Patriarch writes:

Oakland. These folks make decent money, but work hard, and price their
products competitively. Certainly no more than the BORG, often less,
and I can park right in front, get called by name, and helped

Where can I find a local hardware store that charges the same or less than
a BORG? There is one really, really good hardware store nearby, but
everything except power equipment is outrageously priced.

The store used to be in an old building with the worn wood floors and all
that like the old time hardware stores, but the fire marshall was going to
close them down since the building was a firetrap. They built a new store
next to the old one in the late 80s. Last year, they had to build another
new store 1/2 mile down the road as the city bought the building and land
for economic redevelopment. Sure was a shame to tear down a 20 year old
building in good condition.

Brian Elfert