YIKES!! The rickety death trap roller coaster wins an award? I only ever rode it once. The longest 3 minutes of my life! When the ride finally ended I was crying.
Years ago, after a brutal divorce, I decided to “live” again. Once a month (for a year) I did something I had never done before: I went to the Vetran ceremonies, I watched fireworks in July, I even rode the roller coaster.
That fated day I stood in this mile long line up waiting and waiting to board the damn thing. (How can you chicken out after standing in line for 45 minutes?).
Mistake # 1: reading the sign. When you get to the platform there’s this sign that tells you how the cars are pulled to the top of the first hill with this motorized chain and then let go. There is no motor after that. Its propelled by g-force and the grace of God. Up to 50 miles an hour!!
I was in line with then friend Christine and her b/f Eric. The plan was for her and I to ride the roller coaster. But at the last second he decides he wants to do it. Gee thanks- that leaves me having to go by myself. What fun.
Mistake # 2 : going by myself.
Mistake # 3: looking over the edge of the car while it was slowly, laboriously and torturously being dragged to the starting point.
Commence screaming and crapping pants.
