Comments for Chickens in the Road

Comment on Rafting on the New River by holstein woman

holstein woman — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:15:07 +0000

Really cool you had a good time with your children. It is fun to have memories like that event in your lives. I’m really glad you took the time to have fun with them.

Comment on Rafting on the New River by bonita

bonita — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:40:12 +0000

They’re becoming adults, all three are smiling for the pic…or, maybe it’s just the beer! Three good looking kids, congrats.

Comment on Rafting on the New River by yvonnem

yvonnem — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:23:47 +0000

So glad you had fun and are ok….I saw in the Gazette online that some people had fallen from a raft on the New River yesterday and one person (a man from OHIO) was knocked out and taken to the hospital. I was so worried that you had MMIO with you and it was the raft you all were in!

Comment on Rafting on the New River by Dghawk

Dghawk — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:02:51 +0000

So glad you had a wonderful time! So. Now that you have done the New, any plans for the Gauley? With all the rain, I’m sure they will be opening the gates of Summersville Dam pretty soon.

Comment on Rafting on the New River by Joell

Joell — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58:47 +0000

I would love to try white water rafting, I have friends that have done it.
Now Suzanne, if you need more fear in your fun, I know of a fun little place in WV that one can go bungie jumping

Comment on Rafting on the New River by NancyL

NancyL — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:44:23 +0000

While rafting on the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta many years ago, I did one of the stupid things! These were self-guided rafts, hundreds of people going from one end to the other on days the river ran high and fast. Our raft got caught up on a rock and I foolishly put my foot out to push us off – my foot went under, got scraped, and almost pulled me out. A few people have drowned over the years, but they stopped the annual Memorial Day Ramblin’ Raft Race in 1980. It was something to see!

Nancy in Iowa

Comment on Rafting on the New River by wildcat

wildcat — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:31:43 +0000

I’ve rafted on the Ocoee River, through the manmade section where they held the Olympic Kayaking in ’96. Those are some serious Class IV rapids! Having a good river guide will increase your chances of staying in the raft. But you can also help yourself. There are normally three rows of seating in the raft. Get on the second or third row, and wedge your feet as deep as you can under the seat in front of you. This is what I did, and there was no way I was going to bounce out! I was in there pretty solid! LOL

Comment on Back to Normal, Mostly by Dghawk

Dghawk — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:23 +0000

Welcome back! But I just read that Spencer had flooding again today, so hope you still have power and phone. After no power or phone for 11 days after hurricane Isabel, I went with wireless internet. I don’t know how your cell service is in your neck of the woods, but if it’s half way decent, it might be worth looking into.

After all this rain, the river should be AWSOME!!!

Comment on Just One More by Kieran

Kieran — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:39 +0000

My sister and I were excellent at forging signatures. We were so good that we had people on the bus lining up to get us to forge their parents’ signatures–without us even knowing what the signatures looked like! Which really meant…we didn’t know what the hell we were doing, LOL!!

Comment on Back to Normal, Mostly by Jane L

Jane L — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:06 +0000

Oh good, you’ll be able to answer a long time question I’ve had – how do people stay IN the raft. I think there must be a bit of magic going on cause they’re not strapped in!