slam dunk the kite flying expedition

Mark my words, said the man without any teeth. Today promises to change your life for the worse - there won't be another day after this one that you'll regret the decision you've made today. The rest of us didn't know if we should really listen to this old man, he hadn't given hardly any evidence to support what he was talking about. If it weren't for the crotchedy-ness of this crabby old man that belied a sense of vision, truth and honesty, we would have dismissed him outright. Could there be an element of truth in what he is saying, we asked ourselves. Night fell and still we hadn't finalized the decision, discussing amongst ourselves the positive and negative repurcussions of what we were about to do, or not do.