How I Spent My Summer Vacation

[grizzlyzone]

 

Day 6

Today, we decided that Wanda would go off and shop for souvenirs in Maggie Valley, while  truckerbearand I chill out in the hotel cesspool. (You'd think that considering the small size and the limited use it gets, that the hotel could do SOMETHING about the murkiness. Well, at least it isn't green or brown or have a layer of scum floating on top.)

I put on on my new orange trunks, slipped my cellphone into my pocket, grabbed a towel and off to the pool I went. truckerbearand I are having a nice little chat when suddenly I realize that I still have my cellphone in my front pocket. It's beyond wet. And, with the chemicals (or lack thereof) in the pool water, it ain't coming back. (I got water in the display. Lots of it. Even thought I saw a fish in there.)

truckerbear  locates the nearest AT&T (formerly known as Cingular, formerly known as AT&T Wireless) store. They close at two. It's two.  truckerbear  then finds the next closest. They're all the way in Asheville, some 45 miles distant. They're open and will be open for awhile. 

I'm a bit embarrassed at this point. I don't want my hosts spending their vacation dragging my sorry ass to the AT&T store, but Wanda won't take no for an answer, and we're off to Asheville.

I'm the kind of guy who really doesn't want a lot of fanciness. I want a phone. A phone with Bluetooth, because I'm tired of holding my arm up with some of those long phone calls I make. I don't need to watch TV on it. I don't need to take pictures or make videos. I don't need any video games to while away my time. I don't need to surf, check my email, get a stock ticker, and listen to MP3s. I just want a freakin' phone. With Bluetooth. And, one of those cool headsets so I can look like one of the bearg.

The AT&T clerk tells me that "Resistance is futile". Just about any phone I buy is going to have a camera, video games, Internet access, mobile e-mail, text messaging, MP3 player, ad nauseum. I end up with a Motorola RAZR V3xx with a Motorola H500 Bluetooth headset, a snap-on leather case, and a car charger. "We are bearg."

• The Grizzly Grill
  truckerbear   has been raving about his ribeye steak from yesterday, and I mention how disappointed I was that I missed out on the opportunity to eat at the Grizzly Grill.  truckerbear  has a 20 oz. ribeye. I opt for the more dainty 16 oz. Yum!