Umbhangqwana Esebathatha Umhlalaphansi Uthemba Igugu Lebhizinisi Lizoqhubeka

Iminyaka engu-35, yena nomkakhe, uJackie Foley, baphethe i-Jar Jewelers eKitchener.

Kusukela ngo-1987, u-Jar (okufushane okusho ukuthi "uJackie noRon") uhlala endaweni efanayo yesitolo esingamamitha-skwele angu-850 ku-Krug Street Plaza, indawo engaphambili yesitolo, okuvunywa ukuthi, ibonakala ijwayelekile kakhulu ngaphandle.

Kodwa ngabantu abangaphakathi, nezinkonzo abazihlinzekayo, ezihlukanisayo, kusho u-Andraza.

Thatha ukuzimisela kwakhe ukwamukela inkokhelo ngokwanga, ngokwesibonelo, akubonise ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwamuva lapho ikhasimende lidinga ukulungiswa okuncane.

Noma izinhlobonhlobo zezimpahla ezinikezwayo - yonke into kusukela kobucwebe bangokwezifiso nezingcezu "ezangaphambili" kuya kuzimpahla zezipho namakhadi emikhonzo enziwe ngesandla.

Noma ukulangazelela kuka-Andraza ukulungisa cishe noma yini amaklayenti ayilethile, kusukela kubucwebe bezimpahla ezinhle kanye nezingubo zokugqoka kuya ezintweni zobumba.

Sekuqhamuke nedengezi lilinde u-Andraza ephulukiswa izandla.

“Noma yini engingayithola ukuthi ngingayilungisa kanjani, ngiyayilungisa,” usho kanje. "Uma bezimisele ngokungikhokhela isikhathi sami, ngeke ngiphonse amakhala." Amakhasimende amaningi ageleze ngomnyango ntambama yakamuva phakathi nesonto, akhuphuke ngandlela thize, mhlawumbe, ngesimemezelo sakamuva salo mbhangqwana sokuthi azothatha umhlalaphansi ekupheleni kukaMeyi.

Banqume ukuthi bafuna ukuchitha isikhathi esengeziwe nomndeni futhi baphishekele ezinye izithakazelo.

Ku-Andraza, 72, lokho kungasho isikhathi esithe xaxa esichithwa ngaphansi kokubukwa, njengomdlali onamaqembu endawo afana ne-K-W Silver Stars ne-Melody Train. UFoley, 67, ufuna ukuvolontiya ngesikhathi sakhe ezindlini zabantu abadala.

“Besihlale senza izinhlelo zokuthatha umhlalaphansi, futhi besingakwenza esikhathini esidlule, kodwa bengingajahile ukuyeka,” kusho u-Andraza. "Ngiyakujabulela ukwenza engikwenzayo." Kuwumuzwa uFoley enanelayo.

“Ngiyintombazane yabantu,” usho kanje. “Sinamakhasimende amaningi afana nje nomndeni. Yilokho engizokukhumbula kakhulu." Banethemba lokuthi isitolo, kanye nezinye zezisebenzi zaso ezintathu zesikhathi esigcwele, zizoqhubeka ngaphansi kobunikazi obusha.

"Sijabulela isicelo sokuthenga," kusho uFoley.

Eminyakeni edlule, u-Andraza wayesebenza njenge-metallurgist kanti uFoley wayesembonini yasebhange lapho beqala ukuthengisa ubucwebe bemvunulo ezimakethe ezisemaceleni.

Bangena ebhizinisini isikhathi esigcwele ngo-1981 bephethe ubucwebe obuncane kanye nesitolo sezimpahla zezipho endaweni yangaphambili ye-HiWay Market eKitchener.

“Sikhiphe izintamo,” kuhleka u-Andraza. "Kodwa sinqume ukuyizama." Bahlala lapho iminyaka eyisithupha, kwaze kwaba yilapho indawo yokudayisa ivala iminyango yayo ngo-1987. Ukusuka lapho, bathuthela e-Krug Street Plaza.

Izinto zokubala zobucwebe zilayini ohlangothini olulodwa lwesitolo, kuyilapho izinto zezipho ezihlanganisa amafreyimu ezithombe, imifanekiso nezingubo zengilazi ziboniswa ngakolunye. Indawo yokusebenzela imi ngemuva, inemishini namathuluzi okucwenga, ukupholisha nokusika nokubeka amatshe.

Zonke izingcezu ezithandwayo noma zefa zilungisiwe futhi zahlolwa kabusha, kodwa zithengiswa ngesigamu senani elivamile lokudayisa lento entsha.

I-Andraza iphinde idale izingcezu zangokwezifiso, ezishisekela ukwenza umbono wekhasimende uphile.

"Ukubukeka ebusweni bomuntu lapho ethola into ayithandayo" yinto azoyikhumbula, kusho uFoley.

"Sifuna ukubonga wonke amakhasimende ethu athembekile, amangalisayo iminyaka engu-35 emangalisayo, ngoba ngaphandle kwabo, (asilutho)." , Twitter:@DavisRecord