Rut Girl's Friday Fail
Walgreens is the winner of Rut Girl's inaugural Friday Fail. Some residents on Woodstock Avenue today were rudely jolted from their sleep by the sound of an industrial strength leaf blower which was in use at 5.30am. While Walgreens' parking lot may look pristine today, the same can't be said for the mood of locals.

Rut Girl's Friday Fun
It's a bit silly but there's an email that's been doing the rounds at Killington titled 'Another Two Feet of Snow'. You get the picture. It made Rut Girl smile today.

Rut Girl's Friday Bus Ruckus
Not a day goes by when Rut Girl doesn't hear an amusing tale from someone riding The Bus to Killington. Once again it was the 7.15am bus, which predominantly carries Killington and Pico staff, where there was an amusing display of bus driver/customer interaction.

According to Rut Girl's source, The Bus was unusually crowded with standing room only until Pico. When The Bus pulled in to The Nordic Inn, nicknamed Little Jamaica because it is home to many of Killington's Jamaican employees, the driver was unimpressed by one man's indecision about getting on the Rutland-Killington connector versus the Highridge bus which could be seen approaching The Nordic.

The driver, in a tone that indicated indecision would be punished, said 'you're either on or off, make up your mind' followed by 'you better grab some metal (ie a hand rail)' when he finally got on board. We love it.

Things You Don't Expect On Your Way Home

1) A man walking out of his apartment who then unzips his pants and pees on the wall

2) Being stopped by a nervous Asian man looking for his pigeon

That's exactly what happened to Rut Girl this afternoon on her way home. More disturbingly the incidents happened on the street she lives on. Time to move?

Just another day in Rutneyland.

Singing Superstars Set To Rock Rutneyland

Look out Rutneyland, some of the world's biggest selling artists are on their way to the Rut. Jay-Z? Rhianna? Lady Gaga? Not quite. Try Bryan Adams and Richard Marx for starters. Yes, the guys who once rocked big hair and power ballads are both confirmed to play at the Paramount Theatre. Not together mind you, which is a shame, we'd love a power ballad sing off.

Just when Rut Girl thought it couldn't get any more 80s/90s, Mrs Rutland told us two more superstars were going to rock RutVegas. Excitement pulsed through Rut Girl's veins at the prospect of seeing Bono. Okay, maybe U2 is aiming a little too high. What about Michael Buble? Canada's not that far away after all.

Sadly that wasn't to be. Instead Mrs Rutland revealed Pat Benatar and REO Speedwagon will be here in June to rock the fairground. Awesome. It's not the first time they've toured together either so a sing off is definitely on the cards. Mind you, that tour was back in 1995 and the Rut is only the second stop on the tour, so they might be a little bit rusty. And while we jest, Rut Girl would like to point out that needy kids will get a slice of the proceeds.

Look, don't get us wrong, we're very happy to have big names come to town, we just wish it was all a bit more current.....say an artist who had an album or a single that charted in the last two years (and no, compilations, best of's and Christmas albums do not count).

The Richard Marx ad that ran in the Rutland Herald last week was hysterical. 'Over 30million albums sold’ it boldly states. Yes, in the 80s and 90s. Let's look at the stats, because we love stats (thanks Wikipedia, remember to donate everyone, what would we do without Wikipedia?):

Bryan Adams (age, 50). Last album, 2008. Cracked #80 on the Billboard Top 100.
Richard Marx (age, 46). Last album, 2004. Failed to crack the Billboard Top 100.
Pat Benatar (age, 57). Last album, 2002. Failed to crack the Billboard Top 100.
REO Speedwagon (collective age, 290). Last album, 2007. Failed to crack the Billboard Top 100.

On a side note, Rut Girl hears when Taylor 'tell it to my heart' Dayne (age 47, last album 2008) played The Rut she was less than happy about her digs at the Holiday Inn and acted like quite the diva when she was here.

I can't imagine the same behavior from Richard Marx and Bryan Adams, unless there's no hairdryer in the room, then there could be trouble.

