A lot rides on the union's Dec. 2 decision that determines whether Harley-Davidson stays in York County or goes.

If the latter is the case, residents say the county would lose much more than manufacturing jobs.

Rutter's Farm Stores certainly could survive without Harley, but night shift leader Jessica Wisner said there's been a significant drop in business since Harley imposed a two-week layoff.

She says the economy is bad as it is, and a defunct plant won't help York County residents who are struggling to get by -- or move on.

She's 27, has two children and her husband works in Maryland. They've tried to sell their Springettsbury Township home for the past year and recently reduced the asking price by $20,000.

"I'm sure we'd cut hours here," she said about the convenience store on the corner of Route 30 and North Hills Road.

The store is busy around the clock with customers buying gasoline, snacks or coffee. She says Harley workers she talks to are angry about the contract and the pressure they're feeling determining their fate, and the plant's.

A customer's view: Rutter's customer Leo Ojeda Jr., 28, doesn't work for Harley, but his girlfriend, Julie Ortiz, works as a cook for the food vendor that runs the plant's cafeteria.

Ojeda said he and Ortiz are afraid she'll lose her job if the plant closes. He's been surviving as a self-employed mechanic, but says they'd be in trouble without her income.

Ortiz began her job search months ago but hasn't had any luck finding work.

"No one is hiring," Ojeda said. "If Harley goes, it's just going to get worse in York and it's already bad. Crime will go up, more people will be unemployed and there aren't any jobs."