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    Yeah, he prefaces (in an obvious voiceover) that the horses might have gotten free from somewhere. Yes, there are a few cheese-dick things he does. He parachutes into a few places and always has very dramatic landings. The problem I have is that he says "This is what it takes to survive in the wild." And being someone who goes camping a minimum of three times a week and knows how many people are misled by his antics, I have a big problem with it. Especially when he recommends swimming down a 40 degree river with many rapids just because it's faster. I practically live on the Potomac River and I've seen bodies pulled out before. If he was straightforward about and put it in the context of an adventure hike then I'd be a big fan. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I was doing on search on Man vs. Wild to see if there's a common understanding that most of what he professes is absolute bullshit if not dangerous. The first hit was Lewmonst berating the program on discovery.com. Lew Hates Bear And now for the question portion of this, does everyone realize that the dumbest thing to do when lost in the wilderness is to jump into a river with 40 degree water and whitewater rapids? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Hey Brother, don't fool yourself into thinking that this decision makes your world safer. Other than that, I don't get why everyone is giving you grief. You've set a standard for a DZ and this one fails the test. But I'm looking forward to the next time I'm at Eloy. It's a fun DZ and to me it's as safe as any other. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Yeah, but frogmen tend to float to the surface when they're bleeding from their ears and lungs. Makes for easy pickings. So, it's not the shrapnel you're going for. Here's a nice little toy: Concussion Grenade "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    DJL replied to weegegirl's topic in The Bonfire

    He just left to go to the bathroom but brought his phone with him. Jackass! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    The Office

    DJL replied to weegegirl's topic in The Bonfire

    __________________________________ Last night's prank was pretty funny. Jim hid the new guy's cellphone in the ceiling tiles above his desk. Then, he'd call him periodically. Drove the guy totally over the edge! I laughed my butt-off. Chuck Holy Shit. I have my camera with me at work. I'm going to do that to my buddy and tape it. Don't worry, it'll be on YouTube in no-time. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    The Office

    DJL replied to weegegirl's topic in The Bonfire

    I haven't seen that one. Just looked it up on YouTube. Hilarious "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    You're asking a very unreliable pool of people on advice on equipment they've never need. Find out the new cost of the container and then find out how much it's been jumped and the rig's condition. Once you know this you could probably ask a gear shop for some advice. And provide a little courtesy and buy something from them at the same time. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Here's some more specialized ammo for submerged targets. Bye Bye Frogman "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    For the pre-nooner caffiene kick? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I am positively, absolutely, irrevocably, indisputably, disirregardedly, uninpenetrivebedely calling American Dad a spin-off of Family Guy. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    A butterfly with tribal design on the lower back. That would be extremely original. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I also heard that Javelin is offering this on their rigs. Will the Skyhook be mandatory? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I am of the opinion that because Family Guy has a Spin-Off, it has jumped the shark. It's still a solid show within itself but the spin-off has diluted it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I thought of this because a while back a gear manufacturer posted a notice for people to not tie their shirts to the hip rings because it was causing wear. In the meantime, the harness manufacturer said they wouldn't comment on it. Basically it sounds like it hasn't caused any problems in the past but the intelligent user should keep their eye on it. Personally, I'd see about a cloth connection to the hip ring like is used for demo flags. I tend to misuse things, so I'm just the kind of person who would nick the clasp and start doing damage to my webbing. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    This weekened a jumper at my DZ showed up with his new camera suit and put it on with his gear to show everyone. He had connected the wing with a metal clip to his hip ring. I immediatly saw a few problems with that (Direct wear on the webbing, Denting and Burs on the hip ring) and let him know. The manufacturer of the suit had told him to connect it like that and had not made any provision for it to be connected elsewhere, either by directing him to have a rigger sew a cloth connection to the hip ring or to provide a point on the suit to connect the wings. Has anyone ever been advised to do this? Am I correct in that warning him. By the way he agrees and is following up with the harness manufacturer and the camera suit manufacturer. I don't think there's any point in saying who made the suit since he may have just misinterpreted their directions - I won't be another dz.com gear basher without the full story. I await his report. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    It's a sad truth that it goes in cycles, especially at the beginning of the year. I was even logging on to dz.com and thinking, "It's about time for people to start dying again." I wasn't surprised to see several new entries to the Incidents Forum. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I went to see it last night but the movie never actually played. There was a 2.5 hour long Marine Corp recruiting video and then everyone left! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Is there actually a link to clips of her acting or are we just being false witnesses when someone else deserves the award? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Yeah that's like a 5-dollar-bill just sitting on the sidewalk. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Um...no they sent exactly as much material as most men require for one cast. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I'm not sure what we're up to either and I know that at least Buz is going to be pretty tied up with the WR. I might be happy to at least train with you guys a bit to keep the edge on if we're not doing anything this year. I was still only going to shoot vid. After jumping all of last season with my Lightning I finally took my Tri-Hybrid for a rotations jump and found it to react more quickly (accurately) to input. Instead of that ridiculous lag you have to account for with a Lightning it's just a shuffle with the rears and then slam the front risers. I'd be interested in trying a CRW-Comp Tri. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    Ok, serious question now. Do you find that the corkscrew on your SAK always shreds the cork? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    So in you country carrying anything but a Swiss Army Knife is illegal? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher
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    I was having the same conversation this morning, telling a female friend from work, "It's not the glaring vacancy next to me when I wake up in the morning, it's that I don't have anyone to do my shirt sleeve buttons." "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher