I've been working at home for years now and found that ice hockey is a great way to get out the stress of sitting at home working all day. There's something quite primitively satisfying about smashing someone else into the boards that goes a long way towards relieving the stress of the day.
Besides, in my work my brain and fingers get a lot of exercise but the rest of me needs something else.
I will also go out and ride my motorcycle through the hills around San Francisco or go hurl myself out of a perfectly good airplane. Other people have been known to ride a bicycle or go jogging. Swimming or soccer are also good choices. Even going for a walk is better than sitting at home in the same room you've been working in all day.
In other words, I don't care what you do, but try to get outside every now and then and do something physical. Watch out for that big bright thing in the sky, though; it's called the Sun.;-)
Seriously, I arranged for rescue along with 4 other people only partially because I didn't like the way things were being done. When the 5 of us were rescued about 300 miles from the South Pole (the group was on their way there), we were told by the pilot of the rescue plane that if we'd been ANY further south that air rescue would be impossible due to the terrain. That would have meant the 20 people would have had to walk out and the were NOT equipped for that. The fact that there were 5 less people (and their gear) to deal with did help the group on the way back.
Like I said, no one died or was even seriously injured. And yes, the Russian were masters of improvisation when it comes to fixing things, but I wasn't willing to risk my life based on their word they would get us back safely. Since they had continuously mislead the group to that point, quite frankly, I didn't trust them. That is why I pulled out when, and where, I did.
I'm not averse to taking risks, after all, I started the trip with a skydive into Antarctica for Y2K. (I was dropping when the ball in NY was.:-) ) I just like to manage the level of that risk. I might be willing to apply for the Mir trip, but I would want to review their procedures carefully first.
I would have to seond this. Having been to Russia a couple of times myself, and dealt with Russians on expiditions to both ends of the world, you would have to do some serious convincing to prove to me that not only would the Russians come thru, but that they would do so safely.
I don't want to post details publically about my last trip with them to Antarctica, but it was luck that kept almost 20 people from dying out on the ice. When I saw where things were headed, I pulled out and made my own arrangements for rescue. This was hard, but possible, in Antarctica; just try this on Mir. Fortunately, everyone did manage to come out OK, but it could easily have been much worse.
I can also confirm cybrpnk's comments about their infrastructure. I was given a tour of their Space City when I was last there about 18 months ago. Everything there was in really bad shape. Even the training pool where there is a lot of US equipment is pretty run down. (It was fun to go diving in though.)
Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that everyone from Russia is a bad and/or unreliable person. Far from it. I have some very good friends who are from Russia. But when it comes to any situation where life, money and/or scheduling is on the line, think hard about it... and then say no.
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Ah, that would have been me. I have serial number 1.
;-)
Being the designer of the ZVue does have some advantages.
I've been working at home for years now and found that ice hockey is a great way to get out the stress of sitting at home working all day. There's something quite primitively satisfying about smashing someone else into the boards that goes a long way towards relieving the stress of the day.
;-)
Besides, in my work my brain and fingers get a lot of exercise but the rest of me needs something else.
I will also go out and ride my motorcycle through the hills around San Francisco or go hurl myself out of a perfectly good airplane. Other people have been known to ride a bicycle or go jogging. Swimming or soccer are also good choices. Even going for a walk is better than sitting at home in the same room you've been working in all day.
In other words, I don't care what you do, but try to get outside every now and then and do something physical. Watch out for that big bright thing in the sky, though; it's called the Sun.
That is one of the reasons I pulled out.
:-) ) I just like to manage the level of that risk. I might be willing to apply for the Mir trip, but I would want to review their procedures carefully first.
Seriously, I arranged for rescue along with 4 other people only partially because I didn't like the way things were being done. When the 5 of us were rescued about 300 miles from the South Pole (the group was on their way there), we were told by the pilot of the rescue plane that if we'd been ANY further south that air rescue would be impossible due to the terrain. That would have meant the 20 people would have had to walk out and the were NOT equipped for that. The fact that there were 5 less people (and their gear) to deal with did help the group on the way back.
Like I said, no one died or was even seriously injured. And yes, the Russian were masters of improvisation when it comes to fixing things, but I wasn't willing to risk my life based on their word they would get us back safely. Since they had continuously mislead the group to that point, quite frankly, I didn't trust them. That is why I pulled out when, and where, I did.
I'm not averse to taking risks, after all, I started the trip with a skydive into Antarctica for Y2K. (I was dropping when the ball in NY was.
I would have to seond this. Having been to Russia a couple of times myself, and dealt with Russians on expiditions to both ends of the world, you would have to do some serious convincing to prove to me that not only would the Russians come thru, but that they would do so safely.
I don't want to post details publically about my last trip with them to Antarctica, but it was luck that kept almost 20 people from dying out on the ice. When I saw where things were headed, I pulled out and made my own arrangements for rescue. This was hard, but possible, in Antarctica; just try this on Mir. Fortunately, everyone did manage to come out OK, but it could easily have been much worse.
I can also confirm cybrpnk's comments about their infrastructure. I was given a tour of their Space City when I was last there about 18 months ago. Everything there was in really bad shape. Even the training pool where there is a lot of US equipment is pretty run down. (It was fun to go diving in though.) Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that everyone from Russia is a bad and/or unreliable person. Far from it. I have some very good friends who are from Russia. But when it comes to any situation where life, money and/or scheduling is on the line, think hard about it... and then say no.