Tuesday, September 11, 2018

How Bad Can A Cyclone Be? / ¿Qué Tan Malo Puede Ser Un Ciclón?

La versión español está después de la primera foto.

THE CONEY ISLAND Cyclone wooden roller coaster (a New York City landmark on the National Register of Historic Places) has been in use since 26 June 1927, one day after My Mother the Dowager Duchess was born. She never rode. Neither did I. My sister Dale and our father rode it together in the 1960s. Dale was brave. My father was brave for his daughter.

Every year, I ask The Kid Brother if he'll go on it with me. Every year he says, "What are you, nuts?!?" I guess I'll be in trouble if he ever changes his response.

Our English friends Nick, Alison, and their son Ed rode the cyclone this year on their visit to New York.

As Alison said (I'm paraphrasing), "Oh, Ed, look at the old thing. How bad can it be?"



LA MONTAÑA RUSA de madera "Coney Island Cyclone" (un hito de la ciudad de Nueva York en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos) ha estado en uso desde el 26 de junio de 1927, un día después de que naciera Mi Madre La Duquesa Viuda. Ella nunca cabalgó. Yo tampoco. Mi hermana Dale y nuestro padre la pasaron juntos en la década de 1960. Dale fue valiente. Mi padre fue valiente para su hija.

Todos los años le pregunto a El Hermanito si lo hará conmigo. Todos los años dice: "¿Qué estás? ¿Loco?" Supongo que estaré en problemas si alguna vez él cambia su respuesta.

Nuestros amigos ingleses Nick, Alison, y su hijo Ed cabalgaron el "Cyclone" este año en su visita a Nueva York. 

Como dijo Alison (estoy parafraseando), "Oh, Ed, mira lo viejo. ¿Qué tan malo puede ser?"

NEITHER THE CYCLONE NOR ROME WERE BUILT IN A DAY. THE SIGN SHOULD READ "OPENED ON JUNE 26, 1927."
NI EL CYCLONE NI ROMA FUERON CONSTRUIDOS EN UN DÍA. EL SIGNO DEBERÍA DECIR: "INAUGURADO EL 26 DE JUNIIO 1927".

VIEW OF THE CYCLONE (FAR LEFT) FROM THE WINDOW OF MY OLD BEDROOM. (CLICK THE PHOTO.)
VISTA DEL CYCLONE (IZQUIERDA) DE LA VENTANA DE MI VIEJO DORMITORIO. (HAZ CLIC LA FOTO.)
NICK, ED, AND ALISON. "OH, ED... HOW BAD CAN IT BE?
NICK, ED, Y ALISON, "OH ED... ¿QUÉ TAN MALO PUEDE SER?"

18 comments:

  1. Wow, that's QUITE a view from your old bedroom!
    Brave, brave Nick, Ed, and Alison. No way you'd get me on that thing! Ha!

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    1. Judy,
      Wooden rollercoasters do not offer a smooth ride. Not for me. Also, The Kid Brother says, “That’s dangerous!”

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    1. Jim,
      Me neither. But. Do love the Wonder Wheel, also in my view.

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  3. NO F-ING WAY would I EVER get on that! although I DO appreciate the architecture/historic significance of the coaster.

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  4. I'm down with the kid brother: what are you, nuts? ;)

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  5. I ADORE those old wooden roller coaters. I rode the Giant Dipper on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk (opened May 17, 1924) a couple of decades ago. It was fantastic. The carousel wasn't bad either. Great view from your old bedroom. Did your friends love the Cyclone?

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    1. Wilma,
      I like smooth, modern rollercoaster rides... with no loops or reverses.

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  6. I used to love roller coasters. I once took an afternoon off from work with a colleague to ride all the coasters in a nearby amusement park. But those days are gone. When I look at one now, bad headlines appear in my mind.

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    1. Walt the Fourth,
      Crushed vertebrae and death in 2007. No thanks!

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  7. Well no one has died from it, recently.

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  8. Makes me think of the first Captain America movie, where Steve Rogers confesses that he threw up after riding it.

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    1. Debra,
      Maybe I should see a Captain America movie... Would I throw up after?

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  9. As long as I'm sure it's been maintained properly, I'd give it a try.

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    1. Kirk,
      Someone died of crushed vertebrae in 2007. I’ll pass.

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