First of the month

In our 'neck of the woods' a big majority of folks are "On the draw" , meaning they are on disability and receive a limited amount of money to "live on for a month..Now don't get me wrong, our area would go down without them. Walmart would be "shuttin down" without them and all the greasy spoon eateries would follow suit. But in our neck of the woods people are drawing checks for "who knows what? And does it really matter because some of them don't really know why. They just know at the first of the month they can come out of hibernation from every hollow and bring their white hair grannies to get their 'snuff'. I dobelieve there are "things" growing in their wadded up hair..At this time people, not even 18 years come in on canes and neck braces, andIthinksome of them just forgot to leave them inthe car. Don't they know they havealready been approved on their disability and the government is not out snooping on check day.........In our hill country disability receipents own new double wides big screen tvs and can be driving nice cars. Now thisa life style in our county and 3/4 of the people rely on their checks to survive...Some people are known to supplement their income by having a tooth pulled to get meds to sale but these people probably see no wrong todoing this or pawning their only microwave that the kids have for cookin.....I don't know how they afford cigarettes but some do smoke like a freight train................................. Here are some ways you can tell it is the first ofthe month.....#1 Traffic is backed up at every red light....you talk about road rage....they are all racing to the yard sales..#2. You hear screaching of brakes at every other house and they are seeing whocan get to the yard sale first..#3 Every pawn shop is full ., they are picking up their microwaves and rings and things...#4 The restaurants are so full there is standin room only..#5 The lawyers have a cheesy grin ontheir faces as they walk prowdly down the street with a toothless old feller..He probably goes in halves withhis lump sum approved disability..#5 Bill collectors show up at your door or a deputy is lookin for old John Q. public for a missed court payment...#6 the jails are fuller because they get-em a Jack Daniels once a month andgethappy. The rent to owns are busy..People buy everything in sight even if they don't really want it.#7 the dollar eneral stores are bussing with little tots buying everything from yo-yos to lil hand cuffs and all the candy their hollow teeth can hold..#8 People are lined up at the banks getting their checks cashed and they leave with a smile on their face from ear to ear...Some are old, some are young, some drive old beat-up cars, some drive new cars , some walk to the drive-thru and some go inside to cash intheir pennies...#9 Lines are long at the gas stations as they usually fill-er-up at least oncea month.....Oh..Happy..Day..that these people get to have a coming out of the woods party once a month. I'm sure this is as much fun as the New Yorkers goin to Tiffany's or to a broadway show......#10 Stacks of "old Roy ' dog food and loads of bathroom paper are in every buggy in Wally World..........Our mountain people possess a strong sense of 'family' and thankfulness, though some walk on the wild side and drive onthe wrong side of the road...we accept their way of life and to survive amidst these people you have to accept their behavior, their challenges and beneath all of this there lies a strong sense of caring for our fellow man. I witness this everytime I see a car "broke-down on the side ofthe road, there's always someone helpng and our mountain people are good ole folks just surviving on a small amount of money that their ancesters helped to fill up the corporate pot and they are getting 'the cream off the top of the rich bucket of milk our country fills up everyday.......Hope everyone enjoys their "First of the month". Happiness is having your needs met and we are all in this together,,not one of us is better than another intheeyes of 'GOD"...hAPPY fIRST