The sound of grocery carts
I have always wondered why there aren't that many outdoor patios in the city.
How come it is hard to find places where you can sit outside?
answer 1: the hills. gravity. zoning
answer 2: the middle class white people don't want poor people who are hungry and living on the streets coming by their table every 5 minutes.
The sound of grocery carts filled glass bottles ready to be recycled is a sound I need to add to "her sounds" - that's just a fact in most neighborhoods. In some places, it's more concentrated. It's a sound like nails on a chalkboard. it's loud and it's the sound of survival. if you're collecting bottles you've hit rock bottom. but I have more respect for a person trying to make a few bucks on bottles than someone who just sits there begging for money.
How come it is hard to find places where you can sit outside?
answer 1: the hills. gravity. zoning
answer 2: the middle class white people don't want poor people who are hungry and living on the streets coming by their table every 5 minutes.
The sound of grocery carts filled glass bottles ready to be recycled is a sound I need to add to "her sounds" - that's just a fact in most neighborhoods. In some places, it's more concentrated. It's a sound like nails on a chalkboard. it's loud and it's the sound of survival. if you're collecting bottles you've hit rock bottom. but I have more respect for a person trying to make a few bucks on bottles than someone who just sits there begging for money.
posted by veronica van gogh @ 12:01 PM
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