gatorbait 1 #1 June 7, 2003 Geez, at this rate, I might be done with AFF next year. I swear, getting everything to work out at once is amazing! Yesterday, I had a baby-sitter, had money for at least 3 levels, go to the DZ and students are grounded b/c of low clouds! Team Fastrax was out there practicing though, so I laid in the grass for a long time watching them turn points & what not. It was real cool to watch. ugh...thanks for listening to me whine... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThighMan 5 #2 June 7, 2003 Sorry about that but you have to suck it up and drive on. It will get better and you will get done with AFF. So, smile and plan for another day.Airborne Blue Skies, No Wind Feet and Knees Together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luv2Fall 0 #3 June 8, 2003 Trust me, mam, I know how you feel.........the East Coast weather has been so screwed up that there are times (out of frustration) I want to throw in the towel as I have been plugging at it since last November. Hang tight, it will all fall together soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #4 June 8, 2003 QuoteGeez, at this rate, I might be done with AFF next year. I swear, getting everything to work out at once is amazing! Yesterday, I had a baby-sitter, had money for at least 3 levels, go to the DZ and students are grounded b/c of low clouds! Team Fastrax was out there practicing though, so I laid in the grass for a long time watching them turn points & what not. It was real cool to watch. ugh...thanks for listening to me whine... Read this and maybe you'll feel better.... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=266444;search_string=never%20gave%20up;#266444 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gatorbait 1 #5 June 8, 2003 Thaks so much for the support. I have never wanted something so badly. I will not give up, but in the mean time...if ya'll don't mind listening to me, there may be alot of whining! It doesn't help that my husband works at our dz, and rubs it in that he can "fun jump" We have an extremely good marriage (knock on wood) and we are very playful, we like to pick on each other all of the time, & he knows rubbing in the fun jumps really gets to me...but I get my revenge this weekend, he has been hired by one of the members of Team Fastrax for the weekend and as long as they are training he is stuck on the packing mat!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #6 June 8, 2003 Always......listening is why we have the womens forum....whatever makes you feel better.....you keep talking...if I'm not around there are several others that will be...smile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ThighMan 5 #7 June 8, 2003 Next time the Hubby rubs it in that he get to fun jump, kick him in the ding ding... He will not do that agian... Should make him a little more ssympathetic.Airborne Blue Skies, No Wind Feet and Knees Together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ebluesky 0 #8 June 8, 2003 Sucky weather sucks for sure... it will definitely develop your patience... AND your desire! When I started, I did my AFF 1 in early Oct and didn't get through the progression until mid Dec! The wind, the rain, the low clouds and cold all conspired to keep me on the ground... and it kept getting WORSE as the fall progressed into winter. Several amazing things happened during that time: I hung out and got to meet some amazing people I never otherwise woulda had I been upndowning it... I started reading about parachuting history and gear and developed a HUGE respect for our forebearers and current developers of the sport... and, this may sound silly, but I think that's when I started developing a practice of visualization, imagining what it was going to be like from putting on the rig to tippy toe landings (not that there was a 1:1 correlation on the imagining and the performing!). It's definitely character building! Good luck... and fergodsakes, blue skies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
ThighMan 5 #7 June 8, 2003 Next time the Hubby rubs it in that he get to fun jump, kick him in the ding ding... He will not do that agian... Should make him a little more ssympathetic.Airborne Blue Skies, No Wind Feet and Knees Together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebluesky 0 #8 June 8, 2003 Sucky weather sucks for sure... it will definitely develop your patience... AND your desire! When I started, I did my AFF 1 in early Oct and didn't get through the progression until mid Dec! The wind, the rain, the low clouds and cold all conspired to keep me on the ground... and it kept getting WORSE as the fall progressed into winter. Several amazing things happened during that time: I hung out and got to meet some amazing people I never otherwise woulda had I been upndowning it... I started reading about parachuting history and gear and developed a HUGE respect for our forebearers and current developers of the sport... and, this may sound silly, but I think that's when I started developing a practice of visualization, imagining what it was going to be like from putting on the rig to tippy toe landings (not that there was a 1:1 correlation on the imagining and the performing!). It's definitely character building! Good luck... and fergodsakes, blue skies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
