At last, the promise of peace and quiet in the movie theater. Well, for me, anyway.
Update: I finally found the story on the newspaper's website, and linked to it below.
I, for one, am all in favor of the local movie theater's decision to ban unaccompanied teens after 8:00 pm on the weekends Fridays*, as their presence was a distraction and disruption to my film-viewing routine.
The last time I went to a weekend movie, I could barely hear my cellphone ring because of all the noise cause by a bunch of pre-teens. And carrying on a decent phone conversation? Forget about it!
It's also a safety hazard. I clearly recall the time that my one-year-old** woke up during a particularly intense scene in Live Free or Die Hard and I couldn't hear him crying over the raucous antics of the high school kids. It's just not fair to us parents, and this move by the theater will be of huge value for those of us who rely on it for our babysitting venue.
*I wanted to link to the story in today's newspaper, but if it's on their newly-redesigned and easier-to-navigate website, I couldn't find it.
**This is called "fibbing to make a point." It's a time-honored American political tactic that seems to translate well to the blogosphere.
What is this "movie theater" you speak of?
If it's the one in my basement, well, cell phones are strictly verboten down there. Then again, there's no reception, so it's a moot point.
Now, get out of my recliner.
Posted by: beth at April 2, 2008 10:01 AMYou didn't fib, bro. You just misspoke. Yeah, that's it.
Posted by: JIm at April 2, 2008 11:34 AMwe had to duck sniper fire
Dang. Am I the only one who never gets to duck sniper fire? You and Hil have all the fun.
What is this "movie theater" you speak of?
Been a while, has it? I think we've been to one movie in the last six months, and it made such an impression that I can't remember which one.
You just misspoke.
Nah, I lied. But at least I'm honest about it.
Posted by: Eric at April 2, 2008 01:15 PM***snort***
Did you see all the comments on mywesttexas.com???
Gettin' a little spicy over there...
Posted by: Janie at April 3, 2008 08:00 AMEric,
This comment belongs on a prior post - the one about the sand and the new house - but I waited to late. Sorry.
That post brought back memories of when my parents moved the family to a new house on the edge of Midland.
Sand everywhere! And it would pile up in drifts against anything that would stop it. My dad put 1x12 boards along the edge of the yard which helped slow down that movement of earth.
They had a heck of a time trying to put in a grass lawn, too, because it kept getting buried by sand. I guess now days people hire landscapers to do that.
Good luck to you, and thanks for keeping us posted about it.
My wife will be very happy to hear that we can, once again, head to the movie theater on the weekend!
Posted by: Damien Franco at April 5, 2008 02:10 PMAbout the publisher
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I'd be more interested, but the last time I went to the theater we had to duck sniper fire, so we've just stopped going.
Or maybe that was during the movie. "High School Musical IX: Revenge of the Homeschoolers," have you seen it?
Posted by: Bret at April 2, 2008 08:01 AM