Stopped in Stamford

Dumb Old Dad had grand plans for heading into THE BIG CITY to see the sights and eat 5 hamburgers and drink 12 milkshakes, catch 3 foul balls, and ride 7 subway trains.  But just as he was passing the docks, he once again heard rustling in his backpack.  I bet I'm about to get an earful, thought Dumb Old Dad.

From inside the backpack, Salty shouted, "Bust my buffers! What are you doing!?"

"Everything!" yelled Dumb Old Dad.  "I've got a lot of stuff to do.  Like eat 5 hamburgers and drink 12 milkshakes and catch 3 foul balls and ride 7 subway trains!  We can't just sit here.  It's a nice day!"

Salty screamed, "Bollards!  You need to sit on this bench, watch the birds and think about the boy and Mean Old Mom!"

"Good point!  Now let's stop yelling at each other!" bellowed Dad.

Dad took Salty out of his backpack.  Salty smiled and he and Dumb Old Dad sat down on a bench by the bay.  While most of the birds had flown away due to the strange man who was shouting into his backpack, there were 4 geese still splashing in the water.  Dad and Salty watched them splash, thought about the Ciaran boy and Mean Old Mom, and promised never to shout at each other again.