Mr. Palmer, half obscured in the truck’s interior, calls each of them sir or ma’am. PhotoIt is a reality Mr. Palmer has embraced. Before that, Mr. Palmer had done menial labor on the nearby campus of Georgia Tech, earning a pittance. A few minutes later, a young man was short $1.25, and Mr. Palmer let it ride. Mr. Palmer can envision the day when the threadbare old houses like his are replaced by condos with fitness centers.

Source: New York Times February 26, 2017 18:22 UTC