By happenstance I was at the grocery at 7:30 this morning. It's in a very nice neighborhood, but due to the closing of what we called the "Crackhead Winn-Dixie," it's also the closest store to a neighborhood with a different socioeconomic demographic.
This morning was fine, but Wednesday the place looked the location for a Ludcris video with special guest Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and tickets to the tractor pull as door prizes. Sort of like "Deliverance" meets "Clockers." There were, literally, actual or wannabe "playas/bangers" draped over the meat cooler jabbering into their cell phones and posing. There were whole trailer-loads of enormous pink women in spandex with toothless tow-headed children in train, people complaining at high volume over the fact that there were no neck bones available, the classic cart full of porterhouse steaks, individual baking potatoes, twinkies, and carbonated drinks (for purchase with the "Dignity Card") followed by carts full of beer, wine, dog food, and name-brand toiletries (for purchase with cash). I guess the cards are loaded up on the 5th.