Nope of the day

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Big Dad said:
nope , nope, nope

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At least it's not going very fast in that clip, but still, NOPE!

My wife and I went to a Waterpark resort in Wisconsin Dells one summer, she's terrified of heights, but for some reason she suggested we take a ride on the roller-coaster. The ride is called Hades if memory serves, and while it is probably not the most outrageous coaster ride, it's still pretty intense.
I don't mind coasters or most rides, but at 6 ft 7 inches tall and 275 lbs, I don't fit very well in the cars, so I don't often go on these rides. Plus I am not young anymore, so I'm not into the 'thrill' like I was in my youth.
Anyway, we get on the ride after climbing up 4 or 5 stories of stairs and we had noticed that we could hear people screaming off in the distance from time to time. The ride starts with a slow gentle climb, it's a beautiful July afternoon, and then we crest the top of the rise and all I hear for the next three minutes is a near constant screaming.
When we get off at the end, my wife looks at me and asks if I know who was screaming the entire time. I looked at her and said, um, you, you were screaming for the entire ride. 'Oh', she says, I thought it was someone behind us. ROFLMAO!
 
missing linc said:
At least it's not going very fast in that clip, but still, NOPE!

My wife and I went to a Waterpark resort in Wisconsin Dells one summer, she's terrified of heights, but for some reason she suggested we take a ride on the roller-coaster. The ride is called Hades if memory serves, and while it is probably not the most outrageous coaster ride, it's still pretty intense.
I don't mind coasters or most rides, but at 6 ft 7 inches tall and 275 lbs, I don't fit very well in the cars, so I don't often go on these rides. Plus I am not young anymore, so I'm not into the 'thrill' like I was in my youth.
Anyway, we get on the ride after climbing up 4 or 5 stories of stairs and we had noticed that we could hear people screaming off in the distance from time to time. The ride starts with a slow gentle climb, it's a beautiful July afternoon, and then we crest the top of the rise and all I hear for the next three minutes is a near constant screaming.
When we get off at the end, my wife looks at me and asks if I know who was screaming the entire time. I looked at her and said, um, you, you were screaming for the entire ride. 'Oh', she says, I thought it was someone behind us. ROFLMAO!
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Mt. Olympus Resort in the Dells.

Used to go the Dells a lot when the kids were younger.
Not much of a coaster fan, but they had some dynamite Kart tracks that kept me smilin'!
 
Professor Fate said:
Mt. Olympus Resort in the Dells.

Used to go the Dells a lot when the kids were younger.
Not much of a coaster fan, but they had some dynamite Kart tracks that kept me smilin'!
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We used to go to The Dells alot when I was a kid (Tommy Bartlet Water Show, DUKW rides, etc), but now when I drive-by all I see is the overdone (IMO) commercialism.

Oh, well. Things change.
 
missing linc said:
My wife and I went to a Waterpark resort in Wisconsin Dells one summer, she's terrified of heights, but for some reason she suggested we take a ride on the roller-coaster. The ride is called Hades if memory serves, and while it is probably not the most outrageous coaster ride, it's still pretty intense.
I don't mind coasters or most rides, but at 6 ft 7 inches tall and 275 lbs, I don't fit very well in the cars, so I don't often go on these rides. Plus I am not young anymore, so I'm not into the 'thrill' like I was in my youth.
Anyway, we get on the ride after climbing up 4 or 5 stories of stairs and we had noticed that we could hear people screaming off in the distance from time to time. The ride starts with a slow gentle climb, it's a beautiful July afternoon, and then we crest the top of the rise and all I hear for the next three minutes is a near constant screaming.
When we get off at the end, my wife looks at me and asks if I know who was screaming the entire time. I looked at her and said, um, you, you were screaming for the entire ride. 'Oh', she says, I thought it was someone behind us. ROFLMAO!
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Linc -
Your story reminds me of the time about 30 years ago when my wife, my 15-year old son, and I stopped in Primm, NV, on the first day of a short vacation to So. Utah. Walking through one of the hotels I jokingly asked both of them if they wanted to ride the recently completed "Desperado" roller coaster. I was certain my wife would decline. Surprisingly, they both said, "Yes", and I was now stuck.
At the time, "Desperado" was the tallest and one of the fastest hypercoasters in the world, featuring an initial drop of 225 feet.
As we're standing in line after buying the tickets, my wife tells me her back is bothering her.
On board the coaster and climbing the track, I start to get a little nervous as we're now looking down to the roof of the hotel. Over the top and starting down the initial drop the circulation in my right arm is suddenly cut off by my wife clutching my arm with both hands and screaming in my ear that she's going to kill me!



