HomerPimpini don’t know if people are misunderstanding the order of events, but like i said in an earlier reply, i cussed him out after he came to scan my pass and tell me i’m banned. prior to that, i didn’t say a word to him, just simply nodded my head and said alright when he came to stop me right outside of the park. had i cussed him out before he scanned me, that would be a different story and i would completely understand everyone else’s input.
also, not that it matters all that much, but he was dressed like a normal skier; there was no indication whatsoever that he was an employee. when he first stopped me i genuinely thought he was just some random dad that was a stickler about rules and wanted to tell me off. i say this completely honestly, i would’ve treated the situation quite a bit differently had i known he was an employee and dressed in their gear
**This post was edited on Jan 12th 2023 at 12:56:47pm
Ah. The way you worded it was definitely the opposite. My point still stands.
Do you know how you get out of a 3mph speeding ticket in court? You don't curse out the cop. You show up, say your honor, obviously I was speeding but by a ridiculously small amount...I was respectful and understand that this was a mistake, however due to the severity I am asking you drop the ticket. Boom. Done.
if the cop shows up and has body cam footage of you cursing and yelling at him, guess what....you've still got that ticket.
same exact thing with vail man. You know how quick you could have gotten your pass back if you hadn't blown up at him? Show up next weekend, explain the situation, say how respectful you were and that the mistake obviously wont happen again. Say how he wasn't in uniform and you had no idea who he was or that he had a position of authority. Youre skiing later that morning. Hell, if the guy was doing what you said he almost definitely has a reputation as an ass around the resort. They'll know the sitch and they're probably used to it by now.
but now you are in the position where he got screamed at, probably has been bad mouthing you at the office, and has even more reason to not give your pass back. You were already in a grave and decided to grab a shovel.
I am absolutely not defending vail or their yellowjackets....fuck em both. yellows are mostly powertripping assholes. But sometimes it's better to play the game. Next time either keep skiing to your car and call it a day before you get scanned (this is the best call, they wont follow you 99.9% of time), or just play the game.
