Picto Diary - 14 to 24 January 2022 - Another TP Shortage Story

Above: Brian Callen, Wiseguys Comedy Club, Salt Lake City, UT. 08 January 2021. (Omitted from previous diary send).

Comic with a message. A theme behind the jokes. People must learn to be tolerant of alternative voices. It's not good to let one voice dominate while suppressing the other. Take the Nazis. There must have been alternative voices amongst the Nazis. Not all Germans thought exactly as Hitler did, right? Weren't there Nazi's who believed, "hey, why can't we just keep the Jews in the country and be mean to them?" The joke was funny, but the point was made... suppressed voices can lead to tyranny and evil.

Brian's riff about how the tuba player never gets laid was hilarious.

Above: Snow maker. Deer Valley, UT. 16 January 2022
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Snowstorm on Magnet.
Today, a little too hard and slick on some runs for me. Got going a little too fast on Stein's Way and Star Gazer. Mid Deer Hollow was an ice rink. I would have taken Star to Mayflower Lift, but I said to myself, "I ain't going down Stein's again!"

Above: Freddie. Dog Park Quinns Junction, Park City, UT. 16 January 2022

Hey! How come I have to stay in this park with the boring two legged dog? Why can't I be out there with you, Grannie?

Above: Timpanogas. Deer Valley, UT. 17 January 2022.
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Timp. From Homeward Bound.

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18 Jan 2022

Above: Deer Valley, UT. 18 Jan 2022.

Above: Park City Mountain Resort, 20 January 2022. Deer Valley, UT.
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Comic Mom
Image of nearby PCMR today purloined from JCBuilder.

Above: TP. Men's Room, Junction Pizza, Heber City, UT. 20 January 2022.

The thot (sic) that came to mind seeing this TP display was this: I was COO of a hire purchase finance company in Manila PI in the early '80's. We could not put TP in the restrooms because it would immediately be stolen. Employees had to bring their own TP. Often you'd see TP hanging out of a purse or dangling from a coat pocket. No biggie. Part of the scenery. This may sound amusing to many, but standard of living for most of the Filipino employees back then made TP a valuable commodity. PI is more prosperous today, over 40 years later. I doubt the "bring your own TP to work" rule is still in force.

Above: Utah snowfall file image. Winter 1948. 22 January 2022.

Addendum:

Steve,

Looks like it might be time for new boots! Or, they should make you a Daleboot commercial.

Where did you go the other day? I waited for you at the top of Sultan and never saw you come up.

Hope your well, let’s get out there.

Golf,
Park City, UT

Old man Bishop with compromised short-term memory recognized you when you called out. Got in deep conversation with my lift mate, PGA, and forgot to look for you at Sultan summit. We made a hard right and headed for Quincy. Possibly you were on the other side waiting for us to turn left. Sorry. Looking very much forward to taking a couple of turns with you. By and large I'm up there most mornings.

You are probably right about the boots. Except, they seem to be working fine. I go down to Dale Boot once or twice a year for new rivets, heels, buckles, etc. Dale Boots are the Ivermectin of Ski Boots. Cheap and likely work. But the mainstream boot industry (the big Pharma of ski boots) doesn't want anyone knowing about them and recommends a booster (new boots) every couple of years.

Bishop

Hi Steve:

I believe I've found the answer (for me) to the debate over masking, at least for Omicron. It's kind of like the debate over which is the best motorcycle oil to use and does motorcycle adventure have to include getting dirty off pavement.

A large grain of salt and the ability to laugh at myself (three years past my "Use By Date" according to my former life insurance company) keeps me digging deeply into the wonders of the universe, like how many angles can be mounted on the head of a pin and where does all the rubber that wears off vehicle tires on roads go.

Hope all is well with you. Stay safe when jamming on those black slopes.

Best,

Dr. G, Self-Proclaimed World's # 1 Motorcycle Adventure Sleeper
Crow Agency, MT

I have no idea what that is that you are using for a mask (cough).