Bummer City
It used to be, back in the Olden Days, that Flora, IL (a short jaunt from Clay City) had at least two video stores. Having two to three video stores meant that you had a certain amount of choice when it came to video rental. Hell, there used to be a place called S&L Video that had a thing where you could rent six old movies for five nights for five bucks. That's a hell of a deal. Course, S&L is closed. Circus Video is closed (and has been turned into a bar that is currently owned by a former classmate, and is also the site of my ten year high school reunion. Of course, I HATE bars, and I'm not exactly fond of the better majority of my former classmates, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that I'm skipping that little shindig...). That video store in the pink house is closed (actually, I called it the Salmon Video Store back in the day). All that's left is Movie Gallery. Which may explain why I don't rent all that much anymore.
Clay City used to have two grocery stores. Now we have none. In fact, it's pretty disheartening to see all of the empty storefronts throughout town. There's been talk of closing the local school down and consolidating with other communities. If the closing is ever approved, it will not only see the end of many, many local jobs, it will probably also signal the end of Clay City as a microscopic rural community, and transform it into a full on Ghost Town.
I mentioned that Sinking Ship Comics, the only comic book store within an hour of where I live, has closed. I'm still recovering from that. Wednesday went from being the best day of the week to the most depressing.
And now, we can add another one to the list. Amy's Kitchen/Wild Wolf Games and Gifts, a Restaraunt/Game Shop in Olney, IL will be officially closing its doors on June 16. I suppose a store devoted to gaming out in a no man's land like Southern Illinois was a bit of a risk to begin with, but I liked having a place where I could kick back, relax, and indulge in my love of Strategy Gaming. Plus, the food was excellent. And soon it will be gone.
Everything has a life cycle, so I suppose I should accept it when businesses that I frequent close up shop. Doesn't mean I gotta like it, though.
Clay City used to have two grocery stores. Now we have none. In fact, it's pretty disheartening to see all of the empty storefronts throughout town. There's been talk of closing the local school down and consolidating with other communities. If the closing is ever approved, it will not only see the end of many, many local jobs, it will probably also signal the end of Clay City as a microscopic rural community, and transform it into a full on Ghost Town.
I mentioned that Sinking Ship Comics, the only comic book store within an hour of where I live, has closed. I'm still recovering from that. Wednesday went from being the best day of the week to the most depressing.
And now, we can add another one to the list. Amy's Kitchen/Wild Wolf Games and Gifts, a Restaraunt/Game Shop in Olney, IL will be officially closing its doors on June 16. I suppose a store devoted to gaming out in a no man's land like Southern Illinois was a bit of a risk to begin with, but I liked having a place where I could kick back, relax, and indulge in my love of Strategy Gaming. Plus, the food was excellent. And soon it will be gone.
Everything has a life cycle, so I suppose I should accept it when businesses that I frequent close up shop. Doesn't mean I gotta like it, though.
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