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Topic Started: Apr 23 2010, 06:09 PM (713 Views)
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Ten years ago, tonight, I went for the longest ride of my life. You see, there was this girl that worked for the company that handled financing for basically the entire Piano Industry. Her job was to go over the credit applications that came in, and call back the approval or turn down. For about four months, I had been jokingly flirting with the girl on the phone when she would call, or we needed to call them. About six weeks before, she had told me that she had a blind date that night. I jokingly asked what this meant for us. She laughed and said that she had to dump me because I never sent her flowers, wrote her love letters, or took her out anymore. That afternoon, I sent her a funny little love letter in an email, then told her that if it didn't work out on this blind date, that I would drive out next month and take her to dinner.

The night I sent that email, my grandmother died. I spent the following week back in Pennsylvania. When I returned to work, I discovered that my email had sparked an interest in the young lady, and she had been trying to get ahold of me. It also made her curious why I would send her an email like that, then "duck out" of her phone calls to the store. I called her up, explained about my grandmother. She asked me if I was serious about driving out there. I thought about it for a minute, then figured why not. So, we exchanged home phone numbers, and planned on meeting up in April.

Over the next weeks, what started out as a quick phone call every couple of days turned into 3-4 hour long calls every night. What started out as a joking flirtation turned very serious the more we got to know each other. We talked about exchanging pictures, but decided not to. We wanted to see where this went without having any idea what each other looked like. (Of course, I had no concerns about what she would think of me ;) ) We made plans that I would drive out April 23rd, she would meet me at a restaurant closeby where she lived for a late night dinner and maybe a drink or two, I'd head off to the Holiday Inn, then we would hang out the next day nsight seeing, and go bowling the next night. I know, "bowling" wow. Well, it seemed that she really enjoyed bowling, participated in a league (165 average), and probably wanted to make sure that our date was someplace where she was comfortable, around people she knew (considering she didn't really know me). Now I will admit that not all of our hour long conversations would have been approved of by clergy, and several wager was placed on the outcome of the bowling that may not have been appropriate.

So there I am, heading out to Cincinatti to meet a girl for the first time, who I've only spoken to on the phone (more than one friend thought I was nuts). I was leaving a little later than I intended (about 2:00 rather than Noon) for a ten hour drive, but I noticed that Rt. 50 was a straight shot from DC to Cincy, and I would more than make up the two hours from the directions Mapquest gave. And I would have, too, except for one mistake.

Did any of you DC residents know that the four lane highway that is Rt. 50 in the DC area turns into 2 lanes in western VA? Did you know that it stays that way all through West Virginia as well, but for even more fun, it decides to twist and turn throughout the mountains, and that if you go any faster than forty, you are going off the side of the mountain? Did you know that once you go into Ohio, it turns from a 2 lane highway into a one lane farm road, through the entire friggin state? So, what I estimated to be an eight hour drive (ten at the worst) turned into a fifteen hour journey through hell. I saw creatures and beings while driving through WV and the deepest darkest parts of OH that should not exist through the laws of natural selection. I kept myself somewhat sane at first thanks to the caffeine from coffee at gas stations that looked like they were from the 1920's. In most cases the gas stations looked old, too. By midnight, though, my sanity was basically gone from caffeine, lack of sleep, worry over the movie deliverance, the fact that I was so late, and the fact that I had no idea what this girl looked like and how things were going to go. I stayed in touch with her by cell every few hours so she wouldn't go to the restaurant and wait for me without me showing up.

Finally, at about 5:00 AM, I pulled into her town. She actually still drove out to meet me, and take me out to breakfast. As I pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant she gave me directions to, I saw the car she described as hers. Gulp, this is it. Pleeeeeeaaaase don't be too ugly! I cannot express the relief I felt when this beautiful young brunette stepped out of her car, absolutely beautiful. Moreso than I ever had hoped for. All of a sudden, that relief turned into panic. I had afterall, just spent over 15 hours driving. My eyes were bloodshot, my hair windblown from driving with the windows down, my mouth tasted like dried up peanut butter mixed (with onions, garlic, and four day old coffee with bad cream), and my deoderant could definetly have used freshening. Here I had been worried about what this Goddess had looked like, and the first impression I was going to make with her would be as Leonard Squiggarelli's ugly and unhygienic brother.

