I was spoiled when we had that Dutch butcher in town. He and his son
made the best bacon around. It was a little more than the grocery store
stuff, but infinitely better. He retired a few years back and died a
year or two ago. I did find a good bacon at the convenience store it
town, though much more expensive. There were rumours that the store was
going to stop carrying it because of the shipping charges. It came from
a town about 20 miles away, so my friend and I got into a routine of
riding our motorcycles there and getting a few pounds at a time to stock
up.

I went made the trip yesterday and got 5 pounds, three for me and two
for him. I asked about peameal but they didn't have any. The woman
waiting on my said they will have some Monday if wanted to come back. I
said no and explained that it's too far to drive back, that I had been
stocking up. She said that was a good idea because they are closing.
For the holidays? I asked. No. They are closing for good at the end of
the year.

Damn it. There goes my source for good bacon. The only other places
around that had good bacon were getting it from them.