Whatta the neighbors think?

Seems over the past couple years we have 2 couples around here that stop by around Christmas and drop off some of their home made goodies like sausage or cookies and such. Linda always makes and decorates a Christmas wreath for them that we usually drop off when they are not at home. Problem is the neighbors timing as to when they stop. They don't know me and some of my, shall we call them quirks? They always stop in after dark, about the time Linda and I are sitting in the basement by the stove just relaxing and having a couple of beers. If you are in my basement you cant hear a thing that goes on outside so the first indication that some one is here is when they start banging on my door. When I hear that banging and I am not expecting a visit that puts me into code red status. I grab the closest hand held lead launcher and up the stairs I go. Look out the winders and don't recognize the veehickle. Look out another winder and they is always standing were I cant see who it is. So, I shout out "Who is it?" in what might be called a not so friendly tone. I get the sheepish reply "It's your neighbor so and so." So I put down the hand cannon and open the door. And then there is the problem of my attire at that time of night. It may be shirt and pants, shirt and sweat pants, or it my be shirt and underwear. Most of the time it is the latter but iffn I got a situation on my hands that needs addressed I aint gonna say wait a minute till I put some pants on. I'm beginning to think they are doing to me on purpose just get my blood pressure higher than it already is. We usta have 1 of them things that you put outside that would send a signal to a receiver and beep in the hooch iffn some body drove in the drive way but it would send so many false signals in rain or snow or wind we got ride of it. I wunder if I could still find 1 of them hoses and bells from a long lost full service gas station

 

Take my approach you get what you get ifin you comea knockin.

 

Zactly my thinkin too.

 

Hey ya'all! Get together at butchers!

 

Hey. You all is welcome any time. But fer GOD's sake, give me a heads up first iffn you is stopping in the middle of the night will ya? Some folks don't like my particular brand of Christmas cheer when I get a surprise.

 

That could get ugly fast me thinks.

 

Hey. Ummm. Ya'all knew I was just kiddin right.Merry Christmas.

 

What I think it's his way of saying want to go shooting sometime.

 

Merry Christmas to you too. I just get a little touchy since I am an under cover CSI agent.


And then there is the ever looming threat of the peeping tom sasquatch.

 

Note to myself and other FHC members..............................don't play practical jokes on Mr. Butcher.

 

Aww he's probably a big teddy bear. You hug him first.