Sucking it up and putting on a happy face.....

[two fingers]

Well, I couldn't talk my way out of it. And it's too late at this point anyway.

*sigh*

I HATE being cold. The only thing I hate worse than being cold is being WET and cold. I would rather it be 120 degrees outside with a heat index of Hell. Humidity and mosquitoes? Bring it on!!! I grew up here. They don't get to me.

I hate driving in snow. I hate driving with IDIOTS in the snow. I'm fine with snow coming briefly about once every 5 years here in the flatlands of Eastern NC. I'm FINE with bread and milk flying off the shelves and the very MENTION of a POSSIBLE flurry.... with no chance of accumulation.

BUT...…

*sigh again*

My wife grew up snow skiing.

The very thought of snow skiing is horrible to me. The thought of ice and snow getting in my boots just makes me want to throw up.

I did snow board a few times before it was cool.... back when I was 16.... in the 80s. I was kind of into skateboarding at the time so it seemed as though it would be fun. (It wasn't) That cured me of snow on mountains. (I love mountains and hiking.... when it's cool and dry.)

We're going next Saturday and coming back Wednesday. It's supposed to snow the whole time we're there. Neither of us is an experienced snow driver.

I am having to borrow a hurt-your-eyes red snow....."getup" of some sort from my neighbor. The last time he wore it was about 15 years ago. Oh, it's red. If there's such a thing as fluorescent red, this is it.

My wife is running around the house dancing and singing about going skiing.

My girls are split. The older one (9 years old) is all about it. The younger one (7 years old) would rather poke her eyes with an icepick (like me).

But I'm putting on a happy face. I'm acting as though I'm excited. My wife can tell I'm kind of faking it. But she appreciates my effort.

If the younger one and I hate the whole experience as much as I think we will, we'll let them go skiing next time while we find something else to do. I'm thinking we'll let them go next February and we'll go catch some Spring Training Red Sox games down in Florida.

Yeah, yeah..... "First world problems". I get it. (By the way, it's super annoying when someone says "First World Problems". I live in the first world. So they're MY PROBLEMS.)

Anyway.....

Just venting. Why someone would think that pushing a dang near 50 year old man down a mountain is a good idea I'll never know.

Oh, and the cabin (owned by her grandmother) is "rustic". There's no TV. There's no anything. There's a fridge, a stove, and some beds and chairs. If the young one and I get bored and cold, we'll have to find something to do away from the cabin.

If we get stranded in the snow up there, I'm renting a helicopter to get us down the mountain. Then I'm renting a car to get home. I'll leave my truck and go back for it in the Spring.

If one were to say to me "I'm about to beat you with a stick. The only way you can get out of the beating is to ski away from me down that mountain." I would have to see the stick before I decide. If the stick isn't huge, I'll just take the beating.

Short version. I don't want to go snow skiing...… EVER. But I'm going. Hell of a way to spend a "vacation".

......the things we do for love....

Here's hoping I'm pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. But I doubt it.

 

[MJ5150]

Bring your new laptop with you. That'll help kill some time.

-Mike

 

[petrus61]

Lol...can tell where you’re from calling it “snow skiing”.

 

[two fingers]

Lol...can tell where you’re from calling it “snow skiing”.
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Where I'm from, water skiing is MUCH more popular than snow skiing.





I ain't no good that that either.

 

[bobba66]

Break a leg!

 

[petrus61]

Where I'm from, water skiing is MUCH more popular than snow skiing.





I ain't no good that that either.

FWIW, I moved to the sticks in 1989 and one of my first field trips when I got upstate was going (snow) skiing. It was a nightmare and I’ll never do it again. I appreciate the mountains when they’re green just a wee bit more than when they’re white. Lots of friends that do it (or, used to!), have worked at the resorts and had my best paying gigs there, but it ain’t for me. I’d rather go strenuously up than down at a pace barely beyond my control.

 

[two fingers]

Break a leg!

That's what I'm afraid of! AMD in my upper 40s, I don't bounce back from stuff like that like younger people do.

 

[sissy kathy]

Well, I couldn't talk my way out of it. And it's too late at this point anyway.

*sigh*

I HATE being cold. The only thing I hate worse than being cold is being WET and cold. I would rather it be 120 degrees outside with a heat index of Hell. Humidity and mosquitoes? Bring it on!!! I grew up here. They don't get to me.

I hate driving in snow. I hate driving with IDIOTS in the snow. I'm fine with snow coming briefly about once every 5 years here in the flatlands of Eastern NC. I'm FINE with bread and milk flying off the shelves and the very MENTION of a POSSIBLE flurry.... with no chance of accumulation.

BUT...…

*sigh again*

My wife grew up snow skiing.

