Pull into the parking lot - off load the beastie and the gear. Look at the mall - look at the weather decide to sit in the van in the parking lot and enjoy the sun and air rather than what goes on at high school hockey practice - can you really blame me?
So there I sat - peaceful - like not even the radio on. A 50 something, graying, chubby woman - knitting preemie caps for St. John's and a friend's grandchild. But no good deed goes unpunished - a mall security jeep pulls up and asks me if everything is alright. Of course - well he informs me that I need to either enter the mall or leave the mall grounds. Failure to do so means I will be sited for loitering. Stop laughing - it took me a minute to realize he was serious. I prefer sunshine to hockey stink so I decided to wait for the beastie over in the Steak and Shake parking lot - and the jeep followed me until I left the mall grounds.
10 minutes later the beastie called me to pick him up - which upon telling him my tale - burst out "Oh My God I can't leave you alone for 10 minutes and you're busted by the cops. You'd think that by the time you're 50 you could show some sort of maturity and be by yourself at the mall. What are my friends going to say when you're convicted of a misdemeanor? Wait until your husband gets home - you are in soooo much trouble!" That conversation lasted for almost the whole way home - it's a long 40 minutes to the house when there's a snot nosed teen who knows everything sitting next to you!
Zoom forward a day - I try to get a hold of mall security - they've got an email address but that's it - so after sending in my inquiry I get back a note saying that it is undeliverable - it's their site that I emailed from!!!
Oh well I have 2 weeks to decide how I'm going to handle the next Sunday Practice - but I will guarantee I will not be spending a single dollar at The Mills Mall in Hazelwood Missouri!!!! Oh by the way this is the legal definition that I found...
loiter v. to linger or hang around in a public place or business where one has no particular or legal purpose. In many states, cities, and towns there are statutes or ordinances against loitering by which the police can arrest someone who refuses to "move along." There is a question as to whether such laws are constitutional. However, there is often another criminal statute or ordinance which can be applied specifically to control aggressive begging, soliciting prostitution, drug dealing, blocking entries to stores, public drunkenness, or being a public nuisance.
So when you've stopped laughing - and wondering about my side businesses - you might enjoy this FREE Preemie Cap pattern - it's called the "Knit Baby Hat" by Bernat Design Studio. I made it in the round - so subtract 2 stitches when casting on and you can figure it out from there. I used Red Heart Ltd. Soft Baby Twinkles which I got from Smiley's Internet Yarn Riot. I managed to get 4 of the preemie sized caps and 2 of the 12 month size caps out of one ball - which was on sale for $2.99!
2 comments:
OMG! Did you threaten that pseudo-cop with a #3 needle? Did you inform him that you're a KNITTER not a HOOKER? Next thing you know, they'll inspect your bag for "weapons" before they let you in the rink. As for the 16 year old's rant, you have my sympathy. He probably critiques your driving skills, too. Go and knit in peace somewhere more welcoming ---and I'll join you :D
That is ridiculous (and Jake as always is funny!)
You should contact the Property Manager's office; you can ask for the number from their corporate office if you can't find it:
http://www.simon.com/about_simon/index.aspx
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