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petsfed
Feb 21, 2006, 11:49 AM
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I missed the Cody Ice Fest last weekend, on account of too much ice. On the roads that is. And my truck wouldn't start. And Greyhound's system is ridiculous. Anyway, what's the worst/craziest reason you've ever had to bail on a trip?
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up_for_a_good_time
Feb 21, 2006, 1:10 PM
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In early May last year, I was supposed to land my helo on Everest, but the gas prices seemed a bit pricey. Anyways, I rolled my summit date back a bit. Who knew that Delsalle guy was considering the FHA* of Everest, too.
Moral of the story: Don't let a little gas get in your way of an Everest summit.
*FHA: First Helo Ascent
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jammer
Feb 21, 2006, 2:30 PM
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Your ride didn't call or show ... always pisses me off :evil:
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ropeburn
Feb 21, 2006, 5:27 PM
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Injury.
But adverse weather comes a close second.
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smoothicity
Feb 22, 2006, 8:33 PM
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...because you suck and you don't want to be reminded. This is, however, not from personal experience. :)
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wyrdrocks
Feb 22, 2006, 9:06 PM
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How about death!
(I just felt like stating an obvious one)
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welikoa
Feb 22, 2006, 9:34 PM
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I missed a trip once because the night before I left, my friends dared me to ride a big wheels down a huge flight of stairs. I did it and ate it so hard, my wrist was broken. I felt like the biggest jackass explaining why I could not longer go. priceless.
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petsfed
Feb 22, 2006, 10:55 PM
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In reply to: ...because you suck and you don't want to be reminded. This is, however, not from personal experience. :)
Whose sig was that? I remember saying it, I remember the Outkast quote that followed it, but whose was it?
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james_climber
Feb 22, 2006, 10:57 PM
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In reply to: Your ride didn't call or show ... always pisses me off :evil:
Yup my partner didnt show ,or even a call i lost a vacations
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chrisparedes
Feb 23, 2006, 12:33 AM
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Rain always sucks.
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smoothicity
Feb 23, 2006, 1:17 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: ...because you suck and you don't want to be reminded. This is, however, not from personal experience. :) Whose sig was that? I remember saying it, I remember the Outkast quote that followed it, but whose was it?
Umm, I said that. I just came up with it. I didn't steal it like that 5.7+ stole your dignity. Got'em.
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vector
Feb 23, 2006, 1:53 AM
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I got caught at the elevator by the boss on a Friday evening one time. He told me I had to work for the weekend even though I told him I had reservations for a trip that weekend (ok so it was just a reservation for a camp ground, but still). There was no real work to do either, he just wanted me to bill more hours to the client.
I snuck out of the office when the boss wasn't looking for the rest of the time I worked for that guy. Totally Office Space.
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jsoper
Feb 23, 2006, 2:45 AM
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"i dont want to tire my arms."
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alpinerockfiend
Feb 23, 2006, 3:28 AM
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Here's one for y'all: The day before a Wind River trip, with many big objectives lined up, my partner crashes his bike into an oblivious party. He's generally fit as a fiddle, except for the deep, 6" long laceration running up the palm of his left hand! Food was bought, packs were packed, etc...
The worst of it: He was on his way to pick up a sack of greens!
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daviduzi
Feb 23, 2006, 3:54 AM
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Took a 10 day trip to Joe's with 3 other friends last year. Well on the very first day there did some exploring, it snowed some then later we were maxin at camp had a couple, then yeah we got on the bikes. Anyway it seemed like a great idea to catch some air off this ridge behind us. First attempt was weak. I needed more speed so I went higher up & got everyone's attention before launching. Had great momentum and hit the lip which was pretty soft dirt and my front got no lift. Had some nice air but no way out of landing nose first. With good reaction timing I would have bailed. With slight buzz I held on for the ride, upon hitting straight down I then proceeded to catapult over my bike onto neck shoulder area thereby breaking my collar bone. The next day with little pain meds, no thanks to Price hospital, my friends decided to make the 13 hour drive home.
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jigsaw
Feb 24, 2006, 6:01 PM
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Missed a trip to Colorado when my girlfriend (at the time) decided that we really needed to be together that weekend. I stayed, we argued a bit, the next day we broke up and my friends had a blast.... I was so upset that I missed the trip, that I went to the local boulder to take it out. Ended up breaking a finger due to my lack of concentration. Yeah, that was the worst in my past.
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tattooed_climber
Feb 25, 2006, 3:50 AM
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I Crushed my left hand in an 'Iron Worker' the machine got tripped and my hand was caught between its side and the stock plate being cut....while i was waiting for nerves, nails, and a health color to regrow, i still attempted squish crack climbing and such, missed some alpine plans and a trip to the rockies...
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ryko
Feb 25, 2006, 5:15 AM
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Four hour drive up to Squish. At the Smoke Bluffs parking lot my friend makes the discovery, "Um, I forgot the rope."
But I had the lamest last year, "I'm too f*#$ing tired from work."
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moose_droppings
Feb 25, 2006, 5:23 AM
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Years back at a bar after a long hot Saturday working, 3 of us got lined out on doing the tower the following day. We left the bar and one got popped for DWI. He called and I went down with my brother, and bailed him out. When we got outside to the parking lot at the jail, he spotted the cop car that belonged to the cop that busted him. He was furious, and ran over to the car, jumped up on the hood and started pissing all over the cop car. When he was done, the same cop inside the car (couldn't see in the dark) opened the door and proceeded to arrest him again. The cop told us to not bother to stick around to bail him out again. He missed that trip the next day.
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meingh
Feb 25, 2006, 6:50 AM
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I almost missed a trip to squish when I lost my car. That's right lost it. It wasn't stolen it just turned out i forgot where I forgot where I parked it. Unfortunately I had already called the cops and ICBC before I found it :shock:
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dr_feelgood
Feb 25, 2006, 8:50 AM
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Deployment to Iraq generally puts a damper on any plans for climbing.
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boardline22
Feb 25, 2006, 3:20 PM
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meingh and moose droppings have the two best stories
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scottb63
Feb 25, 2006, 3:44 PM
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What about the cop who locked up moose's friend? Maybe he had plans to go climbing too. I think his story would've been the best.
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mcfoley
Feb 25, 2006, 3:47 PM
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Car trouble...and you REALLY wanted to go but couldn't go cuz your stupid jeep broke down....SUCKS!!!!
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noshoesnoshirt
Feb 25, 2006, 4:14 PM
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In reply to: Four hour drive up to Squish. At the Smoke Bluffs parking lot my friend makes the discovery, "Um, I forgot the rope."
20 hour drive to Las Vegas. Halfway there I realized I'd left my entire climbing pack hanging from a tree in my front yard in Arkansas.
I got a friend to FedEx it, so it wasn't a total loss.
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