Wednesday, September 29, 2010

"Come On Vacation, Leave On Probation"

I had just sat down at the gate for my return flight to Utah when I became aware of a man talking very loudly on his cell phone, "...yeah, I hired a lawyer...blah, blah, blah." It was incredibly annoying and as I hoped to do some studying while waiting for my flight, I moved to another area without even a backward glance.

As the plane started to taxi, the guy in the aisle seat asked me if I was from Utah. He then proceeded to tell me, "You come on vacation, leave on probation."  Huh?

"Yeah, I hired a lawyer." Oh no, the annoying man from the gate!

"Yeah, I got arrested for having a loaded handgun."  Uh, stewardess?

I tried feigning sleep but he kept right on talking anyway so I got to hear all about him being drunk with a loaded gun at some lake in Brigham City and how his dog was put in the pound for the entire weekend eventhough he was only in jail overnight.

Now tell me, why is it people who are seriously lacking in education, common sense and decency are allowed to own guns? Why does anyone need a gun? This is not Colonial America and we do not need to shoot our own food, nor do we need to organize a militia to fend off any Redcoats. Good grief, this is how people get shot...


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4 comments:

  1. kelly anneSeptember 29, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    I think I would thoroughly enjoy sitting next to that man just so I could tell that story.

    To be honest though, I don't really like talking to people on planes. Or people I don't know period... That's why you should always bring an iPod with you ;)

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  2. mariaSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    Ah, the nug. I don't know where we got it, or why we keep it. Not a very Waldorf-y thing to keep around the house.

    I agree, talking to crazy people makes for good stories.

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  3. LA GUERA SALSERASeptember 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    Hmmm, sounds like he could be one of my student's. They're always talking about their parole officers or back when they were in jail. In fact I've had a student in jail while attending school...was released at 6am and had to be back in the cell by 11pm every night.

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  4. sojaySeptember 30, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    If you're allowed to be out of jail from 6 AM to 11 PM, aren't you just getting a free place to sleep?

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