tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post4004427576955269018..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Grumpy Summer Vacation, Day 3Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40820164743237905142010-08-11T23:58:17.057-04:002010-08-11T23:58:17.057-04:00There is a book called "Death in Yellowstone&...There is a book called "Death in Yellowstone", which tells the story of every person that has ever died there. Very interesting read.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759544820511451263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68679611424902993132010-07-26T04:26:12.776-04:002010-07-26T04:26:12.776-04:00Funny story:
I live close to Yellowstone, and I ha...Funny story:<br />I live close to Yellowstone, and I have in the past camped there. By far my favorite place to camp is Canyon. <br />Well, while camping at Canyon, a peculiar and /scary/ thing happened.<br /><br />I woke up in the morning, very early because I cannot sleep well in a tent, and stepped out. I proceeded to shuffle my way to the bathroom, watching my step because of how tired I was. As I'm following the path I notice an odd thing directly in front of me on the ground. A Large. Black. HOOF.<br /><br />I look up from the ground and directly in front of me is a furry wall. I look to the right, and there is a large head, with horns staring at me. <br /><br />I stand still. I look around and there's a guy standing there with a camera, taking a picture of the big furry buffalo standing on the path to the rest room. <br /><br />I looked back to the head, and torso, and feet of the buffalo mere inches in front of me. In my sheer exhaustion I say "Sorry." and walk around it, continuing on to the bathroom. I take care of my business, and then pause mid-clothes-change, and say "WTF???" <br />I go out and the thing is still there, the photographer is gone, and I am left wondering if somewhere, there is video of the crazy chick who nearly walked into the side of a buffalo.Slatsettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389271280318812761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-77935156876397774872010-07-19T12:50:04.001-04:002010-07-19T12:50:04.001-04:00While visiting my brother in Mt. Olivet, KY, he to...While visiting my brother in Mt. Olivet, KY, he took me by a bison farm. I don't think I've ever seen a bison the size of this male that was sitting on top of a little hill,surveying his harem. The fencing around the property was 12' tall and had huge insulators supporting highly charged wires. If he weighed as little as 2000 lbs. I'd be surprised. The thing was massive! It could so total a car with just a kick!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713023656124852823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37006097958665188922010-07-19T10:56:15.920-04:002010-07-19T10:56:15.920-04:00I had a similar experience with a buffalo a few ye...I had a similar experience with a buffalo a few years ago driving through Yellowstone with my mom on our way back from Arizona. We were driving alongside it and my mom thought it was a good time to take an upclose picture, at least until the buffalo eyed her. It was at that point I was instructed to drive much faster. Luckily, we had no transmission errors.<br /><br />I would love to go back there just to spend more time than we had back then. The park was fascinating to me, especially when you realize just how much variety there is in the landscape.Mad Pharmacy Techhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549684101773050874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61840273361996033482010-07-18T21:57:15.013-04:002010-07-18T21:57:15.013-04:00Holy crap; as a native of New Hampshire it is stag...Holy crap; as a native of New Hampshire it is staggering to imagine there are people who actually have to google "What's a frost heave". I'm stunned. Are there really other areas of this country that they do not exist? Really? I've got to get out more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-33696967666003093532010-07-18T21:42:45.136-04:002010-07-18T21:42:45.136-04:00Ohhh....Seattle. My secret love. Just one more y...Ohhh....Seattle. My secret love. Just one more year and I'm moving back!<br /><br />Any chance you're heading through Oregon, specifically southern Oregon? You'll be in my "neck of the woods" (spitting distance? How vivid. -Auntie Mame). <br /><br />Am I the only one who can't wait for each day's post when you're on vacation? It's like cable, only better!Miss Kismetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6483081420151663552010-07-18T19:51:12.275-04:002010-07-18T19:51:12.275-04:00the tattoo girl irony, i loved. am going to check ...the tattoo girl irony, i loved. am going to check out frost heaves.Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50906077196417680072010-07-18T16:51:47.478-04:002010-07-18T16:51:47.478-04:00Welcome to Montana! You will be driving through wh...Welcome to Montana! You will be driving through where I grew up, and presumably you have passed through Gardiner where I once worked, Livingston where we spent four days with a busted down Impala, Bozeman, home of the museum of the Rockies, Butte, home of the Berkley pit, that now resembles a very toxic lake, and off to the south side of Interstate 90, please shield your childrens eyes, as you approach the Rock Creek Lodge area. Your children really dont need an education on what Testy Fest is! and WHY its world famous! Make sure to make a stop in Missoula.... as its WONDERFUL and a titch crunchy.... but worth a visit! Have a wonderful drive, and be sure to spend lots and lots of money in Montana..... To those Heading north on hwy 93 to Glacier, Please please please watch for speed limit sign changes. It is a massive game of hurry up and slow down, then hurry up again for the 120 mile stretch from missoula to kalispell! Again, have a blast!Montana Naominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51832224015573853862010-07-18T14:36:10.283-04:002010-07-18T14:36:10.283-04:00Take the kids to Beth's Cafe on Aurora. It'...Take the kids to Beth's Cafe on Aurora. It's the best greasy spoon you'll ever eat at. It's home to the famous 12 egg omelett. Also, the kids can draw pictures and post them on the wall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81862201834872531162010-07-18T12:39:45.926-04:002010-07-18T12:39:45.926-04:00As others said, wave once you reach Seattle!As others said, wave once you reach Seattle!Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204635978443190089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69194799239891996002010-07-18T12:34:48.733-04:002010-07-18T12:34:48.733-04:00We leave on Friday to take the offspring up to Gla...We leave on Friday to take the offspring up to Glacier National Park in Montana for a week divided between the US and Canadian sides of the park. Already the Elder is whining, "Why do we have to go anyway?"<br /><br />Ah... good times. I can feel 'em coming.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61123139232068354682010-07-18T12:09:55.782-04:002010-07-18T12:09:55.782-04:00check out the quinault rain forestcheck out the quinault rain forestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65147415851600107202010-07-18T11:00:19.325-04:002010-07-18T11:00:19.325-04:00this just in from yellowstone-we've been waiti...this just in from yellowstone-we've been waiting for you grumpee. we knew you'd be back......<br />loved tattoo girl irony.Nurse Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831620684727151123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-5729726306418548492010-07-18T10:51:30.205-04:002010-07-18T10:51:30.205-04:00Maybe the ranger should have told them to put food...Maybe the ranger should have told them to put food in their cabins at night so they could "meet" the bears...idjuts!<br /><br />Hope you and the tribe enjoy the rest of the trip. Pick up a case of Diet Coke somewhere and you'll be set.RehabNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695247141022093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47839372649558856322010-07-18T10:49:58.407-04:002010-07-18T10:49:58.407-04:00My father went to Yellowstone several years ago, r...My father went to Yellowstone several years ago, right before the fires. He said the rangers told them something like this: "Now when you look at a buffalo, you think it looks like a cow. Well, it's not a cow, it's a wild animal. It can charge you at 30 miles per hour. I don't know how many people can run away at 30 miles per hour." Someone asked how close it was safe to get to them. The guy said "If you're close enough to it that it changes its behavior in any way due to your presence, then you're too close."<br /><br />Oh, and regarding Old Fateful (as Bugs Bunny called it)... story retold by Bennett Cerf was that a ranger got fired from there and decided to take revenge. He got an old Ford steering wheel and column from a junkyard, sneaked back onto the grounds and stuck it in the earth. When the place was full of tourists and the geyser was about to erupt, he hollered "Let 'er rip, Charlie!" and began spinning the wheel for all he was worth...Shalomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667927130052597028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49987255231565508772010-07-18T10:44:22.777-04:002010-07-18T10:44:22.777-04:00I'm from Seattle as well, and I can't wait...I'm from Seattle as well, and I can't wait until I get your viewpoint of the city. This spring and summer has been cold, cold, cold. Oh and wet, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43619732066319636102010-07-18T10:32:31.122-04:002010-07-18T10:32:31.122-04:00Never trust the GPS over common sense.
