One of the property managers in our office building was out on Madison Street today, rousting a homeless man who was sleeping in the middle of the sidewalk. From a business standpoint, I can certainly understand his desire not to have indigents lying literally on his doorstep, but I heard him say something as I passed, which made me pause.
He said to the man looking up at him from the pavement, “You know, you shouldn’t be drinkin’ this time of day!”
Does he honestly believe that a man lying on a public walkway in the middle of a workday follows established protocols for when he chooses to imbibe? If so, what does he imagine this man’s official hours of abstinence to be, and why does 1:20 PM on a Wednesday strike him as particularly unconscionable?
I suppose the corollary question I could ask is, “What are the socially acceptable hours for enjoying a concrete nap?”. But then people might just think I was just looking for something to do this weekend.
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