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those yours? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

can you take off with an extra 260lbs yes...thats what my instructor weighed when he flew in the back seat. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

um, if i said yes, then, well, when i land if asked if i had a passenger when i took off, i would have to reply "not that I recall." so, does that answer your question? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

i bought my own solution to the problem...just got to get it n-numbered to jump into my own land....yeah baby! ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

you REALLY need to go buy some beer, wine, wiskey,...or just a case of soda for that farmer or land owner. that person, is way, too cool...and should be rewarded for such an act. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

"Sorry, but the name of: Boobies (M) is not yet part of our database." ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

"What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?" ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

this is the sounds that gears make in a transmission just before exploding ! actually though, manual trans typically have the ability to transmit more power to the wheels, and, allow the driver to have a greater control of how the power is applied. but, there are now semi trucks that are automatic. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

I used to work at Navtec, a company which makes the navigation database for some of the GPS units. In regards to accuracy, the company was satisfied if the unit got you to within "walking" distance from your destination. Since the POIs (points of intrest), at attatched to an address, which is assigned a "link" (road section), it is not always right on, but usually close over all. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Well DUH! Ah...so you *ADMIT* you were trying to skew the results in your favor!! No just level the playing field, my bike is like 70bhp, against 145bhp, without corners i dont stand a chance in hell. Short straights ands lots of corners please i'll take a full order of straigts, hold the corners please. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

so. my vmax has 145 stock, and it was design 20 years ago. any HDs wanna race for pinks? i painted my Vmax flat back...its all go...no show, the way it should be. I'll take on your V Max and Marks Harley on my Guzzi, just so long as We can have a few corners in the race My mate has an imported 1st release Vmax, before they detuned them for OZ, it goes wicked fast when the Vboost kicks in but it cant corner for shit Japanese produced, american Street drag bike yep, your right, the Vmax is all staight line...i put a set of drag bars on, it helps with the infamous "Vmax wobble" "corners" on a vmax?...well, thats just not fair! ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

yes, i know, very well my first wife had a terminal illness, (CF) and passed away... We....chose not to have kids. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

QuoteSo now - Being on welfare is fucking up too? they way alot of people use it....yes. and once you are on welfare...you essentially work for the government. they (the tax payers) should be able to stick a shovel in your hands and make you earn the check, like any other job. but hey, we are way getting off topic, not that it ever matters. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Good idea! Because at that point you will also know how the stock market will do, so you will be able to stay home and raise them properly, while making a very lucrative living with your online investments.. oh, really. hmmm. my plan ( and reality ) is looking more like....five houses paid off for passive income, plus active income, wife, and possilble me to raise kids and not some paid for sub-parent....oh, and i will be 40...3 years ahead of when my parents had me....and they are STILL married and loving each other! note: not everyone is a fuck up So now I'm a Fuck Up? just saying that people can WAIT to have kids, and insure that they will BOTH be there to raise them, and not raise them in poverty, and working hard, getting ahead, and THEN having kids is NOT impossible, just very very very rare these days. but what the hell, the goverment can always cut a check for the care of the kids...yeah, i guess thats ok. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Good idea! Because at that point you will also know how the stock market will do, so you will be able to stay home and raise them properly, while making a very lucrative living with your online investments.. oh, really. hmmm. my plan ( and reality ) is looking more like....five houses paid off for passive income, plus active income, wife, and possilble me to raise kids and not some paid for sub-parent....oh, and i will be 40...3 years ahead of when my parents had me....and they are STILL married and loving each other! note: not everyone is a fuck up ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

soooo, when your done....he is assumed to be done too? ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

Yeah, how the fuck did Bill Clinton get elected twice? I know that was a while back but it must have been a trick and I've never been able to figure it out. that would be the result of not first having to pass an IQ test to vote. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

so. my vmax has 145 stock, and it was design 20 years ago. any HDs wanna race for pinks? i painted my Vmax flat back...its all go...no show, the way it should be. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

or, not have children until you KNOW you are not going to get divorced. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

I am picking on you since you were the last post in the thread... Why not just hang out with people at the DZ who are fun friends and ignore the fools? Note - I quit paragliding because I did not like the people - so I know what you might be talking about. But the group was much smaller than the DZ population - where I have found some of my best friends at the DZ... skydiving was my only "extreme" sport before scuba and ultralight flying. now, those sports are equal. i feel that there is an increase in "attitude" at DZs, which directly leads to higher risk of accidents and injury to me. in scuba, its me and my trusted buddie, no real chance of somebody crashing into me and killing me. In ultralight flying, we have radio communications to state our intent, direction, warnings and such to fellow pilots. in skydiving, the community cant even agree to separate different flying styles. I like my DZ, and its people, its mellow, and it parties if you want. but, the sports with more trusted buddies and welcome communications are really gaining more attention from me. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

exactly why i now scuba more, and fly my ultralight more, instead of jumping more. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

"Cause I'm pretty sure you're going to trust your own judgement and not the judgement from someone who doesn't have your experience." Well, we ALL make mistakes, miss things, forget to do safety checks. Just last week, watching my flight instructor taxi out, I spotted the nose cover on the leading edge of his wing was not proporlly in place. He has "more experience" than me...but I was the one who ran out and stopped him from taking off. Would this situation resulted cause an accident, most likely not, but it could have, and me....the little newbie in the ultralight sport, stood up to the instructor, the sky god with thousands of hours in the instructor seat, my superior if you will...stopped him from take off, and he, unlike you would....appreciated it. I will continue to do so, in all sports. I can take a tounge lashing any day of the week. Arrogance...it will kill more. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

oh brother. well, do as you will, dont listen to others,...but.....stay the hell away from me in the air! ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

first of all, i dont take any offense to what your saying. i have the same attitude when people tell me that my ultralight trike..."is a kite, and your stupid to fly it." When I am skiming 3 feet above the ground, i dont need doubt in my mind, I know what my aircraft can do, and I know what I can do. But...I absolutely know when to call it a day. However. That "game face" blinded this guy. I was right (unfortunately), He...was wrong. And the compitition was like 5 guys, not a pro or even real organized event. I am not an idiot regarding your high performance canpoies. I have jump at over 25 DZs, and interacted with all types, some of the great ones at Perris, Eloy, Chris Martin in Tn, Roger up in Chicago, the teams in Deland...hell, I got married in the skyvan. Even jumped that DZ down in atlanta with the F-uped uphill landing. I have respect for all skydivers, and I have flown airplanes, parachutes, and hot air balloons. I understand aerodynamics. So, yes, I understood the conditions that day...and I now even understand them better.. in my OPINION (just mine) he was wrong. What I was trying to convey with my post is, that the skydiving community has a problem with different flying styles, trying to land in the same place. And it is the arogance and lack of compromise of both sides that will not let this problem be solved. Game face or not, compitition or not...you must always be able to know when to say when. Again, I hear you for what you are saying. But both sides had better figure this out, our more will die. And in the meantime, I will land my old realable fast ass spectre far far away. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?

that is one reason why we jump at elsinore. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him?