As I consider possible vacation destinations, it occurs to me that there are easily over 20 states

[LowerManhattanite]

37. I do have a running "DO NOT VISIT"/...

...DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH” list of states that I’m hewing to extremely closely.

I’m a hobbyist (model car building) and there was a company I ordered some supplies from and only THEN realized they were in Alabama once I saw where it’d be coming from on a map graphic at the transaction’s end.

So I canceled the order.

And THEN they reached out to me as I’d had a few nice conversations with folks there in figuring out what I was buying beforehand. “Was it advertised for a lower price elsewhere? We’ll gladly match it.”

I told the truth. “I’m just...forgive me...being extra discerning where my dollars are going these days, and...I’m not really dealing with states supporting things I abhor.”

There was a LOOOOOOONNNG silence. So long I thought they’d ended the call. I said. “I’m sorry. That’s it. Have a great-“

“You MEAN that?”

“Yes. I don’t know what else to tell you.”

(CONFUSED SOUNDING) “Well. Okay. You...have a good day then.”