Man on the Street with Greg Kristapovich
What excites you? (asked in East Sonora)
“Seeing the stock market plummet like it is! That’s given me a helluva rush! It’s going to affect all those rich people! The stock market’s dropping. The only way its going to beat those in oil from getting richer is to see the market plummet to its worst low sin ’29. And what happened after ’29? Did our economy come back? It took awhile, but it came back real strong. I don’t have to worry ‘cause everything’s paid off!” – Randy Ray, Mi-Wuk (yard work).
“Photography! I’ve always enjoyed taking landscape pictures and pictures of sunsets! It’s really relaxing for me. I don’t have to think about my worries, my problems, what I’m stressed about that day. I just go out there and just kind of walk around and enjoy God’s creation. It’s beautiful out there!” – Lesa Edwards, Sonora (tanning salon owner)
“Probably riding dirt bikes. I like to do that a lot. It’s my favorite thing to do! I just like riding track and trails – it’s fun! I also like working on my trucks – my GMC 1500, and my ’79 Toyota.” – Justin Wade, Sonora (feed store customer service)
“To be able to do stuff for my friends. I just like to help my friends, whether they need a ride; whether they need anything. I just like to see my friends happy, and that makes me happy! And that gives me a big rush, to know that I’m doing something good!” – Jinks Santos, Sonora (bartender/yard work)
“Waking up feeling good, and 99 percent of the time, I wake up good. That excites me. I don’t like being depressed because then it makes the next person depressed – and you don’t want that. I want them to be happy. And it makes me happy knowing that I had served someone well. What also excites me? I went on a trip to Ireland! I took my 18-year-old son, Mathew, for our first international flight! And his first flight! That was very exciting!” – Doreen Ford, Tuolumne City (dry cleaning customer service)
