Don’t you just love the beach, and bonfires? Even better is a bonfire on the beach as you listen to the crackling fire, and waves hit the shore, as you sit nestled with your feet in the sand.
Want to hear a funny story about a beach bonfire?
Years ago, about thirty to be exact (I’m no spring chicken), I was at the beach at night; never you mind what I was doing there. Also, that summer there were a lot of underage kids drinking on the beaches at night. Local law enforcement was out in droves doing beach sweeps picking up minors who were drinking. I was in my 20s at the time, so I wasn’t one of the minors they were targeting.
I watched a whole slew of sheriff’s deputies approach a large bonfire and bring all the kids up to the parking lot. They all received a summons to appear in court. I suspect their parents were also called that night. I was also swept up in the “sting.” I explained to the deputy that I was neither drinking nor underage.
Apparently though I missed the sign that said that park closed at dark. Alas, I too received a summons to appear in court. However, my ticket said that I was on the beach at 4pm, not 4am.
When I arrived in court a few weeks later I was surrounded by a courtroom full of minors and their parents who also had to appear before the judge. When it was my turn, I decided to be a wanna-be attorney. It went something like this:
Judge Post: How do you plea?
Me: Your Honor, is this a legal document? (Holding up my ticket/summons).
Judge Post: What?
Me: Is this ticket considered a legal document?
Judge Post: Yes. Now what is your point Ms. Rayner?
Me: Am I not here today because of this legal document?
Judge Post: (Clearly losing patience) Ms. Rayner …
Me: Your Honor, if I am here today because of this legal document, it states that I was on the beach at 4pm. Is it a crime to be on the beach at 4pm?
Judge Post: Were you on the beach at 4am?
Me: It states here that …
Judge Post: WERE YOU ON THE BEACH AT 4AM?
Me: Yes Sir.
Judge Post: I fine you $75. Leave my court room NOW.
Well alrighty then. I guess this shows that I have analyzed and questioned things from a very young age. I didn’t learn the fine art of silence until later in life. I still sometimes battle with “Don’t say it. Don’t do it. Sometimes silence IS a response. Walk away, LA. Whoop there it is. I HAD to say it.” Oh well.
Bonfire Beach
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