Hello my friends...
Well, well, well... that's what I was hoping would not go dry in this beautiful July weather of 104 degrees in our beautiful upstate county... so far so good... had to top off the pool due to evaporation... you know... we never had to worry about pools when we were in "OUR INWOOD"...
After breaking an incredible sweat doing these tasks today... I settled back into the air-conditioned haven of my family room (err, that's something else we didn't have in our day... no family room, nor air conditioner)... but, my wink, blink and nod today... took me... and will hopefully take you back to sneakers melting on blacktop... someone finally having had enough... getting their father's wrench and opening up the fire hydrant!
Ahh, yes... roaring torrents of ice cold water... girls in summer man tailored blouses running for dear life... as the payment for getting too close was getting dragged under... ahh, there really was something to say about a beautiful white blouse becoming skin tight... oh, well, I certainly digress...
On almost every block there was the spot where we would congregate to get wet! we would take turns looking out for "Chickie" --- "The Cops"...
For some reason the policeman always... and I mean always... moved very slowly as he pulled up in the squad car... got out and shut it down...
There were summers when we got really bold... like the time we took Mr. Esposito's wine barrel and placed it over a fully opened hydrant... the water shot straight-up two to three stories... that is until it exploded!
These are the dog days of summer my friends... but, they are also opportunities to remember ice cold fountains of water... walks in the park... trips up to Miramar Pool... the subway out to Rockaway...
These are the memories of our lives... this is the one thing that a great wink, blink and nod brings on a scorching summer afternoon...
Peace,
Inwood Guy
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Another great one.....John
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