Hardware on the Brain

After almost 2 years without a hardware store, Hillsboro is once again going to be a place that we can buy hammers and nails. Hillsboro used to be the site of a great hardware / lumber store, Valley Home Center, but the owner decided to sell out when Shaw's obviously offered him too much money to turn it down.

Since then, we have had to travel to Henniker or Antrim to buy even basic hardware neccessities. Soon though, soon, we shall have an Aubuchon's Hardware store.

The fact that Aubuchon's is opening a hardware store here is a little ironic, since Hillsboro used have one of those. It closed down when Valley Home Center expanded 5 or 6 years ago and began carrying, or being able to order, almost anything you could imagine. Aubuchon's was located in a small store that was part of a mallette (4 stores), and couldn't expand. It was already so crowded that one person in an aislway was literally a road block.

Last fall, Aubuchon's bought the old bowling alley building (which closed down when the, then, police chief decided he had a vendetta against pool tables - forcing the closure of 3 places - never mind that Hillsboro has no regulations on the things). All winter crews have been working on the inside of the building. Thursday evening I saw three Aubuchon tractor-trailors in the parking lot, so they must be almost ready to open up.

I can't help but think that the store will be crowded again. The building is very narrow, but long. It will be interesting getting a parking spot as they decided to plop down the propane tank in the middle of the already small parking lot. 

However, if they are open for even a few hours on Sundays, they will be busy. If we need something on that day, it is a 30 mile jaunt to Concord to obtain it; a bit of overkill if you just need a couple of screws.

Comments

[Cop Car]

Wow! A hardware store that is closer to you. What a birthday present, huh? Happy birthday, Bogie. Hope that you have a marvelous day and year and rest of your life!

[bogie]

Had a nice relaxing day - WS was gone most of the day and then came back to take me to dinner.

[Cop Car]

I know: You were in the back yard eating worms.

[bogie]

I've got no idea what that means - must be somthing out of my childhood that I'm probably glad I forgot.

[Buffy]

Belated Birthday wishes, Bogie! It sounds like Mother Nature gave you a break for the day. Tell WS that I think getting a hardware store for your birthday is a pretty darned clever gift!

You ate worms when you were a kid??

[Cop Car]

Nobody ate worms at our house--that I know about! No, I was just getting this mental picture of Bogie sitting all alone on her birthday--poor, neglected, dejected woman. Eating worms is what one does when they are feeling neglected, dejected, and unappreciated. (I have it on good authority that even Bogie's parents failed to call to wish her a happy birthday. Bummer!)
I doubt that Bogie thought that time alone was punishment or felt dejected about it. Some of us enjoy a bit of solitude. (How does one get solitude with 3 cats, 2 dogs, and 2 birds demanding attention?)

[bogie]

I love my time alone! I piddled around the house, got some reading done and tried not to spoil the animals too much.

WS had to go into work to fix some major mistakes. He had stayed late Friday, went in Saturday and Sunday and stayed late Monday to work on them.

Unfortunately, he was giving the time to the company because he was the one that messed up (and no, they didn't ask him to do it - he did it on his own because he felt so bad).

However, even if he had been home, he would have been working on the Sportster or the sled, so it's not like I was missing out on anything while he was gone.

[Cop Car]

For what it's worth: It makes me proud to hear that WS takes responsibility for his own mistakes. You picked a winner!