 Oh, if we need a two-by-four that's 8 feet long, we're on pretty
safe ground and can head on over to MundoSlab, the building center
that dedicates about half an acre to just tar paper. It's fun going
over there just to see what the new foreign doodads are for
construction this month, and you never know when you'll find
something you can't live without. You can buy the stuff in there
from the kid who mowed your lawn until a month ago.But when the
real tough parts of a project come along -- you know, things that
involve plumbing or wiring -- there's only one place to go ... the
old-fashioned hardware store. MundoSlab coming in sure cut down on
the number of old-fashioned hardware stores, but there's always one
survivor.
They have gray-haired guys standing just inside the door to help
you find just what you need, even if you don't know what it's called
and have no clue how to install it.
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I walked into the real hardware store the other day, and a guy
with plenty of gray came over and asked if he could help.
"Well," I said. "I have a float thingie on the horse trough that
broke. It's that little doo-trammy that's kinda copper-colored and
fits on top of the whiz-gidget."
Without breaking stride, he looked at me and said, "Right-hand
threads, or will you need an adaptor?"
Let's see MundoSlab top that.
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Your friends at
Cabela's remind you to take a
kid fishing with you this spring.
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