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[Grim]

Hey my fellow MWO'ers!
It just so happens that I recieved confirmation of my spot on a parachuting course! I am hugely excited as I have wanted to do this for ages but due to AL and my weekend binges I haven't been able to commit! It is quite a long way off still (7th - 9th August) but right now I am not wishing time away, unlike how I was when drinking i.e. "I wish this Monday would just hurry up and get over already, I feel like shit" etc.
Watch this space folks, you ain't seen nothing yet!
Regards and respect to you all, Grim.

[startingover]

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Wow Grim! Now if that isnt a good reason to stay on the straight and narrow, I dont know what is!!
Brilliant that you are doing things that you wouldnt have done while drinking too.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Hi Grim onwards and upwards my friend, apart from the parachute descents eh.
It is a different world sober and the skys the limit on what we can achieve. Opps there I go again

[Liath]

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Thats great Grim. I too am finding out what its like to live life as apposed to drinking on the weekends. Its amazing!

Also, I am glad that you got yourself a picture, albeit a slightly ominous one.

Take care,

[42cat]

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What an awesome thing to look forward to in August! Way to go not letting AL keep you from enjoying fun things in life ... Parachuting! Very cool!

[louise]

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That sounds like so much fun! And something to look forward to will help motivate.

[Grim]

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Startie, KTAB, Liath, 42Cat, Louise, thank you all for the positive replies and never ending motivation, you guys rock!
Liath, I suppose one could see my avatar as slightly ominous but I saw the pic with a photog's (albeit newbie) eye. The full size pic is stunning, a magnificent storm over Cape Town a while back!
I will change my avatar to a pic from my first parachute jump in August.....
Rock on good people!

[DeeBee]

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Wow Grim!! That is so exciting!!
I signed up for a parachuting course just after I left school but my father refused to sign the consent form so I never jumped -- I've always wanted to tho.

[Grim]

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DeeBee;651029 wrote: Wow Grim!! That is so exciting!!
I signed up for a parachuting course just after I left school but my father refused to sign the consent form so I never jumped -- I've always wanted to tho.

Hey DeeBee, so what is wrong with doing it now? No need for parental consent now, I am thinking.........where in SA are you? I can find a drop zone for you chop-chop.......

[ronnie]

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Hi Grim
You will totally love the jump, I done a jump nearly two years ago now back in the UK but I had someone leading me but my god its is the best thing I have ever done, I got the company to film me and I still feel all that excitment now when I watch it back. so good luck and enjoy every second of it.

[Tulipe]

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Hi Grim,
You are braver than I could ever be. At least jumping in SA will give you a nice view!

[ronnie]

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Skydive - that is what I did
God when I first typed my message I could'nt for the life of me think of the word, my god does this mean that having no AL in your system it also means having no brain!!:H

[Evie.Lou]

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That;s so great. SOBER living has so many rewards. I keep seeing them everyday and am so grateful I don't HAVE TO DRINK anymore.
It just keeps getting better and better !!!

[Grim]

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Tulipe, Evie.Lou and Ronnie,

Well I am seriously looking forward to it. I am jumping in Grahamstown which is quite far inland and with it being winter, the scenery should be pretty drab. Once I have my ticket for freefall you can taken it as a given that I will jump in some pretty awesome spots. One place I am dying to try is up the west coast from Cape Town.

Once I have built up experience I would love to jump out of a Tiger Moth....I filmed a stunt dude doing it a while back and it looked uber cool!

I promise to link some pics from the first few jumps in August!

Evie, couldn't agree more.....the horrible grey mist seems to have lifted and.....Hey Presto! There is a whole new world out there!

Thanks everyone for the encouragement and support!

Regards to all, Grim.

[tiptronic_ct]

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Grimster,

Glad that you're sounding so upbeat!

How's the injury coming along? Physio seemed quite positive?