Honest Officer!
…and, THAT’s when I got pulled over for solicitation! ;o) [just my opening line, don't fall off your chairs!] ;o)
I had a very fullfilling, successful event on Friday evening, sharing my Laughter Wellness Program with the Carlisle Men’s Cancer Awareness Group! The turkey dinner was donated by the church as well as the service by the church’s youth group. I agreed to do the program by ‘donation’ only. There were also attendess from Sertoma (a volunteer organization who takes cancer treatment patients to and from their appointments).
So… the coordinator and I subtley placed a ‘wish for wellness donation container’ at the front of the room for folks to freely donate, whatever, if they could or wished to – at the end of the program.
The agreement was, I would split ‘whatever’ we received with the church’s youth group for their service. So – after a VERY SUCCESSFUL program, people leaving with smiles, sparkling eyes, rosey cheeks, and giving much positive feedback…. I stuck around for about 15 minutes and then left to head home.
As I reached the first traffic light coming out of the church parking lot, I was able to make a right turn on red since oncoming traffic was far enough back. I was a bit surprised when I saw an SUV – pull out quickly, behind me.
After about 4 blocks, I came to a Stop Sign behind another vehicle. They proceeded properly, then I reached the stop sign. Even though there was no one coming towards me on the road, I was trying to do my 1, 2, 3… second stop and then turn right.
BUT! The vehicle behind me BEEPED! It startled me, so I went ahead and turned – not sure why they were impatient!
I was driving up the road in the city of Carlisle – looking to my left for a Thai restaurant a friend of mine said had opened, called LILY. But – once again, I was being BEEPED at – this time – from the right lane!
IT WAS ONE OF THE MEN/HUSBAND’S from the Laughter Wellness Program I had just presented! I rolled down my passenger side window (electrically) – and he was hollering!
PULL OVER CLOSER, I HAVE MONEY FOR YOU! (Now – imagine this! There are kids and other folks hanging out on the street in front of the businesses…
I have a vehicle with LAFOLOT Advertising on the left side and right side – as well as a HA HA HA license plate! AND! THIS MAN IS HOLLERING! PULL OVER! I HAVE MONEY FOR YOU! ahahahahaha
He hollers – YOU LEFT BEFORE I COULD GIVE IT TO YOU! PULL CLOSER –
AND HE – THROWS IT INTO MY VEHICLE onto the passenger seat!
I said: THANK YOU! and laughed in astonishment – as he pulled on ahead and took the next right to go back to the church!
….HONEST OFFICER! I GAVE ‘NO OTHER SERVICE’ TO THE MAN – OTHER THAN A HEALTHY LAUGHTER WELLNESS PROGRAM!
I can’t imagine how I would have explained it, were I to have been pulled over!
UN-BE-LIEV-A-BLE!!!!!
Ha Ha Helen of LAFOLOT
LIVING LIFE IN AMAZEMENT!
Live Life! Laugh Often!…. and, next time – just look up my address on my website and MAIL IT TO ME! ahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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