Friday Night at the SkyVueTwin

So Derek and I have been wanting to see the new Star Trek movie bad.  So bad that we decided to drag ourselves and sick baby to the Sky Vue Twin Drive-In.  The movie was set to start at dusk (which is around 9:00PM here) and we got there around 7:30.  So we pull up to the gate and Derek hands the cashier his debit card because we absolutely never have cash on hand.  I realize this is bad.  So she say's, "sorry, we only accept cash."  So Derek asks if there is an ATM close buy and she says "yeah, there's a gas station right down the road on the right."  

Well, this drive-in is about 10 miles out in the country, outside of Lexington and I only remembered passing a "Midway Mart" about midway between the drive-in and town.   So we take off back down the country two-lane so we can get us some cash and get parked for the movie.  So we get to the Midway Mart and Derek comes out about 5 minutes later.  Apparently the ATM was broken and there were some issues with communication (the attendent was foreign-go figure).  He had to buy something to get cash, but the attendant sold it to him out of the cash he wanted back. Does that make sense?  He asked for $20 cash, but with his drink he ended up with about $17 cash back.  Rediculous.  No consessions for us. 

So we drive in a hurry back to the drive-in and get our spot.  But our spot ends up being in the back row because we are in the baby mobile, hoopty SUV.  So we ate our dinner (which was iChing and it sucked hard), fussed with the fussy baby trying to get her to sleep, and constantly asked eachother when the movie would start.  At some point during our 1 hour plus wait this giant, extended cab pick-up pulls in next to us.  In it resides a lovely red-neck couple: one rough looking 40 something fella, complete with moustache, and a skinny, rough looking 30 something female with long braides, tight jeans and pink shirt.  She dressed way too young, but it made him happy.  So right when the previews started the tinted windows go up and they start humping like the earth is about to implode.  They were loud and inappropriate.  But then again, it is the drive-in and anything goes when you have tinted windows!   

Here's what we learned for next time: 

1. Bring cash 

2. Bring our own concessions (popcorn!)

3. Don't go to iChing ever again

4. Clean the windshield

5. Don't show up until 8:30PM

6. Bring layers