{"id":17912,"date":"2021-01-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17912"},"modified":"2021-02-16T16:28:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:28:32","slug":"2018-01-18-laziness-is-your-enemy-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-01-18-laziness-is-your-enemy-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Laziness is your enemy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is why you need to repack your canopy after it has been sitting for a long time \u2013 it turns into a brick!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>If safety is your goal then laziness is your enemy<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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