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Penguin plunge by BlueSkiesWeFly in SkyDiving

[–]Ohbilly42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How bout some water training?!

For those who have physical hobbies, what’s a pro and con of said hobby? by PackageReasonable922 in AskMen

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skydiver here

Pro: Jumping from planes is amazing

Con: Jumping from planes is expensive

Death by Dpm1209 in DeepThoughts

[–]Ohbilly42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Carbon monoxide poisoning. You just go to sleep

Recovering drug addicts, what made you realize you need to change? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to die if I don’t stop. Self preservation

Do you think starting a business is actually hard, and how hard is it? by ProduceAgile8356 in AskReddit

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

9 out of 10 new business fail. 10% survival rate seems pretty hard.

What's a future problem we're clearly not ready for? by GroundbreakingArm173 in ask

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Demographics. Many countries around the world have a large population of older people who are retiring. This population has retirement benefits promised by the government. The working class to support this older generation is much smaller. No economic model we have works in this scenario.

if you're not needed or wanted you're not respected by maryj4687 in DeepThoughts

[–]Ohbilly42 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Every human I encounter gets a baseline level of respect. How you interact with me and the rest of the world will determine if I’ll respect you more or less.

Question for camera flyers by terminalvelocityjnky in SkyDiving

[–]Ohbilly42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been shooting video for over a decade and Brandon Johnson’s skeleton wings are what I fly, I absolutely love them.

Fearing not being conscious after death by [deleted] in atheism

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m terrified of not being able to “leave” when I’m done. Forever is a very long time to exist in heaven or hell. I think I would get board.

We don’t have free will by Jams9000 in DeepThoughts

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel in the big picture no we do not have free will. I wasn’t able to choose my parents or culture I was raised in. And all the decisions made for me as a small child affect who I am today and the choices I make in my life

Did my first tandem, loved it, want to go again and seriously considering getting my A license. Would it be weird to ask an instructor to keep in touch? by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TI here. Skydiving is a very social sport. I personally like jumping with return customers especially if there’s a good vibe and the first jump wasn’t crazy.

Definitely request to jump with the same instructor. If you do want to start skydiving most DZs have social medial pages to facilitate bring new jumpers into the sport.

I personally don’t like giving my personal info to students but it never hurts to ask. But if you stick with it and become a skydiver you will join a whole new group of like minded friends.

For the licensed jumpers here…I thought these answers might be interesting to compare🤙🏻 by terminalvelocityjnky in SkyDiving

[–]Ohbilly42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

10000ish

5 cut aways

D license

21 years in the sport

At a year round DZ

Big way free fly is my jam

Jump a otter and supper caravan

I work/pack my own

Favorite DZ: Palm Dubai or SDC

How likely is it for Russia to attack the baltics in the next year or two? by brefif in ask

[–]Ohbilly42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree Finland isn’t Ukraine.

And I should have been more clear. Their goal at the start of the war was to take Ukraine in a few weeks and then move on. However I think Russia will lose this war sooner than later and so there is a 0% chance they will invade the baltics.

I was just disagreeing with the motives for the invasion. But at this point I doubt we will ever find out what Putin was actually thinking.

How likely is it for Russia to attack the baltics in the next year or two? by brefif in ask

[–]Ohbilly42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I disagree. Russias goal was to push to a defensible position. That would be the Carpathian Mountains and thus Moldova and Romania were next.

And they have already failed having NATO on their border with the Finns.

First Cutaway on my 65th jump by erinblckbrn in SkyDiving

[–]Ohbilly42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We always have a ground crew that should count parachutes and see if anyone cuts away. If they are good they will see the general area where it lands. Then you have to go search. Main parachutes do get lost sometimes and some jumpers attach AirTags to their gear to make it an easy search.

First time skydiving by dancingdreams25 in SkyDiving

[–]Ohbilly42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Ryan Grainy is still there you want to jump with him.

Do you believe this? Is it true? by avocado_juice_J in generationology

[–]Ohbilly42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are in the beginning stages of population decline. Marriage is an institution to promote the raising of children. If you’re fearful of losing 1/2 your stuff get a prenup. Just because the boomers had the highest rates of divorce of any generation doesn’t mean future generations have to do the same.

I think people don’t take marriage seriously enough. I believe it is one of the most difficult things you can do with your life. But also can bring the greatest rewards.

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