"Brad?" the beautiful woman asked as she started walking toward my car. Noooooo! I wanted to shout. I wanted nothing more but to sneak out of there, run to the Hotel, shower and change and at least look somewhat normal for this girl, but it was too late. Nothing for it, now, I figured. "Yes." I replied holding my breath. She then walked up to me and gave me such a kiss that it curls my toes thinking about it to this day.

That was 10 years ago today.

End Part One.

Tomorrow's Installment: 10 Years Later, The Day and The Date
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Awwwwwwwwwww! I love this story!

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awww.. indeed.

this is great - can't wait.
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Apr 23 2010, 06:27 PM
awww.. indeed.

this is great - can't wait.
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Apr 23 2010, 06:09 PM
Gulp, this is it. Pleeeeeeaaaase don't be too ugly! I cannot express the relief I felt when this beautiful young brunette stepped out of her car, absolutely beautiful.
LD you are rad.

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LD, you are awfully bigoted toward WV and OH, especially for a guy from freaking PITTSBURGH. You married up, boy. :lol2:

And yeah, I knew that about all of US50, which I looked down on from my deck.
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Apr 23 2010, 07:21 PM
And yeah, I knew that about all of US50, which I looked down on from my deck.
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I saw creatures and beings while driving through WV and the deepest darkest parts of OH that should not exist through the laws of natural selection.


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Funny thing is they all dress in black and gold and carry towels. It's like a retard cult or something.
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Nahhh, there are places in Ohio and WV that I quite like, actually. But there were more than a few spots along 50 that he more than a little concerned.

And yeah, I married up.
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So when did you dump this bird and meet your wife?
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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wow that's a great story!!! Aren't piano industry people great?






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Did any of you DC residents know that the four lane highway that is Rt. 50 in the DC area turns into 2 lanes in western VA? Did you know that it stays that way all through West Virginia as well, but for even more fun, it decides to twist and turn throughout the mountains, and that if you go any faster than forty, you are going off the side of the mountain? Did you know that once you go into Ohio, it turns from a 2 lane highway into a one lane farm road, through the entire friggin state? So, what I estimated to be an eight hour drive (ten at the worst) turned into a fifteen hour journey through hell. I saw creatures and beings while driving through WV and the deepest darkest parts of OH that should not exist through the laws of natural selection.


I do indeed. Not only did my original grade school bus route take me on Rt. 50 twice a day, it also became a big chunk of my trip to and from college.

I have what I feel comfortable saying is an intimate knowledge of that section of the road and you are absolutely downplaying its sh!tty weirdness.

Can't wait for the next installment even though I know where it's going. :smile:
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Apr 23 2010, 07:43 PM
Nahhh, there are places in Ohio and WV that I quite like, actually. But there were more than a few spots along 50 that he more than a little concerned.

And yeah, I married up.
:lol2: Just bustin' yer chops, LD.
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What a great story. I can't wait to hear how it ends.

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Great story LD! Looking forward to part 2!
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Women are really good at pulling that kind of stuff and reeling guys in.

I was minding my own business working as a manager in a piano store and every week I'd take the call from the sweet-sounding lady from one of the big long-distance piano trucking companies. She'd tell me how many pianos I was getting next week and when the driver would be there and how much the shipping would be.

One day I told her I had a CDL and she never stopped needling me. "Why don't you dust off your CDL and get a piece of every single piano that delivers in the 17 western states? We need drivers out there!"

Or she'd lasciviously say "We have an all-Peterbilt fleet you know."

She eventually reeled me in. . .
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A small correction I was informed of last evening. The young lady's bowling average was officially 150.

10 Years Later, The Day and The Date

After breakfast, as the sun's coming up, the young lady decides that it would be foolish for me to go to a hotel just for a few hours sleep, and invites me to come crash on her couch. Not being a fool, I quickly agree. I follow her back to her apartment where I meet a grumpy old cat that would go on to become my primary nemesis through most of my adult life. As she had stayed up all night as well waiting for me, she was quite tired as well, though by this point I was riding on wave of euphoria and adrenalyne. After exchanging a few more kisses on the couch, she goes off to bed. I lay down on the couch and my last sight before my eyes close is the grumpy old cat on a chair across from me staring at me intently.

