Giant FOR LEASE signs at those gentrificating new buildings.
Folks still paying cash most of the times at my store. This morning this man used 3 cards, all rejected until he used another one I think, I had stopped paying close attention. He then went on checking some lottery tickets at the machine: nothing, compadre.
Speaking of store, I’ve never seen mine so understaffed and struggling with lines. In ten years, that’s the worst it’s been.
I used to get an outstanding latte at a place nearby. $3.94 for a tall, big one in 2015. Today it was $7.48 and barely better than Starbucks. I don’t think I’ll go back.
People are increasingly betting. It is visible. More machines at the store, I see people checking their parlays constantly. It is fucking everywhere in sports, YouTube, all TV apps.
I have senior citizens with walkers sleeping outside by the basketball field now. A cute black couple. Not everyday. But man, this is heartbreaking.
People drive unimaginably bad. The complacency at the wheel is unlike anything I’ve seen before. It’s wild. And dangerous.
I love our California flora’s vitality so damn much. Those plants make me smile.
