Tuesday, March 22

Squawk

As I was eating lunch and reading some feeds, it occured to me that I should proably write some myself. Last night, I discovered that I only somewhat enjoyed Big Fish and J Lohr Estates Riverstone Chardonnay...

   

This past weekend in Truckee was one big adventure. We got there just before it started really snowing on Friday night, and I don't think it has stopped yet. That meant that we got to try out my new tire chains for the first time on Sunday - can't say I ever thought I would own a set of those.

Susan's injured knee is a torn ACL, so there was no skiing for her. The rest of us headed to Squaw Valley, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics and $62 lift tickets. It was raining at the base and the top featured pelting snow and 70+ MPH wind gusts, so basically conditions were ideal. We even got to spend an hour suspended at 50 ft when the chair lift cable derailed behind us!

Pekoe loved all the attention and seemed to really enjoy his first time in the snow. It was cute and all, until we went inside and his legs & "underside" were crusted over with snow dingleberries that were impossible to remove. Wet carpet, anyone?

posted by Brad at 3/22/2005 02:29:00 PM | permalink | 3 comments

3 Comments:

• I echo your comment about Big Fish - actually I didn't finish watching the whole thing so it seems like I like it less than you did.

  By  Laura, at 3/22/2005 7:29 PM 

• Being stuck on a ski lift sounds like the scariest thing ever. I don't think I'll ever go downhill skiing because I'm a) afraid of hills and b) afraid of falling off/being stuck on the ski lift. At least now I can back up my fear by saying it happened to my friend.

  By  Alicia, at 3/23/2005 9:08 AM 

• How many pot smokers does it take to get the lift cable back on line? Exactly 6.
  Two to hold the ladder, two to hold the water bongs and two to drive the groomers.
  Christina

  By  Anonymous, at 3/24/2005 9:52 PM