I was planning to get up and out the door by 6:00 AM for my 50 miler, so I could be back by 9:00 as my wife needed to get to San Diego this morning. Last night our young neighbor couple (condos) had it out with a drunken battle at 1:30 AM…
He: (very loud) “You’re such a stupid bitch when you’re drunk!”
She: (shrill) “Shut UP! Asshole! I hate you!”
He: (louder) “I hate you more than anyone on earth!”
She: (shriller) “Get out! Leave! F*&K YOU!”
He: (quite a bit louder) “You F*%KIN C^&T” then a smack.
She: (screaming) “AWAAAAAAAHHHHEEEEEE. You F’N asshole. I’ll rip your eye’s out! I’ll tear your head off!”
He: WHACK! WHACK!
She: (screaming/crying) “WAHHAAHAAAAAAHAAA”
My wife: (911) “Hi, our neighbors are fighting and I think they’re hitting each other. I think you should get over here quickly.”
The sheriff arrives in about ten minutes - just in time to catch this rage at its maximum. He knocks and announces himself. She opens the door. Sheriff, a bit startled, "Oh, ma’am, are you all right? He went in for a few minutes, then walked out with the guy in handcuffs - took him away. Our little world is finally at peace.
I’m an hour late getting up and therefore, an hour late getting home from the ride. Wife not too happy so I whacked her… not really, she scowled at me, but understood, I’m in Ironman training. Gotta shower, now, then take the kids to Borders to pick up the new Harry Potter book.
the sad thing is all to often the wife refuses to press charges against the abusive huband. If my wife ever beat me worse than she does, I’ll lock her away. (sarcasm here)
In the post OJ world here in CA, the rule is no discretion to the cops if somebody has a mark on them. Somebody goes to jail. Additionally, they don’t really need to have a complaining witness anymore.
One unforseen consequence of the rule, anecdotally, is an increase in the number of women going to jail. The stereotypical wack to the face leaves a mark.
Yeah, we’re fourth time listeners, first time callers. I’m afraid it will happen again. We’ll just keep callin’. They’re really young, not married (I don’t think). He’s got a small tattoo on his ankle that, ahem, goes up to his neck, around his arms and down to the other ankle. She’s probably pretty cool, poor choice in men though, and he certainly brings out the worst in her. I just want to ride my bike.
I’m doing Florida, too. My first. I’ll be 50 by just a couple of weeks. So it will be me and Joe Bonness duking it out (yeah, right!) What a way to celebrate the half-century! Afterwards, the family is flying over to Orlando for a few days at the Disney Resort.
We are staying at the Edgewater Beach Resort (I think that’s the right name), it’s a bit pricey, but we somehow convinced my Mom to pay for most of it. She will spend a lot of time with the girls so it’s a win/win for her.
I just turned 37, so this is my “early” mid-life crisis deal.
After my Ironman race, I’m going to start training for a super long swim, and also training to try and do El Cap - The Nose Summer 2006. I’ll probably aid a lot of it, but I want to try and do as many of the 5.9 - 5.10 pitches as possible. (for those non-climbers, 5.9 and 5.10 are fairly difficult climbs, especially where you do bold run-outs… never mind, too much to explain.
We’ll be slumming at the host hotel - whatever the name is.
Hey, my sister was into climbing. She even worked for Chouinard. In fact, she sewed the backpacks used by Clint Eastwood in ‘The Eiger Sanction’. Her minor claim to fame (other than she’s the second fastest 50 yo marathoner in the country).
Hah, wow, she must be a “vintage” gal. I’ve not heard the term “Chouinard” in ages. Due to a lawsuit (in the 70’s or 80’s can’t remember), they changed the name of the company to Black Diamond.
That is super cool as it’s one of my fav movies. Big Clint Eastwood fan.
We’ll definately have to meet up and get a good group of ST’ers to either have a dinner or at least some sort of meeting. I had a great time meeting Mike, George and Patrick at the 1/2 Ironman… errr 70.3 heh.
Watch out for me on the course…
I’ll be the guy you blow by on the bike.
Domestic violence actually makes me ill. Glad your wife acted quickly, who knows how long it would have gone on or what the final results would have been. Even if he hadn’t intended on killer her, he could have. Use some Hogwarts magic to erase the bad memories and leave you with only the good memories of your bike ride and time with your wife and kids.
Wow…same thing just about happened about 1/4 block from me last night…only reason I know is that the crime scene is STILL there now at 8pm sat…murder investigation goes on…
I’ve been a climber for 15+ years. I do the OR (original route) on Whiteside Mountain at least once a year. It’s an 800’ 5.11a or 5.9A0 if you aid through the quick 5.11 section.
Tons of big runouts (30-50 ft between pro) and it’s a big wall.
We will – my longtime climbing partner and I – get a guide to drag us up… While we are probably experienced enough for most big walls… This is The Nose and I am not 20 years old anymore. My “Huevos Grandes” seem to have shrunk some.
After my Ironman race, I’m going to start … training to try and do El Cap - The Nose Summer 2006.
Damn - now I’m jealous. I had to retire from climbing after badly injuring my shoulders in a whitewater kayaking accident, and subsequently destroying all remaining stability in a motorcycle accident. Up until a month ago I was just happy that I was still abe to swim, but I can’t do that these days either. I’m currently posing as a runner, but the gear isn’t nearly as much fun.
