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The Peppermint House in Orem



Here it is: The absolutely WORST example of landscaping in Utah Valley. As a semi-pro shuttle driver stationed in Provo for 4 months, I think I'm a pretty credible source.

In all my travels through the neighborhoods in the greater Provo area, the house located at 520 East 2000 South Orem, UT has got to be the worst. Every time I drive by to go to my friend, Paul's, house, I get this eerie feeling like I'm trapped in a game of Candy Land and that a witch is going to jump out from behind one of the many terraced peppermint sticks and devour my car--I just never know from WHICH Peppermint she will emerge.

Oh, and to add drama to the chase scene, she doesn't saunter out to my vehicle; she speeds across the uneven terrain like the Abominable Snowman from that Ski Free game that came pre-installed with every PC made in the 90's. Everyone who has ever played the game has tried to ski off the beaten trail--that is where the real fun is. The moment you cross a certain boundary, the Yeti comes out and chases you down. The fun is not in trying to outrun the Yeti; that's impossible. You see, the game programmers made it so that you can only travel at "speed 85", while the Yeti can travel at "speed 90" so no matter how much to jump, dodge and evade, HE will eventually get you. Again, it's not a question of if, but when. My record for staying alive out of bounds was something like 43 seconds.

Now you can visualize the very real terror I experience each time I pass the steeply-sloped Peppermint House.

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  1. NoelleMon Mar 31, 07:11:00 AM MDT

    I totally know what you're talking about with the peppermint stick house. So bizarre! It's amazing what some people will do to get attention!!

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