Gene Kelly never went through this

[gurdonark]

Today the storm and my work abated sufficiently for me to walk over to Boston Market, roughly a block away. They know me there, and automatically start making me a half chicken, two green vegetables, and two whole wheat rolls. I think that being a regular at a chain chicken restaurant says something about me, far more than any of the many grand pronouncements I make about myself and my petty theories about life as it should be lived and isn't.

The proverbial funny thing happened on the way to the market. As I walked down the broad sidewalk, right near the Tom Thumb grocery store, a passing van rolled right into a large puddle gathered along the side of the road. It was just like in a 40s' movie. A cascading wave of water arose from the street, and formed a tsuinami which washed right over me.

How many movies and cartoons have I seen in which a passing car drenched a pedestrian? Dozens, I'd guess. So you'll imagine how I felt part of something large and very cinematic as I continued on my drenched way to lunch.

On the short walk back from lunch, the rain had recommenced, but I didn't have one of those huge movie musical umbrellas, and I don't remember singing.

Comments

[marstokyo.livejournal.com]

If you had been Doris Day, the guy that splashed you would have been Cary Grant and you would have ended up getting married! :-)
Did you get the creamed Spinach???

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I never get the creamed Spinach--too much cream. I always get the green beans and the steamed vegetables!

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[marstokyo.livejournal.com]

good boy

[marstokyo.livejournal.com]

Your entry is showing up as being posted at 11:13PM today. (It's only 7:51PM EST right now)-- wot the? future man.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

My work computer has had such an odd thing about its clock. I am always having to watch, lest it re-set to 1990, or 2010!

[kayre]

My parents had lunch at a steak house every Tuesday for many many years. The grill chef there would put their steaks on the grill as soon as they came in the front door-- as soon as he caught mom's eye and watched for the signal that she was having fish instead (once every couple of months or so). He never knew what to do when I joined them, though!

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

Cool story. I love traditions like that, small and almost spontaneous, and yet enduring.

[uscwriter.livejournal.com]

God- I had forgotten about that, getting soaked by cars! When I worked at the paper, the door opened right out onto the street, where during any heavy downpour water accumulated. Gleeful drivers took us reporters out one by one as we went in and out during the day. *shakes head* payback is hell when the reading public doesn't like you.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

Poor journalists, getting soaked!

[gregwest98.livejournal.com]

Well, well, what a story! I wish I'd been there. I'd have been very sympathetic but I would have laughed too. Of course, if I'd been there, I'd have been wet too. I'd still have laughed though.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

Yes, you would have laughed, too. I certainly laughed. It's funny, feeling exhiliration over being wet, but I did.

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

i'm quite sure i would have laughed.
probably from pure pleasure at being
in a rainstorm!
~paul

[taebopper.livejournal.com]

Aww, you bring back memories. Boston market was my first job. :)

[bluegreen17]

well,as inspector clouseau would say 'it's all part of life's rich pageant'. ha.

you painted such a vivid humorous picture of it,so wasn't it worth the drenching to amuse us?