tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30017373.post5903516082458331427..comments2024-01-29T08:28:26.187-05:00Comments on Nellie Blog: Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30017373.post-86156940874111556732008-06-03T12:03:00.000-04:002008-06-03T12:03:00.000-04:00Well Ronnie, my favorite is Dick's Oasis, about 30...Well Ronnie, my favorite is Dick's Oasis, about 30 minutes from my house. They offer the four Gs:<BR/><BR/>Groceries<BR/>Gas<BR/>Guns<BR/>Guitars<BR/><BR/>There is actually a long-standing relationship between logging and the fire service. Most hand tools on your local fire engine are adaptations of logging tools. Axes and chainsaws, of course, but even the "hook" (of hook & ladder fame) is a modified Peavy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30017373.post-20755881804632461962008-05-30T07:44:00.000-04:002008-05-30T07:44:00.000-04:00The ingenuity of small town people - ingenuity bor...The ingenuity of small town people - ingenuity born of not having a lot of fancy resources or even resources, period, at your fingertips - never ceases to amaze me. It's a pragmatic approach to life that is also given a nod in a running gag on the Prarie comedy "Corner Gas". One of the locals owns two franchises - an insurance agency and a liquor sales outlet. They're housed in the same building - the owner's house - and people walking in are greeted with a cheery, "Insurance or liquor?" <BR/><BR/>How this odd (and even conflicting) pair of services came to be offered under the same roof is never explained in the series. It's not necessary. If you know small towns, you know how it happened. Guy looking to make a living saw two holes - and filled them. :)<BR/><BR/>ronnieronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.com