Camp Bus Breaks Down Twenty Seconds After Departing, Parents Long Gone

Livingston, NJ (June 28, 2025) – Less than a half of a minute after departing from the Livingston Mall parking lot to the cheers of throngs of parents, the Camp Huron Lake bus abruptly stopped due to a smoking engine but not before each and every parent hightailed it out of there in a scene straight out of Cannonball Run.  As the children got off the bus only four hundred yards away Lot Section 7A, they only saw a giant cloud of dust where there were once dozens upon dozens of cars.

While the campers waited in the blistering sun on the curb outside of Macy’s, their parents were already enjoying brunch with friends, relaxing with a crossword puzzle by the pool, and napping in peace. Several sets of parents were speeding toward Terminal A at Newark Airport to get the hell out of Dodge and put even more distance between their children and themselves.

“The second my son Marq steps one foot on that bus, my responsibility as a parent ceases, and Camp Huron Lake takes over,” noted parent Josh Stark. “I’m paying for a full day of camp and he’s only getting one meal up there today.  I’m getting my money’s worth.”

The scene was reminiscent of a debacle a few years back where one camp completely forgot to order buses for pickup and families and their kids were forced to wait in a Long Island parking lot for nearly eight hours until the buses finally arrived.  Luckily for the parents of Camp Huron Lake since their children had gotten onto the bus they no longer had to give a crap what was going on with them.

At approximately 2pm one mother of a junior girl camper was seen walking through the mob of sweaty, hungry campers ignoring each one and hastily telling her own hysterical daughter she’ll see her on Visiting Day.  The mother who wished to remain anonymous seemed unfazed as she made her way to Spencers located within the decaying mall.

“I’m not going to let this tiny hiccup get in the way of my summer,” commented the mother. “I need to get to Spencers to pick up some accessories for our night at the Upside Down Pineapple Club.  My husband and I are looking forward to some cocktails and maybe a soft swap with the Grossingers.  Actually, can you not use their name?”

The campers finally arrived at Camp Huron Lake early Monday morning fatigued, famished, and filthy from almost 36 hours of waiting in the parking lot.

Director Marty Feldstein didn’t seem overly concerned about the late arriving campers. “We gave them a few leftover Milk Call cookies and made them clean off in the lake. I’ll probably let them sleep a little late tomorrow but if they think they can sleep late AND get breakfast, they’re in for a rude awakening.”

When questioned about the day and a half ordeal, Soph Boy Jake Jacobwitz commented, “To be honest, the parking lot was a lot more fun than this place so far.”