when you are homeless, you don't have a choice in the clothing you wear.

You said from her appearance, but what exactly?

Anyway, the last time I headed north from Orlando to visit home (Arkansas), I had the pleasure of stopping at a small town in NW Alabama for the night. My ancestors are from this town (seriously, I have long dead relatives buried nearby) so my son and I decided to spend the night. We found a hotel but something was weird about the friendliness of the people who worked there. They were polite but it seemed unnatural or forced.

We had dinner at a local fish place. There were black and white people there but strangely, the white people seemed to be on one side of the room while the black families congregated on the other side of the dining area.

The next morning, we stopped for gas and coffee at a local store. I made a quick stop in the ladies room and saw that someone had written on the wall in permanent marker "Save America. Join the KKK today!". I remarked on it when I went to the register but the lady at the register just shrugged. It just seemed to be a natural way of life for that town, everyone separate.

I wish I were more eloquent in explaining how I felt, the weird vibe I had in the town. We couldn't get out of there fast enough. I don't know what they thought of us white Floridians, with our Obama/Biden bumper stickers.

Now, when we drive home to Arkansas, we remark on the town as we blow through it. Not interested in stopping there again, not even for the best damn peaches in the world.

Upper middle class looking (jewels etc.), driving a SUV.

Could be completely off base. The truth is, I know nothing of this lady.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Sometimes your gut it right, though.

and facing other bigotry. just being she didn't show it on her face doesn't mean she wasn't bothered by it.

assuming that woman in the SUV was a republican is odd also.