campin’

Note from editor: I started this at the end of summer - It’s a funny story so I thought I would still publish it.

We just returned from camping with our friends.  Back before kids, we were serious campers.  We would hike in to a beautiful remote spot - and enjoy peace and nature.

Now we car camp.  Just drive up, park and set up your tent.  Who knew camping was so easy?!  I’m not sure if I really like it, but the kids have fun and I love a campfire.

When we checked in, we noticed that we were in the middle of what looked like a family reunion.  All the other campsites were reserved for the Farnsworth’s.

Well those Farnsworth’s love to party - their picnic tables were covered with bottles of liquor and they were pretty loud.  Luckily the sites are far apart so they didn’t really bother us.

Late the first night I was walking back from the bathroom (yeah there were flushing toilets - sue me) and I heard some loud crackling.  As I got closer to our campsite I saw tall flames from the adjacent campsite licking the air.  I ran to see what was on fire and it turns out that the Farnsworth’s love a giant bonfire and were pouring cans of gasoline on their campfire (dumb@#$).  A ranger was right behind me, so I told her what I saw and headed back to bed.

The next morning we awoke to three police cars giving the Farnsworth’s 1 hour to clear out.  It turns out that they were actually a local company all camping together.

Now here is the kicker (I am not making this up) - their company is called Fire Protection - they install sprinklers in buildings.  Maybe they were trying to kick up a little business.

Campfires and police - our boys thought it was the best camping trip ever!!!

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