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That's unfortunate. Fort Walton's not a terrible place to be...except for skydiving... There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

I've been jumping since last July, and have 160 jumps, but I don't feel like a skydiver. I feel like skydiving is an activity, it's something I do, but I still don't feel like I am part of it to the point that I can call myself a "skydiver". There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

I am Lil' Titty Squeezer of the Donkey Punchers MC. I wonder if that means I milk donkeys in my free time... There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

I think he was referring to Mary Bauer and Bob Stumm. Although, if I remember correctly, Mary did not participate in the 66-way. Probably because she didn't think it would complete. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

His helmet strap looks like it started to come undone to boot. I wonder if he had trouble with it staying on. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Just so you know, Baldwin is in Baldwin,Wisconsin, not Canada. And I'm gonna throw in for Skydive Wissota. $15 dollars to 10,000 feet ain't too shabby. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

92 percent silver with 6 grams of 24 karat gold as a coating is a hell of a lot more gold in the medal than a core of lead alloy with a coat of "lead-based gold paint". China spends billions of dollars for the facilities and other preparations, but they can't make the extra effort and spend another hundred thousand dollars to make medals that aren't toxic to athletes? There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

I just hope he doesn't get lead poisoning from touching all those "gold" metals made from lead and coated in lead-based paint. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Well that was interesting. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

A couple of weeks ago I had actually asked Todd if I could mow the lawn in my jumpsuit and helmet. He told me it sounded like a pretty dumb idea, but I was welcome to if I wanted. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

That's a "Super Jew" shirt. Complete with kick-ass hat and peiouses (those curly hair doodads). There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Shut yo mouth! There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Wears camouflage. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

We're all gonna miss you Todd. And I don't think I ever told you, but your new rig is really awesome looking. Blue skies. Gavriel (Garby) There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Oh, I can do that, but when I wear the shirt especially people seem to expect a hell of a lot more of me. I wonder why. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

If you are a fast packer you can make a shitload of money in a very short amount of time packing for other people. It is very much a job, and can potentially be profitable. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Sort of. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

It states very clearly that NO ONE can use a handheld mobile phone. So no, you couldn't do that. What it does state is that if you are 16 and use a headset that you cannot be pulled over for it. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

I'm Jewish. Look at the avatar for further evidence. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Yes, I agree it is a situation that you should always be prepared for because it will happen. But what I am saying is that it is not something that I feel should be practiced because the risk in practicing it is high enough and the experience that you take away from it low enough that it just doesn't balance out in my book. I think that it is one of those things that should really only be done when the situation requires it of you. I would put cutaways into the same boat. It doesn't make a lot of sense practicing a cutaway and reserve ride because the risk is just so high and, although the reward is high, it still doesn't balance out. What was this thread about again? I don't even remember. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

That is an incredibly awesome picture. It would have been pretty kickass to start that young. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Downwind landings are by their very nature inherently more dangerous than going into the wind. In practicing downwind landings you are simply putting yourself into a dangerous situation that was not dangerous before. Nothing changes on downwind landings. Your flare is still the same, you just have more speed. There really isn't much to practice. All you are doing in practicing it is increasing the likelihood that you will hurt yourself on a landing without gaining much real experience. That qualifies as unnecessary risk in my book. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

A few months back I decided to continue jumping in moderate winds with high gusts. Coming in for landing my canopy collapsed at 50-100 feet. I was lucky in that it re-inflated AS I was flaring. I walked away alright, but it could have killed me. I think that the thing about jumping in high winds is that it is not just a question of experience but also the equipment that is being jumped. There are always factors that need to be weighted and it should be the jumper as well as those of seniority who make those decisions. I agree with the other jumper's statement about learning to jump in high winds, but it also comes down to simply applying what you already know to the situation. Think about downwind landings. People practice downwind landings in preparation for an emergency situation where they might be forces to, but think about what they are really doing. They are practicing for an emergency by creating one. Don't. When the time comes to deal with a situation, deal with it. But don't do something stupid so that you can practice doing something stupid in case you get stuck in a bad situation. That's just...stupid. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

Not Generation X, not Generation Y, not even the Hero Generation. No no no. It's the Liquid Generation! There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.

I remember that thread. I actually thought someone had resurrected it when I first saw this one. There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle.