Yesterday I managed to get outside with my kids to have a bit of fun in the snow. We built a massive snowman, along with loads of other kids that were out enjoying the weather, and went sledging down the local hillside. After a while we retreated inside where we promptly watched three yoofs appear, head straight to the snowman and proceed to smash it to bits.
Shame really - it was 6ft high and looked mint.
Ah well - annoying but at least my kids didn't get upset by it. Anyway, after a while we went back out for a few more runs on the sledge. At the bottom of the run it goes through a tunnel - which is pretty cool if you manage to get a 200m run which funnels directly into the tunnel. Those yoofs reappeared with two sledges between the three of them and started sledging across the main run - no worries - that just added to the excitement a bit for my 5yr old as we swerved between them. On our penultimate run I spotted an empty bottle of stella which hadn't been there before, but I guess that just got uncovered at some point. Pushed it to one side and went back up. By the time we came back down for the last time (and here's why it was the last one) they'd picked it up and smashed it leaving broken glass strewn across the last bit of the slope. I went ballistic at them, and had to walk away - I could feel the rage and red mist descending and thought it better to just walk away, but only after giving them just a little piece of my mind.
Back at home we built another snowman, this time in my front garden. Again, cracking job meant it was about 5ft high. Kids decorated it with old gloves, hat and bottle-tops for eyes/buttons etc. Went in and about an hour later heard a massive thump. Quick look out the window saw six or sevn lads chuckling away at their deed, which was to run about 15ft inside my property and smash what the kids had done.
Thankfully, my kids were disappointed but not too upset. I don't know what I'm more upset about - destroying other peoples harmless fun, trespass or the obvious glee that they took from their act. My other half already things I'm anti-social, this just makes me think I'm just in my thoughts.
Feels pathetic to moan about someone smashing your snowman, but does make me want to move to the middle of nowhere where there's no bugger about to ruin your day.
....(and breathe). On the other hand, whilst we were out having fun - it was brilliant and we had a great time! Should be able to get the FAST sledge out soon now the snow is getting more compacted down.
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