Wednesday, July 31, 2013

MADE IN DA SHADE

By Juan Montoya
With temperatures in Brownsville pushing the mercury toward the 100-degree mark, we stopped at a traffic light near the intersection of Price Road and the US 77-83 frontage road next to a restaurant and saw a local street person taking a respite from panhandling on the hot pavement there.
Even though the cedar bushes provided some shelter from the sun's rays, many locals, just as the circumstantial visitor pictured here, sought other cool spots to ward off the heat. The raspas stands are full until after nine o'clock at night and local convenience stores do a land-rush business in fountain drinks.
Likewise, a favorite hangout for teens and adults alike is Sunrise Mall with its air-conditioning and ice-cream stands. We don't know how much cooler it is for the gentleman lying under the bushes, but even a few degrees of protection with your dogs off and a bit of shelter from the blazing sun is a welcome rest.

3 comments:

Diego lee rot said...

Oh yeah the lotus inn! Nice place for homeless people to network.

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Anonymous said...

Is that Marco Longoria?

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