vonSanta 0 #1 November 18, 2003 ... It's almost winter in Denmark. Which means constant grey low clouds, winds. Lowish temperatures and lots of rain, hail and slow. Sunset at 16.00 If we're really lucky we might get 4 jumps before March. Now historically the lack of light and general greyness of the world (and the people within it, it seems) tend to drop me into winter depressions. I become lethargic, sleep a lot, lose any will or drive to do anything and am generally busy planning on how to destroy the world in such a way everyone can know I did it just prior to their awful deaths at my hand as I unleash a fiery death and....never mind. I started jumping in June (I think) this year and was terrified of the whole deal for the first 30 or so jumps. At jump 50 or so I started to enjoy it. Am at jump 80 now and I cannot get enough, sort of like an odd addiction. I'm also an unemployed IT professional, so I have a lot of spare time and no money. In the summer I could pack chutes and whatnot and earn jump tickets and the monotony of life was broken up by these wonderful freefall minutes. But now? Agh, egads, whine and complain - there is nothing! It's WORSE this year than before, coz now I am *missing* something. Since this is my first winter as a skydiver I have no experiences to fall back on with regards to how to survive. So if there are any other grounded-for-the-winter jumpers out there - how about sharing your wealth of experiences on how to cope with a low-timer? Umm, that is meant to read "how to cope with winter", not "cope with a low-timer" Now I have to go cry bitter tears and say "oh woe, what a cruel world" a lot. Laters. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelflying 0 #2 November 18, 2003 come to sunny south africawww.skydivekzn.co.za Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #3 November 18, 2003 Help me find a job and I'm there. Hm, I'd probably need a gun, too. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBester 0 #4 November 18, 2003 Man, I know what you mean! Same thing here... right now it's raining and I haven't seen any blue sky since, um, just a second, um... October? Let's rob a bank or two and flee to South Africa or Australia or... I don't care, as long as it's jumpable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #5 November 18, 2003 I agree. MUST.....................GET OUT.............OF COLD..............TO.........JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #6 November 18, 2003 Well, yes! It looks like you have a serious case of winter depression, due to a lack of jumping. Been there too! I dunno if you do winter jumps where you live, but I can assure you that jumping in the snow is really fun. . You should try this. Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
