In Houston there was a crazy lady who use to sweep the street in front of her house. At least she did at stupid early morning times when I walked the dog before having to be at work at 4:00. She always asked what time it was.
Back in the day, in East Houston, we had, "crazy lady with the phone". Way before cell phones, she walked the neighborhood with the cordless phone from her house, and even carried it with her to Walmart half a mile away.