Parachute

[lostcarpark]

Today I took my sister-in-law to do her charity parachute jump, about an hour and a half away from where we live. It was a good day out, even if there was a lot of waiting around for gaps in the cloud cover, Sandra thought the jump was fantastic. She was doing a tandem jump, and her instructor promised her "air orgasms", so that could be something to do with it.

I would love to do a few parachute jumps, and ultimately learn to skydive. I don't think I could bring myself to do it as a charity event. It's one thing asking people to sponsor me for something that will be hard work when all of the money will go to the cause, but I can't help feeling there's something a little bit dodgy about asking people to give me money so I can spend half of it on a fun event for me.

Just my opinion.

Comments

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

I suppose many charities hire "professional" collectors, so it's no worse than donating to one of those, and a little less annoying than having one of the really pushy ones ambush you in the street.

I would love to go on one of the "holidays where you work really hard". Most people I know of who've gone on them have actually paid their own way, though.