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Spring Fever

April 22, 2010

It’s spring break – time to break out the board shorts, sweet shades and flippy floppies from the closet and put away the winter wardrobes. This mere week off of school is held to the highest degree of school recess by students of all ages due to the magnificent weather, which is a refreshing reminder that summer is just around the corner.

Spring break brings out certain instincts of immaturity in younger people. The rowdy characteristics in students that have been bottled up all winter are itching to come out. Combine the spring instincts with the magnificent weather and it becomes a mass hysteria of untamed fun.

So, with a new wardrobe of the ultimate causal attire and a new attitude of carelessness, young peoples’ behavior certainly digresses to a much more primitive state called the spring fever. While the spring fever is inevitable, there are certain places that are more welcome to spring fever victims and other places that will put victims out on the curb.

The Experiment:
With my board shorts on, flip flops in place, shirt off, shades on and towel around my neck, I used my spring break to explore and discover pro-spring fever or anti-spring fever destinations.

The Grocery Store – Walking into the grocery store, I received some very funny looks from stay-at-home moms restocking the family food stock. I headed straight for the sun screen aisle but was quickly intercepted by an employing telling me I needed to wear a shirt if I wanted to come in. He didn’t seemed phased that I was just trying to get my bronze on and that’s not possible wearing a shirt, making grocery stores anti-spring fever.

The Library – This hot spring break destination is surprisingly anti-spring fever. As I walked in, I saw fellow dudes everywhere checking their Facebook, but when I blurted out “Where’s all the babes?” I was immediately asked to leave.

The Mall – The mall was filled with young people… could this be my spring fever haven? The ratio of dudes to babes worked out quite nicely at a favorable 3:1. Then I saw it, drawn in like a fly into a bright light: Hollister. I was quickly attracted by the larger-than-life poster of the dude without a shirt on and as I approached I heard the fist pumping beat I had been seeking. It was party time, or so I thought. As I walked into my false spring break haven, an employee turned me down because of my lack of shirt, making the mall anti-spring fever.

The Pool – It was finally the real deal – everyone was in proper dress code and I was surrounded by younger people all with spring fever. When I was greeted by people getting tan and having fun all around, I knew that I had found my spring break destination. The pool is definitely pro-spring fever.

Over spring break, younger people just must keep in mind that there is a time and place for everything, and not everyone will treat spring fever with arms wide open.

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