Weird and Wonderful Easter Weekend in Erie, PA pt 1/2.
With it being Easter weekend, Lushie and I drove up to the frozen north that is Erie PA to spend time with family. That right there may cause some giggles but rest assure this was no boring weekend and you’re about to find out in a 2 part series.
Due to a final (got a 90! wooha!) I had Saturday morning our trip was delayed an extra day. We had planned driving up on Friday so things would actually be ready on time (for Saturday as my mom’s house becomes a warzone for 5 adults and 3 kids) but instead I was in front of my laptop writing my last reviews for the semester. Oh plus I met up with Woy, Victoria and a cast of other for Happy Hour at Mad Mex the night before.
Saturday we rolled in mid afternoon and chilled for a bit. What surprised me most was that we had 4 inches of snow at our house in Pittsburgh but Erie had little to none. Odd indeed. The temp though was as cold as expected pushing the 32F mark. After my brother’s family arrived we did a once over of some things we might need for dinner and headed to Wal Mart in Harborcreek. In case you didn’t know, there are 5 Wal Marts in the greater Erie Area (including Edinboro). Yup… 5.
Most of you know that Wal Mart isn’t exactly on the threshold of the top of the gene pool. This past weekend in Harborcreek it was very apparent. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of normal people that shop there but good lord on this particular day it was booming with oddities. I saw couple people that I have known for years and talked to a little bit but also there were many moments that I was watching the cart because of the homeless crackhead convention walking around. Think I’m being harsh? Keep reading…
As we’re in checkout this older guy dressed like a bum keeps staring at us. At first I’m thinking “please baby Jesus don’t let this be a fan of the show.” until I realize he’s looking right at Lushie’s purse. We keep scanning items on one of those piece of shit self checkout machines and he keeps circling us. Everything was fine but the Smores Skittles fell out of the bag and we put them back in causing the head cashier to give us stink eye. As we’re leaving I see Crackhead getting closer and closer to us. I hold onto Lushie’s purse and tell her that if his hand touches this cart I’m taking him out. Yeah I was lookin to beat someone with our newly purchased “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?” board game. Fitting since this guy apparently wasn’t.
As we hit the door I hear “Wal Mart Security, sir please stop!” I thought it was me but here they were scoping out the crackhead. We keep walking and saw this guy being asked questions outside while the rest of the security team searches him only to find a big bronze tin. The crackhead then takes off his stocking hat and THROWS it at the young guard. Apparently he thought it was a magic hat that would stop all in their tracks.
We watched the leg race (the guard was laughing as he kept pace while calling the cops on his cell) which wrapped around the parking lot and down onto Buffalo Road. Moments later we saw the state trooper haul ass and catch the guy only yards down the road. The pic above is the crackhead getting caught and being placed in the car.
moral of the story… hats don’t kill people but crackheads running into traffic are worth 50 points.
up next – Easter Mass behind SpazLady
