The DIS Dad's Club XII: Oh... There You Are Perry!

[Cinderella's Fella]

WOW!, Barry. Thank Yoda you're both ok. Again, WOW!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I took it upon myself this summer to finally get the training wheels off of the kids bikes....

Man, I'm glad you're both ok. Sounds like it was terrifying. I'm sure somewhere in the back of her mind, she knows that her father would jump into any danger to rescue her. Good job, Dad.

And I'm proud of Madison for getting back on the bike.

 

[RodBelding]

Scary stuff Barry. Thankfully you're both ok! And great that she got right back on the bike!

 

[DisDadDoc]

And yes, it was pretty hard to get out of bed this morning. Not only did I fall/slide down the bluff that morning, I went back again that afternoon and climbed down, looking for my glasses. I don't remember if I had them on while I was jogging, but I certainly haven't seen them since. I have an appointment this afternoon with the optometrist to a new pair. But that's a small price to pay compared to how bad the day could have turned out.

Oh my, Barry! That's terrifying! So glad you guys are okay! Someone was certainly watching out for you all yesterday!

 

[Turkey Lurkey]

Congrats, Patrick! Like my nemesis, Steve, it took me a bit...

Thanks!

For all those who didn't get it right away, don't feel bad, I posted the picture on both my and my wife's FB pages, along with a video of Paul Anka's "Having My Baby" and the majority of our friends still haven't caught on. Either that, or they don't care enough to say anything. In either case, just shows you the high quality, intellectual and caring individuals we have here on the DisDad forum.

Holy Peanut Buttering change of plans!

So, I'm not having a phone interview...they want to meet me in person for the interview!

Which means my wonderful, wonderful, ever-loving wife will be driving me across the country and back (about 8 hours, roundtrip...I can barely drive down the block here in Korea...traffic rules are more suggestions than actual rules) Wednesday morning/early afternoon so that I can interview with them and (hopefully) be back in time for my current job.

I have a feeling I'm gonna need all the pixie dust, cheese balls, Bacon, Anti-Beverly, Jasmine's Necklace, and everything else luck/wishes/prayers to survive that day and procure that job. I think that my recruiter talked me up so much that my work is cut out for me...

Don't suck!

And just one final question, Mr. Katoot. I'm a 50 year old Korean Man. Why have you been staring at my chest and drooling for this entire interview?

And yes, it was pretty hard to get out of bed this morning. Not only did I fall/slide down the bluff that morning, I went back again that afternoon and climbed down, looking for my glasses. I don't remember if I had them on while I was jogging, but I certainly haven't seen them since. I have an appointment this afternoon with the optometrist to a new pair. But that's a small price to pay compared to how bad the day could have turned out.

Yikes, how scary! Glad you all made it through it, and I feel a bit bad about chuckling to myself reading this, as I kept picturing you going down the hill like Wesley in the "Princess Bride"....


TL

 

[DisneyFed]

Wow dude, that's scary.....

Hopefully, in a few years, it'll be funny, but it sure ain't funny now.

I'm with you on the helmet deal. I've always been kind of anti helmet on kids and bikes until G man fell and hit his head on the pavement. Just a few scratches and gouges on the helmet vice much much worse.

Glasses are most certainly a small price to pay on this one.

 

[BigTex71]

Hey Guys. I am not sure if this is the spot to join but I am going to give it a try. My name is Frank and I am finally getting around to doing this. Sitting here with Irene blowing her way past at 50 MPH. Anyway, I will give you some background on myself. 1st trip to the world was 1973 with my parents. Since then I have been there app. 10 times. Family consists of my wife Sue, 5 children and 4 Grandchildren. My wife and I are DVC members and we usually stay at the Boardwalk ( Home ). We are very excited for the coming year because we are going in December with my BIL and SIL and then in June 2012 we are taking all 13 family members. Looking forward to a MAGICAL year. Thanks all for reading and if this is not the place to join please let me know where.

Thanks,
Frank

Welcome, Frank!

Thanks everyone! It kinda screws up my plans for a suprise Sept 2012 trip, but I'll be okay with that.

Possible due date is May 4th, aka Star Wars Day. My wife has already given me permission to give the child a Star Warsy name if he/she is born on that day. I'm hoping for a boy so we can name him Chewbacca James....



It's just a singular otter...AN otter, if you will. And with my penchant for puns, it would make sense that if we already had one, this would be AN OTTER one.


TL

As far as a Star Wars-y name: how about Jar Jar ?

About your puzzle: I got stuck on the first photo and I thought it was some type of beaver and babe. Needless to say, my mind was in all sorts of places your mother warned you about. Then I saw your signature and figured it out.

Holy Peanut Buttering change of plans!

So, I'm not having a phone interview...they want to meet me in person for the interview!

Which means my wonderful, wonderful, ever-loving wife will be driving me across the country and back (about 8 hours, roundtrip...I can barely drive down the block here in Korea...traffic rules are more suggestions than actual rules) Wednesday morning/early afternoon so that I can interview with them and (hopefully) be back in time for my current job.

