The most foolish thing I did as a kid!

IT'S CONFESSION TIME ......... JUST FOR A LITTLE FUN!

   Once upon a time, there was a stupid 20-year old who had a couple of buddies ... and, of course, they were totally indestructible.

   It was one of those cool crisp nights just outside the big city ... in fact, in a posh neighborhood that had ... let's say ... a reputation for one or two sicilian gentlemen that were often telphone-bugged by the FBI.

   Well, one of the three kids had a dark colored sedan, one of the kids had  a starters pistol - you know, like what was used for starting a track event and using blanks, and the last kid was tall and imposing looking for his age.

   And our story continues ....... there was a nationally known gentleman living in a gated large masonry home on the corner in this posh neighborhood. The three stupids decided "hey, let's have some fun"!

   So, less than a block away from the gated fortress ... the tall imposing stoop got out of the car. The idiot with the blank pistol jumped into the shotgun seat ... and the adventure began!

   The tall one ran up to a neighboring house and started banging on the door - and screaming for help! Just about when the front door opened,   

the dark sedan screamed down the street, the passenger window rolled down, and the blank pistol packing dummy fired a shot (blank) at the imposing tall one - who, by then, was running down the street - seemingly for his life.

   Hey .... all in one Friday nights fun ...... right? As far as I know, all three of the former delinquents are still alive! The 1949 Plymouth sedan was torched and the blank pistol was dropped in one of Lake Michigans harbors.

   No names were given to protect the guilty.

Peace ... and don't mess with the man!

Rob and Giz

    

UA ..............

Are you sicilian?

R&G

I think the craziest thing I did as a kid was going with friends to take some younger kids "snipe hunting". That is where you take them to a cemetery, get split up from them, and make scary noises from random places around them to scare them.

We arrived at a cemetery around 10 pm. As we were preparing to park and get out we noticed a truck coming behind us, going very slowly. We assumed they were there to visit a loved one so we kept moving to give them space. The truck followed us so we left the cemetery thinking to just go to a different one but the truck followed us. That truck followed us for over an hour. Now this is in the woods, the area where my grandfather lives has been in my family a long time ( actually named for our family) and it's very much out in the boonies. We were pretty scared and this is before cell phones were common. So we decide to go to my uncle 's house for help. We get to my uncle, who is a police man with his patrol car in the drive, and honked until he came out. The truck had stopped at the edge of the drive and when he came out the truck sped off. While we were there the truck passed by 2 more times. We were so scared that we just stayed at my uncle's that night. Anyway, that was my one act of prankish behavior and boy did it leave its mark on me !!

Hello AV .................

Congrats for your confession!!!

   I had heard of "snipe hunting" but didn't know what it was.

   Your story reminds me of one very spooky movie I have seen twice ... forgot the name of it - and there was a I and a II - but it was about a brother and sister coming home for the holidays from college ...... and a big old dark truck is following them .... then passes them dangerously.

   When the brother and sister then pass by the truck parked next to a farmhouse, they notice this unidentifiable person (or thing) dumping what appears to be a body into an underground storage area. Much of the rest of the movie this dark truck is chasing or following them - as they try to call attention to the local police.

   Hey AV ........ did you write that movie?

   Did you ever find out who was driving that truck?

   Good story for Halloween ....... try not to remember it tonight when it gets dark out! Hug your kitties!!!!

Rob and Giz

 

I haven't heard about that movie. I'll have to look for it. We never found out who was driving that truck. My uncle thought it was probably teenagers messing with us. Whoever it was sure gave us a scare, though.

Ohh Rob, I don't have a story. *hides face* Lol

My youth days wasn't really fun or had much excitement. My parents were and they still are a bit strict and over-protective.

I guess I'm still young so maybe an adventure like that awaits me :D

UA