PUBLIX, "WHERE SHOOTING IS A PLEASURE"
It blew my mind when I read that the Publix supermarkets were now allowing customers to bring guns in their stores. Don't we have enough problems without having to dodge gun-totin' cowboys and Proud Boys every time we run out of milk?
I've shopped there for years but that's ending today. Four hours ago I went inside the one on NW 43d Ave to speak with the manager. She told me Florida's new "open carry" state law requires them to allow good ol' boys with AR-15s to roam the vegetable aisle.
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| Woman hunting for broccoli |
I pointed out that the new law does not allow guns in private businesses unless the business decides to allow it.
She admitted this and added that last week, her bosses at "Publix corporate", decided to allow customers to openly display guns in their 900 Florida stores.
I thanked her for her time and told her I no longer feel safe in her store. I then had similar conversations with three assistant managers nearby. All said, "We do what we're told" and suggested that I direct my complaint to company headquarters. Later, I did.
If you decide to stop shopping at Publix make your voice heard. 1) Call the headquarters at 1- 800 242-1227 or 2) Go to their website and send a "contact us" message, www.publix.com/contact/contact-us.
If enough of us do it Publix might stop welcoming the gun totin' crowd.
In G'ville you can shop at markets that do not allow customers to display weapons in their stores. These businesses include Aldi's, Winn-Dixie, Walmart, Whole Foods, Fresh Market, and Trader Joes.
It's hard to believe I'm writing this, that the deranged NRA has Republicans so tight in their grip. I believe they won't stop until every person over twelve is packing heat. What a whacked out world we live in.
This afternoon Francesca and I shopped at Ward's on NW 16 Ave. I saw "No Open Carry" signs newly affixed to their doors. I thanked the manager who agreed that groceries and guns are a bad mix.
If you can't pry yourself from Publix at least speak to the store managers there and express your displeasure. Complaining to the corporate office in Lakeland would be the next step and perhaps more effective.
Who wants to live in a world where the next mass shooting might be "where shopping use to be a pleasure"?
UPNA's FALL PICNIC
As is our tradition, our University Park Neighborhood Assn. will be having its fall picnic on Sunday, October 26, on the basketball court behind Parker Ele., 1912 NW 5th Ave. (enter at 5th and NW 20th St.). Guns will not be allowed. Food and beverages will be served and Dave and Della promise to sing their favorite Italian arias.
FLYING PIG III
ART SHOW SUNDAY
Our annual "World's Littlest Art Show" will take place at the UCG church, 1624 NW 5 Ave, on Sunday, Oct; 26th, from 11a.m. to 1. Along with 18 other artists, I'll be selling birds and fish (but not the kind you eat). They're all made from the palm tree seed pods
that I find in your trash piles. It's a fun little show plus Francesca will be selling her fresh and delicious banana bread!
-THE RECENT PAST-
GT SHOW'S 'EM HOW
Last weekend I led a mask-making workshop at the
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| Two of my satisfied customers |
TRAVELING FAR
Francesca and I crossed the pond to visit Croatia last month.
At one point we were surrounded by waterfalls and later, in the Dubrovnik Cathedral, we encountered an ornate silver box containing Jesus' swaddling clothes.
There are many more stories and I'll share them when I can.
Croatia seems fine but our own country is falling apart so let's move on and praise something positive, our
NO KINGS II RALLY !
We had another incredible gathering of 1000+ Gainesvillians opposed to DJT's
destruction of our democracy. The energy was high and the signs so clever!
My friends and I marched around with drums and puppets, doing our best to raise hell and the spirits of everyone there. I'm so looking forward to NO KINGS III !
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| No Kings II attracted both young and old. |
That's it from NW 12th Road,
GT
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