The very thought of snow skiing is horrible to me. The thought of ice and snow getting in my boots just makes me want to throw up.

I did snow board a few times before it was cool.... back when I was 16.... in the 80s. I was kind of into skateboarding at the time so it seemed as though it would be fun. (It wasn't) That cured me of snow on mountains. (I love mountains and hiking.... when it's cool and dry.)

We're going next Saturday and coming back Wednesday. It's supposed to snow the whole time we're there. Neither of us is an experienced snow driver.

I am having to borrow a hurt-your-eyes red snow....."getup" of some sort from my neighbor. The last time he wore it was about 15 years ago. Oh, it's red. If there's such a thing as fluorescent red, this is it.

My wife is running around the house dancing and singing about going skiing.

My girls are split. The older one (9 years old) is all about it. The younger one (7 years old) would rather poke her eyes with an icepick (like me).

But I'm putting on a happy face. I'm acting as though I'm excited. My wife can tell I'm kind of faking it. But she appreciates my effort.

If the younger one and I hate the whole experience as much as I think we will, we'll let them go skiing next time while we find something else to do. I'm thinking we'll let them go next February and we'll go catch some Spring Training Red Sox games down in Florida.

Yeah, yeah..... "First world problems". I get it. (By the way, it's super annoying when someone says "First World Problems". I live in the first world. So they're MY PROBLEMS.)

Anyway.....

Just venting. Why someone would think that pushing a dang near 50 year old man down a mountain is a good idea I'll never know.

Oh, and the cabin (owned by her grandmother) is "rustic". There's no TV. There's no anything. There's a fridge, a stove, and some beds and chairs. If the young one and I get bored and cold, we'll have to find something to do away from the cabin.

If we get stranded in the snow up there, I'm renting a helicopter to get us down the mountain. Then I'm renting a car to get home. I'll leave my truck and go back for it in the Spring.

If one were to say to me "I'm about to beat you with a stick. The only way you can get out of the beating is to ski away from me down that mountain." I would have to see the stick before I decide. If the stick isn't huge, I'll just take the beating.

Short version. I don't want to go snow skiing...… EVER. But I'm going. Hell of a way to spend a "vacation".

......the things we do for love....

Here's hoping I'm pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. But I doubt it.

My father taught me to drive in snow with one sentence. "It's like driving in soft sand."

 

[Stumbo]

Will you get cell phone service up there? Maybe a wifi hotspot would work with your pc.

 

[5StringBlues]

 

[Downunderwonder]

Learn to roller blade, now you have balance. Then ice skate, now you can hold an edge. Then find a ski instructor who will jump you to lesson 10, now you can ski.

 

[shadowtippy]

"Sprain" your ankle as soon as you get there. Drink hot chocolate in front of the fire until it is time to leave.
I can understand hating cold and wet and cold. It wouldn't bother me if the temperature never got below 82°.

 

[blastoff99]

I have been skiing once and only once. It was Xcountry. There was a hill involved at the end, a big hill. My friends brought me along for comic relief. I had disappointed until that moment. I was much younger then, and did not break anything on me or anybody else. As a bonus, my spectacular crash collected the spandex-clad rude guy who'd been making a jerk of himself all day.

Best of luck.

 

[craigie]

The fact that you call it “snow skiing” is a dead giveaway like “ice hockey.” Water skiing is just a derivative same as street hockey. You got table tennis and you got tennis. No need to say standing on the grass or clay tennis.

Of course you hate it. You suck at it. You’ll be on the t-bar or carpet ride with 5 year olds. Meanwhile 6 year olds will be doing flips and spins on the half pipe.

Have fun!

 

[sharkbait130]

I can clearly see White Tail Ski Resort from my upstairs bathroom window. Beautiful in the winter. Wild horses couldn't drag me there for anything other than a band job.

 

[Nashrakh]

Lol...can tell where you’re from calling it “snow skiing”.
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"(Pronounced 'shee-ing')"

 

[bholder]

"Sprain" your ankle as soon as you get there. Drink hot chocolate in front of the fire until it is time to leave.
I can understand hating cold and wet and cold. It wouldn't bother me if the temperature never got below 82°.

It wouldn't bother me if the temp never got above that.

 

[Oddly]

I'm thinking the sprained ankle idea above is the best way to go with this.
Best of luck!

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Enjoy!

I look forward to you report.

 

[petrus61]

Of course you hate it. You suck at it. You’ll be on the t-bar or carpet ride with 5 year olds. Meanwhile 6 year olds will be doing flips and spins on the half pipe.

Have fun!

Not to mention some folks in their mid 70’s yelling at two fingers to “PLEASE MOVE ASIDE” as they wiz by in their $900 snow suits with $4000 blades strapped to their $600 ski boots.