I am *not* going back out there!

[annissamazing]

I thought I'd take the family out for ice cream this evening. After dinner we all got in the car and drove down to Dairy Queen.

We were one car away from the drive through window when a old car whipped around the corner and pulled up parallel to the car in front of us. When the first car in line pulled away, the driver of the old car started yelling at the man working at the window.

He yelled, "HEY! I bought three ice cream cones at the walk-up window about twenty minutes ago and you only gave us two! I don't have a receipt!"

He yelled about ice cream cones and receipts for another 20 or 30 seconds before a woman (I assume a manager) came to the window and yelled back, "No problem! I can check it against our receipts! Come around to the front!"

The driver pulled away and left the parking lot in the wrong direction to actually do as the manager asked. I assume he just left because he realized that his scam was idiotic.

The guy in the PT Cruiser behind me started honking before the driver in the old car had left. He could honk all he wanted, but there was no way I was putting myself between a mad man and his ice cream scam.

We were nearly home when we had to stop because a man in a van with a picnic table strapped to the top had stopped in the middle of our road and was yelling for a dog to come to him. I could see the dog. It was enjoying my neighbor's lawn. I'm still not sure why he didn't just get out of the van and collect the dog.

I think the weirdos are out tonight and I am not going to join them.

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[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure of "yes, the weirdos are out tonight". OTOH, it's not helping us to stick around at home either. WE just had a weird thump hit the house while I was on the phone, and then a loud (probably illegal) firework went off down the road. It's been an interesting weekend...

[annissamazing]

The thump would freak me out! I was getting a pork roast ready for the barbecue this afternoon and Dominic was in the back yard playing on his swing set and something hit my house. I ran outside to check on Dominic and there was nothing... He was fine, but there was no evidence that anything hit the house.

I'm currently listening to hundreds of illegal fireworks. Ohio's a funny state. It's legal to buy fireworks here, but you have to promise not to light them in Ohio because actually using them is against the law.

I'm feeling more comfortable this Independence Day because we finally got rid of the brush pile behind my garage. No more obvious fire hazards! Yay!

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Lowered fire hazard = excellent!
Unfortunately, I'm not sure our neighbors have done anything safety-wise of that sort, and I know there's piles of wood and dry grass around here. Also, all the fences are old dry wood. The thumps currently are very large park-sized fireworks with multiple stages and colors, including magnesium flare pop-types. Some of them have seriously rattled the windows. They've been setting off about five to 8 big ones, then quiet for ten to 20 minutes (possibly for a drinkie or three??) and then they set off some more.