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« on: February 25, 2026, 03:53:55 pm »
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head Dave, (excuse the pun) small hardware shops virtually non existent nowadays. Had one close to my previous address but closed about twenty years ago and more recently one close to my present address closed last year, two brothers ran it but decided to retire as Bunnings opened their biggest store in WA not too far away so can’t really blame them.
An ice cream van travels around our village every Monday no matter what the weather is like playing Greensleeves, stopped him one day asked him to fill a small bowl, said it would cost $12 so I settled for a regular cone at $5, still not what I expected so never asked again. 🙄
Pleased you got your holiday sorted Puff but stressful getting it done, feet up and chilling innit? 😁
A hot 40 c today so chilling under the a/c. 🥵