RE: My Favorite Childhood Store

Wonderful memories! I felt as if I was strolling the same streets decades ago.

I miss the old neighborhood stores. We had a very old man in our neighborhood named, Edgar, I think he retired from the railroad. He sold bikes and bike parts out of his garage. He literally had an entire bike shop in his garage. I spent so much of the money I made from doing yard work in there. Those small businesses were like the glue that held the community together.

There was something special about walking in and someone knowing you by name, joking, remembering your preferences and even pumping our gas (it was almost like we all had concierges). All that is gone now, except for a few very rare cases or if you're extremely wealthy. Life today is much more homogenous and lonesome, you can go days or weeks without having any contact with people.

It's so much fun to walk through these memories. Thank you for participating!