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Your eyes are so beautiful! Your father must have been a thief, because.....er......wrong thing to say to an Australian girl... "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That's not what would happen. Most environmentalists are not engineers and frankly don't have a clue. But your response to these scary, scary liberals needs to be better than "no." The solution comes when intelligent people like you and me realize that meat from a sickly animal tastes like rubber and that river you love to fish in is full of animal shit. We then say, "we can do this a bit better." So, the solution isn't to not do it, but to use our brains and make a workable system. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Hey, no taunting the doomed!! I'd take the highest bidder for a Mr. Bill...with Bill's bills in MY pocket of course. Either that or I'd run up and down the aisles singing, "I have a parachute, I have a parachute." "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Yes. I love me some meat but concentrated feeding facilities are pretty nasty. I wouldn't eat an animal that I knew was sick through most of it's life. Also, factory farms do a lot of harm to surrounding areas. There have been riverways that were so flooded with parasites that all fishing had to stop. People were going blind and getting sick because parasites were in their eyes and brains. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

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

Sure thing, Big Chief: Dude! You just killed Santa! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

OH SHIT!! Another GENIUS idea. I'm going to go to a PETA gathering and pass out recipes for mouth watering meals. Mmmm, I made the best Salmon the other day. Cooked at 450 degrees on a bed of rosemary, lemon and butter on top. Served on sauted baby spinach. Drizzled with hollandaise. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

When I break from a jump I touch my hackey as soon as I'm tracking. During the jump it could have changed position or got stuffed somewhere, especially if I'm wearing a shirt that flaps around. Lately, with different thickness gloves going on and off I'm certain that I have a good feel for it before I reach again to throw it out. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

We had a guy lurk our two way free-fly once. We had no clue until we broke from our spinning leg-lock exit. My boy, TheMonkey, saw him and pointed. Sure enough he was about 100 ft above us and over my shoulder in a stand, trying to catch up. He got withing 50 ft, directly over my head and we waved him away and tracked the opposite direction. He had no idea what we were doing in the jump, when we were going to our belly to break... On the ground I asked him what he was doing and he said, "In the plane I said to everyone that I needed to lurk a group to learn how to sit-fly." I was entirely dumbfounded and pissed. Looking back I wish that I had talked to him a bit more about the danger he put us in. He was in a frickin stand 50' over ours heads... If we'd gone to our belly he could have broken us in half. Edit: Completely unacceptable. No questions about it. They have no idea what you're doing or what your skill level is. The same about them. You could track and deploy right under them and that could be the end of it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

How about you techie guys get to work or go learn some shit instead of just sitting around and forwarding emails about how non-tech people don't know how to fix their mouse? Then when something really is wrong you'll actually understand it instead of just pulling the answer out of a troubleshooting guide. You're feeling the heat from India because those guys actually know their shit and do their work instead of playing ping-pong between breaks on the $5000 expresso machine. Oh shit, I went and said it now! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Hey, if I'm gonna crunch but can steer a bit then I may as well crunch near something that has easy access for an ambulance. So, for my dropzone, I choose the hangar. I figure the thin metal roof has as much chance of slicing me up at slowing my fall. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That sounds like it wasn't an error on the part of the mfr. Also, it sounds like they're charging pretty cheap ($30) to pay for a mistake that wasn't theirs. Always check the swatches. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Why a shotgun? I'd think a mid-caliber pistol would be best for laying down repeated rounds and getting around corners. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

What if you found out later that your caveman attitude resulted in you killing Santa Claus? Ok, maybe not Santa, you'd probably figure that out, but some happenstance of a friend sneaking in to surprise you. I do it all the time with friends of mine. All except for one when his Dad is visiting. He keeps a loaded 45 pointed at the door. He screwed the plans of a few nasty people who are still at large. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

So if your wife destroyed you skydive gear you'd kill her? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Found model rocket engine, Boba-Fet Picture from American Idol audition. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I don't think Salvation Army would go for this stuff. I'm thinking more along the lines of something that flings explosive objects. I'm adding more as I continue to clean my desk. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Featured items: Vacuum Cleaner fan/motor Swim Cap Old Firecrackers Large Rubberband Small metal toothpaste tube Two hose clamps "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Anyone mailing bags full of trash? If that's acceptible then I think I'll stop my trash service. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I give a shit only enough to type this out and hit send. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

No...we skydivers in VA are a political force to be reckoned with...really... "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Extra planes so that people who aren't competing can still jump. Night life with a theme. Also, once jumping is over commence night time activities with video of the good jumps for the day. That'll draw everyone to a central location to kick of the night's festivities. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Cheese Wizz "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Is "Hooah!" the sound you make after eating it? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I am a doctor and what it sounds like is that you need to get your di-hydrogen monoxide levels checked. If they are too high you can make some simple changes in your diet. But first relax. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher