Re: [CH] tragic news for central Indiana
Ted Wagner (trwagner1@yahoo.com)
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:03:24 -0700 (PDT)
WHAT!!!!????!?!?! NO NO NO NO! This CAN'T be happening! No oh no!
Please don't say it's true!
Oh my gosh! I better get down there and load up! Where am I going to
get my rabbit and phesant? ACK! and the CHEEEESE! Lord almightly!
We need to have a going away party at the Aristocrats a few blocks
away!
This TRULY is sad...
Ted
--- Chad A Gard <gard@indy.net> wrote:
> I am sad to report some tragic news for those of us in central
> Indiana. Atlas Supermarket, the famed/historic/folkloric grocery
> store that has been the center of eppicurean culture in Indianapolis
> for more than 50 years (and my sole source of Jim's wares in the
> years I've been living here) is closing. It really came as a shock,
> as there was no indication of any trouble until the shocking
> revalation last night. It turns out the reason is a labor dispute
> with the Butchers' Union, this despite the fact that the butcher I
> talked to last night was both quite happy with his situation, claims
> that all of the others are, too, and that when they (the butchers)
> tried to contact "their" union and let them know that they were happy
>
> with their working conditions and saw no reason for a dispute (this
> is the union that is supposed to represent them, of course...), the
> union wouldn't even respond.
>
> I know much of the town was saddened by the departure of Rosselyn
> bakery. that didn't affect me so much, I actually like the
> restauraunt that went in there on BroadRipple Ave/Westfield Ave, and
> they did, after all, have health department concerns. But, the loss
> of Atlas has me quite depressed. It's like someone dropped an ice
> cube on my heart...
>
> Here's a story from the local paper this morning:
> http://www.indystar.com/article.php?atlas12.html
>
> Sad, sad day...
> --
> Chad Gard, KB9WXQ
> INCHASE: http://www.inchase.org Co-founder
> SCOA: http://www.stormchasersofamerica.org Member #3
> INSWA: http://www.insw.org Unit #21
>
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