-~Wind Walker~-
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I figured this topic would generate some interesting stories & responses.
My first Yarn:
When I was a kid (guessing maybe 2nd, 3rd grade or so). Me and my buddy Gary Green (names have been changed to protect the innocent, guilty and ugly) who lived up the street would take bike rides during the spring, summer and fall to K-Mart or 7 Eleven to buy stuff like candy, baseball cards, toys, etc. ya' know important stuff when you were a boy. Anyways, this one day I just felt like the whole K-Mart scene was getting boring and came up with this cool idea(s). My towns K-Mart had a rather large ceiling. I would guess if my memory serves right at least 45 feet tall. So I explained this idea I hatched to Gary, who most the time was in on anything fun as long as it didn't involve much bodily damage resulting from our adventures or misfortunes.
We both had several quarters and after discussing the details headed over to the those Candy & Toy machines up front where you could get a multitude of cheap toys, tattoos, rings and candy for a mere 25 cents! This smorgasbord of child entertainment was where we needed to purchase our tools of mischief. We zeroed in on the Super ball machine, both of us purchasing three balls. We then innocently put the balls in our pockets and blended back in with the other oblivious K-Mart customers. After walking into the store a bit we decided to split up. We figured we could cover more ground, and who knows maybe recover a super ball or two?
So I headed toward the back right corner were automotive, electronics, and the camping gear was, found a non conspicuous isle with good clearance and no other customers could see me and bounced that ball as hard as I could on the ground towards the other side of the store where I imagined Gary was.
I watched for a few brief seconds as I walked away a casually as I could, while watching with delight see the ball launch then ricochet chaotically three times. I found a few other good places and proceeded to let loose my other rounds of foolishness. If I recall, the second just duded after the second bounce and the third I saw bounce like three times and could hear it boinking and thudding into things.
For a few minutes I was able to scout inconspicuously for our super balls and tried to gauge people’s reactions if any at all. I did see a few customers with baffled looks on their faces but I was promptly found by a K-Mart employee maybe in her 40's or 50's and told to leave the store.
We later also tried hide and seek in K-Mart as well. I remember one time not being to find Gary for several minutes and then watch with amazement as Gary unfolded himself from one of those steamer trunks you could buy there.
-~WW~-
My first Yarn:
When I was a kid (guessing maybe 2nd, 3rd grade or so). Me and my buddy Gary Green (names have been changed to protect the innocent, guilty and ugly) who lived up the street would take bike rides during the spring, summer and fall to K-Mart or 7 Eleven to buy stuff like candy, baseball cards, toys, etc. ya' know important stuff when you were a boy. Anyways, this one day I just felt like the whole K-Mart scene was getting boring and came up with this cool idea(s). My towns K-Mart had a rather large ceiling. I would guess if my memory serves right at least 45 feet tall. So I explained this idea I hatched to Gary, who most the time was in on anything fun as long as it didn't involve much bodily damage resulting from our adventures or misfortunes.
We both had several quarters and after discussing the details headed over to the those Candy & Toy machines up front where you could get a multitude of cheap toys, tattoos, rings and candy for a mere 25 cents! This smorgasbord of child entertainment was where we needed to purchase our tools of mischief. We zeroed in on the Super ball machine, both of us purchasing three balls. We then innocently put the balls in our pockets and blended back in with the other oblivious K-Mart customers. After walking into the store a bit we decided to split up. We figured we could cover more ground, and who knows maybe recover a super ball or two?
So I headed toward the back right corner were automotive, electronics, and the camping gear was, found a non conspicuous isle with good clearance and no other customers could see me and bounced that ball as hard as I could on the ground towards the other side of the store where I imagined Gary was.
I watched for a few brief seconds as I walked away a casually as I could, while watching with delight see the ball launch then ricochet chaotically three times. I found a few other good places and proceeded to let loose my other rounds of foolishness. If I recall, the second just duded after the second bounce and the third I saw bounce like three times and could hear it boinking and thudding into things.
For a few minutes I was able to scout inconspicuously for our super balls and tried to gauge people’s reactions if any at all. I did see a few customers with baffled looks on their faces but I was promptly found by a K-Mart employee maybe in her 40's or 50's and told to leave the store.
We later also tried hide and seek in K-Mart as well. I remember one time not being to find Gary for several minutes and then watch with amazement as Gary unfolded himself from one of those steamer trunks you could buy there.
-~WW~-
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