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Indecent Exposure

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mryan

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On Saturday May 22, me and some friends hiked Mt. Whiteface(see hike report posting). Afterwards, because it was raining and ridiculously cold, we decided to stop at a Dunkin' Donuts on Route 16 to get some life-giving coffee. While K, A, and A went inside to order, I took the opportunity to take off my wet clothes and change into some dry ones.

I opened my rear gate and stood under to shelter myself from the rain. I stripped everything off, down to my boxers, when suddenly several cars pulled in, one of which was a female fire volunteer. Other people just snickered at this guy standing in his underwear in the parking lot, but this lady took a particular interest: after parking her truck, she approached. This was awkward. There I am standing in my underwear being approached by a complete stranger.

"Hey," she said, "don't you know that's illegal?"

"What?"

"That's indecent exposure. I could call the cops or if one went by, you could be arrested."

"What?" That's all I could manage. Then: "Lady, it's only my underwear. I think that if I were ass-naked running around the parking lot with my stuff hanging out, then there would be a problem."

"It's still not right. I should call the cops."

"Look," I said, "I'm only changing into dry clothes. I just got through hiking."

Without a word, she walked away. It was then I noticed she held in her arm a couple of pizzas. She was bringing lunch for her friends, the Dunkin' employees. Well, she must have told everyone immediately about the guy in his underwear, because one by one each employee, dressed in their finest uniforms, came out to inspect the goings-on.

Thinking she was really calling the cops, I got nervous and proceeded to speed change. I though on some clothes and jumped in the driver's seat. Shortly thereafter, A,A, and K returned from getting coffee and asked me if I had seen the naked guy in the parking lot. A lady inside said there was a naked guy outside. "No," I said and sped away, quickly.
 

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Too funny. Great story. Pretty unbelievable that people don't have better things to do than complain...
 

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After re-reading this, I have a question. Was the car backed in or were you out in plain view? I don't think I would be comfortable doing this unless the car was backed in and I was somewhat conceiled. Either way, what's the big deal? She didn't see any more of you than should would have had you been at the beach in a bathing suit, right? :roll:
 
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i was pulled in forward so that, while i was changing, i was roadside. but i was only in my boxers. simply another example of people soo bored that they must complain, bicker, or otherwise be miserable. and no, i was unable to snap any photos, although you may want to ask the dunkin' people on route 16 if there surveillance cameras caught any of the action.

cheers,mryan.
 

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that's friggin' stupid. i don't think there would have been an issue if this was at a trailhead. i've dropped em' in public lots of times (the pants, not everything) as it was the perferred method while touring with a musical ensemble for a few years. nothing worse than 48 people packed into a coach bus without air conditioning trying to change! any ways, that's hardly illegal considering what some other people will be wearing out in public on a hot day like this!!!
 

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It's not illegal to do what you did.

If it was illegal than why does the Wal-Mart, Kmart, Kohls, etc., flyers have female / male models in underwear?
 

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I dislike when anyone ever says, "I could or will call the cops", it is the most subtle form of intimidation and my reply is always..."yeah, perhaps you should."

Off duty volunteer fire fighter? I'm thinking authority issues run amok.

Now Dunkin Donut employees....they're important.. i wouldn't ^&%#$@# with them if I was you. :lol:
 

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I agree with Jaytrek57...Authority issues run amok. I volunteered for a town fire and ambulance service and some of these people thought they ran the town. It's amazing how important some people feel when you give them a radio, a red-light permit, and a sticker for their car window. I'm sure she has plenty of "friends" at the police station that she thought she could call on. In the end they just would have told you to have courtesy for others and change behind your car, all the while thinking what a complete waste of time that call was.

In the end it was legal. Even if you were in the paking lot in a speedo, they can't do anything. If they did, they'd have to arrest nearly every man out running on a hot July day. I would have called her bluff. When she threated to call the cops, I would have dug out my phone and told her: "Go ahead, call the cops. I'll dial the number."

Some people have way to much free time.
 
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