April Fool's Prank

The temperature this morning was 36 degrees. The high later on was supposed to be 68 degrees. It's hard enough to dress for days like these. Usually, I go ahead and dress for the 68, and gut it out until it warms up.

On my way out the door this morning, I saw the cats' water dish was empty. I usually just leave the hose lying in the dish, and turn it on for a few seconds every couple days. Today I noticed that something had been attached to the end of the hose.

Upon closer inspection, I realized it was the lid from a soda bottle, and it fit perfectly on the end of the hose.

Neat!

But the cats still needed water, so I twisted the cap off the hose.

Apparently the child that had discovered that a soda lid fit the hose went as far as to pressure-test their new invention.

The moment I twisted the cap-

an arcing spray-

and I was doused with ice-cold water.

Hair, glasses, make-up, clothes, purse ... all drenched.

And did i mention it was 36 degrees outside?

The shock of cold water, along with the freezing air, I couldn't remember being that cold in a long, long time.

When I find out who did it, I'll wait until they are lying in their warm bed, and toss ice-cube-filled water balloons at them.

"April Fool's! Hahaha! You shoulda seen your face!"