I HATE parking lot cowboys

[High Velocity]

i see a lot of guys parked at the bottom of 1 hill slowly taking pokes 1 at a time, we are always all over the place, somebody is marking hte hill, others are over plaing in the trees.

Although most of us get somewhat irritated by idiots racing around a parking lot, I have to say this comment above also irritates me somewhat. Ski-Dooin' it, are you saying there's a problem with guys hitting the hill one at a time, while his buddys watch ? Seems like the correct thing to do in the mountains. Tell me, if you're off playing in the trees while your bud is climbing and he gets buried in a slide, who is watching him to note his approximate position and start the search and rescue ?

 

[arctic matt]

We sure do have to put up with a lot just to get a ride in now days. I sometimes have to think if it's worth it at all. I don't know wich group is worse; the parking lot show offs that don't feel that they need to respect others, or the group of overly concerned enviromentalists that occasionally show up in their Suburu Foresters and lecture me on how I have no right to start my sled, and that if I do start it, the world will die and the sun will burn itself out! But once I get up the trail a bit, and into my favorite areas, that's when I remember that it is worth a few minutes of crap that we have to go through

 

[Free Faller]

The ole' forrester, that kinda goes with respect. I was headed to the lodge from the parking lot at the snowies, moved way over to side of the trail and slowed way down to go past some cross country skiers. I waved and signaled 2 people behind me. Three of the four of them flipped me off and started yelling. Why can't we all just get along and do what we need to keep the sport going.

 

[superduty187]

High velocity has get it right. and for the tree huggers in the suburu's thats when you put your 5 or 6in pipe in there windows and spool up the turbo and dump a big black cloud of coal around there scarfs. friggin tools

 

[summersucks]

Awsome topic guys , finaly someone said something.........MONEY CAN'T ALWAYS BUY BRAINS! But damn it is funnnnnny!!!1111

 

[Bauer]

Awsome topic guys , finaly someone said something.........MONEY CAN'T ALWAYS BUY BRAINS! But damn it is funnnnnny!!!1111

Lolz careful there's a PLC handing out neg reps for this.

 

[xpdfcwut]

ever been parked in?

Good chat topic. parking lot dork can have their fun, i don't care, untill it effects me. got back to the truck one day an a "buddy" parked me in just to "mess" with me. I had to unhook my trailer, drive up and over the plow berm(luckily frozen solid), go to the back of the lot and drag the trailer trough the deep unplowwed snow with a chain. took bout an hour. It's all good though, i took his ramps home with me.

 

[batman]

This sounds a little like the boat launch in the summer. If you want some goods laughs, there's plenty to be had there. Unless you're in line waiting.

nochit. we've seen it all at the launch. boats fall off of trailers to the straps not taken off and the back end is sunk by the weight of the trailer.

could go on and on and on and on.....

 

[Snoclo]

Parking lot Cowboys/Wacky Weekend Racer

I'm from Iowa, and a little embarrassed because of some A-hole buzzing the lot. A couple years backs at Togwatee, there was a guy buzzing the parking lot, yelling rock & roll. When I wasn't watching, this A-hole slammed into the back of my 1M Cat at the time, tore the bumper, snow flap off, bent gas rack, & rear cooler. He did pay for it on the spot!
Said he grabbed the left hand throttle instead of the brake-BAM! Found out it wasn't even his sled, his buddies new switchback damn near totalled.

 

[happylilcuss]

Free I have been in the same situation. I was riding down a narrow logging road and found a brand new looking dakine glove. I picked it up and kept riding down the road. Ahead after about a mile I saw a group of cross country skiers. As I approached the group they all turned sideways with their skis trying to block the road. They were all flipping me off and yelling at me.. (Of course I couldnt hear them with the sled running and my helmet on.) As I slowed down and kept heading right up the road they strated getting nervous. I got off my sled and asked if the glove belonged to them. One of the girls had dropped it at a break they had. She gladly took it back. The guys were kind of acting tough and so I asked them "Just out of curiosity are you idiots retarded? They bristled up and started to get tough I said well the reason I ask is because you are blocking a trail and flipping someone off that you dont know a million miles from nowhere.. Whats to stop me from kicking the crap out of you? What if I have a gun? I mean No one would find you probably forever. Here I was trying to help you and you give me a bunch of greif. Maybe you guys should practice what you preach and try to get along..

