CONGRATULATIONS
PRO WRESTLERS
BETH & MELISSA!
The TN Valley Amazing Race came to a conclusion last night in dramatic fashion (more drama than you could imagine)! The teams started out on the CN campus in front of the campus gates. They then made their way through Jefferson City, Morristown, Dandridge, Kodak, and finished the race in Knoxville. Although it rained, we didn't let that ruin the day. I would love to write you a book on the days events, but I will just list some of the highlights.
DOUBLE YIELDS
Poor Chair Restorers! As a result of a huge alliance, Brian & Brittany got eliminated not once but twice by Adam & Courtney in Morristown and Beth & Melissa in Knoxville. This team ended up wasting a total of 14 minutes, but they made up for it by arriving at the Kodak roadblock as the 3rd team.CRAZY DRIVING
I heard that there was quite a bit of crazy driving that went on during the race. When people pulled into the detours and roadblocks, I almost feared for my life. They would pull into the parking lots going like 50 or something. The teams even would pull out and almost slam into another team's car. The "official race policy" was that there would be no speeding at all. One team said, though, that they averaged 90 on the interstate! I'm just glad that no one got a speeding ticket or in a wreck; God certainly was on our side!BIG MACS ARE NOT FUN!
The teams received a bad surprise when they arrived for the roadblock at the Smokies Stadium in Kodak. This is the equalizer of the race where all five teams started at the same position. Doubles Partners Jennifer & Brian had their 30 minute advantage eliminated. During this roadblock, one team member had to run to the end of the road, pick up a big mac, run back, and eat it along with 8 Oreo cookies. A few problems with this. Jennifer is allergic to the caffeine in chocolate and the onions used in the sauce while Courtney doesn't eat beef. Another problem is that these girls are not used to eating such hefty portions of junk food. We made it through although some of the people ended up getting sick.DOMINATING IN KNOXVILLE
Beth helped boost the Pro Wrestlers during the eating challenge. She crammed down her food and finished well in advance before the other teams. The two then sped off to their final destination, Knoxville. Although they hit some bumpy roads trying to find some landmarks, they consistenly were first throughout the Knoxville portion of the race. They finished the race in downtown at the World's Fair Park. The Doubles Partners and the Schickimicki Girls were in a foot race for the end. The girls found the mat in the park just as Partners did. The Partners, however were closer since they parked their car along the street next to the end. Jennifer & Brian finsihed second after coming back from a fifth placing that was far from the other teams. Carey & Brittany ended the race in third.AN UNEXPECTED ENDING
As you heard on the audio post last night, Courtney had to go to the hospital room last night. At the next to last landmark, she slipped and fell on her back. When Adam first called me about the accident, he told me that she fell, and I just thought that she had scrapped her knees or something and felt light headed. Beth, Melissa, and Brwyan went to check on her to make sure everything was ok. I then get a phone call that they are taking her to the hospital. After some x-rays, the doctors found that she had a fractured vertebrae. This is not life threating, but she has a bumpy road ahead of her. She is in a lot of pain, and I am sure she would greatly appreciate your prayers! Another problem took place as we left the emergency room. We formed a line of cars leaving the hospital. The parking lots are protected by meter gates (which is crazy to begin with that you have to pay to park at the hospital). When we came in, the exit gate was tore up. We couldn't get it to go up to leave so we try to get gate to go up on the entrance. We get the first car through. We then use that car to signal the weight sensor to raise the gate for the other cars. Before the last car (Brian & Brittany's car) goes through the gate, a security guard comes and takes them into custody for vandalism. This was just a major miscommunication. The exit gate was not broken; we were suppose to go get some token to get out, but we didn't know this. Well, the security guard tells them that they will have to pay $3000 for damages and have to spend a night in the jail (you would have to know these people to realize that it is craziness to tell them they are going to jail). After the security guards finished their screaming and threatening phase (which was totally unprofessional) and they were called Nazis by Courtney's dad, they finally calmed down and somewhat friendly. They told Brittany that they would do nothing to her since she didn't actually touch the gate; they told Brian that the felony charge would probably be dropped and would only have to pay for damages. By the way, we witnessed the exit gate working fine for cars coming in after the incident while the guards were claiming that it was damaged. Pray for Brian, too, that his situation would be resolved.
Overall, the Amazing Race was great! We all had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs and certainly will not be an experience that we will soon forget (especially the end). Pictures coming soon!
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