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From: Gareths Downstairs Computer
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:20

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On 28/06/2018 16:15, Michael Black wrote:
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> There used to be small stores that had been around "forever" and still 
> run by the original owner, or a descendant

Here in Chippenham, Wilts, England we've only recently lost
our "Four Candles" hardware shop where we could buy loose
nails by the pound.

I'd been a customer of Denton's for 40 years, and the shocking
thing is that Homebase opening a hundred yards away probably
put them out of business, only for Homebase to be shutting down now.

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From: Gareth's Downstairs Computer <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Computers, anyone?
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