In the course of current events globally & nationally in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we hear and read about the woes being faced by small businesses.
Living in downtown Troy, I'm surrounded by businesses big & small. This is about one of those small businesses.
There is a mom & pop grocery on Washington Street that also functions as a bottle redemption center. The signs of change are evident on the front door. Revised weekday hours. New rules regarding bottle & can returns. But, as one of the owners shared, for some customers, habits aren't just hard to break, they're impossible, and it's causing hardships.
One customer refused to abide by the new rules, which include ensuring that bottles & cans being brought in for deposit are rinsed and cleaned at home before delivery, such that he spewed racial slurs at the owner, then slashed two tires on her car. Another dissenting regular customer threw her bottles at the owner, used obscenities, and was subsequently arrested by police on disorderly conduct charges.
How hard is it for people to adapt & adjust to what has been the "new normal" for the last couple of months? Seems to me they don't read the paper, don't watch the news, and, as noted, won't change their habits.
Long story short, I shan't be surprised if some of these dissenters were Trump supporters. He thrives on fear and distrust among the populace. However, I doubt you'd be able to vote from a jail cell.
2 comments:
I highly doubt those persons described were Trump supporters. I don't think they vote at all.
I'm more inclined to believe them to be homeless folk who can't clean the bottles and don't like being denied their money.
Mostly inner-city folks who scavenge for bottles & cans instead of looking for jobs. Explains why they always have 2-3 garbage bags full.
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