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  1. what kingbunky said. plus bellystraps help snug things up on student containers that are made to fit most people passably but no one well. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  2. The your argument is not one of exit order, as the title would imply, but one of jumprun direction. Exit order is still an issue for reasons of throw on exit... if the freeflyers will get more throw then the RW groups, i don't want them getting thrown right under the RW groups by getting out before them. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  3. low turn under canopy after a brain fart on jump 230.... 2 sprained ankles, 1 broken fibula, 5 screws, 2 pins, 1 plate, and 4 months off really sucked was a good learning experience.... calmed down my landings a bit Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  4. Too bad it's gotta be a mater rigger...i fit all of your requirements, but i'm only a senior rigger...oh well... senior rigger suits me fine, and the rest is also in line with my requirements.... how YOU doin'? Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  5. about a month... once.... dunno what was wrong with me... Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  6. yup... love 'em... made 2 last week... landed one in the dark part of the DZ by moonlight.. landed the other by the fence in the wussy illuminated section Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  7. jerm

    Movie quotes:

    Risky Business "It's not my damned planet, monkey boy!" Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  8. jerm

    Movie quotes:

    also Transformers: The Movie "you know what i love? a killer. Cold-booded, clean, methodical and thorough" Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  9. jerm

    Movie quotes:

    Transformers: The Movie Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  10. you mean half-giant. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  11. only according to the very new rules.... until this year it was made a very big point that coaches are NOT aff inctructors.. and are not supposed to be giving pull signals. the coach is (was) supposed to break off and pull as they normally would...... the novice should get the hint from that if they're still in freefall. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  12. i can tell you from experience that if the person is untalented it CAN hurt..... and bruise.... I do believe, however, that it can be done correctly... anyone care to prove me right? Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  13. my solution was always spend a week trying to fix it.... take a day off, go jump.. get a good night's sleep, some back refreshed in the morning and find the : that should have been a ; YMMV... good luck Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  14. dunno.... i heard some pretty cool ideas about this, at least for the southwest.... basically automated fueling stations lines with solar panels that just sit there and make H2 all day long from the truckloads of water that get delivered.. would they keep up with demand once things hit the bigtime? dunno, but it sounds like a great way to get the infrastructure built up. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  15. Pc load letter??? what the fuck does that mean!?!?! Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  16. Didn't you get the memo? i'll make sure you get another copy... Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  17. "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman... dark, witty, chilling, very very cool if you want hilarious with a bit of darkness, check out "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman... excellent book Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  18. jerm

    My 1st CRW

    Careful.. i think it's "Them Toadsuckers" congrats!! i'm doing a CRW camp this weekend.. should be a blast!! -jerm ps. you can apparently fly well in the air.. what gives with the landings? Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  19. The problem is that, even after explanation, the dangers don't really sink in until it's too late. We're talking about peoples lives here. A mother keeps her kids from crossing the street until they have the capacity to judge for themselves when to cross, and the physical ability to do it (ie: not trip over their feet cause thye can't walk wek enough yet). W/O her they kid would tumble into the street cause he just doesn't know any better.. he hasn't seen what can come of it.. and warm him as you may, he just won't 'get it' until he grows up a little. new jumpers are like that.... we who've been around a while 'get it' cause we've seen it... so why shouldn't we keep the young'uns safe until they have the skills (both mental and physical) to go out on their own? we're not talking about taking away their freedoms.. we're talking about limiting them temporarily to help them ease through what can be a very painful and deadly learning curve. Yes we learn best from our mistakes... but we can't learn from them if we're dead. Why is trying to help people survive the lessons such a bad thing? Sure they may make the same mistage under a lighter loading, but they're more likely to survive it and have learned from it, w/o losing the rest of their life. Do you WANT to keep the sport as deadly as it is? yeah.. that's worked well so far... so well in fact that the #s just keep going up. if you truly understand the risks... most low-timers don't, and won't until they're around a while... I'm for giving them the best shot at living until they get it. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  20. Not wishing to sound morbid, but that is what i would expect, Life goes on. absolutely... how would they expect them to answer.... "sorry, someone just died do we're not taking calls right now". ??? fucking yellow-press bullshit rag. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  21. Roger, you were and innovator and a visionary.. you will be missed. BSBD brother.
  22. ah... gotcha... clicky www.mercurygrafix.com/robharris/index.html just press the url button (lower right of message window) before and after the URL.... easy
  23. URL? dates? pretty please? Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  24. you want visuals to go with that? Go here and click on one of the 2001 videos... i think you'll enjoy. then check out 2002... just cause it's cool Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time
  25. jerm

    We made it!

    congrats!! glad you survived... so you coming tot he ranch this weekend to finish yer training? Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time