What crisis?
Practically every sentence starts with "In this economy," and in some places, people are losing their homes and jobs. In some places, however, "this economy" is purring along just fine, or so it seems. I don't know if these are sound business decisions or people with money doing a stupid thing. Either way, they're fearlessly plodding along:
I guess America really does run on Dunkin'. That's a new donut emporium where a bank used to stand. There's another Dunkin' Donuts about two miles away. Can't have too many, right?
A new Rite Aid drug store is going up on this site (across the street from the donut place) where a golf driving range and miniature golf course once stood. There's a CVS and Walgreen's less than two miles from here. Rite Aid's stock is 28 cents a share. I'd guess that they have better things to do with the money they have left than to build another store.
This old Taco Bell has been vacant for about two years. Recently, this sign went up for a new Martino Cartier Salon. It's a franchise that sells expensive hair care products and expensive hair cuts. Perfect for an economic downturn. I miss the Taco Bell.
This old Caldor shopping center has been vacant for 10 years. Over the past few months construction has been going on for this new LA Fitness center. It's close to the donut place.
Just what we need in an economic downturn - donuts, drugs, pricey hair cuts and a gym membership. Nobody ever tears down a building and puts up trees, so if these things go belly-up, we'll be forced to look at a few more abandoned buildings. The only good news about all of this is that they're all taking job applications. The bad news is that they probably pay minimum wage.
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and just think once the new gym opens it'll give you a new place to work out or the maybe the old lady who was getting in your way (or was that jamie who was telling me some old lady was on the leg presses for an hour?) either way...it's a new place and it might be nice to try out. possibly free or discounted membership once they open. right up your alley. rite aid's here closed. just walgreen's and cvs' for as far as the eye can see. always right beside or across from each other. everywhere. weird.
People are finally figuring out the Starbucks deal. Cheaper and better coffee around here at Wawa and Dunkin. It's all about the buzz anyway, isn't it?
LA Fitness isn't my kind of place anyway. I like dark and dirty with real weights, not machines and sparkly shine. The best places are the dingy ones.
The place is kind of an eyesore right now, so anything is an improvement. I just hope you haven't overestimated the allure of a hair salon.
And, I gotta say, when I travel state-side, Dunkin' is the place to go. Still, I can't wait for Tim's coffee to make a bigger splash down there. Heck, the Wendy's chain owns Tim Hortons! They just gotta start expanding "in this economy"!
It'd be a bold move for Horton's to move in. There are plenty of Wendy's around, though.