Today was going to be the first day on the mountain. We checked into the hotel around 9:00am so we could get our package lift tickets and be on our way. Next stop Christy Sports to get Katie's snowboarding equipment. Mysteriously, the turn signals on our SUV stop working. We get to Christy Sports and they are closed (they were going to open at 10). The Karma is going negative.
At this point drastic action was needed. We decided to take the bus to the mountain and rent the overpriced equipment on site. We had to find out way to the bus station an find a parking spot. Right then a Boulder EMS vehicle slammed into the back of our Expedition and the shock paddles flew through the windshield and our rear window. As the cords stretched to their maximum length they started to come together and hit me on both sides of my head at the same time sending 20,000 volts from ear to ear. OK that didn't happen but I thought it might as I looked for a parking space.
I think the bus was the right move. It was the first time up the mountain road since that fate full day in 2006. It was a little creepy. The bus stopped at the Nederland High School on the way up. Fortunately no one recognised us.
Katie spent the day frolicking on the bunny hill and hitting on 12 year olds while they were her captive on the ski lift. 4:00 came right after 3:00 and it was time to get back on the bus. The trip was uneventful. Katie recounted her conquests and the guy in row 5 used the word "dude" 9 times in one sentence.
We got back in the car and drove back to the hotel with nary a EMS vehicle in site. And the turn signals worked. Strange but true.
At this point drastic action was needed. We decided to take the bus to the mountain and rent the overpriced equipment on site. We had to find out way to the bus station an find a parking spot. Right then a Boulder EMS vehicle slammed into the back of our Expedition and the shock paddles flew through the windshield and our rear window. As the cords stretched to their maximum length they started to come together and hit me on both sides of my head at the same time sending 20,000 volts from ear to ear. OK that didn't happen but I thought it might as I looked for a parking space.
I think the bus was the right move. It was the first time up the mountain road since that fate full day in 2006. It was a little creepy. The bus stopped at the Nederland High School on the way up. Fortunately no one recognised us.
Katie spent the day frolicking on the bunny hill and hitting on 12 year olds while they were her captive on the ski lift. 4:00 came right after 3:00 and it was time to get back on the bus. The trip was uneventful. Katie recounted her conquests and the guy in row 5 used the word "dude" 9 times in one sentence.
We got back in the car and drove back to the hotel with nary a EMS vehicle in site. And the turn signals worked. Strange but true.
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Ok, I am laughing out loud now! I hope you guys have a good day today and stay away from the "Dudes" in the red coats on the mountain.
ReplyDeleteStrange but true:
ReplyDeleteBuffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
That is a grammatically correct sentence.
The sentence when parsed reads as a description of the pecking order in the social hierarchy of buffaloes living in Buffalo.
Maybe dude in row 5 thought all words could be used as a verb, noun, and proper noun?
Either way, Dad are smart. He read good.
Sarahcakes I am glad to see A&M has broadened your horizons
ReplyDeleteHey, all words take on new meaning over time. When I was young, the word "party" was not uet a verb, it was a noun.
ReplyDeleteOn our trip to Steamboat over CHristmas, I did share one out of many chair lifts with a "dude" user. He and his girlfriend accounting for their afternoon was just enlightning for me to listen to. Ah, the carefree life.
Stuart when you were young parties were only recently invented
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