Our family was very poor. We were NYC dirt farmers, which meant
that we first had to collect enough dirt in order to farm. Every
morning my mom and dad would leave the city and walk and hitchhike
to the suburbs where they'd go around to homes and do odd jobs to
earn enough dirt to bring home to the subway tunnel under which we
lived.
After many years they collected enough dirt to plant a few tomatoes
and some peas, which they diligently sold to earn money for more
dirt. After many years they were able to grow enough crops so that
they could afford a few boxes. Our first home consisted of two shoe
boxes, a box from a large, console TV, and a piece of plywood. We
were very happy until our neighbors got a refrigerator box, and then
my father, after years of denial, realized that he had to do better
for his family.
So, for months, after working in the garden all day and collecting
dirt from various sources, he'd follow delivery trucks through the
dangerous streets of the city. Finally, one cool, spring evening,
he was able to acquire a beautiful box from an Amana side-by-side,
and dragged it home behind him, pulling it along the cobbled streets
attached to a length of rope which he'd been using as a belt.
Against terrible odds, and with his pants falling down a few times,
the box finally got to our subway tunnel. Oh, what joy. What a
palace! Not only did we have the nicest and biggest box in the
neighborhood, but we were able to rent out the smaller boxes to a
family of newcomers, who had recently moved to NYC in search of a
better life. When they saw how well we'd done, their spirits were
bolstered, knowing they'd made the right choice.
--
Sheldon Belinkoff
CREATURE'S COMFORT
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dan Scott wrote:
>
> You win-the only flood I've ever been in was in the aftermath of the afore
> mentioned hurricane.
>
> Dan Scott (trailer-trash before trailer-trash was cool)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Shel writes:
> >Sheesh! Try a refrigerator box in a flood!
> >
> >
> >--
> >Sheldon Belinkoff
> >CREATURE'S COMFORT
> >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >Dan Scott wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >> >Ain't nothin' more fun than a mobile home in an earthquake!!
> >> >
> >> >John
> >>
> >> Pish. Try a trailer in a hurricane. <g>
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