Progress

January 5th, 2004 | by jg3 |


Moving forward takes a lot of energy. Good thing I’m having beans for lunch.

Speaking of beans, I filled up my new car for the first time today. I averaged 27.4 MPG on the first tank which took me just over 300 miles of commuting and a couple of errands. So far the car runs great with a couple of minor annoyances: I can’t figure out how to make the light come on when the door is opened and I think there is one in the boot (hatchback) too which doesn’t come on, either. I like the running lights, but I wish there was a way to switch them off so I don’t run down the battery or annoy the neighbors or just plain attract attention when I listen to the radio while applying Rain-X anti-fog to the inside of the glass. Rain-X anti-fog (a.k.a. Fog-X) is great stuff, by the way.

But driving a MINI might make it difficult to transport a hangglider. Of course, they’re way too expensive to actually own. Really, though, I mainly want to satisfy two curiosities: How do you get back to your car/base/origin point when you fly and, more importantly, what is it like to soar a few thousand feet in the air with no sound but the wind rushing around you? First I need to get someone to teach me.

But it must sound funny to be talking about this budget-strain while I’m more actively considering (and, in a limited way, bidding on ebay for) snowboarding equipment. I’ve figured out that if I hit the hill for just five days and limit my expenditure to $200 for deck, bindings, and boots I can break even this year not to mention the time I’ll save not having to rent gear and return gear .. and not having to wear someone else’s wet boots is a big plus too.

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