Don't smoke
Never have, and never really intend to.

So instead I'll tell you a story from last year, in the town of sunny San Diego...

I had gone down to the beach with a bunch of friends - stopped on the way at this truly mindbogglingly good mexican takeout and grabbed a crate of pacifico.

Spent pretty much the whole afternoon just lazing on the beach, swimming, playing with the dog, the perfect summers afternoon. Get home, shower, get ready to go out in the evening.

Only my watch isn't there. I think back to the last time I had it - must have been on the beach when I went for a swim; I put it on my towel and dived in, then when we were leaving I flicked all the sand off my towel and packed it away. Oops. Still, a good night is there to be had and we can always go back and look for the watch tomorrow.

Fast forward to the next morning and I'm combing the beach with my buddy. No luck at first so I take to asking the other beach users if they've found a watch; I get a chorus of noes until I ask one guy - the conversation went something like:

Me: have you found a watch?

Guy: Nope, sorry. You lost it here?

Me: Yeah, I think so - guess it's lost

Guy: Bummer. You smoke?

Me: No

*Guy looks up at me with the most incredulous look*

Guy: You don't smoke anything?

Bless, I realised later that he was basically offering to smoke me out as compensation for a lost watch. You can say what you like about America - Californians are among the most hospitable folk I've ever met :)
(Kendal, Wed 19 Mar 2008, 20:40, 1 reply)

Smoke you out?
Does that mean what I think it means?
(Musuko, Sat 22 Mar 2008, 23:26, closed)