"Ranée at Arabian Knits" wrote:
>
> In article >,
> "J. Clarke" > wrote:
>
> > On 4/27/2010 8:42 PM, Jinx Minx wrote:
> > > "Terry Pulliam > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:53:32 -0600, >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Where do you live? Not many places are still safe to turn kids loose.
> > >>>
> > >>> Do you read the newspaper? It was very safe in my children's day.
> > >>> Not today. There are too many people out there searching for kids
> > >>> to molest and feeling entitled to do so.
> > >>
> > >> The neighborhood where we moved last month is practically a throwback
> > >> to when I was growing up. The kids play outside - a lot of street
> > >> hockey and basketball in driveways seems to be the predominate outdoor
> > >> activity. And even the DH was surprised at how friendly the neighbors
> > >> are. He's lived in SoCal for 40 years and says this is the first time
> > >> neighbors have come around to introduce themselves - even brought
> > >> houseplants and cookies. Heck, I almost keeled over when I realized
> > >> that the music I was hearing came from an *ice cream truck*!!! Hadn't
> > >> seen an ice cream truck in *years*
> > >>
> > >> Heck, I seem to be married to the scariest thing on the block: a
> > >> lawyer!
> > >>
> > >> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> > >
> > > Call me weird, but I'm afraid of ice cream trucks! We didn't have them in
> > > my bucolic neighborhood growing up and all the ones that circle around where
> > > I am now are half dilapidated and driven by creepy looking old men.
> >
> > Weird. My female cousin put herself through college driving a Good
> > Humor truck.
>
> They have creeped me out a little every since we lived in Tulsa when
> we were first married and a child molester used one or the music from
> one (I can't remember which now) to lure children out and harm them.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits


A year or two ago, a couple of ice cream vendors were nailed for selling
drugs along with the ice cream. Happened at a small shop as well.