vehicle because of some defect. Nobody claims that they purposely released the vehicle with the defect... but God knows how many more incidents will be caused if they don't fix 'em all. No jumper should be allowed on a plane, who does not know their EPs. Anyway, I'm gald she's still around. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Trick Or Treating is falling by the wayside I'm afraid I heard something on the radio which really upset me a couple mornings ago. Apparently the Toronto School Board had stated that the children were not allowed to go to school dressed up for halloween. The reason? Because it scares and/or confuses... new Canadians. WTF people!!!??! It's not like you would want to actually explain it to them right? Like, this is what we DO here? No, instead, will just stop doing it. F*cking crazy! ...sorry for the rant. lol My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Way to go!! We knew you could do it. Thanks for sharing along the way, I certainly enjoyed following your posts. Just like someone already posted, patience is the name of the game now. Patience and Percevearance. Congratulations! Nick My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Actually it was the FBI. They had checked their database for the alias Dan Cooper, or D. Cooper. One that came up was an ex-con named Dan B. Cooper and this lead actually looked promising (something about his rap sheet). Anyway, it obviously wasn't him but they had gotten used to saying "DB Cooper" and it stuck thereafter. So it was by communique with the FBI, that the press got the name out with the added initial. ...useless trivia. N My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

Dude... Seriously.... I'm worried about you man. lol God I haven't laughed like that in a good while. I'm glad you made it, thanks for sharing. Nick My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

In order to make an insurance claim for your stolen vehicle, a police report must be filed. The police always ask if the doors were locked. If they were not locked, you can not claim it from your insurance. Period. If you say that they were, you can. However, when the vehicle is recovered, that's the first thing they will check. They can tell if there was forced entry or not. Trust me they can, I work in insurance. If you claimed for a stolen car and got paid, and they later discover that the doors were unlocked, you will be made to pay it all back to the insurance company. As you've said, you're not worried about the Jeep getting stolen, just busted-ass windows. I used to drive a 1990 Jeep YJ. It had a soft top and half-soft doors in the hardtop. I always left them unlocked because I feared them being slashed. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I found it... but that's not the face I remember. I must be PSed. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!

I second that. Cartwheel's prolly the safest bet. To help: If you are good in sit, do a sit jump and do a bunch of cartwheels. Make them slower and slooowwwwer and slooooooowwwwwwweeeerrr still. When you can do an Ultra slow cartwheel from sit, then a cartweel into HD is going to be much easier. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!!