THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, October 16, 1994 TAG: 9410140214
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Long : 116 lines
A young lady stands against the bar with her blind date. There's hardly any conversation between the two and she's looking around for any salvation.
Dangling from the purse of a young lady sitting at a table across from her is a key chain reading - Drink until he's cute.
- Holly Wester THURSDAY, OCT. 6 3:15 p.m. The Cavalier Hotel Conference Center.
Canadian tourism officials must have gotten tired of seeing all the Canadian license plates cross their border in pursuit of Virginia Beach's warm water, sandy beaches and sunny skies.
Here at the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association's annual conference, a brochure promoting New Brunswick beaches (just north of Maine) is being distributed.
It reads: ``New Brunswick Beach Guide. Warmest Salt Water Beaches North of Virginia*''
Here's the asterisk notation: ``*Scientific fact based on data obtained from Environment Canada and the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Centre''
- Debbie Messina SATURDAY, OCT. 8 2:30 p.m. - Virginia Beach Boulevard.
A group of young people holding a demonstration supporting animal rights is lining the sidewalks on both sides of Virginia Beach Boulevard near the Central Library.
They're shouting and holding signs showing victimized animals - even shaking the signs at passing motorists to get their attention. Sometimes they step out into the street to ``preach'' to drivers stopped for red lights.
One trucker, stuck at the light, has a heated exhange with the protestors through his open window. When the signal turns green, he demonstrates his opinion of their protest. He takes off with a roar of his motor and a rude hand gesture.
- Melinda Forbes SUNDAY, OCT. 9 2:15 p.m. - 28th Street at the beach.
A couple is walking a chunky pug on the beach. A blond-haired baby, wearing only a diaper, is playing in the sand in front of his grandparents. He drops his shovel at first sight of the little dog and starts toddling after the funny-looking creature.
The pug, Suki, lets the baby grab her around the neck for a moment and gives him a kiss. Then she spots his Nerf football, takes it and scampers off. The boy stares with a huge smile on his face, clapping his hands in delight. His grandparents, on the other hand, do not look pleased.
But Suki's exhilarating theft is short-lived. The owners catch the pooch and unclamp her teeth from the football.
``Sorry about that,'' the woman says to the grandparents, putting the toy back on the blanket. ``C'mon, Suki, it's time to put the leash back on.''
- Pam Starr MONDAY, OCT. 10 8:30 a.m. - Dam Neck Road.
A rather demanding license plate on a red Dodge van represents the feeling of other drivers. It reads: PAME-2DA.
- Holly Wester WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 9:05 a.m. - Kempsville Road near Providence Road.
A Dodge Caravan, driven by a middle-aged woman, sports this bumper sticker on its rear windshield:
``Cars aren't the only things recalled by their makers.''
- Kevin Armstrong 4:30 p.m. - Grocery store on Laskin Road.
``Mom, they made a BIG mistake at Kmart,'' a young boy tells his mother as she inspects the offerings at the supermarket meat counter.
``They put the Christmas stuff up. It's not even Halloween yet and they've already got Christmas stuff out,'' he says shaking his head in disbelief.
``That's so stupid . . . Christmas stuff,'' he continues. ``We've still got to wait 20 days to Halloween. And Christmas will never get here.''
- Melinda Forbes 11 a.m. - Constitution Avenue.
Bumper sticker of the week: Clinton Happens.
- Lorraine Eaton 6 p.m. - Princess Anne Road, outside Advance Auto Parts.
A man enters the store to buy a car battery for his Mitsubishi Galant. He tells the clerk that he's not sure if he needs one, because his car starts fine in the afternoon but not in the morning. The clerk, a tall, affable young man with an engaging grin, grabs a battery checker and goes outside with the customer.
After popping the hood and checking the battery, the clerk declares it ``a little low.'' The customer tells him to go ahead and ring up a new battery.
``Do you want me to install it?'' the clerk asks, walking back to the store.
The customer, stunned, says ``Sure, that would be great. I thought I was going to spend an hour doing it when I got home.''
The clerk returns with the battery and cheerfully installs it within minutes. ``There you go,'' he says to the grateful customer, who thanks him profusely and offers him a tip.
- Pam Starr ILLUSTRATION: Photo by L. TODD SPENCER
Hee haw hee haw
Eeyore is a 4-year-old donkey who likes to drink soda and laugh.
He's part of a petting zoo at Princess Anne Produce and Pumpkin
Patch on London Bridge Road. Visitors can pick out a pumpkin and pet
or tell a joke to Eeyore and the other critters living at the
patch.
by CNB