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Saturday, 4 October 2003
Rollercoasters ::
I took my kids to Darien Lake this afternoon. It rained for most of the drive, but the rain stopped shortly before we arrived, and didn’t return. It was windy, around 50 degrees, with only a bit of sun, so the park wasn’t at all crowded—no long lines for rides. Last time I’d been on a rollercoaster was when I was about 10, Sarah’s age. We’d gotten stuck, having somehow lost the momentum needed to get up an incline. So I was amused that as soon as we got in line (the slightly longer lines for the front cars), on the first trip, the cars got stuck just short of the platform. The operator had to call in some technicians who did who-knows-what to return the cars to the platform. The technicians stayed around for one more ride until they saw that the cars did not get stuck again. Then it was our turn. ...