Great storytelling here. I absolutely love the juxtaposition of mom saying how nice the people are with the kids flipping her off.
I think that second sentence of the final paragraph needs a semi-colon in lieu of the first comma. And maybe make “tanks” and “schools” possessive if you’ve got the room. But now I’m just nit-picking. =P

Added the semi-colon, but I’m afraid I don’t have room for the possessive. Good feedback though, and I’m glad ya liked it.