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Hello Charles!

** On Saturday 30.01.21 - 19:10, Charles Pierson wrote to All:

 CP> A short while ago I shared a video somewhere in the BBS
 CP> world featuring my brother..

 CP> As an update on his endeavors.. Friday, the shop was sold
 CP> out in 6 hours.

That's good and bad!  :/  Good that people were interested in  
supporting the shop, but bad that the shop couldn't do business  
over the weekend (which is what I assumed happend since they  
sold out of everything on Friday.)

 CP> That's something positive I see that can hapoen with social
 CP> media.

Yes.. it's like the modern megahorn of the century.

 CP> Even with the struggles he is having during the ongoing
 CP> restrictions due to covid, he's highlighting fellow
 CP> businesses to promote them as well.

A kind of lethargy has settled in my town, and people are simply  
not shopping for things they do not deem to be essential.

There is a shoe shop right across the street from me. They  
decided to go dark on Dec 26, and actually lock up. I can see  
some deliveries arrive from time to time, but they don't  
entertain the public.  I don't see why they couldn't allow a few  
people at a time.

After all the years of just getting by with the old shoes and  
boots that I do have, this would have been ideal to shop for  
something new.

Dedicated clothing stores are pretty much all closed and non- 
functional.

Banks only allow a handful of people inside, or they insist on  
"by appointment" only.   I believe I wrote about a recent  
experience I had with my bank around mid-January.

But.. I have achieved a bit of an upswing in "special orders",  
so that keeps me juggling my options.

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  ../|ug

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