He's Here!!!!!!!!!!

   You could hear the constant wail of sirens throughout
the tight knit neighborhoods of Plains Township!
    Had this been the 50's in Hazleton kids would have
been ducking under their school desks at that sound.
We used to do that to protect ourselves from a Russian
atomic attack. (Those desks must have been really well
built!)
     Anyhow, in this case, kids were anxious to hear those
sirens!
     You see the long line of public vehicles sounding those
sirens were part of the parade bringing Santa Claus to our
town!
      There was a police car, several fire engines, our brand
new natural gas powered Recycling truck, a couple of
Bucket trucks and a half dozen classic cars.
       The Plains Township Lions Club, which pulls off the
annual event, put Mr Claus into a convertible this year.
Last year he had some problems climbing down from a
Fire truck. I guess he's more accustomed to dealing with
chimneys!
        They picked a classic Chevy. I had one just like it!
Except mine was Lavender. I've never seen Santa, or anyone
else arrive in a Lavender colored car. My wife says she's not
surprised.
         Santa was escorted to a waiting chair then proceeded to
chat with every single kid waiting in line and to give each of
them a large stocking filled with goodies! That's about 400
kids and stockings!
          I loved the way he took time to talk with the children
and give their parents and grandparents a few seconds to
take pictures. Some of them had actual cameras.
          You don't see that many cameras these days. A lot of
people use things like I-Phones and Tablets.
          When I was a kid a "tablet" was something your mother
gave you after you ate too much of the candy you got from Santa.
          I heard him tell one youngster...."You've been very good
and I'm gong to bring you everything you want for Christmas."
          I tried to sneak into the line myself at that point but
was unsuccessful! I think my mustache gave me away!
          Still, hats off to the Lions Club for bringing Santa and a
lot of smiles to our town!
          Hope you're sharing smiles too and that all your NEWS
is good!