The Anchorage, Part 3

[Terre]

Please do. Since I put a smily in the second lets consider the first to be the one that needs to go.

 

[Miss B]

You got it.

 

[Terre]

Thanks.

 

[Miss B]

You're quite welcome.

 

[Terre]

How has your day gone? Quite pleasant and relaxing here.

 

[Miss B]

Fairly quiet here too. I was out earlier, but the stores weren't crowded, and the street traffic wasn't as busy as it normally is. It was a nice relaxing day, and the sun was shining. What more can you ask for?

 

[Terre]

Stores were open? Around here the only places open were the convenience stores (and probably Wall Mart although they may have started closing on Christmas a few years ago).

 

[Miss B]

A lot of them open 'til about 5:00pm, which is much earlier than their usual 10:00pm or 11:00pm closures.

 

[Rae134]

wow! open on Christmas day? That would be a very rare thing here (I think only restaurants and maybe petrol stations are the only things open). They do extend shopping hours before xmas tho so if you haven't done your shopping then you're an idiot

 

[Miss B]

Oh my local supermarket was open until 5:00pm too. I guess it depends on the location as well, as I'm in a very well populated area, and there's only 2 supermarkets within walking distance, so they are open. You never know when someone needs something for the holiday meal at the last minute.

 

[Satira Capriccio]

When I was young and even when I was first married (60s / 70s), most stores were closed on Christmas. You might be able to find a 24 hour convenience store open. So, if you had forgotten something for Christmas dinner, depending on what it was, you might be able to pick it up last minute from a convenience store. Pumpkin pie without whipped cream just doesn't make it, you know.

As Christmas became less a religious holiday and even more commercial, grocery stores started being open limited hours for Christmas. But now it seems, grocery stores have gone back to being closed Christmas Day, with some convenience stores and pharmacies open.

In Philadelphia, Acme was open until 1 pm. Giant, ShopRite, Trader Joe's, Wegmans, and Whole Foods were closed Christmas Day.

 

[Miss B]

That's interesting about the groceries in your area. In this area we haven't had "convenience" stores in a couple of decades. I remember a couple of them back in the mid-70s when I first moved into this neighborhood. They don't exist any more, which may be why the 2 groceries were open. Then again, I'm not sure they opened their usual 8:00am either. It's possible they didn't open until noon, so were only open a few hours.

 

[Satira Capriccio]

No 7-11s, Wawas, or any other stores like that?

We also have a whole bunch of what used to be like mom and pop stores, but they are generally owned by the same families.

 

[Miss B]

There's a 7-11 not too far from here, but since I don't have a car anymore, it's a bit inconvenient to take the bus to go there.

 

[Terre]

7-11 and Circle K are all long gone from here. It's all Allsups and Stripes now.

 

[AlphinaNovaStar]

I forgot to take my afternoon medicine today. I cannot take it now as it will keep me up all night as it is a stimulant. It was suggested that I take it at 7:30 pm because that is when I noticed I did not take it. I decided against it because it will make the melatonin I took useless.
I did see a Rock movie today. that was fun and helped eased some of the awfulness of the day.

 

[Miss B]

7-11 and Circle K are all long gone from here. It's all Allsups and Stripes now.

I've never heard of those 2. Then again, what's popular on the East Coast, may not be popular in the mid-West.

 

[Pendraia]

Belated Merry Christmas everyone!

In regard to shops open our local bakery opens for an hours or so to allow people to pick up bread orders.

 

[AlphinaNovaStar]

I feel like going back to bed instead of eating breakfast.

 

[Terre]

MID-West? *giggle* I doubt either found is that far East.

Stripes is new. I don't know where they came from but they bought all of the Town and Countrys in the area several years ago.

Allsups bought all of the 7-11 in New Mexico (as best as I remember) back in the late 70s or early 80s. Initially people were happy about the purchase as it meant the stores stayed open and the employees kept their jobs. Then the fecal matter hit the rotary oscillator. See, Allsups is based in Texas and much of NM still had a TEJANO GO HOME attitude back then so when these stores got their mandatory Texas star symbol the whole state exploded. Within several months the star on every one had been replaced with New Mexico's symbol the Zia Sun. It was just blue instead red. (The name comes from the fact that it is the sun symbol of the Zia Pueblo.)