This one is titled “Seattle Hipsters Scare SUV Off the Road” — you’ll probably see a lot of it. The cascade of flailing sled action and beer cans seals the deal.
Is it from 2012? 2010? Who knows. Sledders always win.
As for this stuff, it’s far from what CHS experienced in person on Wednesday. We were taking a little R&R time to sled a neighborhood street Wednesday when the police arrived. All of the adults — some of whom had read this — stopped sledding as the cops hung out in their cruiser at the top of the street sledding hill. The kids didn’t care and kept going. One of the cops got out of the car and told everybody to stop sledding because it was dangerous and against the law. He then got back in the car and everybody milled about a bit while the cruiser idled. Finally, the officers drove off and everybody got back to shooting down the hill. Via my police radio scanner — yes, I was sledding with my scanner on this busy day — I heard the cop who lectured us radio in to dispatch. “We checked out the XXXX call and nobody was there. It’s all clear.” Everybody was happy.
UPDATE: While we’re watching movies, check out this fun piece by @jaypurcell:
Why in hell was the SUV trying to go UP Denny anyway? There’s signs at the bottom at Stewart, signs on Bellevue and unless some asshat took it, there’s a sign on both sides of Melrose at Denny. I don’t care if you can afford a Lexus, you have to follow the rules.
On the other hand, anybody sledding gets in the way in the intersection of Denny and Melrose and gets run over by melrose traffic, you deserve it.
Not the best choice for the SUV driver… and note to sledders have fun, but pick up all your empty PBRs etc when you’re done!! the mess left behind in previous years has been atrocious.
A few redeeming hours, the men show off, late party follows, the driver is stupid and breaking the law – street is closed by the city.
Those who drink PBR – disgrace the city’s reputation for good beer. But, hot rum drinks on snow nights …ahhhh
Hot Toddees are for the Re_alTODDEES.
Whenever someone disses PBR, they seem to be elite 1%ers or just had their first Raineer last week.
PBR is the one of the best bangs for your buck if you have to function the next day and want to pound down a few without getting totally sloshed.
“Whenever someone disses PBR, they seem to be elite 1%ers or just had their first Raineer last week.”
This doesn’t even make sense. PBR = Rainier. What’s the difference?
Maybe they take pride in a quality product and want to support the local economy. Isn’t that the point?
By the way, it’s RAINIER.
Music sounds like Abney Park. Looks like fun was had by all.
PBR gives me bad poopies. That’s why many don’t drink it. So take your 99% sh*t somewhere else.
Regardless of what you drink or why, PICK UP THE DAMN CANS when you’re done!
I did not want to use the old “horse piss” theme.
But, some people deserve it. Course, maybe they have never seen a horse pisss???
Elitist, no, just a bit more discerning. Better beer, and better mj seem worth it to me.
Is there something in the beer that makes it hard to recycle?
darwin award = sledders crossing open intersections.
Hey littering sled jerks, pick up your f’ing trash. I walked by that intersection this morning and there was a huge pile of cardboard, broken sleds and beer cans on the corner right in front of Acme Barber Shop. I’m sure they appreciated that when they got to work. What is wrong with you? I live nearby and this is ridiculous. Have fun, but don’t be assholes. Seriously.
I wish these hipster jerks would at least clean up after themselves. Having fun in the snow is totally warranted, so is boozing a bit outside during. But just tossing it in the street or sidewalk post guzzle, that is just a douchebag move.
‘Nuff said.
Well isn’t it obvious? The signs turned into sleds! I saw one guy use a sign as a stand up sled with handlebars. It worked really well until he fell and got stuck in the stomach by the handlebar.
I live near that intersection and they made the same mess last year during the storms. They dump out trash cans and sled on them. Great for ACME and all the residents around here who have to clean it up.
who cares if there’s trash? this is a disgusting metropolis anyway. nihilistic hipsters are the revolutionary subject.
Well, it would be less disgusting if the sledders threw their garbage in a designated trash or recycling receptacle.
Btw, they may look like nihilist hipsters but they’re really just Capitol Hillbillies.
There is no reason to close Denny for even a few minutes.
If Seattle would just pre-treat the streets with beet juice,or the myriad other substances used, Denny would be drivable during the entire “snowstorm” and afterwards.
I think wimps is a good word for this situation.
Because Denny is such a busy street, it should be a priority, and should be treated BEFORE any snow falls.
No one should be using chains on city streets…it’s not needed and it destroys the streets.
Get with it Seattle…this is 2012, not 1912.
you’re dead wrong, Athiest.
The reason the streets ice over is because they’re still warm when the first snow hits. It melts and then the continued snow freezes it. At no time is the street itself actually frozen like in a city that gets real snow. You can pretreat all you want, but within 45 minutes of heavy snowfall, it’s still going to be too slick to climb up or descend safely.