To the Editor:
I should have realized that something different was in the air before I read Ray Fisk’s column on the Hand’s Store closing (“Community Fabric Fraying With Closings Like Hand’s,” 2/19). I noticed an inordinate amount of cars in their parking lot, but thought maybe the good weather for Presidents Day weekend had caused the surge. Lo and behold, the word “sale” draws people like lemmings to the sea – or like natives to a free wine tasting or Costco shoppers to free pizza samples.
There was a holiday atmosphere as I walked into Hand’s. People were milling about; some seemed to have glazed eyes as…
February 26, 2020
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