I had a bag of trash in one hand ready for the garbage and another bag with a whole personal watermelon which had staged its last days in my vegetable crisper ready to add to compost. I had put it in a bio bag which is a little slick. Our alley is slightly canted and runs downhill towards the Sound. I placed the bio bag of watermelon down on the concrete while I put the garbage in the dumpster but as I was doing it the watermelon started to roll.
At first I tried to grab it, then it started to gain speed, my sandals were not meant for running so I moved quickly to try to get ahead of the racing watermelon to stop it with my foot but the melon simply bounced over my foot and took off speeding. I raced along side it to try to move it towards our neighbor building but it was focused on blazing ahead at greater speed. Realizing I could possibly fall down and knock myself out or fracture an arm I gave myself one more try and was able finally to stop it with one frantic effort it before it bounced into the street.
It was a scene from an Abbot and Costello movie. I had hoped someone else had observed it and I am still laughing about it.
Watermelons: recyclable soccer balls brought to you by Lucy Hart!
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