Yes, the wondrous sights that await your inspection when you wake up in the morning in rural Kentucky. Apparently someone in the neighborhood had some nocturnal fun involving my van window and a rock. Such is Appalachia.
I did get to witness some amusing activity on the part of my neighbor though. Some back story is required to fully understand the humor of the situation. This particular neighbor doesn't live in his trailer during the summer, he lives a mile down the street. He just shows up once a week to mow the lawn. When the weather turns cool, he starts to show up for a couple of times a day, for about an hour at a time. Weird, but so what? When the temperature drops below about 50, he starts his wood stove and shows up to keep the wood stove fueled. He usually moves back in 2 or 3 nights a week at this point. When the temperature goes above 50, he disappears and goes back to visiting a couple of times a day. When the weather gets hot, he disappears completely. I could understand keeping a fire lit to keep the pipes from freezing, but keeping one lit to keep an abandoned trailer over 50 is odd. But it wouldn't be Appalachia without the odd. The amusing part happened the day the van window was broken. I called the sheriff, who showed up promptly, along with my neighbor. Coincidence, or was someone listening to their scanner? They both showed up within 10 minutes of me calling the sheriff. My neighbor stayed in his house until the sheriff left, then proceeded to load a half dozen boxes into his car and drive off. Which left me wondering, was this all just a coincidence, or did hearing a call for the sheriff near his house spook him into moving some illegal laboratory items. Inquiring minds want to know.
That's the worst part about this place. You're never quite sure whether what you are seeing is an indicator of a felony in progress or just stupid on parade. It's very confusing.
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