The 215th day of 2016 was another long day of meetings, they were good, but exhausting. SO, of course, when I got home on 8/2/16, we had to run out again, because Anna's bike tires were flat and damaged. But, a quick drive to an old fashioned neighborhood bike shop (Erlton Bicycles) where the owners man the cash register (and allow someone to pay just $20 on a $20.32 bill (not me, the guy in front of me)). And, of course, they inflated Anna's tires, fixed the tire nozzle, and did not charge us at all. When I tried to pay (and even said add the $0.32 from the guy in front of me), she said, "No charge, because you are coming back with your 14 year old to buy her a bike." And, you know what, I am. Because it may be cheaper at Wal-Mart, Target, or Toys-R-Us, but the service and care you get from a neighborhood shop needs to be rewarded and needs to continue. And, to celebrate my feelings tonight, here is another song from Queen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GugsCdLHm-Q
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