 Poster: A snowHead
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"You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile, you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife and you may ask yourself, well how did I get here?" - David Byrne
Getting older can trigger a kind of introspection, and often that introspection focuses on how much time has passed, how much is left, and what to do with it. That can create anxiety, and that anxiety can be multiplied by depression, stress, or good old-fashioned existential ennui.
The reality is that it is really tough place to be, because you’re trying to figure out, what should I be doing in life? Who am I? What’s my purpose? I went into these places in life where I was pretty depressed.”
A midlife crisis is a response to a dark place of a different kind. It could be the fear of mortality, or aimlessness, or futility, or obsolescence, or loss of self. You could view these things as threats, or you could accept them as part of your existence, and move forward.
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https://medium.com/s/greatescape/extreme-athleticism-is-the-new-midlife-crisis-d87199a18bed
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https://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=141225#3347447
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 23-01-19 17:51; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ski touring outside resorts could be the new midlife crisis too. Or spending £4K on a road bike.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| pam w wrote: |
| Ski touring outside resorts could be the new midlife crisis too. Or spending £4K on a road bike. |
How much is a sail boat these days Pam ?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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These days I sail Other People's Boats. Dead cheap. And I'm such a brilliant crew that I struggle even to pay for the odd marina berth - though mostly we anchor.  Not a midlife crisis for me - I've been doing it for years. If people want to skin up - and ski down - a marked path then good luck to them. It's healthier than taking a lift up. I see no reason to scoff.
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It's got to make more sense than rowing on a machine in a gym rather than on open water.
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| pam w wrote: |
| Ski touring outside resorts could be the new midlife crisis too. Or spending £4K on a road bike. |
Guilty 
Still it’s better than buying a convertible and chasing women half my age
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@Arno, cheap skate 
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@Weathercam, if I wanted to spank a load of cash on a car if have to spend less on fine wine
Does that make me even more of a cliche
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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buying an expensive sea kayak seems to be the new road bike
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Arno, I was talking about a bike and not a car.
And we all know that cars are totally impractical, the only 4 wheels you need is a VW Transporter, preferably subtly pimped to take all the toys, even kayaks
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@Weathercam, yes indeed, T5 full loaded with sea kayaks, skis, bikes, climbing gear, attitude and wine
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You know it makes sense.
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@Weathercam, I follow a policy of plausible deniability regarding the cost of my bikes (except my commuter which I am happy to disclose cost £150). The others were all bought as frame and components separately and I have never cared to add up the total cost 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| On the rocks wrote: |
| buying an expensive sea kayak seems to be the new road bike |
Compare to cars and sail boats, even bikes, sea kayak stand out as the least expensive to operate. So, a few thousand quid on a sea kayak can actually deliver considerable enjoyment for almost zero on-going cost.
And like ski touring, sea kayak CAN take you away from the crowd a lot faster than on foot or even on a bike.
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Poster: A snowHead
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yes, its been an expensive, enjoyable and sometimes scary roller coaster ride since starting out last summer, we scraped through our 3* and looking forward to doing a lot more after the winter, great compliment to ski touring and climbing, looking forward to 2 weeks in the Hebrides; a week rock climbing followed by a week's kayaking
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think a new wife is the most expensive mid life crisis
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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darn-I go ski touring,own expensive road bikes and I just bought another fast car - if you are going to do the mid life crisis might as well do it properly 
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| Jonathan Bell wrote: |
| I think a new wife is the most expensive mid life crisis |
Its not the new wife that costs the money, rather its settling up with the old one.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Jonathan Bell wrote: |
| I think a new wife is the most expensive mid life crisis |
That's the second. jbob has the first 
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| pam w wrote: |
| It's got to make more sense than rowing on a machine in a gym rather than on open water. |
I lived near the rowing club in Kingston for a while. At 6ft 7 I thought I should have a go at least - £450 for "casual" membership and you had to attend regattas regularly. Will have to stick to the Concept 2...
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| Arno wrote: |
| The others were all bought as frame and components separately and I have never cared to add up the total cost |
have you built them into a bike yet?
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| On the rocks wrote: |
| And like ski touring, sea kayak CAN take you away from the crowd a lot faster than on foot or even on a bike. |
So can a pair of walking boots. Even my really expensive ones (because I'm worth it  ) were only £175. They regularly take me far from the madding crowd.
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@davidof, I had enough stuff to make 2 bikes!! Good eh?
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