And then, about at eye level, sitting placidly on the hillside was a single coyote. The officer clapped his hands twice. "Go on! You go!" The coyote stood up and walked a few paces. Two more claps. "Go on! You go!" The coyote calmly ascended the hill and trotted into the nearby park. The cop turned around and headed toward the van.
Me: "Did you just come here to shoo away a coyote?"
Him: "Yeah, someone saw him and got scared."
Me: "But he was just sitting there. He wouldn't have bothered anyone."
Him: "Honestly, the coyotes help control the squirrels and rats that live here. So you're better off with them."
Me: "Oh, totally. Couldn't you have told the person who called that they're dumb?"
Him: "People just don’t know." He shrugged.
I'd like to think that the coyote left the scene with the same take-away the cop and I did: "That was kind of pointless."
Me: "Did you just come here to shoo away a coyote?"
Him: "Yeah, someone saw him and got scared."
Me: "But he was just sitting there. He wouldn't have bothered anyone."
Him: "Honestly, the coyotes help control the squirrels and rats that live here. So you're better off with them."
Me: "Oh, totally. Couldn't you have told the person who called that they're dumb?"
Him: "People just don’t know." He shrugged.
I'd like to think that the coyote left the scene with the same take-away the cop and I did: "That was kind of pointless."
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