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2018 and Another Go!
8 years ago
Sep 4, 2009
Post By: Peter
Fire Alarm!! and Bike Ride
Yes, Andrew's new nickname should be "Fire Alarm!!". Last night me and the boys were at Anne's volleyball game and during the third game the boys were in the lobby playing at a table and I was watching the game and the boys from one of the doors going into the gym. All of a sudden, all of the doors between the lobby and the gym close, strobe lights turn on and alarm sounds with a message telling everyone to exit the building. I look over and Andrew is standing frozen next to the pulled lever. It takes them 15 minutes to turn the alarm off, but only delayed the match for about 5 minutes. The fire trucks were averted by a quick call from one of the administrators to 911 telling them it was a false alarm by a curious 3 year old. What an evening.
The night before the fire alarm I had an awesome mountain bike ride in the mountains above Boise. Every year one of my coworkers and a group of friends rides the "hard guy" trail. After getting to the top they build a fire pit with the same rocks every year and light up a fire (US Forest Service would be extatic if they new about an open pit fire in early September in the Boise foothills). They roast some hot dogs and have certain beverages of choice along with chips and cookies. So he invited me to go along. I hadn't ridden this ride yet, but had been wanting to for a while. The trail is 5 miles one way with 2150 feet of vertical elevation gain. Most trail rides have some tough climbs with areas of flat terrain to provide sufficient recovery. This trail is not like most trails. It was unrelenting. I made it to the top with a few hikes pushing the bike and only two falls when I couldn't clip out quick enough on tough terrain. My choice of beverage was definately different then the rest, but a hot dog never tasted so good as it did Wednesday night. Unfortunately, we stayed a little too long at the top and about 3/4 of our ride down was in the dark. Pretty dicy at times when you can't really see the trail very well. I snapped a picture with my phone of the campfire at the top. Not great quality, but better then nothing.
Isaac 2. Fire Alarm. "Is that a real fire?"
Brings back memories.
And, it ain't over yet as these families get larger and larger and the numbers increase the odds of an Isaac 3.
Go Varsity.........Isaac 1.