TOWN LIFE PT9

A custom Peterbilt semi rolls into town. The chrome on the trailer is so shiny that you can see the reflection of the cars beside it!

Later in the day, the semi heads back out, passing a UPS Freight rig headed for the downtown business district.

Tony and Tony jr. talk in the lot beside the new tow truck. The old truck still runs, of course, but the new one is smaller and easier on fuel. It is also better at towing cars and small trucks, while the old wrecker is better for larger vehicles.

The city has gotten a bit farther along Main Street with the line painting; now from Tony's to Quidd's Banking is striped. Budget issues have held up this project.

And speaking of finances; two men who lack them lie in the alley behind the drugstore on Market St. After loosing pretty much everything during the Great Recession, they wander the city, working occasional odd jobs when they can find them. The local Salvation Army is working on its building to be able to provide a temporary shelter for people like them; rooms they can stay in until they can get back on their feet.