The Seltzer Man Returns!

2009_09_seltzer.jpg The carbonated drought of Brooklyn is over as Ronny Beberman, one of the last seltzer deliveryman in the city, returned to his job today. A few weeks ago Mr. Beberman fell from his truck, which resulted in a few broken ribs, a gash in his head, and a traumatizing lack of seltzer for the borough. Last week he took to his truck again, in a full neck brace, riding shotgun while a temporary employee drove. “I’m getting congratulations all over" Mr. Beberman told the Times, "I don’t know if they’re happy that I’m back, or my seltzer.”

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