On 2005-12-12, jmcquown > wrote:

> I miss those old fashioned drug stores. I miss family-owned hardware
> stores, too....

Yeah, we had one of those about 15 yrs ago. The place had wooden
floors and crotchety 60+ yr old clerks wearing bow-ties and garters.
Whatta hoot! I, for one, miss it. The classic Victorian building,
which for the last 15 yrs hosted a more modern Ace Hardware business,
is now vacant and will probably become the next trendy restaurant
along one of those boringly unoriginal CA renovated promenade-style
mainstreets. (yawn)

nb