It never fails.
On days when I have less than a clue what I will blog about, inevitably something comes up. And 8 times out of 10, the inspiration comes from my muse. Also known as, Sexy Hubby.
During the day, since we both work, we rarely speak longer than two or three minutes, except for a brief, daily check in.
Me: Hi honey, how are you?
Him: Hey babe, good-good. How’s your day?
Me: Fine. Nothing to report.
Him: Anything going on tonight?
Me: Nope.
Him: OK honey, I’ll talk to you later.
Me: Bye Sweetheart. I love you.
Him: I love you too.
Me: Hang up
Him: Hang up
When something is going on that we need to share, we say, “Have you got a second?”
That’s the “Walters’ Code” for stand by for major juicy gossip, or a tip-top secret, or a funny story that can’t wait. Truth be told, I always get a little perkier when Sexy Hubby asks if I have a second. After all, he’s a man of few words (via the telephone) and I know he wouldn’t take up valuable time for lessor news.
Shortly after lunch, I got the call from Sexy Hubby.
He asks, “You got a second?”
Me: “Yep.”
This is what he told me:
I’m at the very top of Red Lodge ski resort, at a remote cell site about 8,300 feet. Way up here, all alone.
I gotta take a leak, so I walk around to the back of the building.
I’m – ya, know- doing my thing, and I look to my left and about 6 feet away, there’s a bear.
It scared the shit out of me.
So, as I’m trying to finish, I stamp my foot, and say, “Yaw, bear” and it turns around and very slowly walks about 5 feet, then turns back and looks right at me.
We’re just standing there, looking at each other, as I’m zipping up my pants, trying to find my Blackberry.
I took a few photos of him as he walked up the hill.
Then, I whistled at him, and he stopped, turned around and started walking directly towards me. But, I wasn’t really calling him, I just wanted to see what he would do.
I stamped again and said, “Yaw, bear,” and he loped away.
We had a good chuckle over this story! Of course, I’m wondering why the hell he would whistle and want to stop the bear, but that’s just me.
In the Hollywood version of the story, this is bear Sexy Hubby saw, and managed to tell about…
…versus the “real life” version of what Sexy Hubby actually saw.
Only Sexy Hubby.
Only in Montana.
HA HA…LMAO!!!!! So excited he saw a bear….LOVE the two graphics made the story down right hysterical!!!!!! Next time, keep the pants up and an eye open…HA HA HA….TOO FUNNY!!!!
deb, i know…isn’t it crazy funny!!
I was laughing as I was writing this blog!
(btw, Sexy Hubby’s also the “art director” on this one. He told me which photos to use.)
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Did it really scare the s**t out of him? It would have me I’m pretty sure!
Wow! That was quite an adventure. I am scared silly of encountering a bear. And I can guarantee that if a bear was heading away from me the very last thing I would do would be to try and stop it!
Deedee,
I know! I asked him, “Why the hell would you whistle at it?”
His response, to see what would happen.
Thanks for visiting AAL!
So happy to have you on board.
KT
Really Good One, Katie, really good one…
Gee, thanks Cora!
I aim to please!
Your husband marked his territory so the bear knew he had to go.
Jen,
I said, “Why didn’t you take better pictures?”
He said, “I wasn’t exactly prepared.”
We laughed and laughed!
But yep, you’re right on!
Happy Friday,
KT
This will soon morph into another bear story to equal or rival the Charlo episode!!
oh, let’s hope not!
I can barely stomach the “original” bear story!
And what was he going to do if the bear came at him? Climb the cell tower? Would have been fun to see who climbed faster!!
Yeah, Angela, not sure. But you’re right! It would have been a race up the tower!