The Bet

About a year ago today, we had finished company meetings on how our bookings went and what not. We’re at the bar throwing a couple down trying to predict the future and Gums starts to claim what our new “boutique” hat rep Jason Bowes is going to sell in the next year. He throws some good big numbers out and with the 6 – 10 beers in me I call bullshit on him. “No fucking way that dudes gonna sell that many hats to that many fashion shops.” Gums is like, “you wanna bet?!” It’s on, this is gonna be like taking candy from a child. We bet on a day of heli skiing for the winner along with Jason if Gums wins or who ever I want if I win. Brad gets in on this too cause he’s the Coal dude and we’re betting on his brand. Fuck if I know why those two were in the bet 4 free but it didn’t matter, I was winning. Oh and the loser gets to pay and come along for the ride too. Then where ever we went we’d make a couple day trips of it and pay our own way after that. Sounded like a good plan.
Fast forward to the company Christmas party and Gums announces to all that I lost the bet and was paying for a heli trip. My lovely wife looks over at me and says “is this true honey?” “A bet’s a bet babe and I ain’t backing out.”
We’re at SIA and Jeff Galbreth from Frequency introduces Gums to this rugged looking fellow named “Sean Dog.” Sean Dog owns Alaskan Heli Skiing in Haines and that’s what got the ball rolling to us being in AK last week.