I have a feeling I'm gonna need all the pixie dust, cheese balls, Bacon, Anti-Beverly, Jasmine's Necklace, and everything else luck/wishes/prayers to survive that day and procure that job. I think that my recruiter talked me up so much that my work is cut out for me...

Good luck - we are all counting on you.

 

[DEA]

Barry, there are safequards on this board to prevent me using the kind of language that your post suggested to me. I am very glad that you guys are mostly intact. Heroic effort on your part.

I actually had just finished that job shortly before the draft last night. I sat down on the couch with the laptop and everything just stiffened up.

Heh. Heh Heh.

Good luck, we're all counting on you!
To avoid nerves, just imagine the person with whom you're interviewing with Jasmine's cleavage.

And if she does, take the job.

She's home from school today, and heading to the doctor in a couple of hours. What this cough means is that we now have three separate symptoms (eosiniphilic esophagitis, croupy cough, vocal cord dysfunction) that all originate in the area just below her vocal cords. Unfortunately, this is an area that's VERY difficult to see, because she needs to be unconscious to do a scope that goes down that far. So we're in the process of getting a referral to a doc to do that kind of scope, and hopefully get some better information to figure out how to treat this problem.

Ugh. I hope that things get sorted out and she's on the road to recovery very soon.

 

[dvczerfs]

Wow dude, that's scary.....

Hopefully, in a few years, it'll be funny, but it sure ain't funny now.

I'm with you on the helmet deal. I've always been kind of anti helmet on kids and bikes until G man fell and hit his head on the pavement. Just a few scratches and gouges on the helmet vice much much worse.

Glasses are most certainly a small price to pay on this one.

unlike what my dad would of told me, "builds character!!" did i mention he spent 12 years in the marine corp.?
(now let me read what barry wrote.)

 

[scott2997]

Wow!

Aaron....hope they find out what's going on with the Bug and fix her up real soon!

Barry.....glad every one is ok! Sorry to hear about the spectacles.

Here's to hoping you both have a much better week!

 

[dvczerfs]

wow!!!! i hope you both are ok!!!! someone was watching out for the both of you!! a million things go through your mind in that split second. briana decided to take a sled ride down a hill and hook a 90 drgree turn under the rear of a parked pick up truck with a hitch on it one winter at the campground. her head missed the ball of the hitch and she went under the truck. we all ran and she was under the truck laughing. i didnt know weather to laugh or cry. hope everyone is doing well and ill bet she gets over it faster than mom and dad.

 

[tutter99]

Barry, glad everyone's OK!

After a brief break back at the house, we headed out to the park in the center of downtown Clear Lake.

Aaron, when I saw this I thought it was Squeaker's new enclosure to keep him from getting any more rides home!

 

[afwdwfan]

Holy Peanut Buttering change of plans!

So, I'm not having a phone interview...they want to meet me in person for the interview!

Which means my wonderful, wonderful, ever-loving wife will be driving me across the country and back (about 8 hours, roundtrip...I can barely drive down the block here in Korea...traffic rules are more suggestions than actual rules) Wednesday morning/early afternoon so that I can interview with them and (hopefully) be back in time for my current job.

I have a feeling I'm gonna need all the pixie dust, cheese balls, Bacon, Anti-Beverly, Jasmine's Necklace, and everything else luck/wishes/prayers to survive that day and procure that job. I think that my recruiter talked me up so much that my work is cut out for me...

Good luck, we're all counting on you!

Good luck, we're all counting on you!
To avoid nerves, just imagine the person with whom you're interviewing with Jasmine's cleavage.

Bonus points if the person interviewing you actually looks like Jasmine!




Barry... holy schnikes. Wow, that's some scary stuff. I'm glad you lept into action and tried to save Madison and that you were both ok. That's great that she was able to get back on the bike. Hopefully this will be a lesson learned for her and she'll know what to do next time she needs to react quickly and stop.

I'm glad you were both safe, and I'm glad that Evan was there to make sure Bambi didn't get too close to the edge. She definitely didn't need to join you and Madison.

 

[AJRitz]

Yikes Barry! Glad you both came out of the experience relatively healthy.

Oh, and there's a new poll posted at disdads.com. Sorry I was late getting that up there today.

 

[dvczerfs]

i got a text from ron (commando) today. they are driving home from wdw. they were to take the train but cant get a train north for a few more days because of the storm. he had to wait an hour to get gas in virginia, the stations didnt have any power. have a safe trip ron.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

A little Star Wars something to watch if you're bored.

http://themovieblog.com/2009/04/hot-jedi-women-in-lingerie

 

[GoHerd1028]

Congrats, Patrick! Like my nemesis, Steve, it took me a bit...

It just took you longer ...LOL

 

[declansdad]

Glad to hear everyone is ok Barry. That must have been a terrifying few moments.

