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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:
> chills because I'm not riding. I look up at the picture in my cubicle and
> almost cry that I'm not experiencing the beauty and sheer power of the
> world's greatest flat ride. OMG, it's so not fair. This other guy across
I often come to this conclusion, but it's that I should have become a
management consultant instead of an R&D coordinator. Alas, usually a
developer hits me with a stack of testcase documentation and I'm back to
normal... :)
> from me leaves every TWELVE MINUTES to go downstairs for a smoke. HE GETS
> HIS FIX. WHY CAN'T I HAVE MINE. Maybe I should request Ventax put in a Top
> Scan to help my adiction. Winters are always VERY, VERY hard for me (parks
> not open). This winter will be *very*, VERY bad.
I ran some calculations and tried to figure out how much a smoking habit
costs, but a large amusement park ride is still much more expensive, at by
two magnitudes.
> Now, I can't quite remember, but I seem to recall that other nights we've
> stayed there as late as 21h to 22h. Does that sound right? If that's the
> case, I'd be willing to make the effort (huff, puff) to come on down and
> bring along my surprise.
It runs late, but you really should come anyways! Just say no! :)
> P.S. - If you think I'm crazy, ask Calum what he thinks of it. He seemed
> pretty overwhelmed by his first ride, too. :)
Well, I would quite have used the same adjectives. It's a pretty neat ride,
it's one of the few rides where you actually spin around on multiple axes,
you're not actively following a curved path. That and I wanted to throw up,
but I suspect the giant funnel cake beforehand contributed heavily to it :)
Calum
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| (...) I think this is a good point to add my 2 cents in... personally, I don't think Ventax will install a ride, especially not a ride like Topscan so you can "get your fix". You are quite right that it will be a "boring" winter without amusement (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GEvE1E.Fs7@lugnet.com... (...) I tried for a while to think of something fun to say to that. But I can't. (...) ride, (...) up, (...) :) Strawberry children! Strawberry children! Iain (25 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| Ok, issue. I'm gonna (obviously) be in Toronto this Friday for dinner. Dinner typically starts ~18h. Suits me fine; I typically leave work at 17h, geting to Kipling an hour therafter, and arriving at Mel's at like 18h30. Issue: I need to ride my Top (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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