I don’t like awkward moments. But that’s what video scavenger hunts are all about. I’m the van driver for about 8 kids for this church scavenger hunt. Our first assignment? Go to a public place and give strangers hugs. Much of the time people were willing to give people in our group hugs. Other times people simply flat out refused. One said “It’s an invasion of privacy!” So we moved on. Note to self: Don’t ever try to video tape in the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Mt. Juliet. They will run you out in a heart beat.
2nd assignment: Go to the MJ Kroger and scoot down the cereal aisle on your belly. Then gather round the lobster tank and sing “Light the Fire.” Yeah, we did all that while scouting out people with mullets.
3rd assignment: Go to Waffle House and sing along with the one of the Waffle House songs on the jukebox. How inconvenient that the MJ’s Waffle House’s Jukebox is suddenly broken. And it just happened to break right after the first group did their song and dance routine. There’s a waitress working there named Sapphira. Ananias is working the grill. Me thinks they just like lying to church youth groups. And we all know what happens when the Waffle House employees lie to church groups.
On to the Hermitage Waffle House where we get cussed out by a angry customer. “Keep your smart *** comments to yourself,” he said. Then he gives us the bird as we drive off after completing our mission.
4th assignment: Go to Charlie Daniels Park and perform your own song and dance routine. While on the way there we start hearing of tornado warnings for Wilson County. Great. I’ve got a van full of kids out in a public park, with lightning getting near. But the video scavenger hunt goes on.
5th assignment: Go to Burger King and order a cheeseburger without cheese. Then go through the drive thru and order a Big Mac and a McRib.
6th assignment: Go to a gas station and buy 10 cents worth of gas. Argh! We could only get 15 cents. Always went over by 5 cents.
Rushed quickly back to the church just in time for the high winds and heavy rains to start. We all crowd into the basement to wait out the storm.
As I said, I don’t like awkward moments. The kids seemed to get a kick out of giving strangers hugs and such. If things got out of hand I guess our church elders would be getting a call from the harassed member of the public or local business in question.