Enye yezinguzunga zeqhwa zokugcina ezisele e-Brooklyn ilungiselela impelasonto yoSuku Lwabasebenzi ngomgodi wososo. Hlangana neqembu eligijimayo ukuze uwunyakazise, amaphawundi angama-40 ngesikhathi.
I-Hailstone Ice (iqhwa labo elineminyaka engu-90 ubudala e-Brooklyn manje seliyi-Hailstone Ice) limatasatasa njalo ngempelasonto yehlobo, abasebenzi bame eceleni komgwaqo phambi komfudlana oqhubekayo wama-griller angemuva kwendlu, abathengisi basemgwaqweni, izigaxa zeqhwa. Scraper namanzi ngedola elilodwa. abathengisi. , abahleli bomcimbi baphakele ubhiya oshisayo, u-DJ ubedinga iqhwa elomile lokudansa okushunqa intuthu, uDunkin' Donuts noShake Shacks babe nezinkinga ngemishini yabo yeqhwa, futhi owesifazane wahambisa ukudla kweviki kuBurning Man.
Kepha uSuku Lwabasebenzi lungenye into - "ingxabano enkulu yokugcina," kusho umnikazi weHailstone Ice uWilliam Lilly. Lokhu kuhambisana ne-West Indies America's Day Parade kanye nefestivali yomculo yangaphambi kokuntwela kokusa i-J'outt, eheha izigidi zabathandi bobumnandi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo sezulu sinjani.
“Usuku Lwezisebenzi luthatha amahora angu-24,” kusho uMnu. Lilly. "Sekuyisikhathi eside ngikhumbula, iminyaka engu-30-40."
Ngo-2 ekuseni ngoMsombuluko, uMnu. Lilly nethimba lakhe - abazala, abashana, abangani bakudala nemindeni yabo - bazoqala ukuthengisa iqhwa ngqo kumakhulukhulu abathengisi bokudla eduze komzila we-Eastern Boulevard kuze kube uvalwa umgwaqo ngemva nje kokuphuma kwelanga. ichashazi. Amaveni abo amabili nawo aphoqeleke ukuthi alishiye izwe.
Bachitha usuku lonke behla benyuka besuka endaweni eyiqhwa, bethengisa amasaka eqhwa angamakhilogremu angu-40 ezinqoleni.
Lolu usuku lukaMnu. Lilly lweminyaka engama-28 esebenza e-Glacier, eyathuthela ibhulokhi eningizimu ku-St. Mark's Avenue eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule. “Ngaqala ukusebenza lapha ngoSuku Lwezisebenzi ehlobo lika-1991,” uyakhumbula. “Bangicele ukuthi ngiphathe isikhwama.”
Kusukela lapho, iqhwa seliwumsebenzi wakhe. UMnu. Lilly, owaziwa ngomakhelwane bakhe ngokuthi “Me-Rock,” uyisizukulwane sesibili somcwaningi weqhwa nomcwaningi weqhwa. Ufunda ukuthi ama-bartenders asebenzisa kanjani ama-ice pellets akhe omile ukwenza ama-cocktails ashunqayo nokuthi izibhedlela zisebenzisa kanjani ama-ice cubes ezokuthutha kanye nokwelashwa ngamakhemikhali. Ucabanga ngokuqoqa ama-cubes amahle, amakhulu kakhulu athandwa yibo bonke abadayisi bezandla; usevele uthengisa amakhyubhu eqhwa e-Klingbell acwebile ukuze aqoshwe;
Ngesinye isikhathi wazithenga kuzo zonke izimboni ezimbalwa zeqhwa ezifundazweni ezintathu ezazihlinzeka ngezinguzunga zeqhwa ezimbalwa ezazisele edolobheni. Babemdayisela iqhwa ezikhwameni kanye neqhwa elomile, elisikwe ngezando nezimbazo zibe izicucu noma izingcwecwe ezinobukhulu obudingekayo.
Mbuze ngokucinywa kukagesi eDolobheni laseNew York ngo-Agasti 2003, futhi uzogxuma asuke esihlalweni sakhe sasehhovisi futhi akuxoxele indaba mayelana nezivimbelo zamaphoyisa ngaphandle kwezindawo zokugcina izimpahla ezinabela ku-Albany Avenue. “Sasinabantu abaningi kuleyo ndawo encane,” kusho uMnu. Lilly. “Kwacishe kwasuka uthuthuva. Ngangineqhwa eligcwele amaloli amabili noma amathathu ngoba sasazi ukuthi lizoshisa.”
