Concussion

On our day off this week we decided we would go skiing.  We didn’t really plan this until Friday afternoon around two in the afternoon, but thirty five minutes later we had nine people going.  It was kind of fun to have people so ready to go out for a weekend without having to think about it or plan around other things.  That is partially due to the fact that we’re all around the same age and in much the same situation and partially due to the fact that our jobs tend to attract pretty similar people.

While a couple of us were skiing down one of the runs, one of the guys stopped, started talking to himself and took off his skis.  I looked at one of the other people and we exchanged this look that said we both thought he had gone crazy.  It was then we realized he was talking to a guy who got stuck in a group of trees when he went off the side of the path.  We sent two of the people down the run to get ski patrol and two of us stayed with the guy to make sure they could find him.  He was in a bad way and couldn’t remember what state he was in, what his name was or why he was out on a mountain.

When we got back, I ordered a ski helmet on REI.  I’ve seen concussions before, but this guy was in a bad way from a sharp jolt to the noggin.

We finally moved into a house here to reduce the living cost for the customer.  The place is fully furnished and is owned by a really nice older couple who live right down the street.  That’s kind of convenient because they said if we ever lock ourselves out, just give them a call and they can be there in less than five minutes to let us in.

The neighborhood has a lot of rules about what you can and can’t do, so we’re all trying to get used to that.  You can’t have garage doors open unless you’re actively coming in and parking.  Cars can be on the driveway (which is very short and doesn’t fit a car unless it’s parallel the garage door) but not on the road.  You can have lights, but there are certain rules about when they can be on and how bright they can be.  And each of these rules is accompanied with a fine.  I’m all for keeping a place nice looking, but wow.

The house is great though and I think it’s going to work out really well for us.  Plus, the yard is zeroscaped which means we don’t have to do anything to it!