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Talk of Tobermory brings me back to the ironmongery thing. Brown's was an emporium that sold everything back in the old days. Spares for anything, primus stoves, kettles, nuts and bolts...squeaky wooden floors, shelves creaking under the weight of the assorted wares, and at one end, an off-sales..
A bit like "Open All Hours" the proprietor often stood in the doorway looking up and down the main street hoping to entice a customer in...
It's still there , more touristy now from last I looked, back there in November, so will take a look.
 
Talk of Tobermory brings me back to the ironmongery thing. Brown's was an emporium that sold everything back in the old days. Spares for anything, primus stoves, kettles, nuts and bolts...squeaky wooden floors, shelves creaking under the weight of the assorted wares, and at one end, an off-sales..
A bit like "Open All Hours" the proprietor often stood in the doorway looking up and down the main street hoping to entice a customer in...
We had a similar store, back in the day, when I was a young lad. It sold Esso Blue, which my Dad would send me to purchase. Just put your can under to fill up. All done when I was under 10. Imagine that happening now!

Stores gone now, but the hardware store that was next to it, is still there.

 
Oh Esso Blue

My dad has a promotional “floppy” record with the song on it… (same tune as Smoke Gets In Your Eyes)
Needs another vinyl record underneath it to keep it flat for playing on the turntable.

My home town has an old hardware store which did the drawers of everything, but now they are a Euronics dealer so most of the shop floor is full of TVs and cheap and cheerful washing machines.
Same ‘pik a pak’ bags of spares, but cost more than places like Homebase.
 
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You’re saying optimistic there @DPG, but did you know they have reformed, there is a new album and a (virtual) tour… seemingly they will be holograms on stage, or using their ABBA-tars…

(You couldn’t make it up)
 
You’re saying optimistic there @DPG, but did you know they have reformed, there is a new album and a (virtual) tour… seemingly they will be holograms on stage, or using their ABBA-tars…

(You couldn’t make it up)

Indeed. I look forward to hearing it, I love ABBA!
 

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