Delivered

Uncle Theo went on with his dinner table speech as if someone listened. "Sure as heck old enough now to say it, but back in our day, beauty parlors and barber shops were more than just a business. It was a place in town to be for awhile, see friends and neighbors, talk, pass some time. You see, these were social businesses, like the grocery market. You're not in any big hurry to squeeze the tomatoes." Uncle Theo concluded. No applause from the chattering, distracted table, but one little lad sitting low in his big seat apparently was listening. "But, now the tomatoes get delivered!" Uncle Theo just sighed, and nodded.