Stalked By A Drone!

Now, when this thingy called a drone came out, I thought, “What in the heck would you use that for and how in the heck will it deliver a 50# box from Amazon to me?”

Then they started talking about regulating them for safety in the sky, well duh!

My kids then showed me YouTube videos of people using them to spy on the naked lady laying out in her backyard, spying on the weird neighbor across the street, or spying on just about anything else you could think of. I saw some impressive videos on earthquakes, floods, etc. using a drone to video. Well, then I thought, “Huh, now I can see that.”

So, last Christmas, my bonus son got a drone from his grandparents and wouldn’t you know my husband has taken it over.

At first, he stunk at flying it. He would run into the fence, the house, the barn out back, run it into me, and one day a gust of wind got ahold of it and it ended up way out in the field behind our house. It was a hoot to watch the video afterwards and listen to him freaking out!

Now, though, he’s gotten really good at flying it. He terrorizes the dogs, me when I’m trying to pull weeds, and anyone else he can find to use it on. He even had the audacity to spy on the new neighbors moving in behind us a few months ago. Such a goober!

Now that I’m familiar with drones thanks to my husband and the videos I have watched, I was rather irritated the other day when on my walk, one came out of nowhere and followed me for 10 minutes. It was too far out of reach for me to grab the sucker and teach the idiot doing this to me a lesson. I was too dignified to flick the darn thing off, I know that may shock some of you who know me well, and it came at me from so far away, I had no idea who it could possibly be.

So there I am huffin’ it down the sidewalk on a rather hot day now made worse by my drone spy shadow. At one point a dude pulled up next to me, rolled his window down and said, “Hey, you know there’s a drone following you right?” I felt like messing with him so I said, “What? Where? Do you think I’m in danger?” He looked at me with raised eyebrows like I was some nut case because at that point I probably looked like I had a husband who didn’t trust me that I was walking so had to follow me with his drone to make sure.

I finally said, “Yes, I know. The damn thing has been following me for 10 minutes now.”

His reply, “Well, that’s just weird ain’t it?”

Ya think?

Now, I’m not sure who the person operating the drone was but who in the heck wants footage of some 45-year-old lady in pigtails, sweating, huffing, and puffing? And buddy, if you get your kicks from a sweaty middle aged lady, well, that’s just sad is all.

I came home and told my family about my little ‘experience’ and immediately my daughter says, “OMG it’s probably that old boyfriend of yours still spying on you!”

To which I replied, “Oh for heaven’s sake will you drop that already! That’s over with!”

Of course, my insane son says, “You should have flicked the bird at them or picked up a rock and hummed it at it knocking it down!”

Good grief people.

My bonus son laughs and jokingly says, “Who would follow you, I mean really, come on, you’re an old lady.” Ha ha! I love that kid to bits.

My husband remained silent through all of this and finally says, “Honey, let’s face it, you’re hot even when you are huffing and puffing and sweating.” Love this man!

I’m leaving to go on another walk in a bit, wonder if weird drone shadow will be out again? Who know’s but it gave me and my family something to talk and laugh about, which their laughter is music to my ears.

For all you dronees out there, thanks for the entertainment!

Love y’all!!♥