StressCenter.com Winter Festival and Party

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:56 pm

Oh yes Mimi bring lots of hand sanitizer and maybe a few extra bottles of Benadryl and some antisceptic of some sort. Oh and maybe some sort of self defense item... like a tazer incase we run across any bears!! We will probably want to go on some sort of night hike so who can we get in charge of that?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:07 am

OK Jill, I'll volunteer for the night hike leader. My first priority: find a suitable replacement night hike leader. I'm not comfortable going out after dark.

Now that we have the leadership settled, we need supplies. I think an emergency GPS is a must. And we'll need a back up emergency GPS and a backup backup emergency GPS. By the way, did Shif ever make sure the door was locked when the supposed carolers came by? We need someone to check on that.

Back to the supplies. Flashlights. Lots of them. And batteries. All sizes - double A, triple A (someone needs to check if there's a single A), C (can someone also check what happened to B), D, 9-volt, and some of those big ones with the springy things on top. We'll also need a volunteer to tape over the ends of all the batteries so there aren't any accidental shocks.

Okay, now what about snacks? Perhaps so good old StressCenter.com trail mix (soy nuts, caffeine-free chocolate chips, raisins, xanax, and sunflower seeds). Everyone will need to bring their own baggies of trail mix to avoid cross contamination. No sharing.

Hmmm. We'll also need a route planned. It will need to go by the nearest ER, at least two fire stations, and a pharmacy. We'll need a pharmacy reconnaissance team of StressCenter.com graduates capable of entering the store without panicking or at least without visibly showing the panic.

Let's see...I suppose we'll also need bear mace and mugger mace and maybe some social people mace. Oh and a whistle in case we get lost. I don't think anyone will hear it, but whistles are fun. I wonder if they make a hiking gong?

This is a good start. Have I missed anything obvious?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:24 am

searunner,
you are hysterical!!!!!!!!!!!I think you would make the perfect leader as you have thought of way more than the rest of us.Don't you think we should at least have an EMT in our group just in case?I also am concerned about the possibility of catching H1N1 if I leave the house so could someone video tape everything so I can enjoy it in the safety of my home?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:19 am

Yes Searunner, I was hiding out for a long time, but then the sun came out and I soaked up a bunch of rays. Gotta store as much D as possible to help build up my immune system to fight against the nasty viruses!

Hey Barb, can you de-seed those watermelons you throw my way? My mouth is wide open!

Jill everyone's welcome here, the bears are hybernating, but there are bobcats and mountain lions all over. We'll have to be in groups at ALL times, and also bring our airhorns with us to fend off the wild animals.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:29 am

Thanks Char-lee! I'll see what I can do about an EMT and a videographer. Maybe we can turn this into a reality show! Of course, we have no cast since few are willing to travel...

Shif, glad you're back out from hiding. I tried to check the door for you, but every time I checked it I walked away wondering if I inadvertently unlocked it during the checking process. Someone else needs to verify for us.

Also, I was thinking about more supplies for the night hike as I was drifting off to sleep last night. Since we can't bring hiking knives due to knife phobias, I suggest everyone be issued a plastic spork (metal is not allowed).

However, we'll need someone to file down the pointy parts so that no one get accidentally scraped. You know that scraped skin means infection which of course means certain death. Also, as a warning, anyone caught walking with the spork in their mouth will immediately be reprimanded, have their spork confiscated and broken in two, and be sent back to the lodge. We have a zero tolerance spork misuse policy.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:34 am

Don't forget your flannel jammies, your ear muffs, and fuzzy warm socks and house shoes. And candles bring lots of candles, especially the smell good ones, if we run out of electricity, at least we will have smell good candles to light our way.
Dont forget marshmallows, and chocolate, for smores, they are great in the winter! No tents, No food outside,, bear like food!
And none of us want to be their dinner...Nells

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:06 am

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I think I may be too afraid of the spork tines!

Anything without any sharp edges?

I don't know if I can participate in this thread anymore, it's causing too much anticipatory anxiety.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:25 am

Good stuff gang. Nells yes bring lots of candles and batteries for sure

Oh and yes bring some lighters to light those candles , we can't take any chances of matches accidentally getting wet

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:45 am

Hey about the Spork question. I was under the impression that they were called Sforks? If I am going to Google safe ones I need the correct spelling :p

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:31 pm

hey,what do we need sporks for anyway?With our social phobias we won't be eating in front of anyone will we?Nells,could you please bring candles that operate on batteries so some of us don't have to obsess about burning the place down.