Sunday, February 28, 2010

Trip up to Killington

Last weekend I went with my cluster (cluster E) to Killington, Vermont, for a weekend of skiing.
For those of you who remember, we also went there last year, and it was a memorable weekend.

This time, although the expectations were high, we also had a blast.
Nothing better than 30 people in a chalet for a weekend, eating, drinking, singing, hot tubbing, and of course skiing.
I don't have pictures from the weekend (forgot my camera), so this event will have no image memories.

On the way up to Killington (its a 5 hour drive from NY) I went with Jeff, Gal, Ross and Susan. Jeff did all the driving up to Killington. The last time we planned to stop, we used the restroom of the gas station, bought some snacks and Jeff filled up the tank. However, when returning from the shop, Jeff had the car keys in his jacket and put the jacket in the trunk, while the car was still locked, and closed the trunk.
Yes, it sounds ridiculous, but we got locked out of the car!! For one hour.

It took one hour to get assistance from AAA and get us inside the car again. And I have to say that the process of opening a locked car is not easy and requires a lot of skill. The funny thing was that the assistance was actually an old couple who managed to do the task quite well.

During the hour we were waiting, we were going in and out of the shop, and Ross, who was wearing a very think jacket, managed to knock a 6-pack of Smirnoff Ice and break the bottles. For those of you who have seen the episode, it was very much like when George Constanza bought his Gore-Tex jacket.

Before the old couple hired by AAA arrived, a passing driver tried to open the car with a wire coat hanger...it didn't work

Jeff also tried to help him (he's trying to widen the opening with a knife)


The saviors didn't arrive in a white horse, but in a black pick-up.

The old couple, with a lot of patience, saving our night

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