meili 发表于 2022-10-18 21:13:49

为什么我怀念帕克的五金店

<p>帕克的五金店眼看就要迎来120岁生日,却在大型仓储式杂货店的不断冲击下关门大吉。原本生活中简单的小乐趣——发现之乐、改装之乐、动手之乐、创意之乐、邻里闲聊之乐……亦随之消逝。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Klose">Klose</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rumor">rumor</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bitterly">bitterly</span> <span word="true">true</span>: <span word="Park">Park</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hardware">Hardware</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Orono">Orono</span>, <span word="Maine">Maine</span>, <span word="since">since</span> 1898, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closing">closing</span>.</p><p><span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="Locals">Locals</span> <span word="cajoled">cajoled</span>, <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="examined">examined</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="avail">avail</span>. <span word="Running">Running</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="local">local</span>, <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="town">town</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="affection">affection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hardware">Hardware</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="loomed">loomed</span>, <span word="discount">discount</span>-<span word="laden">laden</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangor">Bangor</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milling">milling</span> <span word="masses">masses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="filter">filter</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="day">day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="lettering">lettering</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="from">from</span> “20% <span word="OFF">OFF</span> <span word="EVERYTHING">EVERYTHING</span>” <span word="to">to</span> “30%,” “40%,” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="sockets">sockets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doorknobs">doorknobs</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indulge">indulge</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tinkering">tinkering</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>, <span word="can">can</span>-<span word="do">do</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="ness">ness</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="satisfying">satisfying</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weary">weary</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screwdriver">screwdriver</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="affords">affords</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wholesale">wholesale</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span>.</p>
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