Another Business Gone
A sign on the door said the owner had "semi- retired". That doesn't make it sound too bad, but I've heard a lot of business owners say they retired when business just got too tough so they threw in the towel and called it retiring. I wonder if he tried to sell the business?
posted by Fred Mangels @ 3:51 PM
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We don't need businesses. What we need is more government jobs with big pensions and early retirement. Everyone else can apply for welfare.
These are the type of business closures that, while sad, are a just a reality check...a sign of "progress". By that, I don't mean it's a good thing but a sign that the industry of cars has progressed beyond the point where Joe Schmoe can "tune up" his Buick on the weekend, purchasing parts from a store like Finnegan and Nason. Modern cars have moved beyond points and plugs and carburetor jets and now require computer adjustments and module replacements which are outside the realm of mom and pop parts stores. Even cans of WD-40 and stinky pine tree deodorizers are purchased at Target. It's not a bad sign...just a sad sign that things are changing. Even the hot-rod builders who are tinkering on their antiquated vehicles apparently don't bring enough business to keep shops like this open. Typewriter repairmen are also out of work. We all need to keep our skills fresh or we, too, will be papering our windows and "semi-retiring".
Eureka's done a good job of holding on to the past. Look around. This town is a time capsule, very little has changed comparative to other cities across the nation. We have a Boardwalk which is now over a decade old with only one building put up. We have a mall put up in the early 90's. In the 80's they put in new red gravel/stone sidewalks in old town. In the 70's they built the Samoa Bridges. Not much else has happened here. Everything else has either rotted or burned away. This is the latest in a long line of decay.
23 years ? I worked there in 1972 and it had been there several years before that !
Sad, a good store even with differnet owners.
23 years ? I worked there in 1972 and it had been there several years before that !
Thanks. Seemed to me it had been around longer than that. Is nothing sacred?
Eureka's done a good job of holding on to the past. Look around. This town is a time capsule....
I'm not so sure about that. I can think of any number of things that aren't here anymore. Heck, even the Eureka Mall is totally different than it was when I moved here almost 40 years ago. Same shape, on the outside, but all different businesses and the atrium is gone.
I was totally shocked by this. I had just been in there to buy a replacement side view mirror for my truck. 2 days later I almost crashed when driving by and saw they were closed. Too bad, the guys that worked in there were great. Now I have to go to Kragen or Oreilly or whatever their name is.
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