Needless to say they didnt hear a word I said and started going off on me about the environment.. I just said to each his own and left..
I also have a buddy who had slowed down going past a skiier and the idiot hit my freind with his ski pole.. Needless to say he prettty much ended up eating it.. What are people thinking. I mean I dont think I would pick a fight with someone wearing battle armour!! Helmet tek vest heavy gloves... No body ever accused some people of being smart I guess..
I think we should all just get along and enjoy doing what we enjoy doing!!

 

[go high fast]

[/IMG]



I like to get out of the parking lot asap. Too much competition for limited parking, too many traffic directors including the rangers, the greenies who park in our area but we cant park in thiers, too much noise and too much smoke, and too many hot-rod sleds cruising around. Throw in some alcohol and it goes down hill quickly. Sometimes is just a big show and tell.

I like to park along the side of the parking lot if possible in a single file type arrangement and avoid the cluster ****k in the middle.

One of the worst sledding accidents i have seen happened in the parking lot up at Lolo Pass. Somebody got on the throttle, by accident I believe, and drove right into the front end of a pick-up. The force of the crash was enough to knock the front right wheel completely out of line. Completly an accident and it could have happened anywhere but the parking lot certainly left no room for error.

the only time the parking lot is cool is when you and your buddies have the whole place to yourself and you are out for a night ride with clear skys and a full moon. CANT BEAT THAT!

 

[woodies]

holy chit OVER haha this was fun read!OVER

 

[boondocker97]

There's not a pill you can take to fix stupid!

 

[akmclean]

You know the biggest congregation of parking lot posers has to be at Arctic Man. Anyone who has been knows what im talking about. Granted some of it is quite funny, but there is always that guy trying to show off by jumping some bunny hill while everyone is trying to watch the race.

 

[pinnedunderdoo#3]

The ole' forrester, that kinda goes with respect. I was headed to the lodge from the parking lot at the snowies, moved way over to side of the trail and slowed way down to go past some cross country skiers. I waved and signaled 2 people behind me. Three of the four of them flipped me off and started yelling. Why can't we all just get along and do what we need to keep the sport going.[/QUOT

you did the first part right slowing down being a kind rider but the second part you did wrong you should have used them as traction then after there all concussed you should have hung them up in a tree so there final memories could be what they enjoy saving so much.. or option two stop the sled ask them what the finger was for then beat the living sh!t out of them.

 

[badass1000]

[/IMG]





HOLLY ****!!!!!!!!! That looks like a nightmare.
I usually think their is alot of people when I see more then 7-8 rigs in a parking lot.
When we had all the big storms last year where we got 2-3 feet a day for several days in a row their was usually only 1-3 more rigs in the lot.

 

[McustoM]

Haha i bet a lot of you have gotten the waving arm in front of the face by the skiers, as though you are putting plumes of smoke directly into their face. My favorite are the skiers who when you kindly try to stop and talk to them, cus you out and try to tell you that your "not supposed to be here." This is especially amusing when infact can find on any trail map that it is a shared trail. In all fairness I have met many nice skiers out on the trail. I like how this tread went from parking lot idiots to skier idiots lol.

 

[89sandman]

love the quote by ollie "a cup hill" thats a classic. read through the whole post and am still chuckling!!!!!!! i myself have been acussed of being quite the poser, but i stick to what my riding ability permits. thats why you'll only find me on training bra hill

 

[Elevation]

This sounds a little like the boat launch in the summer. If you want some goods laughs, there's plenty to be had there. Unless you're in line waiting.

Six- you know I was thinking the same thing when I read your post

 

[Scott]

I never get good rep when I post in these threads. LOL

the guy doing doughnuts on his long track is always cause to stop and watch for the carnage to begin. LOL

There are parking lot posers every where.