Here I sit. I’ve got on my North Face pants. I’ve got on my North Face shirt. I’m surrounded by a back pack, Thermarest, stove, gloves, sleeping bag, space blanket, outer shell jacket and a headlamp. Why? Because a buddy of mine planned a month ago to go hiking with me. Today and tomorrow. I planned a short trip up and down Cold Mountain. I made it short since neither of us are in tip-top shape. We talked last night before the Super Bowl for final logistical matters and we’re set to go.
This morning, I wake up, gather all my shit, take a shower and just as I’m about to call Johnny Jackass, he calls me. He has a phone interview at 2 today. Riiiiiight. Between 6p last night and 8:30 this morning, you had a phone interview set up that just couldn’t wait 1 day. Bullshit.
Pussy. It’s snowing today and you don’t want to get your dainty little hands cold. You think climbing up a mountain in the snow will ruin your Patrick Bateman complexion, I guess. Whatever. I’ve rearranged two days for your dainty ass, and now I don’t know what the fuck I’m going to do.
You could have just said “Let’s not go that high in the mountains, let’s go somewhere around here.” or “I dont’ feel like going in the snow, let’s sit around and get drunk for 2 days.” or anything but “I’ve got a phone interview at 2 pm.”
Apparently, after your friends get married they become less reliable.
Snow pussy? How did I grow up and never hear of these before? I knew snow leopards we’re rare but these snow pussies must be really well camoflaged. What kind of a print do they leave?
Man, I want a snow pussy or, at least, I’d sure like to camp out in one for awhile.
Wow, that sounds like fun. I’d go, and I’m just a wussy little girl.
I like camping.
If you wait for me to stop at the camping store and get new boots, I’ll go. (But I’m bring my tent - sorry, I gotta sleep in the tent.)
Snow hiking/camping is some of best fun a guy can have. I love it! But, it can get super dangerous extremely quick.
People die every Winter from back country avalanches, exposure, getting lost, etc… That’s why I always made sure I had a place and time to meet someone. Yeah, I hike alone. Of course, I haven’t been Winter hiking now in about four years. I miss it.
Maybe your friend’s wife voiced some concerns and he’s lying to save face. While I don’t blame him for backing out, I definitely think he should be up front with you about why.
Apparently, somebody tied an “Oh, no you’re knot!!!” in his leash. Two days without the spouse… just to booze it up with friends? Exactly how surprised are you that she said no? The OP didn’t say if his spouse was invited or not (but it seems like not). Is there a reason why she wasn’t asked? just out of curiosity, do you and she get along?
OK…his answer was gutless. He should have stepped up cancelled a while back. Or he should have said he’s bringing his wife and suggested you bring a GF. Either way, he’s probably trying to tell you that they’re a couple now, and want to do ‘couple things’. Because apparently, after your friends get married they become less Single.
Here you go, lieu. Very first GIS return for “Snow Pussy”.
Funny you say that BiblioCat, last time I was up there I met some dude’s from D.C.
And ticker. :finger:
NoClueBoy and quietman1920, maybe it is the wife. I don’t know her that well, so maybe. We’ve hiked the Foothills Trail (80 miles) together and I have a ton of winter experience. He’s coming up here anyway to visit parents and mentioned doing a day hike tomorrow. So the issue isn’t the time away from his wife, but maybe she talked him out of overnighting on Cold.
Whatever. He’s still a pussy. Scared of the mountain, scared of the wife, same difference.
Figure it out, Bruce_Daddy, you X-treme masochist, you!
Your friend has sussed-out your brand-conscious, totally un-PC, X-treeeemly rad level of sado-masochistic eco-tourism, while simultaneously understanding that you’ll be a total shit about it if he says “No, thanks! I’ve out-grown that shit. I’d rather stay home and enjoy the artificially temperate climate that my president and the armed forces have provided me via the free combustion of fossil fuels from far fields of petroleum pumps.”
If you’re so fucking tough, what do you need a tent buddy for? Can’t hack it alone?
Jack London characters managed to hike the frozen tundra on their own.
What are ya? Some kinda fleece-wearin’, Thermarest-sittin’, wish-my-wife-would-want-me-to-stay-home-even-sometimes moanin’ pussy?
Face it. You’re just jealous because he cares more about his wife than you.
I feel your pain, Bruce_Daddy. I’d love to go camping now, but I don’t know anyone who would go in this weather. What they don’t know is, you’ll be hiking so hard, you’ll be sweating.
Early last spring I went hiking/camping with two friends (who are guys) and one of them spent the whole time complaining about how cold it was, even though it was in the balmy upper 30s. What a pussy! I can handle it, and I’m a girl! Geesh.
A few years ago, my ex-boyfriend went on a trek through the Smoky Mountains in January in the snow, and it was so cold, all their water and food froze, so they couldn’t eat, and it was so cold, they hiked a 4-day trip in two days. Yet, it was one of the best trips he had gone on.
Do you live near Damascus and the Mt. Rodgers area? I’ve been up there a couple of times and it’s beautiful. There have wild ponies that are supposedly decendants of the animals used to log the area long ago. Anyway, the ponies let you pet them, it’s pretty cool.
Oh, and Cheesesteak, I guess it is possible because…
30 minutes ago I got a call from a guy I used to work with. They want to interview me. Tomorrow. Tomorrow morning. I would have missed the call and the interview time if I was in the mountains right now. Not that I couldn’t have rescheduled but still … I guess I have to eat a shit sandwich now.
I’m not trying to be obtuse, but why would she say “no”. He’s an adult, presumably. He’s not allowed to go booze it up if he wants to? Go hiking with friends? Because he’s married?
I must be doing it all wrong, then. Doing things as a couple is great, but I love it when my husband goes away for a few days, and I know he feels the same when I go. It’s important to spend time with friends, too. Weird.
Zette,
Some people have a warped sense of reality that leads them to think the world revolves around them. If anyone in their life shows interest in something other than them, they freak.
I know a woman who pitched a fit if her husband dared to mentione the state his ex girlfriend lived in. The friggen state! I’d hate to be in the room if he said the ex’s name. So a woman stopping her husband from hanging out with his friends wouldn’t suprise me in the slightest.
