I attended my first Nascar race this past weekend. My friend googled some helpful tips for newbies,
among the suggested items:
Well, I am sure glad we had tissues.
bring tissues in case the bathrooms run out of toilet paper |
I left for the trip anticipating the “People of Walmart” combined with a football tailgate, and that is pretty accurate. But, it is also SO much more.
It is an event where fans-
...show other fans they are in fact a “professional Nascar” regular attendee by sporting the well-stocked, clear backpack. |
(clearly an amateur fan) |
...Pray with over 100,000 of your best friends for the safety of the drivers, before you go purchase your 20-ounce beer. |
...get an arm workout as you wave at your driver as they pass in front of you, 500 times.
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...see stadium parachuters, a jet flyover, fireworks and a car burnout in the same evening.
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They only saw a tail at first and thought it was a rat, but then they started desperately meowing. |
They were alive, but had endured over 12 hours in a
drawer underneath the bus.
The Nascar fans jumped into action.
A friend who had an infant let us feed the kittens her pumped milk. |
Another
neighbor gave us their dog’s food in case we could soften it for them to
eat. Another got us a tall box we could
leave them in while we attended the race on Saturday night (in the A/C of course).
And all came over to wish them well in their make shift pack n play. |
At maybe 4 weeks old, it really is a miracle they were alive. Luckily, between the milk and soft food we purchased at the local store, we were able to not only keep them alive, but see them flourish and act like fun little kittens.
We later found out that there were more kittens the RV
owners removed from the RV, but they couldn’t get to these two. I can’t comment on that with my own words and keep this post clean, so
I found a bible verse:
A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel. Proverbs 12:10 |
These babies have a great life ahead of them and quite
a story to tell. They were taken home by
our friends who had rented the RV they were found in (they said we should take them, but as the owner of 2 dogs, about to add a 3rd rescue, I thought, "we are good")
I was totally caught off guard when I said goodbye
to these sweet babies I cared for and loved on for two days, I bawled like a little
baby.
I followed the kittens into the RV bus as they
were leaving and thought about becoming a stowaway myself.
Well, they say to bring tissues to a Nascar race and I am glad I did.
Well, they say to bring tissues to a Nascar race and I am glad I did.