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From: joep@Stardent.COM (Joe Peterson)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: Blue Sky blues
Message-ID: <1991Jun6.143403.3870@Stardent.COM>
Date: 6 Jun 91 14:34:03 GMT
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In-reply-to: groff@lynx.osf.org's message of 5 Jun 91 14:58:25 GMT

> What is this damn glue on my feet?  Have any of you gone through this
> turmoil?  Am I really a whuffo at heart?

Well, first of all, don't jump to these conclusions (no pun intended)!
You only have 14 jumps, and it is too early to totally understand your
feelings about the sport.  There is also the fact that you are not current.
I feel a little strange when I have not jumped for a while -- but that
first jump after time off feels very good!  I have heard of people having
lots of dreams (some not so good) after not jumping for a while.  It took
me more than 50 jumps to feel really comfortable on the plane ride up.
I assume that it is the pre-jump anxiety, and not the fear of the plane
ride, that you are feeling.

The bottom line is: Give it a chance!  It sounds like you enjoy the skydives,
so you just have to work through that period that is tough for most people.
Go and get those cobwebs out!  I live in New England too, and we HAVE had
beautiful weather!

						Joe Peterson
						C-20351