Despite coronavirus, the afilador truck keeps on rolling along in Miami neighborhoods
You can’t count on much these days, except for maybe more bad coronavirus news.
But in Miami, it seems you can still depend on the comforting, if slightly irritating, noise of the afilador. It’s the truck that resembles an ice cream truck that rolls around Miami, but actually contains a professional who sharpens knives.
Karina Gudiel was walking around her neighborhood in South Miami Heights around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, she told the Miami Herald. And she shot video.
“Afilador!” yelled a man into a microphone, while off key flute music played. “I sharpen all types of knives and scissors!”
Seems for the time the mobile sharpening knives service is considered “essential” and not affected by Miami-Dade County’s decision to close down hundreds of stores and businesses to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
On her Instagram, Gudiel’s caption: “Good news, guys: El Afilador is still open for business. Only in Miami!”
This story was originally published March 25, 2020 at 11:21 AM.
