I love Fitch Lumber

A trip this morning to Fitch Lumber in Carrboro for some lightbulbs and spackle.



I love Fitch because it is the spitting image of my grandfather's store, Allore Lumber back in Trenton, Ontario.



If not on principle, people should at least buy local for practical reasons. Any savings from the local big boxes (Lowe's Home Depot) are quickly lost by the fuel costs and time wasted in transit.



Same truck: just write Allore Lumber on the side:



I love the way the bays all have the big numbers on them, my grandfather's had that too:



Note the two black rubber cusions (lower left) to stop the railcars in the yard. Trains used to drop shipments right into the bays, but no more:



What remains of the rail line:



My grandfather was bought out by Beaver lumber in the early eighties. Allore Lumber was later converted to a Home Hardware. But it's nice to have Fitch to bring back the memories.