13 June 2009 @ 07:59 pm
Not much scares me, but this is some weird......  
We went to the bike fest over in Lakeland today. It got off to a slow start - the Faith Riders were the only booth set up for about the first hour. Next to them was a booth from (no joke!) WACO'S gun shop. Lol! Sadly, they didn't bring any of their merchandise with them to the show......

We got a soda at Mojo's because it was so hot, and let the crazy waitress talk us into icecream. It was mostly boring, until we were about halfway through our desserts. Then there was suddenly a big uproar outside. The whole place emptied out to see what all the fuss was. People were screaming, and when we got out there, we could see that six big motorcycle dudes had UPENDED SOMEONE'S TRUCK. The guy and his girlfriend were still inside, and she was shrieking, but they didn't try to climb out. Those six guys were ALL OVER the truck, like they were trying to get in. The people inside were definitely not trying to get out.

Lynn, of course, started forward to help, along with a few other guys from the restaurant, but after about a dozen steps, they all stopped, and Lynn immediately came running back to me, took me by the arm and pulled me off towards the bikes. He said something wasn't right about those guys, and we should just call the police from home.

But the six guys had noticed the throng coming toward them. They'd given up on the trapped people, and headed for the crowd from the restaurant. Most of the others who'd been eating ran back inside, but we were away from them now. I risked a glance back and saw one of the big-chested, short-shorted waitresses running towards the door. One of the guys caught her, though. She screamed, but Lynn was putting my helmet on my head before I could see what happened to her. I fished out my keys and we got out of there as fast as we could.

As we sped out of the parking lot, it finally clicked. Those six guys - there was something wrong with them alright! THEY WERE DEAD! I got a good look at two who tried to block us from leaving. I swerved hard left, and Lynn swerved right, kicking the larger one into the one that was reaching for me. They were DISGUSTING! One was missing an eyeball, and the other had cuts all up and down his arms that were oozing green puss! They both toppled over behind us, and we made it home without any more trouble - doing about ninety the whole way. The police were nowhere to be seen, though, and after we made sure all the windows and doors were locked down tight, we tried to report what we'd seen. But the recording said the lines were all busy, and to please try our call again later.

We weren't sure what to do - who knows whether 6 freak zombies at the bike show could be contained, right? So, we put up the hurricane shutters, figuring it would make it a lot harder to get into the house, if they came after us here.

Now we're stuck here in the house, and the sun is still shining, but it looks as black as night with the plywood over all the windows. I guess we just have to wait. Not much else we can do, now......

(bliteotw)
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junewilliams7[info]junewilliams7 on June 14th, 2009 01:49 am (UTC)
drat! Edward and his friends coulda fixed everything, if only they were there! sorry, babe -- you and Lynn will have to call the police line again when they're less busy. good luck!
Daintress: Violence[info]daintress on June 14th, 2009 02:22 pm (UTC)
Your profound concern for my well-being is duly noted. /sarcasm. Lol! I think the police department has been infected. No one is answering there, even when we CAN get through.

As to Edward - we haven't seen how he'd deal with a zombie. Maybe like werewolves, zombies are capable of eating vampires! We should ask Meyer to write a book about that. If she hasn't already been turned into a zombie, that is.....
junewilliams7[info]junewilliams7 on June 14th, 2009 06:15 pm (UTC)
well, there is already a book about "Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies" with Jane Austen's characters. why not Twilight? (heh!)
Daintress[info]daintress on June 15th, 2009 12:42 pm (UTC)
Is there really?? Lol! How did I miss that??
jadewik[info]jadewik on June 15th, 2009 04:56 pm (UTC)
Pride, Prejudice and Zombies is quite an entertaining read! How DID you miss it?

I'm at the part where they go to visit Charlotte Lucas after she's married Mr Collins... only no one knows she's been infected by the unmentionables despite her odd behaviour (she tried to relieve herself in Lady Catherine's parlor...)

It still reads like a classic... and can drone on and on... but the zombie parts are VERY entertaining. I especially enjoyed the bit where Lizzie cuts down 3 of Lady Catherine's ninjas... and the ball that's held at Longbourne that gets interrupted when the wait-staff gets eaten by zombies and Mr. Darcy has to "clean house".

I'm a fan of the classic, but zombies make any story instantly cooler.

.... can't believe I missed zombie day in LJ. *sigh*
Daintress[info]daintress on June 15th, 2009 05:36 pm (UTC)
Perhaps you didn't miss it! Maybe the zombies just haven't reached your area yet? ;) After all, there's no rule that says they all have to begin their attacks on the same day....
junewilliams7[info]junewilliams7 on June 15th, 2009 08:32 pm (UTC)
warning for cover art: amazon.com
Daintress[info]daintress on June 15th, 2009 08:37 pm (UTC)
Lol! Thanks! Added to my wishlist. :D
I find hope and it gives me rest[info]tobreakfree on June 14th, 2009 01:54 am (UTC)
good lord i didnt hear anything about this.
Daintress: Violence[info]daintress on June 14th, 2009 02:20 pm (UTC)
I thought it seemed rather early this year, myself, but I went to the website and sure enough, it appears to be that time again. Lol!

Oh, and it's possible that there aren't any reports of an outbreak in my area just because the news reporters are all hiding out in their houses! ;)
She who writes at night[info]author_by_night on June 14th, 2009 01:00 pm (UTC)
You shouldn't be so afraid of them. They're just misunderstood. Like vampires and werewolves. :(

Edited at 2009-06-14 01:00 pm (UTC)
Daintress[info]daintress on June 14th, 2009 02:19 pm (UTC)
Lol! I understood James. He was scary. Just because werewolves and Cullens don't eat people doesn't mean that vampires and zombies aren't scary! Lol!
macbeaner[info]macbeaner on June 14th, 2009 02:00 pm (UTC)
Thank god you're safe!

Pittsburgh is typical even in things like this. Nothing has happened yet...But I expect that the Stanley Cup victory parade will change that. All those people together. Its a chance for the infection to spread. I might stay home Monday and board up all the windows and live in my basement.

Thank goodness you still had internet to get the word out.
Daintress: Violence[info]daintress on June 14th, 2009 02:18 pm (UTC)
Lol! Yes, that parade is sure to be infested with zombies! Be very careful. We are still hiding in the house. Thank heavens our internet wires are all buried underground. ;)
jdm13[info]jdm13 on June 15th, 2009 01:35 pm (UTC)
Thankfully, in the Baltimore area, the gangs and drug lords do a good job of keeping the zombies at bay. Or maybe just well-controlled.
Daintress: Violence[info]daintress on June 15th, 2009 01:54 pm (UTC)
I'm not sure that drug lords and gangs are an improvement over zombies. In fact, zombies might be better. They're already dead, so you don't have to feel guilty if you kill one. Lol!