Shooting and stuff
Jan. 19th, 2009 05:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
slycatWell I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. I had avoided getting any colds and things from work colleagues over the past few weeks, but now I've definitley got a cold :( I'm taking Tylenol Cold to try ans surpress the symptoms and hopefully shift it before the con. It sucks having con crud before the con!
Anyway, yesterday we met up with Kyy and Utlah at the pre determined time for IHOP where we indulged in endless pancakes and learnt of the pleasures of butter pecan (pronounced in a similar way to buttscratcher from Family Guy). After food, we took a look in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! which had the distinct feeling of something from Sam and Max. I had my reservations about the place beforehand but I'd say it was definitley worth the price, the turning tunnel illusion and the girning mirrors ;)
After that, we just had time to waste and so ended up lounging out the front of the Sheraton until we had to leave for the firing range. However, we did it in style, as there were 6 of us, it made it cost effective to get a limo! was quite a novelty to turn up at a firing range in a limo :) The firing range itself was pretty cool. After about 30 minutes instruction on how to fire a gun and gun safety, we were let lose on the firing range, just like ones you see in the movies. I got quite good after a few goes with the .22 gun. At one point another guy came in to fire his shotgun which sounded a lot louder and more explosive than it does in films or games. Even though we were wearing very effective ear guards, the shotgun still sounded very loud! I only got one injury from the range, which was a sliced thumb from loading the magazine.
Didn't have much else planned for the day so we went to the italian district of San Fran and got some tasty pizza. We ended the day at a loud irish pub which didn't serve great drinks but it was a place to go on a sunday night which didn't have kareoke.
Today, our plans are to tick off as many tourist attractions as possible being Alcatraz, Coit Tower and probably the Golden Gate Bridge. Oh, and happy birthday Arakin, sorry you couldn't be here.
Anyway, yesterday we met up with Kyy and Utlah at the pre determined time for IHOP where we indulged in endless pancakes and learnt of the pleasures of butter pecan (pronounced in a similar way to buttscratcher from Family Guy). After food, we took a look in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! which had the distinct feeling of something from Sam and Max. I had my reservations about the place beforehand but I'd say it was definitley worth the price, the turning tunnel illusion and the girning mirrors ;)
After that, we just had time to waste and so ended up lounging out the front of the Sheraton until we had to leave for the firing range. However, we did it in style, as there were 6 of us, it made it cost effective to get a limo! was quite a novelty to turn up at a firing range in a limo :) The firing range itself was pretty cool. After about 30 minutes instruction on how to fire a gun and gun safety, we were let lose on the firing range, just like ones you see in the movies. I got quite good after a few goes with the .22 gun. At one point another guy came in to fire his shotgun which sounded a lot louder and more explosive than it does in films or games. Even though we were wearing very effective ear guards, the shotgun still sounded very loud! I only got one injury from the range, which was a sliced thumb from loading the magazine.
Didn't have much else planned for the day so we went to the italian district of San Fran and got some tasty pizza. We ended the day at a loud irish pub which didn't serve great drinks but it was a place to go on a sunday night which didn't have kareoke.
Today, our plans are to tick off as many tourist attractions as possible being Alcatraz, Coit Tower and probably the Golden Gate Bridge. Oh, and happy birthday Arakin, sorry you couldn't be here.
