My brother got a package in the mail yesterday. I'm kind of surprised because he doesn't shop, not even online. But I suppose this was something that had been bothering him. If he had told me what he was going to do, I would have told him not to. He's been concerned about my safety on the bike and the safety of my sister while she is out after dark. He bought us stun guns. They are more like heavy duty stun flashlights. Really, just hitting someone with this thing will cause damage without discharging it. But it's discharge is fearsome. I don't know what to think about this. He was so proud of himself, I hate to say something negative about it to him. What's more, my sister is actually excited about hers. And he also bought one for our niece and his daughter. Serial killers in the PNW should be wary of people sporting flashlights. They may be more potent than they appear.
After I received my unexpected gift, I was off to the evening version of Sit and Knit. I had planned to ride my bike, which unsettled my brother. It would be dark for my half mile ride home. He insisted that I take his van. Dinner took a bit longer to prep than I had anticipated, so I took him up on it just to not be late. I like this group more than I liked the afternoon group. There was no assortment of fake service dogs peeing on the floor. And the conversation was more of normal things, children's homework woes and car mechanics, etc. Unfortunately this group only meets every other week.
Jen (the owner of the knit shop) signed me up to help the store with a Yarn Crawl that is happening the first weekend of October. I'm not getting paid, per se, but I can taste the wines and will get the patterns and mini skeins that will be given to participants. Also, I will be able to meet a lot of people in the crafting community in the area. I'm hoping that there will be more people like the ones who are in the evening group than the morning group.
It sounds like you're getting acquainted with the area and making some new friends. I don't know what to think about the flashlight, any weapon really needs to be 'at the ready' if it's needed, so it would be kind of hard to ride a bike while holding it. I've heard 'stitch and bitch', sit and knit sounds a little more mild. :)
ReplyDeleteYour unexpected gift would bother me. A lot.
ReplyDeleteI am very glad that the evening version of Sit and Knit was so much better, and hope that the Yarn Crawl introduces you to similar people.
"fake service dogs peeing on the floor" LOL!
ReplyDeleteWe can't buy personal tasers in Canada because they are illegal. The best we can do is maybe carry some bear spray.
You are creating community in the sit and knit group. I dont know what to say about your brother's gift. He's concerned for your safety?
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