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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that is super duper tired from just watching those biker dudes all week. Talk about buns of steel. We would barely have the stamina to travel 500 miles through the mountains by car in one week — let alone do it by the power of our own two legs. We're stoked for the end of the race today not just because we'll get to see how it all ends and if an American can hold on to a yellow jersey or whatever it is bikers get when they win stuff like this, but also because just following this race has been so much work and we're exhausted!
Even though it's been really tiring and time consuming, we have to say we have a whole new appreciation for the sport after this week. We admit we kinda used to think it was the Euro's version of NASCAR, but after watching those guys huff it over the Rockies all week, we have to admit it's pretty cool. They have all those little competitions inside the bigger race and the crashes are crazy. It is interesting. We're not saying we're going to throw on a Speedo and an Italian flag and head for the sidelines or anything. Well, maybe just for a bit. We did just get that new Speedo…
OK, moving on.
We have an Angel Alert!! Angel Alert!! going out to the awesome and faster-than-a-speeding-bullet men and women of the Red, White and Blue Fire District whose quick response to a fire at The Local Spa Friday saved a few folks from massages with very unhappy endings.
The peeps over there write thusly of the harrowing near-miss:
“At approximately 8:30 a.m. (Friday) morning, Red, White & Blue Fire District was called to a structure fire at The Local Spa at 326 S. Main St. Upon arrival, firefighters observed light smoke coming from the spa.
Firefighters made entry into the unit and confronted heavy smoke. They found the fire in the laundry area of the spa, in the dryer. The fire was quickly extinguished and the remaining smoke was then removed from the structure.
‘Because 9-1-1 was initiated early and firefighters arrived within two minutes, damage to the spa was kept at a minimum,' said Deputy Chief Paul Kuhn.
‘The cause of the fire appears to be accidental in nature. “We believe that massage oil residue on the towels in the dryer spontaneously combusted after the dryer had stopped running,' said Deputy Chief Jay Nelson.”
Those damn driers. Who forgot to clean the lint screen? Just kidding. Who swapped the normal massage oil for the spontaneously combustible brand??
So way to go Red, White and Blue! Two minutes is impressive. Glad to know we have such quick-footed firefightin' folk lookin' out for us. And remember, kids, only YOU can prevent forest fires (and spa fires).
Kids: Hey, it's not us, it's you dumb grown-ups with your smoking and your illegal fireworks and your combustible massage oils.
Summit Up: Fair enough.
Well folks, with one natural disaster averted here at home let's hope our friends on the East Coast can manage to do the same and escape this whole hurricane mess without too many toupees being blown away from the heads of balding stock brokers.
That's bout all we got for ya today. Have a great Sunday!
We out.
Even though it's been really tiring and time consuming, we have to say we have a whole new appreciation for the sport after this week. We admit we kinda used to think it was the Euro's version of NASCAR, but after watching those guys huff it over the Rockies all week, we have to admit it's pretty cool. They have all those little competitions inside the bigger race and the crashes are crazy. It is interesting. We're not saying we're going to throw on a Speedo and an Italian flag and head for the sidelines or anything. Well, maybe just for a bit. We did just get that new Speedo…
OK, moving on.
We have an Angel Alert!! Angel Alert!! going out to the awesome and faster-than-a-speeding-bullet men and women of the Red, White and Blue Fire District whose quick response to a fire at The Local Spa Friday saved a few folks from massages with very unhappy endings.
The peeps over there write thusly of the harrowing near-miss:
“At approximately 8:30 a.m. (Friday) morning, Red, White & Blue Fire District was called to a structure fire at The Local Spa at 326 S. Main St. Upon arrival, firefighters observed light smoke coming from the spa.
Firefighters made entry into the unit and confronted heavy smoke. They found the fire in the laundry area of the spa, in the dryer. The fire was quickly extinguished and the remaining smoke was then removed from the structure.
‘Because 9-1-1 was initiated early and firefighters arrived within two minutes, damage to the spa was kept at a minimum,' said Deputy Chief Paul Kuhn.
‘The cause of the fire appears to be accidental in nature. “We believe that massage oil residue on the towels in the dryer spontaneously combusted after the dryer had stopped running,' said Deputy Chief Jay Nelson.”
Those damn driers. Who forgot to clean the lint screen? Just kidding. Who swapped the normal massage oil for the spontaneously combustible brand??
So way to go Red, White and Blue! Two minutes is impressive. Glad to know we have such quick-footed firefightin' folk lookin' out for us. And remember, kids, only YOU can prevent forest fires (and spa fires).
Kids: Hey, it's not us, it's you dumb grown-ups with your smoking and your illegal fireworks and your combustible massage oils.
Summit Up: Fair enough.
Well folks, with one natural disaster averted here at home let's hope our friends on the East Coast can manage to do the same and escape this whole hurricane mess without too many toupees being blown away from the heads of balding stock brokers.
That's bout all we got for ya today. Have a great Sunday!
We out.
