I thought I was happy for Gloucester when I heard that they received the Del Monte contract, anything to help our economy.
Not realizing they would be a block away from where I’m living on Mercer Street.
Today is Sunday and I was awakened by the sound of forklifts at 6:15 a.m.
I hear the constant beeping of forklifts when I go to bed every night anymore! But 6:15 a.m. on a Sunday morning? Come on!
It’s not bad enough I’m paying $1,000 for an apartment that a few years ago I’m sure went for $500.
I’ve got the roar of the traffic coming off the bridge, the planes flying overhead all the time and now the constant Beep, Beep, Beep of a forklift that makes me feel like I live in the middle of an industrial park.
And my windows are closed because it’s winter! It’s going to be unbearable in the summer.
How about a silence wall for Del Monte paid for by Del Monte. Love your fruit, hate your noise!
Cynthia Collins, Gloucester City
(reprinted from the Gloucester City News)
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