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Great report! I was a few rows back from you on goldrusher and you hitting those branches were pretty hilarious and sent leaves flying into our faces. Hope you didnt injure youself.

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I'm right there with you on the fears...I do not do drop towers and I hate heights. Never been on a drop tower and I have no intention of going on it. It would take some major incentives to make me. And the first time I tried to ride Goliath at SFOG I cried and backed out because I couldn't stomach the height of it. Later the same day I finally got on it and loved it, though.

 

Danny and I need to hang out with y'all at DSB more this year. We focused more on the kids last year because it was their first Six Flags trip, but that's out of their system now.

 

Can't wait for the next installment!

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Why do you always get my bad angle? Anyway, what I'm looking forward to is the Monte portion of this report

 

P.S. I was looking at porn

 

1.) There are no bad angles of you.

2.) You're always looking at porn.

 

 

Might I request a photo of a properly ironed and folded towel?

 

I'm quite intrigued!

 

Ask and you shall receive!

 

ADD ON TR: HOW TO FOLD AND IRON A TOWEL PROPERLY!

 

As now two people have witnessed, I have a slight OCD problem with regards to laundry and towels. Yes, I'll admit it, I have two irons, one for home use (Industrial-strength GE and a travel iron...) as well other things such as spray starch, etc. for keeping things nice, neat and well-folded/groomed.

 

So, in response to the 'towel' questions, I have decided to make this update entitled "How to fold and iron a towel... PROPERLY.

 

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Your basic towel, ready to be ironed

 

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Iron the towel's front side, pulling it out to remove any pleats or wrinkles.

 

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Turn the towel around, to ensure the opposite end is ironed correctly.

 

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Fold the towel lengthwise into thirds, with the front side out, hiding the seam inside the folds.

 

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Iron the top of the folded towel, pulling out any wrinkles.

 

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Reverse the towel, ironing the opposite end.

 

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Place the towel flap/seam side down, and iron the top side.

 

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Reverse again, and iron the other end, pulling the towel taught to remove any pleats that may have appeared.

 

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Fold the towel 1/3rd over along the width wise.

 

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Fold the other end on top of the towel, forming a 3x deep fold.

 

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Iron both the top and bottom of the towel, ensuring that it is flat and shaped right.

 

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Voila! How a towel is properly folded and ironed, and ready for use... So long as it is hung up properly after use in the right place.

 

This is how a towel SHOULD BE FOLDED and IRONED. In threes. Properly.

 

WCB at Knotts will be coming tommorow- and go fold your towels right.

 

R.D.

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This is how a towel SHOULD BE FOLDED and IRONED. In threes. Properly.

 

WCB at Knotts will be coming tommorow- and go fold your towels right.

 

R.D.

 

That's how my Mom taught me to fold a towel! She never ironed them, but I guess the ironing part wasn't as important to her. I still fold mine that way.

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RD - thank you, I can now die in peace.

 

I guess the ironing has the added benefit of killing any bed bugs that might be hiding in the towels.

 

It's crazy the things that OCD makes people do. I can't end a cycle on any cardio machine at the gym unless the calorie counter is on an increment ending in 00.

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Thank you for the bonus towel-ironing-and-folding ERT. This should be an activity at next year's West Coast Bash.

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I had to talk him out of this at DSB. I did not witness any towel folding and ironing. I'm pretty sure though the whole entire time he wanted to fold and repack all my clothes as I just threw them into the suitcase.

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So RD, how much can I pay you to come to my place, to fold, and iron my towels, and clothes?

 

Also what if a towel has a little thread hanging, does that send you into a tizzy?

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*opened this towel ironing TR with people around* (big mistake)

 

 

"WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU LOOKING AT?" asks the onlookers..

 

 

Telling your friends that you're looking at an OCD friend's explanation of how to fold a hotel towel doesn't make things any better. But, nonetheless, I'm intrigued, and I will never look at a towel the same way again. While things on TPR can sometimes leave bad images in my head, now I'm going to be pissed every time I use an improperly folded towel.

