Thread by @SportsbkConsig

Story time from the book:

Little Consig got me last week with the shit bet..

Today, we bet on whether the most important man on the walk to school (and my next job), the crossing guard, would be wearing the same pants he has worn every day since her return to school..

Every..

day, we walk by this man as the wind howls. He holds up his stop sign in one hand and puts his other hand up, stopping traffic immediately like the crash test dummies commercial.

Most people walk by in a hurry and don’t say a word. I am not most people.

I see him every day..

and I greet him with something and a thank you everyday.

Keeping little Consig and all the kids safe from the maniac, running late for work, moms and dads is a grind, and I appreciate his efforts.

One day last week, I noticed he was wearing brown pants for the first time..

ever. He broke the streak of the blue ones so I had to know.

“Good morning. You changed up the pants today? Went with the away brown or what?”

With both hands up and in the middle of the intersection, he looked over and said “Starting to heat up. And no wind.”

Whoa!!! I was

immediately engaged.

Little Consig and I have been battling the goddamn wind that never stops in the northwest part of Las Vegas for almost two years now.

“So, you wear the brown when there is no wind?”

Slowly making his way back to the sidewalk, he looked at me and said..

“It’s windy everyday, and the blue keeps me warm. But it’s too hot if there is no wind. So I got these for hot days and no breeze.”

With that, he was off to the other crosswalk to get people safely to the other side.

Now, everyday, before Little Consig and I leave on our..

daddy/daughter excursion to school, I check the wind to see what color pants the crossing guard is wearing..

Same way you need to check the wind at Wrigley..

And like little Consig found out the hard way, always check the wind before you make a bet..

BLUE after SCHOOL! 💰💰