Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Four Bonnie Scotsman Blocks

Henry King was with his son outside his South Buffalo home in June when a few of his neighbors began to heckle him. They told Henry in pretty offensive terms that he didn’t belong in their neighborhood. They used the dreaded N word. The following morning Henry woke to find the same sentiments expressed in orange spray paint all over his silver Chevy truck. Henry took the truck to Collision Masters to see what could be done. “As soon as he pulled in, the shop completely came to a halt,” said the shop’s owner, Frank Todaro. “I looked at it and I says you’re not leaving until we get rid of that for you.” Eight of his employees went straight to work. Within half an hour all the orange was gone. Henry offered to pay, but Frank wouldn’t hear of it. “I was concerned about the image of Buffalo itself. I don't think there’s any place for that.”

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