I Scream, You Scream

So, Once Upon a Time, one of my boyfriend's friends told him that ice cream truck drivers are incredibly territorial. Apparently the guy had spent a summer back in the 80's or something, making some extra money with the family truck, and almost got knifed for intruding on someone else's turf. Each truck also has it's own jingle that plays, so you know when someone else is in the neighborhood, rather than your usual driver.

Because of this, my BF actively listens to the jingle when he hears a driver nearby, to see if it's our regular or an interloper, and tells me which it is (because I don't pay attention to this, but now I'm thinking I should). Whenever he hears a different jingle than normal, he gets all excited and starts talking about "shit's about to go down!", like we're about to be stuck in the middle of a gang war. It's hilarious.

Every time we talk about it, I start to picture ice cream truck drivers with body-guards, going into the ghettos, trolling for trouble, and I start to giggle. I can imagine the movie. He says it would be like "Gangs of New York", only all in white.

So, does anyone else have any stories like this? Is this still a thing? Have you had an ice cream man go missing? Inquiring minds want to know.