Uze wayixoxa indaba yokucinywa kukagesi ngo-1977, athe kwenzeka ngobusuku azalwa ngabo. Ubaba wakhe wayengekho esibhedlela - kwakudingeka adayise amaqhwa kuBergen Street.
“Ngiyayithanda,” kusho uMnu. Lilly ngomsebenzi wakhe wakudala. Selokhu bangibeka emsamo, akukho okunye engikucabangayo.”
Isiteji kwakuyindawo ephakanyisiwe equkethe amabhulokhi eqhwa angamakhilogremu angu-300, uMnu. Lilly afunde ukuwushaya amaphuzu nokuwusika abe ngosayizi esebenzisa udladla nepiki kuphela.
“Ukwenza izitini kuwubuciko obulahlekile; abantu abayazi ukuthi iyini noma isetshenziswa kanjani,” kusho uDorian Alston, 43, ongumdidiyeli wamafilimu ohlala eduzane nowasebenza noLilly e-igloo kusukela esemncane. Njengabanye abaningi, wayeka ukuze ahlanganyele noma anikeze usizo lapho ludingeka.
Ngenkathi i-Ice House isendaweni yayo yokuqala ku-Bergen Street, baqopha ingxenye enkulu yebhulokhi yamaqembu amaningi futhi kwakuyindawo eyakhelwe inhloso ekuqaleni eyayibizwa ngePalasciano Ice Company.
UMnu. Lilly wakhulela ngaphesheya komgwaqo futhi uyise waqala ukusebenza ePalasciano esemncane kakhulu. Lapho uTom Palasciano evula le ndawo ngo-1929, izingodo ezincane zazigawulwa nsuku zonke futhi zilethwe emigqonyeni yeqhwa phambi kwesiqandisi.
“UTom waceba ngokudayisa iqhwa,” kusho uMnu. Lilly. “Ubaba wangifundisa indlela yokuyiphatha nokuyisika nokuyipakisha, kodwa uTom wayethengisa iqhwa—futhi wayedayisa iqhwa sengathi liphelelwa yimfashini.”
UMnu. Lilly waqala lo msebenzi eneminyaka engu-14 ubudala. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngesikhathi egijima le ndawo, uthe: “Sahlala ngemuva kwaze kwashaya u-2 ekuseni - kwadingeka ngiphoqe abantu ukuthi bahambe. Kwakukhona ukudla njalo futhi i-grill yayivuliwe. Bekukhona ubhiya namakhadi.” imidlalo".
Ngaleso sikhathi, uMnu. Lilly wayengenaso isithakazelo sokuba nayo—wayephinde abe umrepha, eqopha futhi ecula. (I-mixtape ye-Me-Roc imkhombisa emi phambi kweqhwa elidala.)
Kodwa lapho umhlaba uthengiswa ngo-2012 futhi iqhwa lidilizwa ukuze kwakhiwe indawo yokuhlala, umzala wakhe wamkhuthaza ukuba aqhubeke nebhizinisi lakhe.
Kanjalo noJames Gibbs, umngane owayephethe i-Imperial Bikers MC, iklabhu yezithuthuthu kanye neklabhu yezenhlalo yomphakathi ekhoneni le-St. Marks kanye ne-Franklin avenues. Waba nguphathina kaMnu Lilley kwezamabhizinisi, okwamvumela ukuba aguqule igaraji ayenalo ngemuva kwendawo yokucima ukoma libe yindlu entsha yeqhwa. (Kukhona futhi ukusebenzisana kwebhizinisi, njengoba ibha yakhe isebenzisa iqhwa eliningi.)
Uvule i-Hailstone ngo-2014. Isitolo esisha sincane futhi asinayo indawo yokulayisha noma ukupaka imidlalo yamakhadi nokoso inyama. Kodwa bakwazile. Isonto ngaphambi koSuku Lwabasebenzi, bamisa isiqandisi futhi bahlela indlela yokugcwalisa indlu ngamakhilogremu eqhwa angaphezu kuka-50,000 ngeSonto.
“Sizomphusha siphume ngomnyango,” uMnu. Lilly waqinisekisa izisebenzi ezazibuthene eceleni komgwaqo eduze kweqhwa. "Sizobeka iqhwa ophahleni uma kunesidingo."
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-20-2024
