Toboggans & meth - Manteca Bulletin
\x3Cp\x3EThe Valley heat will drive you mad if you let it. Occasionally the summer will present you the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the weirdest people in the world \x26ndash\x3B from Wal\x2DMart parking lots to country roadsides... \x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3ELast Saturday afternoon I was headed to my 4\x2Dyear\x2Dold niece\x26rsquo\x3Bs birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese in Modesto. As I made my way through the parking lot, one of \x26ldquo\x3Bthem\x26rdquo\x3B made an approach. Like many in this situation, I practiced my pre\x2Dpanhandler routine internally, \x26ldquo\x3BJust politely say \x26lsquo\x3BNo, sorry\x26rsquo\x3B Chris, and continue walking\x26hellip\x3B\x26rdquo\x3BThe exchange was typical, \x26ldquo\x3BHey... \x26rdquo\x3B \x26mdash\x3B I hit him with the \x26ldquo\x3BNo Sorry\x26rdquo\x3B before he could finish, and kept moving but before I could escape earshot, I was blindsided by what may be the greatest question I\x26rsquo\x3Bve ever been asked. \x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3EOffer to sell stolen\x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3Etoboggan in the\x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3Eheat of summer\x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3E\x26ldquo\x3BHey Bro, you wanna buy a stolen toboggan. \x26rdquo\x3B he asked \x26ndash\x3B fidgeting and avoiding eye contact \x26ndash\x3B in a tell\x2Dtale tweeker manner. \x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3EI froze like a deer in headlights. Source: www.mantecabulletin.com
