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Ok, there's where jumpers will know that you're full of shit. No skydiver would pack a rig if they didn't have to! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That's kind of like the "no drinking or drugs" pledge that I had to sign to play sports in highschool. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Yeah, kind of like having a wet dream. You wake up all tingly and then say, "aahhhh....fuck...." "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I have the Bogen mount. While it's sturdy, it's also heavier than the others and is about 1/2" thick. Would you like to buy it? I'm already looking for a replacement. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

People who give themselves nicknames also get other nicknames, like "dork". "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Rattle snake in the toilet. They'll jump a MILE when they sit down and hear the rattling. LOL! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Better to just pay attention in class. Quality instruction is set up with a big picture in mind and emphasizes things that are important to your initial experiences. There's no getting ahead or prepping. Your instructor will cover the things that need to be on your mind and it's better to work with a blank slate. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Nice pic B, get back to working on the kitchen or bathroom or whatever the hell you've been doing lately. Edit: Good job getting that figured out. Happy Birthday Mel. See you next time. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Will you marry me? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Mike French can be trusted to know the issues involved in this and I'm sure Liz wasn't blind to them either. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Hey, at least it's even. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Ha! I don't have friends. IN YO FACE!! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Easy, tell your friends not to sue their doctors. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

You mean 90 degrees from the line of flight? I've opened before the group in from of me many times. It's better to get an idea of who is ahead of you and behind you. Then when you see people opening you know that it was the four way just ahead of you or the two-way behind you. Better yet, the tracking dive needs to be well thought through and you need to know why the plan is what it is. If you just track off it a random direction then you could be heading towards another group from the same load. Someone on the tracking dive needs to think it through. If the plan dictates that you need to stay on course and then track in a certain direction at a certain alititude then you need to follow the flight plan. People need to be able to depend on you to follow the plan so that when THEY follow the plan they're not all of a sudden running into you. Tracking dives sometime run in arcs. If you track away right at the beginning because you can't catch the jump, then you might end up intersecting the arc. I've never been the primary brain in putting together a tracking dive. I'm interested in hearing from someone who can rattle off the concepts and dangers involved. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

First you need to sink a pillar into the floor with the pillar height and and distance from the NW corner exacly at a ratio of 1.61803399. Paint the pillar red, unless you're left handed. Put a picture of your new boss's face inside of the male urinal. This seems strange but just trust me, it'll make the office happy. Never sit with your back to the door. This way if banditos come you'll be ready to blaze. I am of course talking about marijuana. You see, banditos who bust into Feng Shui offices are really just looking to get high. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Folks, I just got connected with a kayaker running a free clinic on Tuesday nights. If you want more info then PM me. It's at 6:30 at Angler's Inn. The clinic is focused towards beginners. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Indeed. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Really? Sheeiit. Yeah, let's get something together. Hey, do you know some people who need a place to live? I have two roommies on their way out. Prefer women but clean dudes are ok too. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Hey Bryan, I jump most weekends. What are you up to during the week? Will PM. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

C'mon B, that only happened once! I exercise my pubococcygeal muscle all the time now so I'm sure I can last a good 5 minutes. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

You sold a toy!?! I may have a loaner whitewater boat, by the way. Will email or PM you. I head out just on the fly during the week. I work by Dulles and live in Arlington so 495 and then across the bridge and a there's Cabin John. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Hey, who paddles around D.C.? Let's get together. My roommate keeps flaking on me and there I am alone on the rapids (beginner) hoping I don't smash my face on something. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Less than 10 feet, directly overhead. I was in a park shelter with a metal roof sitting on wooden benches. The shelter was on top of a hill and was struck repeatedly, probably 5-8 times. It made the lights glow on for a few seconds every time it hit. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

"I was wondering if anybody knows the difference between the XF1 and the XF2?" Regurgitating the words of my rigger, "There is not a single panel of zero p that is the same between the two." "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

GNOMES!!! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher