Shore Nice to Sea You: Family Driving Vacations Part 2
Posted on 08 22, 2006 under Brokedad by foodad | Comments
If you just read yesterday’s installment , you probably think
that your were reading an excerpt from Beaver Cleaver’s family vacation. Not so
my little friend. Our THE SHORE vacation
was not all pixie sticks and gumdrops, just like foodad senior, I had my share
of stupid things and general mishaps happen during the trip. Here’s a list of stuff I did wrong:
1) No iPod in the car I could have
entertained the entire family with 8 GB of iPod goodness, but I forgot to pick
up one of those FM broadcaster devices. What
beats being able to hear whatever you guys like during the trip? My wife could
have brought her iPod along as well and doubled our pleasure. As usual, I thought of this when I first put
the key into the ignition.
entertained the entire family with 8 GB of iPod goodness, but I forgot to pick
up one of those FM broadcaster devices. What
beats being able to hear whatever you guys like during the trip? My wife could
have brought her iPod along as well and doubled our pleasure. As usual, I thought of this when I first put
the key into the ignition.
2) Chunked on my bike Luckily neither ofthe kids was on the back at the time. I
simply need to remember that I am not 10, 20 or even 30 anymore. I was trying to do one of those classic
scooter moves where you start the bike moving, put your foot on one of the
pedals and then you throw your other foot triumphantly over the seat and coast
off into the sunset.
Unfortunately for
foodad, there were two major problems.
The first was that I had a kid’s bike seat on the back, so when I threw
my foot over the seat, it got caught in the kid’s seat. The second problem was that I am not quite as
nimble as I used to be. As I was trying
to get uncaught before the bike tipped over, I actually managed to get my foot
caught under the seat and went crashing down, right on my knee.
foodad, there were two major problems.
The first was that I had a kid’s bike seat on the back, so when I threw
my foot over the seat, it got caught in the kid’s seat. The second problem was that I am not quite as
nimble as I used to be. As I was trying
to get uncaught before the bike tipped over, I actually managed to get my foot
caught under the seat and went crashing down, right on my knee.
Luckily a family of pluggers was walking by
just as the whole thing happened. They
were able to give me some encouragement “Hey yooou ookaaaay?” and some helpful
advise “That’s going to sting fer a while.” which was exactly what I needed
right at that moment
just as the whole thing happened. They
were able to give me some encouragement “Hey yooou ookaaaay?” and some helpful
advise “That’s going to sting fer a while.” which was exactly what I needed
right at that moment
3) Did not check the hardware on the bike
seats. Although it turned out not to be a very big deal, we did need to make what should have been an
unnecessary trip to the bike shop to meet the most unpleasant, menopausal nightmare.
She waited until we explained exactly
what we needed only to tell us that we were morons and that she had none of
what we needed and then proceeded to heckle the guy behind us who needed his
brakes fixed. We were able to hack it
together with some clamps from the hardware store however and biking was still
awn!
seats. Although it turned out not to be a very big deal, we did need to make what should have been an
unnecessary trip to the bike shop to meet the most unpleasant, menopausal nightmare.
She waited until we explained exactly
what we needed only to tell us that we were morons and that she had none of
what we needed and then proceeded to heckle the guy behind us who needed his
brakes fixed. We were able to hack it
together with some clamps from the hardware store however and biking was still
awn!
4) Left too late and Did not plan out stops
ahead of time. I left just in
time for traffic in both Massachusetts and New Jersey. If I had it to do over, I would leave at the
(_._) crack of dawn like foo senior, only in a more organized and relaxed
fashion. We did not always have the most
kid-friendly places to stop at the exits we chose. Sometimes we needed to get
back on and find a different exit to stop and look for food. No big
deal I guess.
ahead of time. I left just in
time for traffic in both Massachusetts and New Jersey. If I had it to do over, I would leave at the
(_._) crack of dawn like foo senior, only in a more organized and relaxed
fashion. We did not always have the most
kid-friendly places to stop at the exits we chose. Sometimes we needed to get
back on and find a different exit to stop and look for food. No big
deal I guess.
5)
I didn’t
think about what vacation-me would want to bring along. I think that it is
key to write down the things that you like having on vacation while you’re on
vacation. It’s impossible to think of
cool outfits, flip-flops, sunglasses and boogie boards when you’re
concentrating on work matters. Vacation me is so much cooler. He has great
vacation ideas. Work me just wants to
become vacation me so bad, that he will do anything to get there.
I didn’t
think about what vacation-me would want to bring along. I think that it is
key to write down the things that you like having on vacation while you’re on
vacation. It’s impossible to think of
cool outfits, flip-flops, sunglasses and boogie boards when you’re
concentrating on work matters. Vacation me is so much cooler. He has great
vacation ideas. Work me just wants to
become vacation me so bad, that he will do anything to get there.
There you have it! My vacation screwups. Now would be a
great time to register so that you can share yours in our comments
section.
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