tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post8477242155915662168..comments2024-03-28T19:18:35.753+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Open all hoursJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58573151891471941122015-02-15T17:21:08.310+00:002015-02-15T17:21:08.310+00:00We have nothing ... in fact we don't even offi...We have nothing ... in fact we don't even officially have a village, we are just houses dotted along and all over a hillside. There aren't even any continual grass verges or pavements, so to visit our neighbour I have to hop in the car ... it's the only way of ensuring I actually live to get back home!!<br /><br />If we need an emergency pint of milk, Bodnant Food is the same distance as Llanrwst, so I have to take my pick.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61343879770076063192015-02-14T22:13:23.328+00:002015-02-14T22:13:23.328+00:00Does anywhere still have a shop like that? Or is i...Does anywhere still have a shop like that? Or is it the stuff of movies?<br /><br />Our grocery is about a mile away from downtown, but at least we have a grocery store. A lot of towns our size (7,000) don't. (I live in the U.S. Midwest.)<br /><br />I love your descriptions of the people walking. I can just see it in my mind. You have a good mental eye. Is that a thing? Now it is. You have the mental eye! Keep watching and writing! So exciting. Shoshanah Marohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532684548824957399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78412086870913728992015-02-14T03:23:28.681+00:002015-02-14T03:23:28.681+00:00In my hometown we had a general store, although Mr...In my hometown we had a general store, although Mr Patrick didn't have foodstuffs on hand, but he had nearly everything else, including a wide array of penny candy.<br /><br />In my current location, there are several local shops that are more like niche stores: one is more gourmet foods, one is gourmet foods and a butcher shop, one is more like a butcher shop with regular foods, and one is very near the harbour and does a brisk trade with any number of mariners who look for someplace within walking distance from the public landing where they can get victuals. <br /><br />I've used all of them as well as two nearby health food stores. the one that's less busy has clerks who are very happy to chat; the busier one has polite clerks, but they are usually too busy to have more than just a few seconds to chat. megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-588120195850780432015-02-14T01:27:39.792+00:002015-02-14T01:27:39.792+00:00We have a little mom and pop shop on the corner, h...We have a little mom and pop shop on the corner, have had for many decades. When corporate developers approach, we all run out with wolfbane, garlic and crosses and send them flapping away on their leathery wings.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14382627698815064612015-02-13T20:03:01.076+00:002015-02-13T20:03:01.076+00:00You may be better off without a local shop for loc...You may be better off without a local shop for local people. Was it League of Gentlemen or Little Britain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-52500583903455291592015-02-13T19:00:37.526+00:002015-02-13T19:00:37.526+00:00I don't have quite the rosy view that so many ...I don't have quite the rosy view that so many here have of their childhood shop. Our store owner was curmudgeonly and a bit lecherous, and the walk we needed to make was along a busy national highway - not the sort of thing we were allowed to do until in our teens!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45388638110526241762015-02-13T18:42:38.408+00:002015-02-13T18:42:38.408+00:00With a wink.With a wink.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-29531487807356507562015-02-13T18:24:07.785+00:002015-02-13T18:24:07.785+00:00I was going to make a remark about 'slips MrsT...I was going to make a remark about 'slips MrsTrellis an extra sausage' but I see you beat me to it!KitKatCothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599374086633244037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62151643855492667702015-02-13T17:24:27.846+00:002015-02-13T17:24:27.846+00:00We lived next door but one to our village shop whe...We lived next door but one to our village shop when I was young. Friday teatime was pocket money day, so we would go round to buy a 10p mix up and spend a very long time deciding what we wanted. Poor Mr Harrap the shopkeeper had the patience of a saint.<br />TwiggyTwiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065849697979313992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74755417471874602842015-02-13T15:12:40.088+00:002015-02-13T15:12:40.088+00:00Pure nostalgia, the village grocer in his brown ov...Pure nostalgia, the village grocer in his brown over-all coat, weighing out commodities from large sacks / boxes, also sold just about everything else. Ours disappeared decades ago.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40077106652428562842015-02-13T15:07:33.162+00:002015-02-13T15:07:33.162+00:00This shop was on a corner in my grandma's neig...This shop was on a corner in my grandma's neighborhood. I could walk the two blocks with my penny for candy.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69932613578849667552015-02-13T14:52:59.854+00:002015-02-13T14:52:59.854+00:00did they have one of those tills!?did they have one of those tills!?