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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
Was at Cannon Mt. in NH, at the char (forget the name) that goes to the
top along Profile. It's a fixed-grip quad. I was with somebody else, and were going to go up as a pair. As we left the stand-by line and were proceeding to the load line a guy comes rushing up behind us and says "I'm going to take this one too". Then he realized he was a little late and says "Sorry, my bad!", but he was already in the path of the chair. I was shuffling to the left to make room for him when the chair came up, but the chair hit him and he wound up underneath me. He grabs me under the shoulders so I don't go under the chair, but now I'm sitting on his ****ing lap! Incredibly, the chair keeps moving; the attendant doesn't stop it. We're yelling hey, hey stop the chair! Eventually, he does, but by that time we're well away up the slope and I'm dangling. What to do? We couldn't straighten out the seating arrangements, and I'm starting to slip off. I figure what the ****, it's not that high, I'll just jump, so I did. It was further than I thought; at the point when I thought I would hit my legs were completely extended and I was still falling. Whoops! It might have been 10 ft, actually. But fortunately, the snow was soft and I was able to get right up and ski out. Apparently, the liftie was yelling at us, but I didn't hear anything; I was just concentrating on my own situation. At the top, the guy was apologizing profusely for being so dumb, and I said don't worry about it, everybody does dumb things sometimes, the only dumb people are the ones who don't admit it when they make a mistake - like that ****wad liftie. When I got back on to the lift, If he'd said anything to me, I would have complained to management about him. He's supposed to watch out for stuff like this. But he didn't so I just let it go. Dave |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
"Dave Stallard" wrote in message . .. Was at Cannon Mt. in NH, at the char (forget the name) that goes to the top along Profile. It's a fixed-grip quad. I was with somebody else, and were going to go up as a pair. As we left the stand-by line and were proceeding to the load line a guy comes rushing up behind us and says "I'm going to take this one too". Then he realized he was a little late and says "Sorry, my bad!", but he was already in the path of the chair. I was shuffling to the left to make room for him when the chair came up, but the chair hit him and he wound up underneath me. He grabs me under the shoulders so I don't go under the chair, but now I'm sitting on his ****ing lap! Incredibly, the chair keeps moving; the attendant doesn't stop it. We're yelling hey, hey stop the chair! Eventually, he does, but by that time we're well away up the slope and I'm dangling. What to do? We couldn't straighten out the seating arrangements, and I'm starting to slip off. I figure what the ****, it's not that high, I'll just jump, so I did. It was further than I thought; at the point when I thought I would hit my legs were completely extended and I was still falling. Whoops! It might have been 10 ft, actually. But fortunately, the snow was soft and I was able to get right up and ski out. Apparently, the liftie was yelling at us, but I didn't hear anything; I was just concentrating on my own situation. At the top, the guy was apologizing profusely for being so dumb, and I said don't worry about it, everybody does dumb things sometimes, the only dumb people are the ones who don't admit it when they make a mistake - like that ****wad liftie. When I got back on to the lift, If he'd said anything to me, I would have complained to management about him. He's supposed to watch out for stuff like this. But he didn't so I just let it go. Maybe the next guy he does it to will do something about it. Or get injured enough to start an investigation. |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:49:49 -0500, Dave Stallard
wrote this crap: Was at Cannon Mt. in NH, at the char (forget the name) that goes to the top along Profile. It's a fixed-grip quad. I was with somebody else, and were going to go up as a pair. As we left the stand-by line and were proceeding to the load line a guy comes rushing up behind us and says "I'm going to take this one too". Then he realized he was a little late and says "Sorry, my bad!", but he was already in the path of the chair. I was shuffling to the left to make room for him when the chair came up, but the chair hit him and he wound up underneath me. He grabs me under the shoulders so I don't go under the chair, but now I'm sitting on his ****ing lap! Incredibly, the chair keeps moving; the attendant doesn't stop it. We're yelling hey, hey stop the chair! Eventually, he does, but by that time we're well away up the slope and I'm dangling. What to do? We couldn't straighten out the seating arrangements, and I'm starting to slip off. I figure what the ****, it's not that high, I'll just jump, so I did. It was further than I thought; at the point when I thought I would hit my legs were completely extended and I was still falling. Whoops! It might have been 10 ft, actually. But fortunately, the snow was soft and I was able to get right up and ski out. Apparently, the liftie was yelling at us, but I didn't hear anything; I was just concentrating on my own situation. At the top, the guy was apologizing profusely for being so dumb, and I How did you get to the top if you fell off the lift? My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
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Harry wrote: On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:49:49 -0500, Dave Stallard wrote this crap: Was at Cannon Mt. in NH, at the char (forget the name) that goes to the top along Profile. It's a fixed-grip quad. I was with somebody else, and were going to go up as a pair. As we left the stand-by line and were proceeding to the load line a guy comes rushing up behind us and says "I'm going to take this one too". Then he realized he was a little late and says "Sorry, my bad!", but he was already in the path of the chair. I was shuffling to the left to make room for him when the chair came up, but the chair hit him and he wound up underneath me. He grabs me under the shoulders so I don't go under the chair, but now I'm sitting on his ****ing lap! Incredibly, the chair keeps moving; the attendant doesn't stop it. We're yelling hey, hey stop the chair! Eventually, he does, but by that time we're well away up the slope and I'm dangling. What to do? We couldn't straighten out the seating arrangements, and I'm starting to slip off. I figure what the ****, it's not that high, I'll just jump, so I did. It was further than I thought; at the point when I thought I would hit my legs were completely extended and I was still falling. Whoops! It might have been 10 ft, actually. But fortunately, the snow was soft and I was able to get right up and ski out. Apparently, the liftie was yelling at us, but I didn't hear anything; I was just concentrating on my own situation. At the top, the guy was apologizing profusely for being so dumb, and I How did you get to the top if you fell off the lift? I assumed the "eventually he does" part covered it. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:17:23 GMT, Alan Baker
wrote this crap: How did you get to the top if you fell off the lift? I assumed the "eventually he does" part covered it. I seriously doubt his story. First, if I jumped from a chairlift, I'd probably break both legs. Second, if I did land in soft snow, and didn't break my legs, I would ski DOWN the mountain, not go to the top. My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
the guy was from new hampshire , that's sop .
D. |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
what are you , a cop ?
it's a good tale . D. |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
In article ,
Harry wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:17:23 GMT, Alan Baker wrote this crap: How did you get to the top if you fell off the lift? I assumed the "eventually he does" part covered it. I seriously doubt his story. First, if I jumped from a chairlift, I'd probably break both legs. Second, if I did land in soft snow, and didn't break my legs, I would ski DOWN the mountain, not go to the top. You should try reading his post again. He fell off almost immediately after loading, so: 1. He wasn't yet very high in the air. and 2. There wasn't yet much mountain to ski down. My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
On Feb 25, 8:10*am, "D." wrote:
the guy was from new hampshire , that's sop . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * D. Ayup. Live free or die. Dontcha know? Down the corner of the mountain they had a 200-year-old (at least) guy fall all the way down the cliff and they didn't find a trace of him, a few years back. NH people benn whinin' about that ever since. |
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Well, I finally jumped off a chairlift today
On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:53:33 -0500, Harry
wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:17:23 GMT, Alan Baker wrote this crap: How did you get to the top if you fell off the lift? I assumed the "eventually he does" part covered it. I seriously doubt his story. First, if I jumped from a chairlift, I'd probably break both legs. Second, if I did land in soft snow, and didn't break my legs, I would ski DOWN the mountain, not go to the top. And then catch the chair? Or say "fuggit" and head straight for Hooters? bw |
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