Okay, I'm Back...So Where Was I? Oh Yes
Today in Knoxville the Ollie's chain was having a store Grand Opening, so I went. They're kinda like Big Lots but neater. And it seems they are the only general retailer still carrying scale model kits, albeit only from Testors and Lindberg/Hawk. Unfortunately the place was so crowded I couldn't really get any shopping done. A proper reconnoiter is in the coming schedule.
Went to the mall next door after that, and the scene there was more sobering. Not only is a major two-story department store space still empty and boarded up, but one whole wing between it and Sears has only a solitary tenant--a barber shop! What "economic recovery"? We need a little more to go on.
Went to the mall next door after that, and the scene there was more sobering. Not only is a major two-story department store space still empty and boarded up, but one whole wing between it and Sears has only a solitary tenant--a barber shop! What "economic recovery"? We need a little more to go on.