Kofi, who works in the psych department at Coney Island Hospital, visited the floating book shop today. His 2012 van was swamped by flood waters, and he still has no hot water in his apartment. A bearded gentleman who suffers emphysema brought on by heavy smoking must climb six flights of stairs, as the elevator in his building is still out of order. He said that crabs and fish were found in the Waldbaum's, which is two blocks from Sheepshead Bay. Miguel, who makes pizza at Delmar, said the shop needs to be completely renovated and is a month from re-opening. I miss it. A truck towed away a disabled car on East 13th this afternoon, blocking the street for about five minutes, which drew the ire of drivers, who honked angrily. During my morning walk I spot many vehicles that have the name of an insurance company written on one of its windows. The back wheel of a new Nissan still rests on the curb just past the bus stop where Sheepshead Bay Road and Avenue Z meet. Every time the sanitation guys remove the trash bags lining the curbs, residents put out more. On Monday there was a pile of downed branches and tree trunks a hundred yards long and 30 feet high near one of the entrances of Prospect Park. Our local post office is still closed, although we are receiving mail. The post-Sandy clean up seems as if it will go on forever.
Simon, the 85-year-old veteran, asked if I were familiar with a certain song and sang a couple of bars. I was stumped. It was from Snow White (1938). He donated several books today, as did the elderly Russian hand-holding couple, and a gentleman whose taste in literature is offbeat. One of his was about Knight Templars and the others were second line romances. He's never bought or donated a book by an author whose name I recognize, although all are contemporary. Thanks, folks, and to Mikhail, who purchased two books in Russian, my only sale of the day. The paltry returns are baffling right now, as I have several books in excellent condition by Clancy, King and Koontz.
Visit Vic's sites:
Vic's Third Novel (Print or Kindle): http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
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