Take Me Out To The............ Drive In!

  Somebody brought up the subject of Drive In
Movies the other day and I remarked that we
hadn't made it to one yet this year.
  Maybe that's why we decided to go last night!
  We put the top down in the Miata and hit the
road.
   We're lucky enough to have several Drive Ins
still operating in our area and they still have a
lot to offer!
   You can get a Double feature for the same
price you'd pay to see just one movie in any
of the area multiplex theaters.
   I saw several people who brought their dog
to the show!
   That seemed curious since neither Lassie
nor 101 Dalmatians was on the Marque!
   The concession stands at the Drive Ins seem
to offer a better selection and, usually, at lower
prices than their indoor counterparts.
   I'm always surprised to find long lines in the
snack bar given the fact that some people, like
the guy parked in front of me, brought a huge
cooler with him to the show!  Maybe he was
planning to stop for groceries on the way
home?
   We found ourselves parked among a lot of
SUV's and Mini vans.....most facing away
from the screen! Seems the trend these days
is to open the rear hatch and sit either in or
just outside your vehicle.
   The speakers, of course, are long gone.
   They're been replaced by low power FM
Broadcast signals you can pick up on your
car radio.
    Of course you've got to tune your radio to
the proper frequency and, in some cases,
that requires a check of the owner's manual
to remember how that's suppose to be done.
    I learned a little about Jeeps during
last night's feature film. Not from the movie.
But, rather, from the guy parked next to me.
   It seems when you open the rear hatch of
a Jeep wagon, 7 separate lights go on.
   Ether there's no way to turn them off or
the movie had the driver so scared and he felt
the need for night lights till the final credits
 were running.
    I hate to admit it but I would have rather
put up with the light from one cell phone
screen!
   I left before I could tell if the guy had
enough battery power remaining to start his
car!
   And..... I did enjoy the show!
   Hope you get to the Drive In before summer
is gone and that all your NEWS is good!