04 June 2012

I scream!!

I remember one year when we were in Nigeria, there was a man who kept screaming outside.  "I!  Scream!"  I wanted to yell at him that I can scream, too, but eventually realized that he was just saying ice cream with a lot of space between the syllables in a way that was not conducive to people knowing what he was saying.

When I was younger, we would have dance practices at my parents place.  There would be about 30 kids there on several Saturdays during the summer.  It was great!  One ice cream truck driver happened to stop at the house one day and saw dollar signs.  He continued to come each Saturday.  I actually felt bad for him after we were done with our performance and he came to an empty driveway.


I love ice cream.

Despite my body's often rejection of it, I have found brands that work with me rather than against me and flavors that are deee-lish!


The sound of ice cream truck music has come to not be as ubiquitous as it was in my childhood during the summer.  When I do hear it, I still look out the window to see if is really coming.

Yesterday, I heard the noise and looked out the window to see the truck posted up about 100 meters from my place.  It was just sitting there, as though waiting for people to come through and get their pick of ice cream.

It stayed there, blasting its music for over 20 minutes.

I like the sound of ice cream trucks and the memories it brings, but this was ridiculous.

Twenty minutes!!!

It was so loud!!!

I kept looking out the window to see if anyone showed up to purchase some yummy, tasty, frozen treats.  It wasn't until about 10 minutes into the stake out that a customer showed up.  Then it was another five minutes before more people went to the truck.

After 20 minutes, it finally drove slowly up the street.  I had peace and quiet.

Until about seven minutes later when it came back through the area and waited another five minutes at a corner close to the original spot.

It's great that an ice cream truck comes through the area, but I hope this isn't a summer tradition in my new living location.

12 comments:

  1. We used to get ice cream from the ice cream man all the time when we were kids. The best part of our summer day! And, like you, I LOVE ICE CREAM!!!!!

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    1. It really is great!! Even today, I enjoyed a nice bowl of cookies and cream (which seemed to have way more cookies than any other brand) and the Stanley Cup Game 3. Awesome!

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  2. Yum yum yum yum! I can't explain how heart crushing it is to run to the curb waving money when you hear the ice-cream truck, only to see it's behind disappear around a corner and hear its music fade away ...

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    1. I can't imagine that happening!! I would be so distraught!! I'm sorry you ever experienced that.

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  3. How coincidental is that? An ice cream van came to our road for the first time in years and it was my kids first trip to the roadside treat fest (boy do I regret that now!!)

    I'll leave you with a rhyme that is always sung in our house per ice-cream treat:

    'I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream'

    Now do I have any in the freezer????

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    1. So happy that your boys got to experience that!!!

      I love that rhyme and hope you have some ice cream in the freezer to enjoy!

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  4. The sound of that music always causes me to turn my head too. What you experienced would have annoyed me too. I sure hope for your sanity that this doesn't continue!

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    1. Thankfully today's stop was only 10 minutes. Hopefully people will be ready when it comes or the van will just move on.

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  5. I love the sound of the ice cream truck! But I think I'd like it a lot less for 20 minutes of endless blaring music...;)

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    1. So far, I'm still liking it, and still rushing to look out the window when I first hear the music getting closer.

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  6. I haven't seen an ice cream truck in years ... I really miss soft serve.

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    1. There were years when I didn't see one, either. I don't even think I realized it until I heard it again. Hopefully, you have some good shops around you so that you can get a summer fix of ice cream.

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