I love roller coasters. From the loops to the big drops to screaming highs and terrifying lows, there is no roller coaster that’s been built that I wouldn’t try. Every summer, I’ll go out to as many theme parks I can manage and try at least 5 new coasters, just to get the thrill of something new and scary.
This past summer, I took a trip to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, TX. I’d been there a ton when I was a kid, but never was tall enough to make the minimum height requirement to ride The Rattler. This roller coaster is a behemoth – all wood, rackety roller coaster, that looks as if termites and rust will be its demise sometime soon. I decided to ride it.
This certainly wasn’t the smartest choice for me, but what would the fun be in life if I didn’t take a risk every now and then? The heat was sweltering and I had to stand in a line to wait for this ride for about 45 minutes. Luckily, I had my trusty iPod on me, so time went by quickly. While waiting in line for this ride, I wanted to pump myself up and get ready for it, so I listened to a ton of fast beat music – mostly metal.
By the time I got to the top, I was totally pumped by all the music I had listened to and was hopped up on Red Bull. The butterflies in my stomach had begun to flutter as I stepped in to the coaster, and as they secured me in. They were giving the usual rules and warnings over the intercom, but I didn’t hear any of this since I was still blasting metal through my iPod.
The coaster set off and was tame at first, and I thought that it would be a breeze. Eventually, the coaster started going slow, but it was also going up. It went up more and more until we were high above the park. As we began to level out, I noticed that a huge drop was coming up and put up my arms just like everyone else. The part I didn’t think about, however, was the fact that my iPod was still in my hand. The roller coaster sped down this drop with a fury and I screamed as loud as my lungs would allow me to. As we hit the bottom of the drop, the wooden roller coaster jarred me with such force that I let go of my iPod and it flung from my hands to the cement floor below us!
Needless to say, the roller coaster was awesome, but my 5th Generation iPod LCD Screen was shot. It was all busted and black and I thought I’d never be able to use it again. After checking out some companies online, I found Milliamp LTD, who happened to specialize in 5th Generation iPod Video Repair! I ordered a 5th Generation iPod Video LCD Screen Replacement and got my iPod back in no time!
I was back to riding roller coasters soon, and had many more chances to ignore the warnings at the park because my iPod was blasting metal through my ears.
