I am stuck

Hello kids. I hope everyone still checks the blog on a frequent and regular basis. I'll be sure to start updating it more frequently as well as we lead up to the beginning of another school year. We are merely weeks away from the 2010-2011 school year.Now to some current and breaking and developing news...

Yesterday we officially closed the chapter on SMILE 2010 with the Counselor Trip to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, formerly known as Six Flags Marine World and when I was growing up, Marine World Africa USA.

All in all, a very fun day for everybody involved until about 5:03 p.m. when I boarded the wooden roller coaster Roar, along with several other counselors. This was probably the last ride, or second to last ride of the day for us. And as we ascended to the top to get ready for the first of many drops on this apparatus, the sound of the cables pulling the coaster to the top suddenly stopped -- and so did the ride.

We sat high above Six Flags not moving, with the wind picking up from every direction. Nobody from the staff came and yelled at us. No intercom, no contact, no nothing. The only thing that could be heard in our few carts was me yelling stuff that can't be printed on this blog. We had no clue how we were going to get down, and at times, if we were going to get down. By far, one of the worst feelings to have in the world.

We were stranded.

I looked down to the bottom of the coaster where some maintenance monkey was working on something. He didn't try to yell anything at us or tell us anything. Maybe this is what they do at Six Flags when something hits the fan.

After 20 minutes of panic, the roller coaster started out of nowhere and we completed the ride.

For some reason, there were people still enjoying themselves. I wanted to just get off and call it a day.

When we got back, we tried to ask the people working what happened and nobody answered us. Maybe it's what they are told to do when things mess up, just shut up and be quiet and pretend nothing happened. One of the workers there on our way out was nice enough to say sorry to us and say something got stuck. Good for her. Everyone else there was nothing but a tool and a boob.

And for your amusement, here are a few clips from this summer, including yesterday's trip.