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10-17-2005, 12:02 AM #1
Here's what happens when rich SF gapers do Tahoe in the winter
A man takes his family on a winter trip to South Lake in his BMW M3. It starts snowing. Very funny in a "Wow, I guess people really *are* that stupid" kind of way.
http://www.usefulwork.com/shark/LakeTahoe200203.html
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10-17-2005, 12:18 AM #2
I kept waiting for a darwin awards type ending to no avail.
Last edited by Ski Monkey; 10-17-2005 at 12:55 AM.
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10-17-2005, 12:56 AM #3
I was waiting to cringe from reading about the tragic death of a family... and nothing. Dumb.
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10-17-2005, 12:59 AM #4?
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Where do you find shit like that?
Funny he made him self so miserable?
He had money!
Could have: Waited out the storm in south shore, or
Rented a 4WD for a day or two? He could have scored an Explorer for a week for less than what he paid for the fancy chains.
Then driving to Reno, Pulls over @ the Gold Ranch? Boomtown is 1 mile down the road, Reno another 12 miles?
Stays @ (The Truckee Inn)? Were the 10 other real Hotel/ Motels around Truckee sold out?
Sounds like this family did everything possible to make the trip home a miserable as possible (A long series of bad choices)
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10-17-2005, 01:07 AM #5
I should put up the disclaimer that nothing bad actually happens to them.
I just find it funny seeing the ruling class realize that their Ultimate Driving Machine does not exempt them from the weather, and watching him flail around trying to deal with the obvious.
I can't decide whether the best part is where he says "I figured chain control didn't apply to me", where he jacks up the car to put on Spike Spiders, or where he admits that he has no idea what "turn into the skid" actually means.
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10-17-2005, 01:19 AM #6?
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When i think about it, the dude seems ok, He was really making fun of hmself in the story. Taking a BMW M3 to Tahoe sking was (Not a good Idea) I think he was pointing that out in the story.
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10-17-2005, 07:21 AM #7
I would have drove to Reno and flown back to SFO.
Ski like no one is watching!
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10-17-2005, 07:24 AM #8Registered User
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Fucking poser!
<jealous>I'd still love to drive an M3, though.</jealous>
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10-17-2005, 08:39 AM #9
Welcome to another edition of "When the Tourists Come"
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10-17-2005, 08:42 AM #10
Thus my German sports-sedan has "Quattro" in the name. Love the Beemers, but not in the snow.
Speaking of tourons and winter driving, I saw more fatal accidents in Vail (Minturn Junction on I70, specifically - a shitty^3 stretch of highway) involving tourists in SUV's. Just because you have a dead dinosaur guzzling 4wd landyacht does not exempt you from the laws of physics. Going 70mph downhill on a curving bridge (!) in a snowstorm is asking for trouble, morons!Last edited by Tippster; 10-17-2005 at 08:45 AM.
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10-17-2005, 08:58 AM #11Originally Posted by Spats
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10-17-2005, 09:07 AM #12
What I really love are the people who come up with Chevy Tahoes that have dubs and low profile tires and end up spinning all over the place.
"But I have 4wd!""I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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10-17-2005, 09:23 AM #13Originally Posted by jump
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10-17-2005, 09:27 AM #14
I want back the five minutes I wasted reading that.
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10-17-2005, 09:29 AM #15
I'll take "20 minutes of my life back" for $200 please Alex.
The Griz
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10-17-2005, 09:47 AM #16Typhoid Ryan - the Vector
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Fucking idiot. I NEVER make uninformed decisions and I ALWAYS know what's going on and what to do. What a jong.
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10-17-2005, 10:15 AM #17
jesus that was a painful read. Pointless and boring......
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10-17-2005, 10:19 AM #18User
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Originally Posted by Arty50
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10-17-2005, 10:22 AM #19
It's not too late.
Let's cultivate the hate.
Then we'll rate.Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
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10-17-2005, 10:31 AM #20Registered User
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What have I learned from this thread? That I read faster than grizzle, but slower than Pinner.
All the same, I want my 10 minutes back.
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10-17-2005, 10:34 AM #21
i also wish i didnt read any of that.
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10-17-2005, 10:51 AM #22
That was 10 minutes of my life that I can't get back.
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10-17-2005, 10:58 AM #23
What's up with the third person story telling about his son anyway? It sounds like he is trying to distance himself from the whole experience. All I could think was, "now I know why I prepare for my skiing trips". I can honestly say that I've never been even close to being caught that off-guard going up to the mountains.
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
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10-17-2005, 11:16 AM #24
if your going to hate on people with money, at least have materialism as their demise. otherwise, your story makes no sense.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
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10-17-2005, 11:46 AM #25
I feel like i just learned too much about our friend Squawman.
It's heartbreaking to see a chick who's too anorexic.
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