Damn Pesky coworkers. < on 1/3/2005 5:37 AM > | Reply with Quote
Recently my company had a one day project for a Maine based company that took us from north of Albany NY to Townsend Mass. Leave at 5am, get back whenever. While on the way Dukes drives right by this place with his head on a swivel. THere the park sat in all it's glory! One of my employees had already been pestering me about why I had a "death mask" as he called it on the rear deck of my Impala (some gear I forgot to put in my pack), to which I responded , ahh , just a furniture refinishing project.. Well this guy is onto me and keeps pestering me, and he knows from my secretary that I've gotten some good shots from various locations.
So before I even see the coaster I recognize the signs of abandonment , I slow to a crawl saying " guys, what's that "stuff" over there look like to you"?
Before I know it we are passing the park!
I couldn't contain my excitement, so I immediately tried to recruit the three folks with me to take a tour on the way back through. Sam (well call him that) immediately says " 'Dukes you're such a freak, abandoned amusement park and you're having an orgasm. At least it's not an old hospital or mine, then we'd be spending the night here".
I then threatened them with a detour to Worcester State. That shut Sam up.
I was just suprised to drive right by the place accidentally.
Incidentally, noone was overly interested, so there was no tour.
Apparently I should keep my mouth shut, as people have been talking.