 

[theduck619]

I took it upon myself this summer to finally get the training wheels off of the kids bikes. My 4 year old son (Evan) took to it like a fish to water. I don't want to brag (Ok, maybe a little bit), but he has some pretty awesome natural athletic ability. His training wheels were off and it only took 3 or 4 trips down the block for him to mostly master the two wheeler.

My six year old daughter (Madison) needed more help. She's kind of one that if she can't do it perfectly the first time, she doesn't want to do it. It look a little more effort, but she eventually got decent at it.

So Sunday morning rolls around. While much of the east coast was dealing with Hurricane Irene, the weather in Wisconsin was absolutely beautiful - mid 70s and sunny. So we all decide to head down to Lake Michigan - which just under a mile from our house. DS, DW and DD all ride their bikes, but I decided to jog along with DD, as she still needed a little help once in a while.

We stopped at a park across the street from the lake and played for a little bit, but then decided to go down to the water to and dip our toes in. Now, in this particular area, between the beach and the road are 60'-70' bluffs. The city has done a very nice job putting in a biking/jogging/roller skating path along the lake. Right next to the park we were at it runs along the top of the bluff, then angles down to the beach.

We left the park, intending to cross the street and take the path down to the beach. Madison took her new found proficiency on the bike for granted and took off a little bit too quick. I sprinted after her, yelling for her to hit the breaks. She panicked and froze up. All she could do was grip the handle bars and scream. As she crossed the path heading for the bluff I got within about a foot of grabbing her, but no closer. Her bike crossed the grass strip between the trail and the edge of the bluff and started accelerating.

Luckily, the bluff is not straight down, but it is as a very steep angle - probably 75°-80°. That spot is also thick with vegetation. A lot of light, leafy underbrush types of plants, but also a lot of plants that remind me of bamboo - 6 or so feet tall and about an inch in diameter. They were hollow inside, yet had thick walls. These were our saving grace - as you hit them, they slowed you down, but then broke so it wasn't like hitting an oak tree. (Which coincidentally was just down the path)

So, Madison is on her bike, heading down the cliff. I wasn't going to let her go alone, so kept on running after her. Well at that steep of an angle, you don't run for long. I went down fast and started hitting those plants, hearing Madison screaming the entire time. The foliage was so thick that you couldn't see more than a foot or two in any direction. Not that you could anyway, going that fast everything was just a blur.

I must have taken a slightly different path down the bluff, because I saw the glittery pink and purple streamers of Madison's bike as I slid by, just to her right. She has come to a stop in a thicket of plants. Being much heavier, I had more momentum to stop and ended up sliding past her by about 7 or 8 feet. I scrambled back up to her, trying to dig my running shoes into the dirt and using the stalks of the plants as braces and anchors.

I finally reached Madison, finding her on her back, one foot caught in the bike, another tangled up in the plants about 3 feet off the ground. I tried to find out what hurt the most and she said her belly (he has about an 8 inch scrape on it) and her foot. I don't have much (or really, any) medical training, but I took it as a good sign that her head, neck or back didn't hurt. I was able to lift her, untangle her from the bike and plants and start helping her up the hill.

By this time, several people that witnessed the events came running to help. One had started down the trail we had blazed through the brush. I was able to help push Madison up to his outstretched hand and he helped pull her up to a visibly shaken Bambi an Evan. (Bambi later told me that after she jumped off her bike at the top of the bluff, Evan had grabbed her and pulled her back, fearing that she was too close to the edge.)

With the help of the random stranger, I was able to pull Madison's bike up behind me while Bambi calmed Madison down to find out if anything else hurt. In the end, all we ended up with were scratches, bruises, and one heck of a scare.

We thanked everyone that stopped to help, then walked down the paved trail to the beach. After we got back on level ground, Bambi convinced Madison to get back on her bike and ride some more. She was a bit hesitant, but she got back on started riding.

We worked on braking during the ride home, but by the time we made it back she was riding like a natural.

We always make the kids wear helmets while riding their bikes (Bambi and I do it too, lest we be hypocrites.) The kids have often seen other children in the neighborhood riding sans helmet and asked if they could. We've always said it was for their own protection. Both kids now know exactly what we mean when we say to wear your helmet for your own good.

And yes, it was pretty hard to get out of bed this morning. Not only did I fall/slide down the bluff that morning, I went back again that afternoon and climbed down, looking for my glasses. I don't remember if I had them on while I was jogging, but I certainly haven't seen them since. I have an appointment this afternoon with the optometrist to a new pair. But that's a small price to pay compared to how bad the day could have turned out.

Barry, wow, just plain wow. I am glad that you are both ok. A positive note is you showed your daughter that you are willing to chase her down a cliff to save her. I am sure your coolness factor with her multiplied greatly Way to go DisDad!!

 

[baseballmickey]

But that's a small price to pay compared to how bad the day could have turned out.

Wow. Glad to hear you are both okay!!