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Putting down the bar

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g-man
Posts: 1955 - Karma: 301
Ever notice that people who put the bar down, put it back up a good 3-5 chair-lift poles before the top of the chair?what makes people think that they are safer for the last 3 chair lift poles before the top of the chair that they can put the bar up then? I mean, if you're going to fall off the chair, it can happen at anytime right? So why don't people who put the bar down, wait for the top station to put the bar back up? it doesn't take more than 5 seconds to prepare yourself to get off the chair.. yet people feel the need for a good 45 seconds to get ready with the bar up, but they have to have the bar down for the other part of the ride...I vote fuck the bar
Feb 10 2006 11:04PM
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gone
Posts: 199 - Karma: 98
my legs would die
Feb 11 2006 6:36PM
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Subjekt
Posts: 1431 - Karma: 12
ive been pushed.
Feb 11 2006 6:49PM
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40calGlockSkier
Posts: 176 - Karma: 9
So this happened to me again today, drilled in the skull with the bar, old folks just pull that P.O.S. down on me like their life depends on it. They should be forced to ride the Jackson Tram taped by their toes to the underside. PLEASE TELL PEOPLE FIRST BEFORE YANKING DOWN THE CROSSBAR. Sorry for the rant but having a headache for the rest of my day is preventable...
Feb 11 2006 6:59PM
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ski8990
Posts: 5961 - Karma: 19
I have noticed that most people who actually consciously dont put the bar down think they are badass for it
Feb 11 2006 8:59PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
at my mountain the terrian park is really short and theirs a lift that jsut services the park. there are 4 poles up the park. some racer bitch didnt put his bar downand somehow fell out. broke both his ankles. now there a ski partol standing under the lift all day yelling at people to put their bars down...so gay
Feb 11 2006 9:02PM
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clarkhamilton3
Posts: 598 - Karma: 10
I just leave it up to whoever im riding with.

Near the end of the day i always put it down cause im tired.

I hate when older ppl/racers act like were to cool to put down the bar so they start saying shit like r u to cool to put the bar down.
Feb 11 2006 9:31PM
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TannerCoulter.
Posts: 1713 - Karma: 111
u shoulda whooped some ass
Feb 11 2006 11:02PM
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shootr
Posts: 293 - Karma: 20
I am with the most of you here on one point. I dont' care for it when people fail to say "bar coming down".
Otherwise though.. I am all for the bar. I have been on more than one high speed lift where an emergency stop has been enacted.. and once when I was in Mt. St. Anne in Que. some tool who was all about "not having the bar down".. well he fell down off on the emerg. stop and I am pretty sure by the high pitched wailing he was doing that he at least broke some bones.
How much of a douche would I feel like if I was walking around in a ski town with a huge cast on my leg and when people asked me what happened... I had to reply.
"uh.. well I feel off the chair cuz I didn't put the bar down".

Its not like it hurts me or causes me discomfort to have the bar down.
I am not to "core" to be opposed to it.
Feb 12 2006 2:22AM
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snowsnowsnow
Posts: 3343 - Karma: 23
mine??
Feb 12 2006 4:04AM
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underflipped
Posts: 1100 - Karma: 14
i know a kid who fell off a fairly large lift.. not so big, and broke both his heels. he needs surgury, and cant find a doctor good enough to do it. he may never walk again
Feb 12 2006 7:51AM
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underflipped
Posts: 1100 - Karma: 14
so put your bar down, is not worth it
Feb 12 2006 7:52AM
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