Easter Weekend
This weekend is the Panorama Easter Meet - I hope the boys out there will get loads of flying, or at least skiing if the wind is uncooperative. The temperature out there seems pretty balmy, so I’m sure they’ll get some sweet flights in. Next year I’ll make a bigger effort to get out there.
Wow, this weather is terrible and is making flying nearly impossible. The idea of a wet glider doesn’t appeal to me right now, so I haven’t even bothered calling the windtalker lately. Tomorrow things should start to smarten up – hopefully then the warmer weather will be here to stay and the beginners will experience their first flights soon.
I wrote my letter to HPAC and Transport Canada regarding the HAGAR…if nothing comes from it, at least I got to vent. I’m sure Transport Canada will be issuing me a refund cheque very shortly – ha ha!
So, I’m still at home and not back at work yet. These 4 hour workouts Worker’s Comp have got me on actually aren’t so bad. Some of the time is spent in physio, some on lower body workouts and then of course the shoulder exercises themselves. I’m probably the only claimant there who actually does something the entire 4 hours – why not utilize free gym time? I really am feeling better this week, and I have 1 bartending shift I’m scheduled for next week, which is great. It’d be nice to work more often, but the shifts just aren’t available. I will use the old adage on myself and say, "patience, grasshopper".
Looks like I will be paying France and England a visit in June. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail until everything’s confirmed but I’ll probably spend 2 weeks in each country of course, flying. June is kind of a sketchy month out here anyway – the flying could be great, or it could rain every day. July is much more consistent, and I will be back to enjoy it.
Competition-wise, if I go on this trip, the Lumby Air Races are out. That’s okay, because that still leaves the Canadian Nationals, Race Willi, and maybe I can throw in the Lakeside Event too. I want to take Chris’s SIV course out in Aug/Sept. again as well – last year was so much fun! Like most paragliding students I’m totally terrified of the full stall, but I know I need to do it this year. I’ll just take a deep breath, bury the brakes, and do my best. Even thinking about it gives me butterflies…
I’m writing this from a random spot in our house on my new laptop – this thing is amazing! It has a whole bunch of features that are totally useless, but are really cool and impressive. I doubt I’ll really ever use the remote control, the high definition display, and the built-in webcam, but hey, they’re great to have! Now that I can work while I travel, I really have absolutely no excuse for not getting stuff done…okay, a lacking internet connection still might make a valid defence.
Off to finish my taxes – <sarcasm>tax time must be one of the most pleasant times of the year. </sarcasm>
Happy Easter!
Wow, this weather is terrible and is making flying nearly impossible. The idea of a wet glider doesn’t appeal to me right now, so I haven’t even bothered calling the windtalker lately. Tomorrow things should start to smarten up – hopefully then the warmer weather will be here to stay and the beginners will experience their first flights soon.
I wrote my letter to HPAC and Transport Canada regarding the HAGAR…if nothing comes from it, at least I got to vent. I’m sure Transport Canada will be issuing me a refund cheque very shortly – ha ha!
So, I’m still at home and not back at work yet. These 4 hour workouts Worker’s Comp have got me on actually aren’t so bad. Some of the time is spent in physio, some on lower body workouts and then of course the shoulder exercises themselves. I’m probably the only claimant there who actually does something the entire 4 hours – why not utilize free gym time? I really am feeling better this week, and I have 1 bartending shift I’m scheduled for next week, which is great. It’d be nice to work more often, but the shifts just aren’t available. I will use the old adage on myself and say, "patience, grasshopper".
Looks like I will be paying France and England a visit in June. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail until everything’s confirmed but I’ll probably spend 2 weeks in each country of course, flying. June is kind of a sketchy month out here anyway – the flying could be great, or it could rain every day. July is much more consistent, and I will be back to enjoy it.
Competition-wise, if I go on this trip, the Lumby Air Races are out. That’s okay, because that still leaves the Canadian Nationals, Race Willi, and maybe I can throw in the Lakeside Event too. I want to take Chris’s SIV course out in Aug/Sept. again as well – last year was so much fun! Like most paragliding students I’m totally terrified of the full stall, but I know I need to do it this year. I’ll just take a deep breath, bury the brakes, and do my best. Even thinking about it gives me butterflies…
I’m writing this from a random spot in our house on my new laptop – this thing is amazing! It has a whole bunch of features that are totally useless, but are really cool and impressive. I doubt I’ll really ever use the remote control, the high definition display, and the built-in webcam, but hey, they’re great to have! Now that I can work while I travel, I really have absolutely no excuse for not getting stuff done…okay, a lacking internet connection still might make a valid defence.
Off to finish my taxes – <sarcasm>tax time must be one of the most pleasant times of the year. </sarcasm>
Happy Easter!
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