We all survived and, walking away after the ride, I ask about her back and she tells me it's no longer bothering her.
We've made numerous trips to Las Vegas since but have never again stopped in Primm.
 
ocdart said:
Linc -
Your story reminds me of the time about 30 years ago when my wife, my 15-year old son, and I stopped in Primm, NV, on the first day of a short vacation to So. Utah. Walking through one of the hotels I jokingly asked both of them if they wanted to ride the recently completed "Desperado" roller coaster. I was certain my wife would decline. Surprisingly, they both said, "Yes", and I was now stuck.
At the time, "Desperado" was the tallest and one of the fastest hypercoasters in the world, featuring an initial drop of 225 feet.
As we're standing in line after buying the tickets, my wife tells me her back is bothering her.
On board the coaster and climbing the track, I start to get a little nervous as we're now looking down to the roof of the hotel. Over the top and starting down the initial drop the circulation in my right arm is suddenly cut off by my wife clutching my arm with both hands and screaming in my ear that she's going to kill me!



We all survived and, walking away after the ride, I ask about her back and she tells me it's no longer bothering her.
We've made numerous trips to Las Vegas since but have never again stopped in Primm.
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:rofl::rofl:
That's awesome! I stayed in Primm a couple years ago on a work trip, saw the coaster and thought, DOUBLE HELL NO!
 
missing linc said:
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That's awesome! I stayed in Primm a couple years ago on a work trip, saw the coaster and thought, DOUBLE HELL NO!
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OMG! I had forgotten all about that ride!

In '97 I was working for Mammoth doing factory start-ups and what not, and our Rep out in Las Vegas won the Bid for the rooftop units to go on the (then new) Primm Outlet Mall. When they (the rooftop units) shipped, I flew out to do the crane lift and factory start-up.

I remember two things about that trip: 1) I remember the Bonnie & Clyde car at the casino/hotel, and 2) it was hotter than hell out there, and the local Mechanical Contractor started work at 4:00 A.M. or so each day to beat the daily heat. Well, I must have complained too much about the heat, 'cuz on the last day I was there, the GC came by and gave some of us tickets (or passes) for the roller coaster, saying something like, "If this doesn't cool you down, it might just shut you up!"

I was only 32 at the time, and I thought the ride was pretty fun!

Now? No way, Jose!
 
ProjectBazza said:
OMG! I had forgotten all about that ride!

In '97 I was working for Mammoth doing factory start-ups and what not, and our Rep out in Las Vegas won the Bid for the rooftop units to go on the (then new) Primm Outlet Mall. When they (the rooftop units) shipped, I flew out to do the crane lift and factory start-up.

I remember two things about that trip: 1) I remember the Bonnie & Clyde car at the casino/hotel, and 2) it was hotter than hell out there, and the local Mechanical Contractor started work at 4:00 A.M. or so each day to beat the daily heat. Well, I must have complained too much about the heat, 'cuz on the last day I was there, the GC came by and gave some of us tickets (or passes) for the roller coaster, saying something like, "If this doesn't cool you down, it might just shut you up!"

I was only 32 at the time, and I thought the ride was pretty fun!

Now? No way, Jose!
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That Bonnie and Clyde car at one time was at Pop's Oasis in Jean Nevada, same basic area as Primm. Such a lovely little place. We always called it Crappy Pappy's :lol:
 
This is my Nope. You lay down and are suspended below the track. Like youa re superman flying. I used to ride it in Gurnee when it was there. The big nope is it broke down all the time so there is that.

 
missing linc said:
I saw it when I was there, don't remember the name of the casino, but they had some other cool things from that era too.
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That valley used to be quite popular with the off road racing gang. A couple events per year was not unusual. Some of them used to start on a ragged old landing strip right there by Crappy Pappy's. Drag race then a hard right and under the I 15 you went into the desert :steering: .
 
I like most flavors of ice Creme but, this would be a nope

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Jeff Seighman said:
That is a Meth Head, Fentanyl addicted Princess. If I saw it coming my way, I'd walk to the other side of the Earth to avoid.
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I guess I have led a sheltered life. I can honestly say I have never even tried any drug, not even marijuana. While in college, I was in AF ROTC. Getting busted for smoking dope would have erased my chance at an Air Force commission. Then I was in the Air Force for 20 years, obviously no drugs. I have no desire to try any now.

Big Dad said:
I like most flavors of ice Creme but, this would be a nope

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Yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck. I can't stand licorice, so I would never even taste licorice ice cream. My son-in-law goes to an ice cream store near his house and buys Salted Licorice. Yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck.
 
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