I wake up a few short hours later to the sounds of her speaking on the phone as she prepares a brunch in the kitchen, and the sight of the cat slowly and quietly stalking towards me. As the cat sees my eyes open, he stops in his tracks, stares at me for a long moment, then turns around and walks away.

She gets off the phone and comes into the living room as I sit up and wipe the sleep from my eyes (and a few cat hairs? hmmm). She tells me that was her friend Terry (from work, I knew her as well) as we begin to set the table for some bacon & eggs. She tells me that Terry asked her what she thought of me. I get a little bit of a cocky grin on my face, and confidently ask, "and what did you tell her?" already knowing the answer based off the way she had kissed me when we first met and the kisses shared before going to sleep. "Well" she replies, "I told her that you were an even nicer guy than I had thought, that you were a great kisser (cocky grin grows bigger), but that I'm not really attracted to you."

I imagine that the sensation I felt would be similar to the the guy in the old black & white silent movie clips that's walking dow the street on a bright sunny day, when all is right with the world, maybe he's even whistling, and suddenly a grand piano falls from 20 stories up and lands directly on him.

"I'm so sorry!" she exclaims."It's not you, really. I just don't think that I want to get involved with anybody right now. I still want you to stay today and go out tonight, but as friends".

Friends?! Friends?! I drove for 15 hours through a Stephen Kingesque landscape, faced off against the Goat Man of Duckworh, drank a pot of Midge's sludge in Dallison, and popped NoDoze like a Canadian Trucker driving a load of black market Viagra to a Senior Citizen Porn Convention in Miami, all so I could hang out and go bowling with "a friend"?!

"I think it would be best if I just headed back." I replied. "Would it be ok if I used your shower, first?" I was completely flummoxed. Ok, I know I looked a little worn the night before, what with everything that happened and how long the drive was, but I was also pretty confident in myself. I might not be a 10, but I knew I was a solid eight on most days, at worst a 7 on bad days. Personality wise, I was still the same guy that had talked with her on the phone into the early morning hours every night over the last several weeks, and what was up with the kiss she planted on me when I showed up? If she didn't find me attractive, why the goodnight kisses? What the hell was going on, and did I really need to turn around and face that drive again after 3 hours sleep? No, I decided. I wasn't going to give in this easily. The only times that I have ever had any troubles in my life where things didn't work out was when I doubted myself. All I had to do was think this through. I decided she was attracted to me, she just didn't know it yet. I decided the best approach was to go out there, tell her I was staying the day, and her opinion would change before the end of the day. Arrogant? Cocky? I prefer to think of it as confidence. It's rarely failed me.

So, I finished showering and getting myself ready, went back out and told her exactly what was going to happen over the next 24 hours. We would go out and have fun that day. We were going to get to know each other in person, and not just over the phone. She was going to have conflicting emotions as the day went on. Sometimes she was going to warm up to me, other times she was going to think I was a completely egotistical jerk. That night, we were still going out bowling, the bet was still on and I was going to win it, and she was still going to honor it. Tomorrow morning, I would be leaving, and by the time I did, she would be head over heels in love with me. She laughed, said whatever, and no way I could win the bet.

You see, while she had a 150 bowling average (but lately had been even better, and the average was probably higher), I had only been bowling maybe ten times in my life. I had only ever broken 100 once. She said that if I was telling her the truth (which I was), then there was no way that I could win. I explained to her that it made no difference how well she bowled that night. Even if she bowled her best game ever, it wouldn't matter, because when something was important to me, I won. That's just how it goes with my life. I told her there was no question that she was a better bowler than me, and after that night I would likely never be able to beat her again, but when the bet started, I would win. Either she would get nervous, and completely choke, or I would be extremely lucky and things would just fall my way. Not through skill, but simply because I win. It's what I do.

