S.A.D.?

[Cl(VII)]

Rain a few days ahead of a launchis ideal, soft, but not too soft ground.

We have had very pleasant weather for most of the summer in the SF Bay Area --- too pleasant. We've had very little rain, and it's going to be a bad drought. So we'll be getting grumpy later in the year when the water rationing and wildfires kick in. Of course, today, when I had a million errands to run, it has been pouring down rain all day. A reasonable person would be glad, because we need every drop we can get, but I'm a little annoyed about the inconvenient timing.

The good news is that current forecasts show sunny and warm for the Snow Ranch launch on Saturday!

 

[Cl(VII)]

Up here in Maine, our spirits would be significantly higher if we could see out of our windows...
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I'm depressed just seeing that picture. You win, kinda, well not really, maybe in a really sick way. Well, in any event good luck then.

 

[marwady]

You can always winter here in southern Arizona. We don't have winter, and you can fly everyday if you want.

Yeah, but isn't Arizona like 20 miles from the sun in summer???......:wink:

 

[Gary Byrum]

Personally, winter was a life sucker for us in NC. Today looks to be the beginning of our 1st day out of the freeze zone. I HAD MY WINDOWS OPEN! Cool sailing in the forecast and I'm not talking about temps. Might actually get some mojo back. One can wish. Winter was like a beast with it's teeth dug in deep. I feel for all you folks in the New England area. You're still getting bashed. I might be inspired to finish up some older build threads I started back in...uh....er.....

 

[TALON]

Here in Dallas, winter wasn't that bad (for someone born & raised in NYC) but I haven't launched since last June, and haven't built since last April. Weather & personal business have gotten in the way of launches. Slight case of burn out and money had put a damper on builds. And getting more involved in R/C helis (a truly maddening hobby) helped divert what extra cash was on hand. Still, I stayed in touch by logging on to TRF & looking for rocket deals on line.
Around Christmas time was when I noticed the SEMROC Hustler SLS was out of stock and noticed prices of Semroc kits going up on eBay. That's when I thought oh oh (considering Carls passing). It was last week that I learned of Semroc's closing. Talk about depressing! Yeh, some of it was selfishness. But mostly empathy for their family. You can not help but admire, respect and appreciate what the SEMROC Family meant to our hobby and how classy they were with a large dose of integrity. They will truly be missed. I get a little down when ever I think of rockets. I find myself looking at some of their plans/instructions that I saved as PDFs. So that is why I am down. Trying to decide if I want to launch my Bandit again (my best finished rocket still intact). And should I build the Omega & Aerobee 300. I would be thoroughly PO'd if I messed up those kits.
Hopefully weather and my schedule will cooperate for the next DARS launch. Some group therapy should help.

 

[dave carver]

I usually internalize things so I'm reluctant to go into things but it really wasn't the winter for me that was bad, it was this last month. First it was my hard drive that went down, no warning. I scrabbled to mash together parts to stay online. I just ordered a new Micron SSD, no more spinning disks for me. Then during a windstorm a tree came down on the house...didn't do much damage thankfully. The real kick in the ass is my mom passed last week...now I'm the oldest in the family. Due to circumstances we have to sell the place but at least we can hold out for every dime we can get from it.

I have every reason to be S.A.D. but I'm not, really. Maybe it's the anti-depressant my doctor has me on. It's supposed to be a painkiller but when I looked it up it said anti-depressant with painkilling properties...

Think I'll head out to the Two Acre Launch Complex and actually launch something, not like I don't have any un-flown rockets...only about a hundred

 

[o1d_dude]

It's related to the quickly approaching end of a much diminished Rocket Season here on Left Coast: Only two launches since May of last year.

As a consolation, I have a number of kits to assemble during the Building Season starting soon.

 

[markkoelsch]

I do not think it has much to do with weather. I think it is the nature of forums. Take a bunch of folks who are interested in a topic- passionately interested at that, throw in the occasional lack of tact, mix, and you get grumpy.

Managing/ moderating forums is not for the faint of heart. I did it for about five years at rocketry planet, and it nearly killed the hobby for me.


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[TopRamen]

Now I'm MAD.
My stupid Desk Chair just Broke. You know, where it connects to the Hydraulic Post Thingy. I unscrewed what was left of the Base, and nailed what is left of the Chair Part to a Log. Now I'm stuck in one rigid Position, and may not recline. This will get old quick.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Now I'm MAD.
My stupid Desk Chair just Broke. You know, where it connects to the Hydraulic Post Thingy. I unscrewed what was left of the Base, and nailed what is left of the Chair Part to a Log. Now I'm stuck in one rigid Position, and may not recline. This will get old quick.

Try not to think of it as a screwed up office chair --- think of it as a very comfortable log.

 

[TopRamen]

Try not to think of it as a screwed up office chair --- think of it as a very comfortable log.

