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Do you have a RoboSapien, too? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

The main closing loop is type II A. You can buy a 100yd roll from para-gear for $32. http://www.paragear.com/templates/parachutes.asp?group=32&level=2&parent=193 "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Boo! At least Photo Shop in the correct date (Sept 2, 2006) and change the cost from $0.20 to $15.00. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

It's a different way of saying, "Sometimes bad things happen to good people." "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Probably not. I left yesterday at 6pm when I figured it was going to be overcast for the remainder of the boogie. My guess is that there are still a lot of people there drinking free beer and partying until the end of the event on Monday. The most interesting incident was on Friday morning. My teammate pointed out a low reserve deployment. I saw the reserve coming out of the freebag. The guy got about 5-10 sec of canopy ride before landing. We figured it was an AAD activation. My teammate said he saw everyone else in the group (4-way?) track away and deploy. This guy was just flailing and unstable, no main deployment. The next day I heard the rest of the story. He was kicked/ stunned at break off and although the ADD fired it did not deploy his reserve, he came to and pulled his reserve handle (?!?). I can't confirm the last part is true; That sounds really strange to me. Although it was not as strange as the guy who wandered up to the NSL tent and asked us if we had a fresh cypres battery for sale. Who brings a $100 AAD battery to a boogie? I asked him if he ment a Pro-track/ Neptune battery. "No, I need a cypres battery." "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

It may also mean the government owes you Social security payments. Share the wealth brother. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Read the thread in Incidents. The mind boggles. Tell me about it. Tickets were $23. The weather hold reduced ticket price was $15, no guarantee on altitude. Weather holds are always the most dangerous time for skydivers.... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Do you have any Ranch Salad Dressing? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

If you had your Guy Card, you wouldn't be so konfused. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Bump. The show is on right now.

ENGLAND PREVAILS! "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Was the point that it was Roe v Wade and an increase in abortions that lowered crime and not concealed carry permits? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Check out this website. What is her story for going 16 MPH over the speed limit? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

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If you're setting reminders in outlook and don't have the spreadsheet handy, remember that 120 days = 17 weeks + 1 day. Or you could quickly open your excel spreadsheet and create this formula in cell B1: =A1+120 Key in any date into cell A1 and B1 will tell you the last legal day to jump that reserve. Remember to format cells A1 and B1 as "dates" "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Maybe they finally got SNL over there and figured if Toonces can drive.... "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

That is pretty funny. You asked for directions to the DZ at a Walgreens? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

I think I look more like Ewan than Eric looks like Vince. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Video is so tough in competiton. Even the top VRW teams have "Standard" RW busts... and that is challenging. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

How many 'friends w/ benefits' would you like to have? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

The Parachute Manuals are directed more for the professional rigger as reference material. Volume #1 focuses mainly on older round parachute designs. Vol. #2 focuses on the 'modern' Ram air parachutes. I would recommend The Skydiver's Handbook (you can buy it @ amazon.com) as a good starting point in addition to reading the USPA SIM. In addition, try reading container and parachute manufacturer's websites like the PD website. They usually contain a product information/ FAQ page and PDF's of the owners manuals. Most of what you really need to know you can learn from the product manuals, USPA SIM, and your skydiving instructors. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Lovely. I have some Aloe Vera Gel in the fridge if you need it. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

Premiere is relatively user friendly. There is a learning curve and Adobe includes a tutorial editing "job" as part of the install package. I think Premiere is easy to use and I'm not the most technically savy person. My first editing job was compiling a seasons worth of 4-way footage together for my team. I learned as I went and at each point I had a question I couldn't figure out on my own, I was able to quickly look up the answer in the help file or find it in the user guide.

Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting? "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken

From the S&TA Handbook Page 3 "The Regional Director may also appoint one or more S&TAs-at-large for the entire USPA Region. Some USPA employees function as S&TAs at large and can perform S&TA duties as necessary." An S&TA-At-Large could fullfil the role if the 'local' S&TA's have had their privlidges revoked. "Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken