Cleaning Out

Yesterday I undertook the task of cleaning out my closets and getting rid of some old clothes, stuff I never wear any more, and it being the Christmas season, I wanted to donate my clothes to the Salvation Army or some other organization like that. I came upon this pair of sleep pants that brought back a lot of memories but not what you are probably thinking. I was working at a store in the 'Hood in Charlotte. I was normally in charge inside the store itself but on the coldest day in Charlotte's history, my bosses decided to send me to the warehouse on the far side of town. The high for the day was supposed to be 12 degrees, the warehouse had no heat, and I was not dressed for the occasion. Sending me to the warehouse also put me in charge of a crew of 15 gangbangers, the largest and scariest of which was a young woman who look like she played Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers. As soon as I found out I had to go to the warehouse I went running through the store trying to grab as much warm weather gear as I could find which wasn't much. The only pair of sweats/sleep pants I could find were red plaid with silhouettes of polar bears and snowflakes. It is hard to look authoritative when you are wearing snowflake/polar bear sleep pants and put in charge of the Boyz n' the Hood. All I needed was some bunny slippers and my outfit would have been complete. I caught all sorts of hell, I am glad I did not get mugged or beaten up for my lunch money, and I survived the day with my snowflake/polar bear pants intact. I have kept them all these years and can't bring myself to give them away.