Bokdrol
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Gollum
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ear
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That don't impress me much
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Beret
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Skokiaan (google it)
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Scarecrow
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Blind drunk
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Dodo
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Hookturn
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Bellend
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Mrs Palm and her 5 daughters
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Shuffle
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Vain
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I don't often post unless it's a skydiving topic to which I imagine - sometimes incorrectly as I've occasionally found out to my chagrin! - I can add value. I occasionally get dragged into a non-skydiving topic by one or two of the DZ.Com 'intelligentsia' , who never seem to comment on anything to do with skydiving, and then I sometimes take a beating too. It doesn't really matter, it's been fun to read and learn from some of the very experienced skydivers on the forums i.e. Riggerrob, Iwan, Jerry Baumchen to name a few. In the spirit of Christmas I won't namecheck the knobs, they know.
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Empuriabrava is open 7 days a week until the end of October. Then it closes Mondays and Tuesdays (open 5 days per week) until the end of March when it opens again for 7 days a week.
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Government here trying to send a short sharp message to the vandals which seems to be working. Only those who plead guilty are fast tracked. Otherwise it takes the slow train.
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I got a bit more info (2nd/third or maybe even 4th hand so factor that in) on some of the issues that weren't made clear from a skydiver's perspective in the documentary (1) The rig was military club hire gear taken out on the Saturday but not jumped due to a weather day. It should have been returned to the gear store on the Saturday but was kept out overnight and the main was allegedly doctored on the Saturday (2) the reserve was allegedly done on the Sunday in the cubicle. (3) an experienced rigger was in court and did the reserve job in a similarly confined space, in the given time, to support the prosecution.
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So, have you decided what you are going to do next?
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The photo ID thing has been trialled in UK local elections so it's not something new. Most people turned away at trial/local election time simply forgot to bring some form of ID with them. If you don't have a photo ID you can go on the YouGov site and apply for one. Even the ubiquitous technophobe OAP will carry a bus pass, which is an acceptable photo ID document. There's little or no excuse.
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My observations exactly. Plus there was possibly an infant in the cubicle with him too. I'm sure Cilliers' defence must have covered this vital aspect in the trial, but even then, the fact that Mrs C. said at the first trial and under oath, that she 'may have got rid of a perfectly good main' (plus other stuff in his favour) and I'm you would be forgiven for doubting the conviction. I also felt that the 2 Wiltshire Constabulary I/O s had him hung drawn and quartered pre-trial, their main contention being that he was a nasty geezer and a serial lover-boy. I couldn't figure out the D/I bloke who seemed a bit of a jobsworth but I guess that's detectives for you, but the lady detective certainly had an axe to grind over male philanderers and used quite a lot of her 15 mins of fame to highlight her own personal issues vis a vie males in general. But the clincher for me was the Ch4 front page photo of Victoria, a Grand Caravan in the sky and a paraglider flying below it....(that's a joke for some of you).
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Headline over here ' Sensational upset awakens USA from 100 year cricket hibernation'. I doubt that'll really be the case (it was a BBC headline after all) nevertheless, for anyone who has any interest in the game it was brilliant all round - most especially the super over. As with most unfancied teams who put one over a far bigger and more experienced team, the USA may now have played their 'final'. Time will of course tell.
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That's very relevant (and my schoolboy '2 way radio' error, too). Thanks for a clearing up my non-instructor waffle. I'm sure that any inaccuracies/misconceptions would be ironed out at ground school.
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You can sign up for doing AFF level 1 only. That way you don't commit to the whole expensive course and it's (possibly) not much more £ than a tandem. You'll get ground school training on one day. That'll teach you the essential basics of skydiving, emergency procedures, body position, equipment etc etc. and then next day (or even same day if you are lucky) you go up with 2 instructors who will keep a grip on you to keep you stable until it's time to deploy your nice big, slow, easy handling student canopy. An instructor will even deploy for you if you want or if you can't. You'll then get a brilliant solo descent from about 6k. Far more exciting than a tandem and it's 'real' skydiving. Once you are under canopy you get talked down to the ground by 2 way radio comms, and even told when to flare for landing. Try it. If you like it, you can continue. If not, you've done a proper jump, not a carnival ride.
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Your annual regional Assn. membership (USPA/BPA/BS or whatever) should cover third party insurance. But I suggest that you double check this at your local DZ.
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Looks like fun. Do the toilets work? At my age I need to pee at about 10grand....last time I jumped out of anything that had seats that comfy looking it was an old Antonov Bi-Plane that took about 30 mins to get to 4 grand for h&p only.
