Do I really look that stupid?
Monday, July 5, 2010 at 06:45PM First, please don't answer that. It was rhetorical. But here's why I asked...
I've been on an anti-purchased water kick lately. Partly driven by latent environmentalism, but mostly caused by my refusal to be persuaded that I need to spend good money for water that I have been drinking freely from the tap with no ill effects all my life.
So the LWW and I are waiting for the Pike's Peak Cog Railway to take us up the mountain and I ask a young woman who works at the place if the water in the bathrooms is safe to drink. "Oh, sure," she replies. Then looks at me and thinks.
And adds, "So long as you get it out of the sink."
Which makes me wonder if I actually look like a person who might drink from a toilet. Sort of ruined my whole day.
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More superlatives: The World's Highest Cog Railroad
The world's cutest real live yellow-bellied marmot. (Suggestion: never call a Colorado biker a yellow-bellied marmot.)
The oldest motel I've probably ever stayed in (run by the same family for 57 years in Manitou Springs). Haven't we all become accustomed to big hotel rooms, big meals, big cars, big beds, big fellow citizens?
World's greatest restaurant built on a dinosaur theme: T-Rex at the Legends in Kansas City. Food was actually pretty good and reasonably priced. Grandson Paul and I posing with the steaming Chocolate Extinction dessert.
Our other adventures included:
- Hiking a beautiful three miles through Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs
- Taking a lantern-lit tour of Cave of the Winds - ghost stories at no additional charge
- Driving the world's longest and flattest strech of Interstate from Limon, Colorado, to Topeka, Kansas.
- Visiting my little sister in Lenexa and staying at her very nice home.
- Going to my son-in-law's new church without getting struck by lightening yet again.
Good to be gone; good to be home.
Reader Comments (6)
Nice marmot. Related: http://www.hulu.com/watch/13040/the-big-lebowski-marmot-bath
My (teenage) kids and I went to Colorado last summer. We also took the Cog railroad to Pike's Peak and rode horses through the Garden of the Gods. Truly beautiful country and my kids still talk about all the fun we had and the lovely scenery. Hope you enjoyed it.
Was in Colorado Springs before ISTE but didn't go to Pike's Peak. This post made me chuckle. I guess she doesn't want to be sued. Common sense isn't so common after all ... LOL!
Hello Mr. Pederson,
I'll have to watch the Big Lebowski again. (Hulu wants $10 for me to watch it on line.)
Doug
Thanks, Carolyn. We had a very nice time. Hoping to take the grandsons to the Black Hills next summer!
Doug
HI Daminanne,
I don't think the girl was worried about being sued - I think she was just processing her own decision-making abilities. Sure made ME chuckle!
Thanks for the reply,
Doug
I was being a bit facetious with the sued comment. I think you're right about the processing. I often find myself making similar comments in conversations with my dad and we both have a good laugh about it.
I was linked to your blog through Warlick's and was brought back to my Colorado trip ---was that rr up Pike's Peak? Love Colorado and totally get your end note---can't wait to go---can't wait to get back. I also loved your bit about procrastination which I think is an underrated skill. There have been many times in my life where I've saved myself a lot of effort and grief through procrastinating until I found out I was better off not doing it anyway (I choose not to remember the other times where I messed up--kinda like a gambler that way).