Needless to say, she found that amusing and arrogant, and agreed that the bet was still on. We proceeded to go out and have a great time that day. I charmed her friends over to my side, and did everything I could to confuse her by being alternately a great guy, and then being a cocky jerk. All part of the plan. I also continued to goad her about the bet and reminding her that when it comes to something I want, I win.

That night we went to the bowling alley. The plan was two warmup games, then the bet. Best out of three won. During the warmup games, I bowled a 74 and a 76. She bowled a 165, then her first ever 200 game. All of her bowling friends came over to congratulate her. She then gave me a chance to duck out of the bet. I told her not a chance, that nothing had changed. Now that it was gametime, I would win.

The first game she bowled a 157. I bowled a 163. She was confounded. I didn't do anything differently, nothing had changed. I smiled and told her "what did I tell you?". The second game I won 172-168. Seeing how mad she was, I gave her a chance to save herself. Double or Nothing, best out of seven instead of three. Through force of will, luck, and Divine Intervention, I won the next two games in similar fashion. Each game she bowled over her average, each game I won. (I've never bowled over a 135 since).

We went back to her apartment, sat down on her couch and waited. After fifteen minutes of looking at the smirk on my face, she finally said "Well?"
"Well, what?" I asked. "You won the bet, which was so important, I still think you conned me, but you did win. Didn't you want something?" "Of course I do. When I look at you, I get thoughts that would make a Penthouse Editor blush, but not off a bet. If anything was to happen, it's going to be because you want it too, and not over some silly game." That's when she attacked me.

The next morning it was time to go. As I'm getting ready she suddenly breaks into tears, as she's confused and doesn't know what she wants from a relationship. I'm trying to calm her down, but nothing's working. Finally I realize that I need to say something shocking, a little sweet, and a little funny, while also being a little cocky. Realizing that, the perfect line pops into my head. A line from perhaps the greatest "manly" character of all time. I grabbed the Goddess' arms, look her in the eyes, and tell her "Give me some sugar, baby". She laughs, then proceeds to rain kisses on me (which is all we ever did that weekend, you dirty minded people!). We talk for awhile, decide to pursue the relationship, but we were going to be cautious and take our time. Then I got back on US Rt. 50, and drove fifteen hours, admiring the gorgeous landscape, the clean air, and stopping for coffee at wonderful rustic restaurants with terrific characters inside. It was the best drive of my life.

Three months after we decided to take things slow and responsibly, she moved in with me. Four months after that we were engaged to be married.

It's been ten years and one day since I drove my car onto Rt. 50. Some days I've had to face off against a few more Goatmen of Duckworth and drink a few more pots of Midge's Sludge, other days I've gotten to enjoy a sunrise over the Appalachian mountains and gotten to spend time with some of the most wonderful people you've ever wanted to meet. I had numerous confrontations with my respected and greatly missed nemesis. I had to abandon the original car for one with a little more room to accomadate my navigator and a hitchhiker we picked up along the way, but the road trip begun ten years ago continues and has been worth every mile.
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God bless you, Brad. Lovely story...
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Awesome. :smile:
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exactly.. made me cry
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Hooray for love stories!! Thanks for sharing. :)
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oh, man - that was awesome. *sigh* :) :) :)

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Apr 24 2010, 08:20 AM
but that I'm not really attracted to you."

I imagine that the sensation I felt would be similar to the the guy in the old black & white silent movie clips that's walking dow the street on a bright sunny day, when all is right with the world, maybe he's even whistling, and suddenly a grand piano falls from 20 stories up and lands directly on him.

"I'm so sorry!" she exclaims."It's not you, really. I just don't think that I want to get involved with anybody right now. I still want you to stay today and go out tonight, but as friends".

Friends?! Friends?! I drove for 15 hours through a Stephen Kingesque landscape, faced off against the Goat Man of Duckworh, drank a pot of Midge's sludge in Dallison, and popped NoDoze like a Canadian Trucker driving a load of black market Viagra to a Senior Citizen Porn Convention in Miami, all so I could hang out and go bowling with "a friend"?!
LD You are hilarious...and rad.

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That's a great story, LD. Thanks for sharing it with us. :smile:

Do you guys still go bowling?
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