Walkie Talkies Decide to Disband for Awhile

The Walkie Talkies have decided to disband until further notice. It seems that with all the rain and mud that we have had, a few of them got into quite a fight yesterday. After walking home on Friday, Lorraine threw a clump of mud at Mary and then the fight began. Irene and Laurie found that the mud in one of the fields made for some pretty wild slipping and sliding. Emily and Tee soon joined them and Sharon enjoyed throwing mud at all of them. She thought she was safe until Naomi and Elsie drove by and decided to join the fracas. Pat and Helen S. sat in Pat's car roaring with laughter as they watched and cheered them on! Needless to say she would not drive them home! Naomi had to ditch her SUV, walk home and then pick it up later. Jodie, Helen J. and Dorothy were sorry that they missed this fun event.

All of this would have been fine because everyone was still laughing during this fight and on the muddy walk home. However, about two hours later, the City Public Works Manager called one of the group. It seems that the sewer system just could not take all of the mud that was flowing through the system from all of the washing machines that were running at that time. He was able to detect where it was all coming from and someone had told him about the scene that the WT's had created on Central Avenue on the way home. So--we were "busted!"

We will keep you posted after this as to whether or not the group will reunite for walking and then coffee downtown, but it seems as if we are all too embarrassed at this point to show our faces around town. We have even set up delivery service from the local grocery store until this passes over. We have figured out a way to sneak over to Irene's for coffee--her sun room is in the back of the house and we figure if we leave early in the morning when it is still dark (thanks to Daylight Savings Time starting), we should be able to get together some mornings!

Happy April Fools' Day!!!