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Green T shirts and Gray Gatorz!

Working at PD pretty much guarantees you a fully inbox on a daily basis - keeping us plenty busy.
On occasion, in-between the regular stuff, we get pretty funny e-mails.  I wanted to share one of those with you here.   

Our buddy Kevin from Canada got himself a pair of PD Gatorz - and a brand new Stiletto at the same time (lucky him).  On one of the the first openings (which went a little funny) he got his face whacked by one of the risers, resulting in the plastic nose piece on the Wraptors breaking off.   
He contacted PD and spoke with our Customer Service manager Rusty (who has plenty of experience in with CRW + rigging and therefore is somewhat of an expert on whacky openings) about Gatorz warranty and the possibility of replacing that nose piece.   
Whilst we can repair pretty much any damage that happens to a canopy, we have to confess to not being experts on aircraft aluminum - so we suggested that Kevin hit up Gatorz directly with that question.
In the meantime, Rusty being his usual helpful self, suggested that Kevin might try to make the glasses work over the weekend through experimental duct taping.  Most skydivers are pretty handy with a roll of tape, but our hats are off to Kevin - the guy is clearly an expert!!   

Photo was taken by girlfriend Sandy Weatherall (chief assistant duct taper), seen in this picture having fun in the Canadian skies, grinning ear to ear :)

Oh yes and I almost forgot!   Remember when PD recently went to 4x 10 hr days and all that, to allow us to cut back on commuting and be a little greener?  Well, we are still all about green.   Since skydiving isn't exactly the most environmentally friendly sport on the planet, we try to be extra good in other areas.   If you share our thoughts on that one and want to show it off by wearing a lovely 100% certified organic cotton PD T-shirt, you can get yourself a nice green one in the PD Store!

Wrapper Brigade

For some reason, the staff in PD's marketing department eats a lot of energy bars.  We eat real meals too sometimes, but the wholesome goodness of organic Clif bars is more often than not something we grab to get through the day. 
A few weeks back, as a part of our Greening efforts, we signed up for the Energy Bar Wrapper Brigade and yesterday we proudly sent off our first bag of wrappers!  Perhaps it does not seem like a huge contribution to the planet, but we feel that every little bit helps.  If we can keep those few wrappers out of landfills and instead being reused, we are happy. 
A certain PD employee mistook the bag of wrapper for a pillow and promptly attempted to take a nap on the orange couch.  He was nearly mailed out with the wrappers but our shipping department managed to peel him off just before the UPS truck picked up.
Of course we hope to inspire fellow jumpers to go green with us.  If energy bar wrappers are not your thing, TerraCycle has a some other brigades going as well.  Check them out - maybe there is something on there that would suit you or your dropzone!