:lol::lol::rofl:

 

[LW Bercini]

Try not to think of it as a screwed up office chair --- think of it as a very comfortable log.

Which naturally segues to the following:

[video=youtube;RTrAVpK9blw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTrAVpK9blw[/video]

 

[o1d_dude]

Which naturally segues to the following:

[video=youtube;RTrAVpK9blw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTrAVpK9blw[/video]

Well played, sir.

"Everyone wants a log".

 

[JPVegh]

I'm always a grumpy ahole, the weather has nothing to do with it.

 

[AlnessW]

Recently, I've detected a "vibe" here on the forum. People seem generally grumpier.

A lot of the time this whole forum just feels like a room full of grumpy old men...

Regarding the weather - yes, I have been fighting AP withdrawal since October. Our local club here in Oregon can't hold events though the winter due to some truly brutal conditions that are often present at our launch site. Having to sit on unburned motors for 6 months is tough. BUT, it's allowed me to do some great build projects during our off-season.

 

[Lowpuller]

What do you mean FEELS like a room full of grumpy old men!

It is a room full of grumpy old men, we come here to hang out together!



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[blackbrandt]

And some young men too!

 

[rocketgeek101]

And some young men too!

+1


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[Daddyisabar]

Yeppers, all I usually see at rockets launches are the Grumpy Old Men, hardened Cold Warriors they are, and lots of Young Turk Millennials. OOPS, the Young Turks were one hundred years ago. I guess they are not so Young now, but it still sounds cool. Maybe if more Chicks and their Moms showed up the Young Bucks and Grumpy Old Men would be in a better mood.

 

[Daddyisabar]

Ah, the graceful transition from S.A.D. to M.A.D. :grin:

M.A.D.? Oh that must be Motor Acceleration Disorder. Yes, I have a bad case of that too. The Doctor says it is a fever and the only cure is more Perchlorate.

 

[Peartree]

And some young men too!

There is no age limit for catching "Grumpy Old Man syndrome." I've met plenty of people, even teens, who were already in advanced stages...

 

[AlnessW]

And some young men too!

Hahahahaha!

 

[rbelknap]

There is no age limit for catching "Grumpy Old Man syndrome." I've met plenty of people, even teens, who were already in advanced stages...

I'm pretty sure those teens are just acting their age, and being generally moody and surly. I didn't catch GOMS until my 30's.

 

[rbelknap]

Yeppers, all I usually see at rockets launches are the Grumpy Old Men, hardened Cold Warriors they are, and lots of Young Turk Millennials. OOPS, the Young Turks were one hundred years ago. I guess they are not so Young now, but it still sounds cool. Maybe if more Chicks and their Moms showed up the Young Bucks and Grumpy Old Men would be in a better mood.

Maybe if we didn't refer to young women as "chicks" they might be more interested in attending launches, or even just spending time with us YB's and GOM's? - just sayin'.

:grin:

 

[Daddyisabar]

Maybe if we didn't refer to young women as "chicks" they might be more interested in attending launches, or even just spending time with us YB's and GOM's? - just sayin'.

:grin:

I don't think it will work trying to make our grumpy old men PC. Our oldest Level 3 member might still call ‘em Dames or even worse "Broads." It is useless to tell him otherwise because he will become even more cantankerous. In the wrong situation or crowd it can some times sound like Barnacle Bill the Sailor has arrived. Keep the young PC men and women well away! We do insist he takes a bath and has somewhat clean clothes if we are going to let him ride with us to the rocket store about an hour away. At the launch he comes very late and we will let him launch his one, favorite, old and beat up rocket if he does not use Depends as a heat shield. We always need at least two members to chaperon, one to recover his rocket and one to keep an eye out for non PC language. Thank goodness for easy to load Cesseroni motors. When it warms up he will be back again, not so much S.A.D., he is way beyond that, rather it is all the infirmities of old age. It is amazing the therapeutic value of a model rocket launch to a grumpy old man. You only have a finite number of launches in a lifetime so you better make them count. After being around him for a while any S.A.D. you have will go away because you realize just how good you have it when compared to highly advanced grumpy old man syndrome. Last year we did get him down to the rocket store and we found his car in a remote outdoor storage lot that he had lost track of for well over ten years, except for writing and mailing checks to a number of different lot owners through the years. Finding his old car, launching a rocket, having a winning raffle ticket at the Annual Rocketry Dinner, telling old Army stories about the Honest John, or just "B.S.ing" about anything rocket or pyro is the only cure I have ever seen for his syndrome.

Got S.A.D.? An easy cure is to lock yourself in a room with a grumpy old man. Within hours you will vigorously dig out of any snow bound house and clear a launch site, regardless of the weather. Put a loud beeper in the Av Bay and let her rip on the biggest motor you have. You will then vigorously dig your way to the recovery site and LIKE IT! - Just Sayin’ (I put that phrase in there just to annoy some grumpy old men who might read this.)