On one of ...Never trust the GPS over common sense.<br /><br />On one of our family road trips, ours routed us the "fastest" way around NYC. Straight down through the Bronx at 5:30.<br /><br />The good news? My kids got an education that afternoon.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3693878632160643722010-07-18T10:14:45.465-04:002010-07-18T10:14:45.465-04:00skiing the Teton mountains at Grand Targhee is the...skiing the Teton mountains at Grand Targhee is the best vaca we have ever takenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-77683464993053250812010-07-18T09:48:32.679-04:002010-07-18T09:48:32.679-04:00You mean to tell me that the National Park Service...You mean to tell me that the National Park Service hasn't installed escalators or people movers at the attractions? And why wasn't there a McDonalds???<br /><br />On a side note, I'm headed that way in August in our new gas efficient RV and was chagrined to learn that the park has few campgrounds with water hook-ups boo-hoo!<br /><br />While in Seattle take the tribe to Piroshki-Piroshki it's across the street from Pike Place Market and near the original Starbucks. <br /><br />Happy travels.ERRN4Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540146610219883601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81651510337481022032010-07-18T09:43:10.871-04:002010-07-18T09:43:10.871-04:00Be careful in Washington, I have a friend who went...Be careful in Washington, I have a friend who went there on his honeymoon who was rammed, head-on, by a guy in a VW wearing a clown suit with a rubber chicken hung from his neck, no shit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91579689568521596012010-07-18T08:47:10.662-04:002010-07-18T08:47:10.662-04:00Many years ago I was living in a fairly rural area...Many years ago I was living in a fairly rural area and going to University. The drive to and from school was about 5 miles and it took me right past a huge bison farm.<br /><br />Every morning I would see the big beasts and the farmer(?) out with them. I'll never forget the one day I saw him basically patting one on the head. He really had to streeeetttttch, 'cause those things are HUGE.<br /><br />As for idjits in the wild, this is so common: http://notalwaysright.com/grab-bag-alaska-cruise/1084 and not just a problem in the US: http://notalwaysright.com/tricky-customers-are-just-killer/3872Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85401010152000194372010-07-18T07:49:46.261-04:002010-07-18T07:49:46.261-04:00It's so charitable of you to take your patient...It's so charitable of you to take your patients on vacation with you. They don't know how good they have it.<br /><br />I did a similar road trip back in 1999. Driving through eastern Washington was really interesting. Also, I've never seen so many dead bugs on a windshield in my entire life. The dead bug goo was almost a cm thick (around where the wipers were) when we stopped for gas. <br /><br />Enjoy!OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62507148267600018752010-07-18T06:33:08.346-04:002010-07-18T06:33:08.346-04:00Wait. My fair city is under *siege*?
'scuse ...Wait. My fair city is under *siege*?<br /><br />'scuse me, I've got some hatches to batten down and fortifications to fortify.<br /><br />It's been awesome here this week. low 70s and a breeze. Perfection.<br /><br />If there's anything you need in the Seattle area, including restaurant recs, touristic ideas or removal of a dead body, let me know.<br /><br />EEric, AKA The Pragmatic Caregiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006690628166460007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36796955323119213672010-07-18T03:23:46.996-04:002010-07-18T03:23:46.996-04:00Good thing you guys went there when you did, Doc. ...Good thing you guys went there when you did, Doc. If you go too early in the year the national parks all close <a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/national-parks-closed-for-annual-remajestification,17484/" rel="nofollow">so they can polish all the eagle beaks and comb the bears.</a>Captain Foulenoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3299402564390985172010-07-18T02:47:18.051-04:002010-07-18T02:47:18.051-04:00Maybe the bison was just in love with your father&...Maybe the bison was just in love with your father's car.<br /><br />One year the cows here seemed to spend all their free time licking my car. I presume they adored it, or were trying to appease it. I had to wear gloves to open the car doors, since I didn't have time to wash off the cow-slobber, complete with green fibrous masticated grass bits in, off every day.Graftonhttp://asdrelationships.freeforums.orgnoreply@blogger.com