Only in Tahoe.....

I'm working on a piece for the bastion of local journalistic integrity, The Low Down. My assignment: to list a series of items that describe the wonderful life we enjoy here in the northern Sierra. So far, I've come up with:

*Can you order a Jack and Coke, and get it in a 16oz mug for $3.50.
*Can you order a shot of Jager and a beer, and only pay $5 (Pete and Peter's)
*Would wintertime in a ski town be the slow season
*Can you safely start a conversation with "how about that huge dump last night?" :fmicon:
*Is it illegal to leave the area with fruits and vegetables, but you can bring in any sort of illegal substances with few problems (unless you are a moron or very unlucky)
*Can a ski resort simultaneouly boast what is quite possibly one of the worst environmental records of any such property on the planet and be a participant in the US Forest Service's "Sustainable Slopes" program (Squaw)
*Are the legions of girls who LOVE face shots

I thought I'd solicit the help of all of you guys because, well, you're funnier than me. Any suggestions that get printed will recieve a free copy of the The Low Down, by going to a gas station/coffee shop and picking up as many as you like.

* Only in Tahoe can you walk into a casino at 4 in the morning, ask for a Big William, and be punished with over a pound of meat that means you won't shit right for a week. All for $7.

You can party with a dude named Splat

Can you sit in a bar that used to be a bank sorrounded by lawyers and accountants in leather chaps and do-rags who just pulled up on a bunch of $20,000 Harleys.

Ah...Gotta love Pete and Peters. I've had a few crazy nights there including a near fight with some Bay Area snotty assed stock broker who literally asked me (during the pushing phase of a fight) what my portfolio was worth. At this point I started coughing because I was laughing so hard, and my bro quoted Caddyshack's "it's easy to grin..." segment gangsta style, half laughing, while up in this dude's grill. In the end the guy decided to run while said "he'd see me on the hill" as he got into his tricked out Xterra. Probably the funniest turn of events I'd seen in a long time. Only in Tahoe for sure.

You can hit on hot, young Austrailian chicks year round.

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Originally Posted by Viva

You can get shot down by hot, young Austrailian chicks year round.

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....See vehicles drive for miles with loose chains....on dry/snowless pavement


...See a mullet representin' boarder rollin' the Wall chair at KW in tight jean shorts, no googles, short sleave shirt, no hat, on a powder day (10/30/2004)

you guys dont know how good you have it in tahoe. in addition to the few listed above; add:

1. the deck at riva's grill.
2. big ass home brews on the deck at riva's grill while the sun sets after the lift closes and marianna is your waitress(defnitely worth a big tip if she's still there).
3. ridge run with lake tahoe on your left.
4. buying liquor at the 7-11.
5. the drive up to/or down from sierra at tahoe. those corners and 500 foot drops will wake you up quick.
6. mott's special.
7. the backside of kirkwood. talk about it being all about you, the mountains and nothing else.
8. being at the top of mount rose in a blizzard, knowing that if youre blown off, you wont land until reno.
9. dropping the hammer on the jet-ski across lake tahoe for happy hour on the north shore and back for dinner on the south shore.
10. watching some basketball before hitting the lifts in the morning and watching the west schools wind it up after the lifts close.
11. having actual snowparks that people come out and visit and bring the family with them.
12. dropping $5 on the nickel slots for 6 beers and follow it up with the "all you can eat" buffet.
13. whatever the heck that crazy horse racing game is in the horizon w/ a buddy at every seat.
14. coming down off the gondola at heavenly in may to see others eating ice cream while i'm still in ski boots.
15. being able to leave the windows open at night and forget about air conditioning.

The coyote hunting is great on the way to Squaw Valley.

-Fish tacos on Wednesdays at Sunnyside. Sooo good.
-Standing in the Squaw parking lot with the ski school director, mountain manager, and owner, while all of them admire the tracks laid down in SS overnight.
-Isn't there a hotel that offers heart-shaped hot tubs and free porn?
-Red Dog at 4:30 on a powder day.

Haveing it rain while 3 hours south it's dumping powder! DOH.

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Originally Posted by bad_roo

* Only in Tahoe can you walk into a casino at 4 in the morning, ask for a Big William, and be punished with over a pound of meat that means you won't shit right for a week. All for $7.

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Which casino? My cholesterol can take it!! I swear.

eh, Tahoes alright, but here's what we got in Wisconsin.

Typical Thursday:

*Order 3 beers or rail drinks for $2.50 all night long every Thursday
*After you finish your beers, you can enjoy a Jag Bomb for $2
*Repeat
*Walk next door and begin drinking all the beer you can drink for $7
*Repeat
*Walk over 2 blocks, show wrist band and keep on drinking for that $7
*I forget what happens after that....

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Originally Posted by frerad

Which casino? My cholesterol can take it!! I swear.

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http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...lliamsmall.jpg
Bill's Casino. Very classy joint. ;)

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Bill's Casino.

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and my dumb self has been driving down to taco bell. i could've saved the drive, drank more and staggered over there. regular bowl movements take second fiddle to a pound of meat covered in cheese. :p

*Be 17 and go to 3/4 of the bars, w/o ID.
*Party with people who have 5 more zeros on their paycheck, but they respect you more for living the dream.
*Have it be socially acceptable to be wasted everynight of the week (see: bordo, gov, kitter,etc....)




*Live the Dream

Yo, Roo. You may want to eat that burger before it gets any colder.

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Originally Posted by bad_roo

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergall...lliamsmall.jpg
Bill's Casino. Very classy joint. ;)

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That makes me sick to my stomach.

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Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik

*Have it be socially acceptable to be wasted everynight of the week (see: bordo, gov, kitter,etc....)

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Someone told me at work yesterday that you're not a local unless you've had a DUI.

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Originally Posted by Darkside

Someone told me at work yesterday that you're not a local unless you've had a DUI.

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werd (knockin' on serious wood right now....). almost every one i know in truckee or tc seems to have had a dui at some point....the truckee cops are the worst...89 on w/e nights is dui alley....they even pulled over peeps in tahoe donner, like 50ft from their driveway, and given them dui's...brutal...

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Someone told me at work yesterday that you're not a local unless you've had a DUI.

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just another reason to walk over to bill's for the big william from the many cheesy motels across from heavenlys gondola that fit in my budget.

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Originally Posted by bad_roo

Bill's Casino. Very classy joint. ;)

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LMAO - Is that the joint right across the street from Harvey's?

.....where SLT is one big Meth lab :biggrin:

You know you’re in Tahoe when the cheapest restaurant is $20-a-person and the food is on par with a high school cafeteria. Seriously, once you’re a thousand feet above sea level you’re better off eating a PB & J than stopping for a meal.