I think this place is similar. The old man who owns it is not rich, but I
suspect that he could retire hardship. He doesn't have a wife, kids, or
grandchildren, so this gives him something to do.
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On 3/7/14 10:07 AM, "Paul Braun" <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Chris Crawford
><chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> wrote:
>
>> A couple weeks ago, I visited Waynedale Plumbing Supply, an old store in
>> the
>> Waynedale area of Fort Wayne. The place looks like it was frozen in the
>> 1950s. The 80 year old owner said he and his brother opened it in 1950.
>>The
>> cat on the counter is a nasty little bastard who tried to scratch me
>>after
>> he asked for a belly rub!
>>
>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1860
>>
>>
>>
>We had a hardware store like that here in Valpo until it closed when the
>owner died about 10 years ago. You could still buy brand-new stuff from
>the 60's. He was somehow independently wealthy and used it more as a
>hobby
>and as a trap to draw people in so he could talk to them. Place had been
>in his family since it opened. Wish I had been more active with
>photography back when it was open and he was alive....
>
>That's normal behavior for cats. "PET ME PET ME PET ME PET ME! OK, NOW
>I'M
>GONNA BITE YOU!!"
>
>
>
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