I went ziplining this weekend, which is basically hanging from a cable and “zipping” from tree to tree on a pulley. It was fun, but the trip was not perfect. Why? One annoying woman brought everything to a screeching halt.
I knew she was going to be a problem when she asked the tour guide, “How many people have died doing this?” First, we’re 10-20 feet off the ground for half of this experience. You would have to deliberately dive headfirst into the ground. Then, you may get hurt. Second, there a two safety cables at all times – he showed us and hung from them – keeping you connected. Third, shouldn’t you check that out before you start the course? I doubt right before starting the guide is going to say, “Oh man, 12 last week! We had to run the incinerator two shifts!”
Well, of course, her man jumped to the front of the line, which meant my whole group was doomed to being stuck behind her, adding three to five minutes to each station. As was fitting, it started raining at the end, which wouldn’t have been a problem…had this moron not held us up. Even worse, she was very vocal – “Oh God! I’m not going to make it!” THEN GET OFF THE COURSE OR SHUT THE HELL UP!!! Why do people do things they are terrified of? Everyone has been on a ride that shuts down because some little brat is screaming bloody murder. I don’t care for the ocean. Guess what? I don’t scuba dive in shark infested water. Oooooo…there’s a novel idea. No, according to stupid, I should go and put the whole group on edge and ruin everyone’s good time. That’s it!
I talked about this and other things in a new podcast – check it out, also on iTunes. http://jakeiannarino.com/2012/03/how-to-bs-your-way-to-a-first-class-seat-upgrade-with-chris-coen/