 

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You guys should have seen the look of disappointment on his face when housekeeping did not replace the broken iron. I thought we were going to have to call for a 5150 hold on him, for his own protection.

 

However I am most impressed with the butcher block in your kitchen. Where did you get that from?

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WCB Day 3: Part I

 

My time with Monte...

 

An early start to my day was intended here, as with limited amount of tickets for the Backstage Tours available, I wanted to be sure to get there reeeeeaaaaly early to get my 'special time' with Monte... as in: Before even Robb got there. True to my form, though, I did get line-jumped for check in, but did get the sacred tickets to the Monte backstage tour.

 

Knotts is a unique park, in every respect- and I think that is part of it's charm. In many ways, it is way too landlocked- but it still is able to be beautifully maintained, and very clean. However, my notice of this was after... well, if you're reading this, you already know....

 

It's Monte time.

 

Warning: This section contains graphic descriptions of coaster-porn. Viewer discretion is advised.

 

The last time I'd had with Monte was wonderful. He and I spent almost four hours together, repeatedly going back and forth, and making me beg for more. Anton had trained Monte well- and he knew exactly how Monte would do it. Monte was precise, fast and smooth, and wanted everyone to scream with pleasure every single time- he was an expert at it. He'd been doing it right for years, and knew just what to do...

 

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Silver Bullet might have the best photo ops of ANY B&M inverted...

 

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I see you... and know you're waiting for me...

 

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An interesting touch, I think!

 

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Oh yeah... Anton's waiting for me... and I'm MORE than ready...

 

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It's time to get up close with Anton...

 

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Anton was waiting for me- getting tuned up to make me scream...

 

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You seem to be very happy to see me, Anton... it HAS been a while since we last met up...

 

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Ohhhhhh you look GOOD today...

 

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Now this I liked: To install a Schwarzkopf wheel, gently warm them up in the hot tub first... then they slide right on...

 

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Monte's wheels off the car, ready to be greased up and used right.

 

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A backup motor in case Monte gets stuck while thrusting hard.

 

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Monte has one huge rotor to power his forceful piston.

 

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It's big and covered in grease...

 

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Anton always knew how to put up a hard column with a cone and plug...

 

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Anton knows to give it the right amount of power... every time.

 

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The gearbox on Monte is, well, impressively huge... linking the launch drum to the flywheel... all greasy and dirty....

 

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Monte's flywheel was huge... it had to be to push that hard every time, so hard that everyone screamed out loud...

 

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those huge nuts keep Monte going...

 

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Monte's thick cable rounded the massive flywheel drum, lubricated heavily with teflon....

 

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Monte's loop is penetrated by Jaguar.

 

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Monte's massive flywheel has tight rubber belts to keep it moving...

 

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Anton made sure that Monte's large hoses were tight, firm and full of pumping fluid...

 

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Monte's cable is long... really long, and goes all the way to the end every time...

 

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Anton always knows what button to push to make me scream- and Monte is no exception...

 

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Monte's done this before... but to me he's ALWAYS got me begging for more, more, MORE!

 

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Monte had me so dizzy my pictures went blurred...

 

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Monte's slot is well greased, so when he pushes hard, nothing gets stuck and he can thrust faster...

 

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Monte's large piston is ready to go... every time.

 

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Monte is waiting to be ridden hard, fast and repeatedly...

 

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Another look at the thick, hard pusher ready to fire off...

 

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Monte's long launcher is so greasy, dirty, moist and slick...

 

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Looking at these, when Monte gets going nice and fast, these squeeze real hard but smooth....

 

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YES Monte, soon you will make me scream really hard...

 

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When you push these buttons... Monte thrusts you hard, fast and long....

 

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Anton knows how to do it right- every time...

 

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This is where Monte throws you on your back, and makes you scream for more....

 

In the end, Monte and I spent 22 amazing cycles together, each time better than the last.

 

If you've not experienced Monte... do so. You will NOT be disappointed. At all. I wasn't.

 

R.D.

 

(The rest of Knotts, plus two more parks coming soon....)

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