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    One thing I run into all the time here at the Old Hardware Store is size measurements. All day long folks come into the store and say “I need a nut, bolt, screw, saw blade” or whatever, and after I lead them over to the correct aisle, the first thing I ask them is

     Well, we had a milestone birthday celebration on Saturday. My Mother, Muriel Lamppert, turned 90 years old. My Sister came in from Maryland just before the big snow and set up an open house at Mom’s home in Chagrin. It wasn’t a surprise, Mom knew we were inviting people over, but she sure

     The fact that while I am writing this I am wearing a down vest (inside the store) can mean only one thing – Old Man Winter has arrived! It seems that everything has been late since last spring and sure enough, Winter was late getting here, but with the temperatures now hovering in

     I looked out the back door of our store the other day, and much to my surprise there was someone looking back at me. It was the buggy horse of one of our Amish customers, who had left him tied to our back dock while they were shopping. I have lived in this

     Now that 2016 is here, I thought that it was time to put the wraps on 2015. To begin with the weather, last night I was watching the weather on TV and the weather-girl was complaining that this weekend the temperatures would be dropping into the mid 20’s, Burr! For those of you

     I was pretty sure that we wouldn’t be getting any snow, what with the 60 degree temperatures in the forecast. Well, this morning here it came. It really get’s me in the holiday spirit, I mean it doesn’t seem like Christmas time in Northeast Ohio until you’ve seen a car that’s slid into

     When my wife reminded me that it’s the end of the year again and it was time to send out our holiday greetings, I found it hard to believe. Where does the time go? It seems like I just sent out last year’s letter. Looking back at last year I was already complaining

     If today’s date, December 7th, does not sound familiar to you, it should. It is Pearl Harbor Day, 74 years ago today, Japanese planes and submarines attacked the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a surprise attack from another country that we were supposed to be at peace with, and

      Have you ever had one of those moments when it seems that you must be experiencing someone else’s life? I’ve had a few of these from time to time over the last few years, and I think I’ve figured out what they are. In our minds we all have a general plan of

     It seems like quite a jump from my last post about fishing right to the holidays. Despite my plans we didn’t get to go fishing again, it got cold too fast, so we winterized the boat for the season. Well, there’s always next year (boy, I sound like a Cleveland sports fan!) So