The check isn't even enough to cover the groceries each month but at least it's something. God bless 'em. They're the only ones who haven't abandoned ...s." What about the Enterprise Zones? I thought they were supposed to encourage job creation by making it cheaper to buy stuff," Brendan said.Sheila began her lecture with a sigh at Brendan's apparent ignorance. "Enterprise Zones were a state program where the state lowered its sales tax to 3%. Since the Feds cut subsidies to the States for the. . maybe so... we’ll see. We’ll... Dan said... have a great afternoon. I’ll be in meetings right up till five or five-thirty. I may be a little later getting home. I said... that’s ok because we may be running a little late too.Dan finished his eggs and got up to leave for work. While he was getting his coat and computer I thought about how deceitful I am. Here’s my faithful and dependable husband going off to work while thinking that I’m having lunch with a female friend and an afternoon. Dan stepped out of his pants, his shoes coming off his feet in theprocess, due to his possessing now smaller feet. He stared back at hisreflection, taking in the wider hips, the long curling platinum blondehair...even his face was starting to look different...softer, moregirly, his cheekbones seemed higher, lips thicker....and was that a hintof make-up on his face??Dan grunted, with that now girly voice, as his nipples started to feelpainful..."hnnng, fuck...my....feels like...they're on fire". I knew I would face opposition from some of the residents at home but I felt confident that most of them now accepted that we were on our and would stand or fall by our own efforts.As I rode through Walmgate Bar I remembered Harry's warning about Tang Hall and slung my shotgun over my shoulder in clear view. Many people were now openly armed. I rode down Hull Road without incident. There were a few people around but they were wrapped up against the wind and no one bothered me. I carried on.