Saturday, January 16, 2010

I yelled at Chuck Norris in my car because Big Bird said to and he's my leader!

Yesterday, I had an oral history interview in Carrollton. I got a little lost trying to find the interviewee's house in this kind of winding residential area off Josey Lane. Pausing briefly on a quiet corner, I stopped to check my map and directions.

About 50 feet in front of me on the opposite side of the street was an elderly gentleman walking slowly with a cane. Upon arriving at the wooden fence at the corner house, the man turned to faced the fence, unzipped his pants, and proceeded to pee.

Shocked by accidentally witnessing this behavior, I took my car out of park and started to drive down the street. I guess the old man hadn't seen me, because my suddenly moving car seemed to startle him. He quickly zipped up his pants, turned in my direction, smiled and waved in a way that seemed to say, "this will be our little secret."

My question is: did the old man suddenly have to pee while walking (hey, it happens) or did he intentionally walk to the corner to relieve himself on his neighbor's wood fence?

3 comments:

The Three of Us said...

Wow Deals... I can't believe you didn't get out of your car to shake his hand... OMG

Rusty Jackson said...

Just routinely marking his territory, NBD

Singular Girl said...

That is common occurrence here- in fact I've seen much more than peeing... you haven't lived til you see someone squatting to take a dump by a tree as you walk to town. Good times.