Remember what it felt like to be a 17 year old boy and think you knew better than everyone else about everything? Ya, not me.
But there are some things which are just plain stupid. Like leaving to a destination an hour and a half before Shabbos starts. Sure, little brother says. I'll get there in time. Doooon't woooorry.
5:40 Friday afternoon- stuck on the Williamsburg bridge en route to Crown Heights for Shabbos.
Not only do we have no idea where he spent Shabbos, or if he is okay, but my mother went into Shabbos worrying about him and what he would do.
Word to the wise- or rather, the dumb, do not leave yourself at the mercy of shabbat.com, (a website where families can register as shabbos hosts for guests or stranded travelers) or local shluchim. Leave yourself enough time to get to your destination before shabbos.
Playing with fire is dangerous.
In other news, it snowed! Me being a non-believer, I didn't believe the weather forecaster who said we were expecting snow. So when I woke up and saw white outside my window I grabbed my glasses and- behold! White fluffy chunks were descending from the heavens!
We sat at the shabbos meal and watched people trudge through the snow all day, their hats covered with plastic bags. I was not brave enough to go outside.
Snow in October????? Weird stuff. But snow always makes me feel like a kid again, the urge to pick up a handful, form it into a snowball and lob it at an unsuspecting passerby.
UPDATE: my brother is safe and made it to Crown Heights for shabbos. Since he will never read this blog I get to say: you idiot!
Enjoy the snow! Falalalala winter wonderland!
Ha. Its part of being a bachur. The good stories are the ones where guys have to walk. like a friend of mine who walked over 25 miles in a blizzard! He finally found the house of what he thought was a shliach; (after shabbos he found out they were mushrooms. he beat himself up for it :) )
ReplyDeleteMy brother walked from Williamsburg to CH, roughly 45 minutes. Ya I did it once but not at night and not in the cold. Apparently he stashed his stuff in a Jewish apartment building hoping no one would touch it. Thank g-d he got home okay.
ReplyDeleteIt might be nice to come out with adventures and stories, but seriously. It's stupid if you are intentionally neglectful.
Pardon my ignorance, but what are 'mushrooms'?
Sorry. I am not going to explain mushrooms on a public forum. Vhmaiyvin yavin...
ReplyDeletelol...he missed the shrooms..shame
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