RICHARD
04-20-2007, 08:15 AM
Whew.
Theft is bad.
I have had fresh orange juice for the last three months-courtesy of the neighbor.
There is an orange tree that hangs over the fence that has given me the best juice oranges on the planet...I have to make sure that I am standing up or wearing a shirt that I don't care I dribble on.
Anyway, Because the neighbor is one of those people that if he sees you picking the fruit, he'll knock down what's left, trim the tree back and make sure you see him do it....just to be nasty.
On one of my late night picking trips I took the fruit basket picker thing and shoved it into the tree - it was about 2 a.m. in the morning - the tree then erupted into feathers, leaves and falling fruit.
Nothing like having a stupid human to wake up the nesting birds, eh?
The next time it was midnight after a nice rain...
Nothing like having 1/2 gallon of cold dirty water splash you in the face...
The third time I decided on a daringt daylight raid,
I snuck across the porch, made sure that the neighbor wasn't around and made my move.
SAFE!
I looked down to show the "fruits of my labor" to Edward and he's gone.
Nothing like making a move out the opened door while dad is plundering the tree..
Thinking like a cat (EDWARD) I ran out the door, onto the porch and saw the
End of the Edster (Furranus, see Furminology) he started to sulk away and I made a dash across the lawn and managed to grab his tail.
Lucky me....
So for all you religious people out there I propose the amendment to the
Thou shall not steal commandment...
Thou shall not steal..
Or you'll almost crap your pants when the fruit tree you are pilfering explodes
You MAY get a face full of water, dirt, bird poop and ???? after a storm or the most important rule of all- You might lose the cat just to get a free frigging orange juice fix..
Amen?
Theft is bad.
I have had fresh orange juice for the last three months-courtesy of the neighbor.
There is an orange tree that hangs over the fence that has given me the best juice oranges on the planet...I have to make sure that I am standing up or wearing a shirt that I don't care I dribble on.
Anyway, Because the neighbor is one of those people that if he sees you picking the fruit, he'll knock down what's left, trim the tree back and make sure you see him do it....just to be nasty.
On one of my late night picking trips I took the fruit basket picker thing and shoved it into the tree - it was about 2 a.m. in the morning - the tree then erupted into feathers, leaves and falling fruit.
Nothing like having a stupid human to wake up the nesting birds, eh?
The next time it was midnight after a nice rain...
Nothing like having 1/2 gallon of cold dirty water splash you in the face...
The third time I decided on a daringt daylight raid,
I snuck across the porch, made sure that the neighbor wasn't around and made my move.
SAFE!
I looked down to show the "fruits of my labor" to Edward and he's gone.
Nothing like making a move out the opened door while dad is plundering the tree..
Thinking like a cat (EDWARD) I ran out the door, onto the porch and saw the
End of the Edster (Furranus, see Furminology) he started to sulk away and I made a dash across the lawn and managed to grab his tail.
Lucky me....
So for all you religious people out there I propose the amendment to the
Thou shall not steal commandment...
Thou shall not steal..
Or you'll almost crap your pants when the fruit tree you are pilfering explodes
You MAY get a face full of water, dirt, bird poop and ???? after a storm or the most important rule of all- You might lose the cat just to get a free frigging orange juice fix..
Amen?