It's 2:30 in the morning, and the cool night air wafts through my open window. With it waft the sounds of construction. Yes, the new Avondale Walmart will be open 24 hours a day, and I guess they decided to start with the construction site. I couldn't believe it at first. As I listened to the beep beep beep and the distant roar of engines, I thought (a) who the hell is backing trucks up at this time of night? and (b) it couldn't be Walmart because I live more than a mile away from the construction site.
So, curious, and unable to sleep, I roused my confused dog and went out for a nocturnal drive. Sure enough, the site was awash with stadium lights, and huge steam shovels and dump trucks were churning away through the dirt. (Steam shovels? Do they still call them that?) I flashed my brights at them. That'll show 'em! Think they can come here into my community and make noise all night? I feel sorry for the people who live closer.
What kind of a neighbor will Walmart make if it's already blasting away through the night?
And what effects will this behemoth have on our communities? Will sweet Midway Road become a thoroughfare? (Midway's got its own construction coming, but that's another story.) They say Walmarts suck the economic life out of communities. Which retailers are likely to suffer? Downtown Decatur is probably safe, because, let's face it, Brick Store customers aren't exactly Walmart's prime clientele.
You know that the Kroger on Memorial and Columbia is gonna go. And all the shops around it, since Walmart sells hair straightener for cheap. But let's just watch, shall we? Because we're not in small town America any more. We're living in Dekalb County!
1 comment:
Ya know, if you're so darn miserable in Dekalb County, why in God's name why don't you just leave?! There's nothing more boring than hear someone rant about how much they hate where they live. It's so absolutely lame! Lord have mercy, get a life dude!
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