I thought we were north of the tension line!

The tension line is an invisible latitudinal boundary line, above which you should be free from tension and strife. Charlie's Marina is rumored to sit on the tension line, but that report can be neither confirmed nor denied.

In Pentwater, especially in the sno-cone shop on the public beach, friendly customer service is the name of the game. Every shop owner in the tourist town wants to make sure their visitors are taken care of. This service with a smile mentality matches the relaxed pace of life in the small village of Pentwater. However, they also do things a little slower than in the big cities. A sign in the sno-cone shop reveals this philosophy:

"We are not fast

If you want fast, go to Detroit

We are north of the tension line"

The ladies working the counter at the sno-cone shop are usually friendly and can handle the horde of Hoerr family kids wanting sno-cones with relative ease. However, if you don't keep the door closed please, you might end up with a cup of ice that is a few squirts of flavor short of a sno-cone. In this situation, please calmly say that "I thought we were north of the tension line" and everyone should remember that things move a little slower in Pentwater.