Night-o revisited
So, what is worse than being lost in the woods at night?How about being lost in the woods at night, in the pouring rain?
Yes, in the fine spirit of whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I agreed to race another night orienteering competition despite 1) the fact that I suck, and 2) the fact it was pouring - POURING, mind you - rain.
Of course, the nasty weather does not phase these Swedish nutbars whatsoever. I counted over 50 people who showed up, including old ladies and little kids. They all have those massive forehead-mounted searchlights that turn night into day. Gotta get me one of those...
My pitiful Petzl headlamp was no match. I could almost feel it give up in the face of such formidable firepower. Its weak, flickering glow penetrated oh, maybe 5 feet in front of us.
However, we gamely suited up anyhow, and promptly got lost. A couple of times I got the same, cold knot in the pit of my stomach that I remember so well from my army training on Phase II. You kinda know where you are, but not really. I was just glad I didn't have a patrol of guys with me as witnesses. Wally - ta geule! :)
Every now and then a happy Swedish youngster would scamper by me with their 2 million candlepower welders arcs. They would politely turn their head down as they passed to avoid blinding me. Good of them.
I think they manufacture kids differently here.
posted by Jeff @ 12:23 PM
12 Comments:
What, I didn't say anything. Hee hee hee . . .
lol, good thing there where no rifles!!!
Rob, soooo not funny.
Memories of that night still haunt me... Losing that rifle was maybe one of the single worst moments of my life. Pretty unimportant in retrospect, but at the time...
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