Tales from the Citrus Bandit
Feb 5th, 2009 by prissycook
An infomercial tactic is to use the IMPENDING DOOM close. That’s the one where time is running out, there is a limited supply, ACT NOW! Of all the sales techniques, that’s the one that gets me every time. I really do get a bit anxious when I think that there may not be something left. (it’s amazing I’m not a horder).
Insert Arizona citrus season and I get plain anxious. I know that all those trees aren’t going to be heavy with oranges, grapefruit, lemons and tangelos for long. I’ve found myself several times this year contempating pulling over on the side of the road when I see an easy citrus tree target. I’ve nearly broken my neck several times when I noticed an orange tree I haven’t noticed before.
This particular spot has been especially fruitful. It’s right off the canal by Chandler Airport and not a long bike ride from my house. Each time I’ve been, the house on the other side of the fence looks like nobody is home, ever.
You’ll find me this weekend on my cruiser, trolling Chandler, looking for unguarded fruit trees.
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Maybe you shouldn’t have shared. I may have to make a stop myself.
Isn’t your father a judge? Did your parents deprive you of vitamin c when you were growing up? Can you not find an uglier bicycle? What’s with the NKOTB jacket, leave the 80’s where they belong in the past. I would bet if your parents saw what you have become the would wear sacks on thier heads in shame. Turn from the dark side. Get help. PLEASE!
@Mike (aka Dad) I’ve been wishing for a long time you’d wear a sack on your head
@Mike (the one who isn’t my dad) Dude! Don’t take my stash!
Hiya,
I have to admit, I actually got a really good chuckle from this one. I didn’t know that people actually wore helmets and safety glasses on bicycles (cruisers) anymore. Thanks for brightening up my day with these pics. They are hilarious. I was half expecting to see a pic of you getting cited by the Chandler PD for stealing fruit from the neighbors.
Awesome stuff!