Okay, around midnight, something went "boom" in the neighborhood - I'm currently living in a small subdivision of maybe 45-50 houses in a little town in Missouri that has two bars and two churches...
Now, I'm a 1990s Knob Creek veteran. I've heard some GOOD fireworks in my day... And I thought this was a large motor vehicle accident, or a pretty good sized explosive device. It was loud enough to wake Jen (after sleeping pills, etc., and with her hearing aids out).
So, thinking about the first, I pocketed the house gun of the week, and headed for the door. I turned off the living room light, and the porch light was already off. I told Jen to leave the lights off, and opened the door right when she turned on the living room light. A few seconds later, the porch light came on.
Sheesh.
Now, I'm a "night" person. So this mildly irritated me... Nobody outside in the yard tho, so I mosey across the road to a neighbor's place - they're standing in the door. They think that some of the other neighbors were playing "hold my beer and watch me do this." About 20 minutes later, the local po-po arrived, and had a talking to with the rowdy bunch, who didn't know nothin' about nothin'...
During this, Jen explains to me that the lights scare people off. Great theory. But it's a lot easier to see your surroundings when you're not in the middle of them. And I can't shake her on it.
And she commences to freak out until about 2:00...
Now, I'm a 1990s Knob Creek veteran. I've heard some GOOD fireworks in my day... And I thought this was a large motor vehicle accident, or a pretty good sized explosive device. It was loud enough to wake Jen (after sleeping pills, etc., and with her hearing aids out).
So, thinking about the first, I pocketed the house gun of the week, and headed for the door. I turned off the living room light, and the porch light was already off. I told Jen to leave the lights off, and opened the door right when she turned on the living room light. A few seconds later, the porch light came on.
Sheesh.
Now, I'm a "night" person. So this mildly irritated me... Nobody outside in the yard tho, so I mosey across the road to a neighbor's place - they're standing in the door. They think that some of the other neighbors were playing "hold my beer and watch me do this." About 20 minutes later, the local po-po arrived, and had a talking to with the rowdy bunch, who didn't know nothin' about nothin'...
During this, Jen explains to me that the lights scare people off. Great theory. But it's a lot easier to see your surroundings when you're not in the middle of them. And I can't shake her on it.
And she commences to freak out until about 2:00...
