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Around here, car chases get president.
The info posted came from a very reliable source that detailed negotiations involving a Home Depot as well as an OSH store in the area.
I extended the info to include Lowes which I have not confirmed.
These days, they cut all kinds of deals to hustle additional business establishments into the neighborhood these days.
HTH
Lew
shortsighted
You hit the nail on the head. In California this is the norm. In LA County they say that they can't afford to keep the prisoners in jail and they start to let them out early, and then blame the voters when they commit more crimes. On recent releasee just got re-arrested for murdering his ex and, I can't recall if the second murder was his mother or hers.
Whichever, you are right, they do go for the most visible and essential programs.
Glen
When I need anything that fits in a back pack, I prefer bicycling on errands. My local BORGs all have lots as you describe, so I've got another reason not to go there.
I'm lucky enough to have top notch electrical, lumber, door & window, paint, hardware, plumbing, rental, lawn and garden, etc... specialists in my town of 66,000.
My favorite paint store reports business as up in the two years of having a Home Depot two miles away. He sees more total home improvement dollars being spent since the store has opened. His attractive store staffed with friendly people is located on the same main road as the HD store, and he credits HD for his new out of town customer base. The stores that are hurting honestly weren't all that great before the HD. Others, like the locally based Electrical Wholesalers chain, never cared for Johnny DIY before, so they could care less about HD.
There are a few things HD and Lowes carry that I can't get without a
30 minute drive, like Porta-Nails flooring nails, siding, and the occasional Sunday or 7 PM lumber.Barry
Right!
We had hardware, paint, lawn equipment, etc... stores that provided rude crappy service at full retail before the BORGs. They're hurting "because of the BORG".
The well-run stores, like my favorite paint and hardware stores, are still doing well, and still collecting full-retail. The paint store has added product lines, including high-quality woodworking finishes. Our local John Deere dealer was a total d*****ad to the typical homeowner before the BORG, now he's struggling.
How many times have we heard a small business owner complain "the economy killed my business"? Well-run business can weather a bump. In fact, they can often take advantage of things like historically low interest rates, and distributor sale prices, to grow, buy out their landlord, etc...
Barry (who's two favorite tool dealers are across the street from Home Depot and warehouse club stores)
Our town usually threatens to dump school sports. One town near us actually did and the parents paid up for it, as they should.
Guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eh? Just exactly where is it you are from Duane?
Far SW KS...and I lied... :) It's actually just a little under 400 to Denver which would be about Syracuse, I guess???
I'm quite certain that Denver is substantially larger than Syracuse. It's certainly less economically depressed.
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Of course, as noted, it's 360 mi or so and there's virtually nothing between...La Junta is about same size as here and that's it except for places like Kit Carson and smaller.
I was thinking about your statement about perspective - here rural is a very accurate description of an area 30 miles away from any kind of city. Out by you 30 miles isn't rural, it's just a ranch.
:)
Back in December I bought a cms saw at an HD. It took 15 minutes to get it: it was at the top of a shelf in the middle of an aisle, so the employees had to clear out the entire aisle and block of the ends before they used a lift to get the saw down.
I had a similar experience this month at HF when I bought my bandsaw... they closed off 2 aisles and used a fork lift and 3 guys... I also noticed that the guy operating the lift (sort of a fancy pallet jack/fork lift thingy) was belted to the lift with what looked like a dead man pin.. I guess it's so if he falls of, the thing shuts off.. All 3 were wearing HF hard hats and lifting belts.. seemed like it was not only safe, but over kill..
mac
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That seems to be the SOP in the local stores here as well.
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