Archive for June 8th, 2004:
Welcome back to “Better than Miss Michigan” for another exciting update from the new Silver Lake Airlines Pilot. Yes, that’s me, the main supreme. Comin’ straight at ya from the Silver Lake sand dunes. I recently acquired my pilot’s license this past Memorial Day weekend when I scored a perfect 100% on my take off and landing test. I only went through one clutch and a blown oil line to accomplish this remarkable task.
It’s all about “Go Big or Go Home” when you’re on the sand. Like my pops always told me, “You didn’t have fun if you didn’t break anything.” And I certainly broke something. Friday evening my clutch went out from sidestepping it at the top of the hills to launch myself into the pleasant enjoyment of the sky. It is the most amazing feeling in the world when you are soaring with the wind the that brief moment before you come crashing down into the soft footing of the sand.
As you can see form the pics in the User Uploads section of the Picture Gallery, the sand is not always enjoyable. We were involved in a “fender bender” on Monday. Some punk kid who wasn’t paying any attention to where he was going, ran head-on into the front of my friends truck. This wasn’t one of those accidents that you see on REAL TV. The boy didn’t just get up and walk it off. I’m sure he would’ve if he hadn’t broke his leg in five places. That wasn’t all that he broke either. As far as I know, he also broke his arm. There could be internal damage as well as some other broken bones (hip, ribs, collarbone, etc). For those of you, who are not experienced riders, please pay attention to the big truck that is in your path.
For those of you who didn’t make it out of the house for the big weekend, SORRY. It was an awesome time, in case you were wondering. Even though the weather wasn’t the greatest, we still hit the sand every day. As soon as the rain let up we were starting up our buggies for another round of wheelies and getting’ air. The rain only made it better for traction, which equals speed.
Just remember, there’s more to life than your right hand.