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  1. grue
    I know how to flat pack, in fact that's what I did for probably 30 out of my jumps, but the problem lies in the fact that I'm used to having packing tabs, and the canopy's just too slippery to keep everything under control when I'm trying to do it otherwise. cavete terrae.
  2. grue
    The 'outer' two locking stows aren't nearly as much of a problem, typically, but the 'inner' two make me feel like... well, I'm gonna quote Sin City here: "Like a palsy victim trying to do heart surgery with a pipe wrench" I think I figured out a trick for the actual canopy part of things, though. when I've got the canopy in "heart shape" mode, I lay on the middle, then roll right, which squeezes the air out of the 'right' ear. Then I fold it over, and repeat to the left. Then I roll it as fast as I can before the little bugger realises what I'm up to cavete terrae.
  3. grue
    Sweet. I'll change those tomorrow if I go to the DZ. I think that's why I'm snapping bands so often, is that the pullup cord is too abrasive to be using on rubber like that. cavete terrae.
  4. grue
    Is there any reason I can't use larger bands for the first two locking stows? I invariably have to use a pull up cord to get those ones through the grommet. cavete terrae.
  5. grue
    HAH! I WIN! WHAT NOW BITCH???? EDIT: Only problem is that I used so many rubber bands from my non-locking stows to replace the locking stows, that I can't close the container until I add another band and do one more line stow. cavete terrae.
  6. grue
    I've got about 30 pack jobs, but only 4 or 5 on this canopy, 2 of which I actually jumped. I can flat pack a Raven IV in 13-15 minutes, but this thing takes me about an hour cavete terrae.
  7. grue
    That's another thing. I roll the tail, and it just slips itself loose again. I could deal with all the frustration if it fit into the bag, but it doesn't. *sigh* Oh well. I'll put a few hundred jumps on it and buy a 190 of the same model. cavete terrae.
  8. grue
    It's got about 110 jumps on it. I'm thinking of packing it on grass just to put some wear on it and make it less slippery. cavete terrae.
  9. grue
    Well, I've been wondering how much force it takes to pull 'n' punch the cutaway cables, now I know. It's time for 30 day maint anyway, so I daisy chained the lines, tied the risers together, cut it away (good thing I remembered to disconnect the RSL...) and jammed it in a garbage bag. I'll put all new rubber bands on and try again tomorrow at the DZ. cavete terrae.
  10. grue
    I did that on the first pack job, it took someone with about 2,000 jumps damned near 15 minutes to get it bagged, and he was cursing and grunting the whole time. cavete terrae.
  11. grue
    It's so slippery that when I roll it (psycho pack), I can't even get a grip on all the layers of material, and eventually everything just squirts out at the other end of the roll. Even if I jam it all into the bag, which takes 20 minutes, the rubber bands break because I have to stretch them so much to close the damned bag. I'm literally replacing the locking stows EVERY jump at this point. cavete terrae.
  12. grue
    By the time I'm trying to roll that slippery fucking thing to put it in the tiny fucking bag, I don't care if I have a lineover, a total, or if the god damned thing bursts into flames. The only reason I'm excited to downsize is so my canopy fits in the fucking d bag cavete terrae.
  13. grue
    Nah, it's a party full of whuffos, 99% of whom don't know me or know I skydive, so I can get away with the "zero-cost costume" part of it cavete terrae.
  14. grue
    Suit + rig + bag of money? cavete terrae.
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    Absotively! cavete terrae.
  16. grue
    I've gotta hear this story. cavete terrae.
  17. grue
    So I decided to plug my name into my state's unclaimed property search engine, just for kicks, and found out there's a $300 savings bond in my name that apparently was lost and turned into the state. I just have to send my claim form into the state treasurer and they'll send a cheque. Hopefully it'll get here in time for Eloy! Then, when I started thinking about savings bonds, I realised that all the bonds I got for my bar mitzvah over ten years ago have finally matured! I thought the day would never come, and then I eventually forgot about it. Woohoo! cavete terrae.
  18. grue
    My DOM 2005 I-66N has a Smart 220 reserve and a Fusion 210 main in there, and it's a VERY tight fit. cavete terrae.
  19. grue

    wffc 2006

    grue replied to mx757's topic in The Bonfire

    From my perspective, the only reasons I've wanted to go to the WFFC: 1. The people 2. To say I've gone 3. To jump a jet. All three have gotta be there for me to go to WFFC on a college budget. cavete terrae.
  20. grue
    I'm going to go sit in the corner and feel inadequate now. cavete terrae.
  21. grue
    What sport? What college? Soccer, for a little private uni in Iowa. We had a terrible season, but we're in shape! cavete terrae.
  22. grue

    If your SO smoked?

    grue replied to Mike111's topic in The Bonfire

    As long as she doesn't smoke -now-, I doubt I'd have a problem with it. It's the smell that kills me. Presumably the taste, but I don't think I've ever kissed a smoker insofar as I can remember. cavete terrae.
  23. grue

    If your SO smoked?

    grue replied to Mike111's topic in The Bonfire

    I would never, ever ever ever ever date a smoker. It drives me batshit fucking loco cavete terrae.
  24. grue
    Skyhook made me visit the family for a three hour dinner. cavete terrae.
  25. grue
    I'm a college athlete, so... cavete terrae.