Great Volunteer, Shame About His Customer Service

So another town meeting has come and gone and with it some more awards were handed out, notably to Andy Reid (not to be confused with the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles) from the Deli at Killington Corner, who took out the Volunteer of the Year award.

It's not the first time Andy has picked up an award for his volunteering efforts. The Killington Chamber of Commerce gave him an award last year.

Not exactly sure what the extent of Andy's volunteer efforts are unless of course its in cussing customers or handing out ass kickings, in which case, he's totally deserving. Rut Girl likes to think of him as the Christian Bale of Killington. Side note, check out RevoLucian's remix of the Bale rant, it's awesome.

Anyone who has spent any time at the deli will have encountered Andy. He's big in voice and big in personality. He also has a wicked temper. Just ask any underage drinker who has a) foolishly attempted to buy alcohol with no ID and b) attempted to talk back to Andy after he's denied their purchase.

In fact the first time Rut Girl ever went to the deli (best sandwiches on the mountain by the way), Andy was chest to chest with some kids from Boston, telling them he was going to call the cops. Rut Girl has been going back ever since, mainly in the hopes of witnessing more great examples of customer service. She hasn't been disappointed.

Rut Girl isn't alone. When she talked to some people about their visits to the deli they had some very disparaging remarks about Andy's customer service skills. In fact, one woman told us Andy threw her sandwiches at her, which actually made me laugh, because let's face it, customers can be annoying.

To be fair to Andy, 1) he's always been lovely to Rut Girl; 2) Rut Girl has it on good authority that he is actually terrific at helping out the Killington community and 3) our brief Google search netted only one negative remark:

'The owner is a loudmouth flatlander', Trip Advisor: http://bit.ly/a3OctW

You don't hear the word flatlander used every day. Why don't you try throwing it into a conversation today and see how it goes down.

Take Your Time Melanie, No Rush

A big shout out to Melanie from Peru today who kept commuters entertained on this morning's 7.15am bus to Killington. As The Bus pulled into Lafayette Street, Melanie could be seen in the distance balancing what looked like a plate and a cup. Decked out in her Killington uniform, it was clear Melanie needed to be on the bus as opposed to taking a leisurely breakfast stroll.

Apparently, the Bus driver and all on board offered amusing commentary as Melanie would run two steps, walk twenty steps, run a couple more, taking a total of five minutes to get to the bus, which was clearly waiting. Laughter erupted as Melanie finally stepped on to the bus (weirdly out of breath), carrying a plate of pizza and a cup of tea. As you do.

If The Rutland-Killington Bus is Rocking, Don’t Come Knocking

Some commuters on last night’s 10.15pm Rutland-Killington bus were shocked when two mountain employees engaged in a raunchy make-out session. Rut Girl hears the antics were more like something from Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels than the type of behavior one normally sees on the commute to Killington.

While most tried to ignore the blatant display of passion unfolding before their eyes, Rut Girl hears one regular on the bus was quite the voyeur and remained fixated by the amorous pair.

We’re not that surprised though. Monday nights are ‘international party night’ at Killington, where the international workers from Killington and Pico let their hair down after the weekend with many heading to Charity’s for a few not-so-quite bevies.

In fact, only a few weeks ago a bus driver on the 10.15pm bus threatened to kick a group of Latin American revelers off the bus when they began drinking beer on the bus. The partiers were then made to dispose of their liquid ale or face a long walk home in the cold.

Rut Girl thinks she might have to catch The Bus more often.

The Pinnacle Of Family Dining

Double D’s. The name says it all really. You don’t have to look too closely to notice the connotations which are about as subtle as a set of human DD’s. But what we love more than the strategically placed pair of black diamonds is that the newly opened Double D’s at Killington's Mountain Green Resort offers a kids menu. Oh and there's dancing too, can only imagine what kind. Don't despair, Rut Girl's interest has definitely been 'peaked'; we'll let you know how her visit goes.