As sure as death and taxes, we find solutions when we want to keep moving forward. Your regards to Debbie and Bob are appreciated and I’ll pass them on.

Take care,

CAROL

I believe and hope she will. They need you as much as you want them.

I can appreciate both sides of the coin here. My Terry and I owned a general store in Cromer Heights NSW for 8 years from 1989. It was a mixed business, convenience store/sub newsagency (but not including our favourite drapery items Carol.) However we were privileged to know and to serve the whole community here. It was like being each other’s lifelines aswell as pleasurable aquaintences.

But it was worrying to say the least, when Terry was also laid low on his back for over a month with Pneumonia, without even the energy to utter a sound. Somehow I managed. But I looked for all the precautions ever after, to prevent it happening again. I still do.

I appreciate solutions to difficult problems.

I also admire Debbie for her ingenuity and I wish Bob a fast and full recovery; and especially I’m glad Carol, that you still may find your favourite things right there at your fingertips.

BEVERLEY

Thank you. I can feel your concern in your comment. Bob will get better and Debbie will find a way to make her business work in the meantime.

Take care,

Carol

This is quite disturbing. We in the city have such a huge range of choices of stores for any product at all. We take the choice for granted.

From this proprietor’s point of view, I feel desperation as well as sadness. The scene must be a fairly slow one as far as business traffic goes, unless the tourist bus pulls up.

Healthwise, I know the only sure certainty is to support the Immune system fully before the COLD and FLU season starts, and that is in March;…. a complete necessity at the first signs of illnes.

There is sooo much we can do to help ourselves; like giving the toothbrush a soak in a good mouthwash, or a dip in diluted hydrogen peroxide, to avoid recontamination.

I’d be looking at every which way to try to avoid such dilemmas in rural life. It’s just too hard, and plain unfair,

Beverley