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[chazwood]

Since fuel prices have risen, we haven't taken the bus to as many tournaments as we once did, but having put basement air and such comfy couches in the bus, my wife and I still use it as our private-getaway-widescreen-movie-theater. This way when the mood hits we can make more noise without disturbing the kids.......No..... I mean the mood to make more noise like laughing at the movies or turning up the volume with out keeping any of the little ones awake.


Anyway, the other night we were sitting there watching a scary movie and something amusing happened. First off, let me say this....my wife is the postergirl for people who watch scary movies through their fingers. (or, from behind couches). She hates being scared. Period. I have been married to her for 20 yrs. and had never seen a scary movie with her, so, you can imagine my surprise when she showed up with a horror flick. 

Let me set the stage...... there we were, settled in our brand new custom made lazy-boy couches, across the isle from each other, on a dark and quiet night. About this time in the movie some dead body swings out of the ceiling past the hero and my wife explodes into action...... but, not like you'd think. (I caught the whole thing in my peripheral vision.) Not a single part of my wife's body moved, from her head to the tips of her toes, except her right arm that was holding a glass of wine on ice. All the energy that usually forces her whole body to jump was concentrated in that one arm.  Think of it as one long uncontrollable spasm that looked like her whole arm was being tazered. I would have to say her arm shook for at least 3 seconds. Try counting, One-a-chicky... two-a-chicky.... three-a-chicky..... slowly, and you will see what I mean. Since that one arm was doing the work of jumping for the whole body, I guess it took awhile for it to settle down. Of course in the midst of all this, she launched the wine and ice on everything within a ten foot radius and then still continued to shake the empty glass.

We have never laughed so hard in all our married life.  Missed the next 5 minuets of the movie.

In fact I'm still laughing about it...............to myself, of course.

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Hi Chaz,

Great story!  I think you have left out some parts but, thats OK, we get the picture....

We are also guilty of useing the bus on occasions like yourselves!

Enjoy
Nick-

[FloridaCliff]

Chaz,

Very Funny!



Nick wrote: We are also guilty of using the bus on occasions like yourselves!

Us too!...........LOL...  

But we put on a slightly scary movie for the kids and theres Nooooooo Wayyyyy

they will come out into the dark, next to my shop, to even try to get in or near the Bus......

Best money I ever spent.....

Cliff

[Ray D]

Settin in the bus,,,,,better than any shrink,,,, just more expensive!!!

Ray  D

[chazwood]

Chaz,

Very Funny!



Nick wrote: We are also guilty of using the bus on occasions like yourselves!

Us too!...........LOL...  

But we put on a slightly scary movie for the kids and theres Nooooooo Wayyyyy

they will come out into the dark, next to my shop, to even try to get in or near the Bus......

Best money I ever spent.....

Cliff

Let me see if I got this straight. ....You're worried about inconvenient interruptions, so you put a scary movie on in the house for the kids and then steal out to the bus with your wife. Because of the movie, the kids are too scared to venture out to interrupt you? You are a disturbed person.(...or, is it undisturbed? )

I like it.
I'm on it.

[JohnEd]

Chazwood,

Rent a movie called "Scary Movie".  Hint......set up the bed with rubber sheets for the pee.  It is that funny.  Not "Scary Movie II".

John

[white-eagle]

right now it's cheaper to a/c the bus than the house, so we've been cutting costs by staying in the bus in the driveway!

makes us think we're still enjoying the great outdoors even though we're working every day.