Some of Gastonia's Stuck People recently ambulated downtown for a service of the Church of God the Utterly Indifferent. Those from area Medicaid facilities started early to get back in time for nightly bed check. Some attendees walked; some pushed others in wheelchairs. Several riding on Jazzy motorized wheel chairs pulled other chairs. One thin man on a 49 cc motor scooter used a large rope to tow an inoperative scooter on which a man and a large woman rode. As is typical of these services, the preacher did not show up and the church members did not acknowledge one another. After drifting aimlessly for a hour they left, leaving a cheerful man on a Jazzy. He was preceded a little white fluffy dog. He did not know about the service and was only here to walk his dog. He said, "When Geraldine gets tired I carry her."
Aside: Craxxkkau, a 11 year old artist and warrior princess coined the term "Stuck People" when seeing residents of South Haven Long Term Care facility sitting out front smoking cigarettes. When I asked what happens to the Stuck People, Everett, five year old existential philosopher answered without hesitation, "They die."
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