It usually is not a good thing when a "mom & pop" goes out of business. Bothers me personally even to see empty stores in the all too many strip mall/shopping centers. Big boxes with their own floor plans etc. Anywho, I can empathise with the loosing of a flyshop. The one and only near me (30 to 45 minutes away) changed hands and then soon closed. Now I have to drive a minimum of 1 1/2 to 2 hours to the nearest resemblence of a shop. Besides the loss of tackle and hardware, the loss of the companionship/comradere/insight was a greater loss.
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