[From Rob, re: the '93 winter ski trip] Melissa and I just thought it would be good to try to recap this whole weekend. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pre-Trip ------- A - Jorge, the leader, cannot make the ski trip since he is leaving for Peurto Rico during the middle of finals week. He must leave the ski trip in the hands of Joel, June, and Rob. B - Anne, the most avid proponent, backs out due to her thesis being due December 15. C - Jochen and Kaarin, a definite, promise they will drive a family to the airport on dates of the ski trip. They must back out. D - Paul and Holly, another shoo in, must decline on account of Holly giving birth a mere 8 days before the trip. E - Melissa, who commits for the full trip, finds out on thursday that she must present her project on monday and will not be able to show until monday night. First Day --------- F - Jim must give frantic stranger a ride to Greyhound station because her ride "spaced on her" and is half an hour late. G - Bolt for ski rack is missing and Jim must go search for replacement first at Richard's, then at Ace hardware. H - Rob misplaces jacket, necessitating a trip back to East Field House parking lot to look. Final departure from Santa Cruz is 1.5 hours later than scheduled. I - On arriving in Truckee, John gets stuck in someone else's driveway. J - Immediately following - John discovers his chains do not fit his tires. K - That night rec center video games eat everyone's quarters because none of the games work. Second Day ---------- L - Michelle gets up at 6AM inadvertantly waking others up. M - Group yelled at by bus driver for not being ready. N - While on bus, Mike realizes he has forgotten his boots, and must walk back and get them. O - Rob goes with him, taking ALL the coupons. P - Discovered that backside of mountain will be closed for two days. Q - Lodge where we meet for lunch is not serving lunch. R - Mike dissapears. Missing person report filed. His lunch is very delayed. S - Don is dragged down a black diamond. He is not amused. T - It is discovered that Jim is leaving at noon on tuesday, and Fred and Rph at 8:15 AM, and Carles must persuade Jason to leave a day early so that he can ski more than one day. U - Rob drags Joel to Truckee (a half hour round trip)... for bleach. Third Day --------- V - Michelle gets up at 6AM inadvertantly waking others up. W - Michelle locks coupon in locker and must pay full lift ticket price. X - Everyone locks stuff at lodge they do not intend to eat luch at. Y - Michelle and Mike head down to bottom lodge for luch despite the fact that they do not have the key. Rob must be sent after them. Mike's luch is delayed. Z - Michelle loses earmuffs. AA - Jim breaks chains putting them on tires before leaving. Then he finds out chains are not needed. BB - Jim gets stuck in driveway. Needs push out. CC - Despite no need for chains, John and Rob head for Truckee for new chains. DD - They get stuck in driveway. Need push. EE - They get stopped for shoplifting. FF - They find out the problem was not with the chains. GG - They buy new chains anyway. HH - They almost get stuck in parking lot of store where chains bought. II - Clutch goes out on way home, and John must drive rest of way along snowy roads in third gear... without chains. JJ - On way to rec center, June gets stuck in driveway. KK - Melissa gets stuck in driveway. LL - Melissa's back passenger door freezes open, and must ride with Don holding it closed. Don is not amused. MM - Mike dissapears in sauna until 10:30. Fourth Day ---------- NN - Michelle gets up at 6AM inadvertantly waking others up. OO - Melissa wakes John up at 7AM despite big sign on door saying, "Melissa - Do not wake me up at 7AM. John". PP - Melissa's car stalls. Gets jump from John. QQ - Melissa's car stalls. Gets jump from John. RR - Everyone gets stuck in driveway. SS - Joel's boot buckle breaks. TT - John tortured by Melissa and Rob's slope selection. NOTE: Today Mike bought his lunch. UU - John refuses to go on slopes with Rob and Melissa, so Melissa physically herds John onto slope. John is tortured some more. VV - John discovers he has lost his keys and is locked out of car. WW - Don cannot return ski boots because his shoes are in John's car. XX - Mike cannot return boot holder because it is in John's car. YY - Joel and June traumatized by discovery that they do not have John's boots to return. ZZ - Melissa's car does not start. Gets jump from AAA. AAA - AAA breaks John's door, but car is still locked. BBB - Don complains of dizziness - probably from June's incessant circling. CCC - When all ready to go, Melissa's car stalls. Gets jump from June. DDD - Don't want to drain Melissa's battery with defrost. Hour ride to Auburn made with windows down. Windshield fogs anyway. EEE - Melissa's windshield wiper breaks, and visibilty ceases to exist. FFF - Finally get back to Santa Cruz and John takes off with Michelle's luggage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Have I forgotten anything? Just wanted to thank everyone for the... um... adventure we had. Evil June Kineval Sison Rebecca All-Play-and-No-Work Underwood Don Not-Easily-Amused Speck Carles Jiboon Pi-Sunyer Michelle Temporaly-Skewed Abrams Fred Give-Me-Moguls Bauer Jump-Anything-Jim Rodden Rob, the torturer, Antonucci John "Rapids Forever!" Panzer Associate Grad Student, Richard Hughey Melissa Viking-Woman Cline "Where's" Mike Parsa Jason Late-Bird Zien and Joel Darnauer as Captain Jean-Luc Picard