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30746558000250097822015-02-13T14:51:44.709+00:002015-02-13T14:51:44.709+00:00Beyond a possibility that you could open one John?...Beyond a possibility that you could open one John? Just like Debdor I too worked in such a shop when I was 14. One elderly gentleman had hours of fun when I used the old vegetable weighing machine...getting me to put in and take out single potatoes until he had exactly 2lb..not an ounce under or over.......oh go on John your shop would be so popular! xlibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26476817677716617442015-02-13T14:28:30.832+00:002015-02-13T14:28:30.832+00:00We all miss something that was and no more.We all miss something that was and no more.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70404288738175900832015-02-13T14:18:46.166+00:002015-02-13T14:18:46.166+00:00Ah yes; I remember it well.Ah yes; I remember it well.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63097234234249855232015-02-13T13:45:49.526+00:002015-02-13T13:45:49.526+00:00A shop, church and school keeps a community going....A shop, church and school keeps a community going. They bring people out of their houses, to chat in the street and meet up. Otherwise, if everything is outside the village, people jump in their cars and the village is deserted.SusanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622557936441532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51807173647276645682015-02-13T13:42:58.565+00:002015-02-13T13:42:58.565+00:00Our previous village butcher used to come to the s...Our previous village butcher used to come to the shop door with bones for our dogs! He would serve me at the door too when I had the dogs with me. I would just open the door and ask for what I wanted and he'd bring it to me. I miss him.SusanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622557936441532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51208148975859628362015-02-13T13:26:06.672+00:002015-02-13T13:26:06.672+00:00Perhaps you could open one.........doubt you'd...Perhaps you could open one.........doubt you'd have time with your already busy life though.<br />One can dream! xxSandies' Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022362234675324965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9329824214983315512015-02-13T13:11:36.633+00:002015-02-13T13:11:36.633+00:00We had 5 of the small mom and pop shops when I was...We had 5 of the small mom and pop shops when I was small . The one close to us had penny candies. My grandmother would make a list for the one near her and send me down to the store with a quarter to spend for just me. The shop owners knew me and would call grandma if there were any questions. Miss those shops ...We have 2 supermarkets to choose from now or the big box store....not the same. Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18298792692624105192015-02-13T13:06:55.358+00:002015-02-13T13:06:55.358+00:00Mom and Pop shops are a thing of the past here. Th...Mom and Pop shops are a thing of the past here. The little guys don't have the resources to compete with the corporations.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21931531376874680682015-02-13T13:05:24.749+00:002015-02-13T13:05:24.749+00:00my suburb used to have a tiny supermarket, it was ...my suburb used to have a tiny supermarket, it was probably not destined to survive in competition with the behemoth chains but i suspect it may have had a chance if not for the atrocious attitude of the owner. what a grump.<br /><br />it's a bright shiny new pharmacy now which is nice but i wonder how pharmaceuticals became more ubiquitous than basic food groupskyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68925948628824896252015-02-13T13:00:03.439+00:002015-02-13T13:00:03.439+00:00The closest we came to that mythical shop was a ge...The closest we came to that mythical shop was a general store in RR2 Orillia. You still had to drive a couple of concession roads to get to it though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71494166897845636452015-02-13T12:50:19.650+00:002015-02-13T12:50:19.650+00:00I have the old British sit-com "Open All Hour...I have the old British sit-com "Open All Hours" on DVD, fun stuff. My hometown had two local shops, both closed by the late 1970's. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30375538198492800372015-02-13T12:44:26.448+00:002015-02-13T12:44:26.448+00:00Yes, I'd come visit any shop where you and Chr...Yes, I'd come visit any shop where you and Chris might be hanging out - I'd even bring a folding chair of my own so we could sit and chat!<br />The one in my village from the late 40's is still there though no longer a Post Office, I think it's a Spar now - and it's always my first stop when I get back for a visit. I'll be there this June with my beautiful 18 year old granddaughter (her graduation from high school present) relating my childhood stories of the village, and visiting the few family members and friends left in the Torquay area.<br /><br />Memories, both sad and sweet, but thanks for rekindling them in my heart.<br />Mary -Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37638390498999781262015-02-13T12:11:01.055+00:002015-02-13T12:11:01.055+00:00You and Chris should open a village shop! I am su...You and Chris should open a village shop! I am sure bloggers far and wide would come for a chat and sit on the wooden chair by the till! Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.com