Yakima
Ski Racks
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I head off for my first ski trip of the season, I find myself plagued
with the same anxiety of previous years. As I drive down the highway,
I’m constantly peering into my rearview mirror, terrified
that any moment now I’m going to see my ski gear flying through
the air and being crushed under the wheels of the monster semi truck
behind me, or worse yet, my skis will fly into the windshield of
a family car, causing a terrible accident. Lastly, guiltily, but
just as important to me is the price tag attached to my precious
ski cargo. Not only would I groan to lose my expensive equipment,
I would cringe at the fact that everything I bought a couple of
years ago will have doubled in price by now. What I need, I decide,
is a Yakima Ski Rack.
It’s not the first time I’ve had this epiphany. Every
year in fact, I resolve to solve my problem before the next ski
season. But as the months pass, and I get busy with spring and then
summer activities, my resolution fades into the background, lost
in the black hole of my forgotten meant-to-get-things-done list.
But perhaps there is a more meaningful reason behind my procrastination.
Before climbing the steep mountain pass, I decide to pull over and
check to see if my Bundy cords are holding, and it occurs to me
that I am intimidated by the idea of shopping for a Yakima ski rack.
Yes. That is definitely it. What do I know about them, really? How
will I choose one to fit my car properly? Does a Yakima ski rack
hold more gear than just skis? Are there different models? It seems
as complicated as purchasing a car. But this time, I am determined
not to keep myself in this ridiculous mindset. Getting back into
the car, I make a mental note to find some answers from the local
shop owners at the resort, though I will not be making my purchase
there, I’m sure, for as in all things “shopping”
the height of the ski season is not the time to make such a purchase.
I wonder about the possibility of purchasing a Yakima ski rack
over the Internet. Surely the options must be limitless. And then
what will I do with the thing when it arrives by UPS delivery? Will
I be able to install it myself? That will be another consideration.
I picture myself driving to pick up my sisters on next year’s
ski trip and get satisfaction from the fantasy of having the Yakima
ski rack neatly mounted and ready to place their gear into. No more
teasing about my disaster-waiting-to-happen car roof. Perhaps we’ll
drive by some other disorderly ski geared car of passengers nervously
glancing behind them. I’ll look over at them and smugly change
lanes into the farthest one away, pretending that all along, I have
had the Yakima ski rack in place and am an old pro at the organized
and neat LL Bean look.
This year, I resolve that, yes, I will indeed do my homework and
make my purchase of the Yakima ski rack, and just to seal the deal,
I make a speed dial call to the hotel front desk and ask them to
get me a list of ski rack stores in the area. |
