After I mentioned Mister Softee earlier today, Jason Adams sent me a link to this story about how the company is still around but struggling, with a lot fewer trucks on the streets.
The most interesting thing in the article is how hard it is to sell ice cream on extremely hot days. There just aren’t a lot of kids playing outside and waiting to wave the drivers down when the heat index is over 100°.
And anybody who’s ever tried to eat an ice cream cone on one of those days knows there aren’t enough napkins in the world to keep your hands from getting sticky.