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You’re enjoying the day standing in the lift line when the gentleman in front of you holding his snowboard carelessly drops it directly onto your skis and starts to strap in. He doesn’t apologize, admits no wrongdoing and suggests you’re standing too closely.
Whats your reaction?
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Yesterday they were drinking beers in the lift line (before noon) and you know they were smoking on the chair, so I guess it's the same as you would do in a bar when a drunk stumbles onto you?
Wait til he's strapped in, then tip him over ...
CK
Just shrug and go on with your day. This would not happen at Alta.
^^^somebody doesn't remember the Luffski ski stomping incident
Of all the janky shit I've seen in decades of skiing, this would be a first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Evil E
It would not fly for 2 heartbeats in JH. Shit would go down either verbally or physically. Far too many OG locals and otherwise crusty fucks like me to tolerate that shit. We like our lines fair and easy.
A few locs would straight up lose their shit. I'm on the list so I gotta mind my p's and q's tho.
Or
Stand beside him as he exits the chair and clamps up. Follow him down the cattrack. Send him airmail.
As a retired postal worker, I endorse this use of airmail.Quote:
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Originally Posted by da klixter
proper response...
fact.
I could see vigorously shaking up a pocket beer and cracking it open over the back of his neck as an option.Quote:
Originally Posted by m2711c
fact
I’d be pissed. Definitely would say something. Starting with don’t get in line without your gear ON your feet. That’s a gaper move and a pet peeve of mine. Cut those people every time. Maybe you should’ve caught that and given him more space. But it’s on him to be ready, not on you, or any of us to constantly be on the look out for kooks. Sounds like a dick. Ya, I’d be real pissed.
What I would not do is whine about it on TGR. I'd not stand so close the next time. Of course then people would try to squeeze around you into the empty space. Because let's face it--as skiers, as snowboarders we're mostly a bunch of assholes.
I'd say 99/100 I'd just laugh and be grateful that my brain doesn't work like that maybe say something like, "you're lucky bro that I'm in a great mood today"
1/100 instant click out, grab the tail of the board, pull and twist such that he has no choice but to go down. Control and escalate and needed. But hopefully I wouldn't do that. The calmer, gentler, older me that actually knows now to keep his mouth shut, control my emotions and generally laugh at things could still snap at any moment.
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it's good to have options...
Honestly, I'd find it hilarious. That level of lack of self awareness is solidly into "I'm not even mad, I'm impressed" territory. I picture my reaction as basically the Parks&Rec "WTF man?" meme.
I posted this because this exact thing obviously happened to me yesterday and my reaction was literally saying “ what the fuck man?”. All he had to do was accept being in the wrong apologize and I wouldn’t of cared very much at all, but instead - being told I was standing to close ( in a packed lift line) really pissed me off and I grilled the guy. When pressed he acted like i was the asshole. Similar situation happened last year when I was on the lift talking to my son and a gaper slammed the bar down on my head without warning.
Wish I had the “it’s all good” smiley mentality but radiating sunshine isn’t my first thought when I encounter these people
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Re: your head
I get the frustration about random bar lowering and your not wrong but...that's on you.
Just don't have your melon in the path on the bar when its up. Just expect it. Or it coming down on your head...again.
Time to get some of those ol' Seth Pistol heavy metal studs installed topside.
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To be fair, I'd posit that this is really how I'd initially react. A huge chuckle followed by a 'no fucking way, seriously?'
Thats ^^ what you carry a glock for
up here at the local hill there aren't really lines and its canada eh so people just say sorry
edit : a kid cut in 10 yrs ago so i told his grandma, she gave him shit, i don't think he would do that again
I'm gonna push him over and tell him to stop acting like a stupid snowboarder.
As I stand there on my snowboard.
I generally don't give a shit about the tops of my skis. And I'm confused by people that do, honestly. I probably would have made it known that he was an idiot and moved on. And maybe made fun of him for screwing up his base.
But fuck up the bottom of my skis and we'll have words.
How close were you that he’d drop his board on your skis? He’d have to be between your ski practically. Were you crowding him? Maybe he was making you his bitch for crawling up his ass. Can you post some pictures or draw a diagram?Quote:
Originally Posted by Evil E
If you can’t laugh about shit like this that can happen in a crowded lift line maybe reevaluate who’s the asshole.
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That’s why I started the thread ??. I could have handled myself better and was just wondering what the collective would have done . Thanks everyone .Quote:
Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
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So how close were you and would you say that you were crowding the guy?Quote:
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Bang his wife
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