SeaCat
Hey, my Halo is smoking
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Well I'm in trouble once again and do you know what? I feel good, damned good.
Yesterday they anounced that Halloween would be celebrated in Palm Beach County today, and it would only run until 1800. That was a command decision made because of the curfews and the curfew breakers.
This morning in work I talked to both my friend, who was upset about Halloween being held today and her brother who mentioned to me that she had nothing to cover her windows. (She also had a shortage of blankets, she had given her blankets to her kids.) Neither of these things left me feeling too good.
I talked it over with my wife, who cursed me for even having to ask, then talked to her brother once again. I needed some more information from him.
After work my wife drove home, changed quickly, then loaded up the car with some supplies from my back room. Mainly a large roll of heavy guage plastic, (Damned if I know where I found it, but I'm glad I saved it.) as well as several rolls of reinforced Duct Tape. I also grabbed the last of the emergency money from the safe. When we headed out we made one quick stop at a local store and loaded up on candy.
When we pulled up in front of our friends trailor we received more than our share of strange looks. We were after all the only whites in a hispanic neighborhood. Our friend came out to see who was pulling into her drive and stared in shock as we unloaded the car.
here was a large roll of thick plastic sheeting. There were several large bags filled with candy for the kids. Alongside the candy was another box filled with canned foods. In the back seat was a pile of blankets and comforters. We were telling her to pass out the food and blankets to whoever needed them,a fter keeping what she needed when a couple of her neighbors came over to see why these two gringoes were bothering their friend. When she explained who we were they still didn't like us. That changed when I looked at the biggest one and asked if he had kids. Grudgingly he admitted he did. I asked if he was planning on taking them out trick or treating, he said he wanted to but no one there had the money for candy. He actually smiled when I pointed out the bags of candy and told him to get his kids. I think I might have made a friend. Before long there was a crowd of kids in home made costumes trooping by for their loot.
Their songs really changed when they watched me cover our friends glassless windows, then go from Mobile Home to Mobile Home with the roll of plastic and covered their windows as well. What the hell I was having fun, and it wasn't hard work. These people needed the help. When I had finished doing this I found that our friend had done as I had expected her to do. She had given away all of the food and blankets. Seeing this I had shaken my head while telling her she had been naughty and should be spanked. I was also busy taking a last box out of the back of the car, this one was also filled with food and a couple more blankets. (She asked if I was going to be the one doing the spanking, oh temptation.)
When we finally left there we received waves from several of the people there as well as a ticket from the local P.D. because we were breaking curfew. (No good deed goes unpunished huh?)
Cat
I earned my nickname today, I was told I should get a black cat on my right shoulder.
Yesterday they anounced that Halloween would be celebrated in Palm Beach County today, and it would only run until 1800. That was a command decision made because of the curfews and the curfew breakers.
This morning in work I talked to both my friend, who was upset about Halloween being held today and her brother who mentioned to me that she had nothing to cover her windows. (She also had a shortage of blankets, she had given her blankets to her kids.) Neither of these things left me feeling too good.
I talked it over with my wife, who cursed me for even having to ask, then talked to her brother once again. I needed some more information from him.
After work my wife drove home, changed quickly, then loaded up the car with some supplies from my back room. Mainly a large roll of heavy guage plastic, (Damned if I know where I found it, but I'm glad I saved it.) as well as several rolls of reinforced Duct Tape. I also grabbed the last of the emergency money from the safe. When we headed out we made one quick stop at a local store and loaded up on candy.
When we pulled up in front of our friends trailor we received more than our share of strange looks. We were after all the only whites in a hispanic neighborhood. Our friend came out to see who was pulling into her drive and stared in shock as we unloaded the car.
here was a large roll of thick plastic sheeting. There were several large bags filled with candy for the kids. Alongside the candy was another box filled with canned foods. In the back seat was a pile of blankets and comforters. We were telling her to pass out the food and blankets to whoever needed them,a fter keeping what she needed when a couple of her neighbors came over to see why these two gringoes were bothering their friend. When she explained who we were they still didn't like us. That changed when I looked at the biggest one and asked if he had kids. Grudgingly he admitted he did. I asked if he was planning on taking them out trick or treating, he said he wanted to but no one there had the money for candy. He actually smiled when I pointed out the bags of candy and told him to get his kids. I think I might have made a friend. Before long there was a crowd of kids in home made costumes trooping by for their loot.
Their songs really changed when they watched me cover our friends glassless windows, then go from Mobile Home to Mobile Home with the roll of plastic and covered their windows as well. What the hell I was having fun, and it wasn't hard work. These people needed the help. When I had finished doing this I found that our friend had done as I had expected her to do. She had given away all of the food and blankets. Seeing this I had shaken my head while telling her she had been naughty and should be spanked. I was also busy taking a last box out of the back of the car, this one was also filled with food and a couple more blankets. (She asked if I was going to be the one doing the spanking, oh temptation.)
When we finally left there we received waves from several of the people there as well as a ticket from the local P.D. because we were breaking curfew. (No good deed goes unpunished huh?)
Cat
I earned my nickname today, I was told I should get a black cat on my right shoulder.
) that Luc will have the nicest condo on the lake of fire reserved for ya. 
