Hey, GF -- I was looking through an old diary I found, and I now know exactly when it was when they tried to kill me! I was guessing a bit early on the months, but I had the year right. The actual date was June 15, 1975. It was a Sunday and, according to this diary I found, it had been raining for the past couple of days. So that's why the water was so high -- not because of snow melt, but because of lots of rain. Wow!
Also, this diary says that the bike was purchased on May 31, 1975, for a price of $53. Holy carp! That's a lot of money for a bike! And then it gets dumped into the river only two weeks later. Crazy! LOL!
-- B
PS: Thanks for posting my story! You're swell!
Well, B, thanks for letting me post it! I think you're swell, too.
And there you have it, Dear Readers. I think we can safely say that the moral of this story is: Don't ever buy your kid a bike.
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Hi B,
I was checking a diary I found lying around, and for May 31, 1975, it says this: ...The white rabbit is sick looking. Dad & kids rode bikes....
June 15, '75 says this: ...Father's Day...Granny & grandpa came for overnight. Went to Eileen...to see an organ that dad wants to buy...To [SG] funeral home to see "Sep"...Grandma's 63rd birthday...see memo...
*gasp* The bike event was so important it got put in the Memo section of the diary!!!
...June 15, 1975. [B...]almost drowned today when [The Cousin], [The Brother] & [The Next Older Sister] went fishing while we were in SG. She was riding her bike across the foot bridge at Park & drove right in the water. [The Brother] had to jump in to save her & bike. Her coat went floating away & they had to get that too. The organ...is an old pump organ. He used to play it when he was younger (25 years ago).
Ahhhh, I see no mention was made of the fabulous stocking cap!
Hey B and Greenfloppy, I forgot to say, I think you're both swell!!
Posting comment for B...
"Woah, we rode bikes the first day, already! I didn't know diaries had memo sections -- what happens when the memo part is full up? Maybe there wasn't room in the memos to write about TMFHE. And heeeeeey, how come everybody wrote that I *drove* into the water??? I didn't drive into the water, the water pushed me into the water!! I sense a conspiracy on the part of the two elder in the group to try and take any responsibility for the Event away from themselves! And you all believed it!! Hmpf! (PS: You're swell, too -- I really enjoy reading about your crazy neighbors and stuff)"
GF again... Hey, everybody is swell! Wheeeeee!
ahahaha, who would you believe - 2 teen boys, one was 15 going on 16, Baby its time to think
Better beware
Be canny and careful
Baby you're on the brink
So, what was I saying? Oh yea, on the brink? Of the water's edge? Hmmmm, something *is* conspiratical here!
--or would you believe a punk kid on a banana seat bike?
You must have forgotten about your coat floating away, eh? And now we know who saved the bike, too. Or so they say! I wonder if the Next Older Sister would remember anything about that day. Or had she biked ahead to get to the good fishing hole before the rest? Hey, who was carrying the fishing poles? And hey, did you drive into the water before or after doin' a little fishin'?
When the Memo or Memoranda area of the diary is full, I've seen some diaries with added pages cut out of large rule paper (not the college rule!) or a piece of Rainbow pad. I guess TMFHE didn't get a mention anywhere, maybe the author of the diary was saving space for other secrets.
I don't know about B, but I would believe the person what fell in, over two teenagers trying to save their own arses. Yeah!
Posting for B...
"In my distraut over losing TMFHE, I did forget about the coat. But yeah, like GF, I'd believe MEEEE, not them other two who were supposed to be taking care of me! I don't know if NOS would remember. Someone will have to ask her some day. Ho ho!"
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