Posted by oldtanker on November 17, 2013 at 10:18:33 from (66.228.255.116):
In Reply to: Main Street Revisited posted by oldtanker on November 16, 2013 at 22:20:34:
Good friend of mine constantly complains because the local small towns have changed so much. Now, he's retired mind you so he can shop when ever he wants to. Where does he go? 25 miles to Wal Mart. With him everything is price point. Main Street Battle Lake changed long before Wal Mart was built 17 miles away.
The comment about fewer farmers is basically the same point I made. Thing is few of the farmsteads around here are vacant. The numbers haven't changed too much plus there are a heck of a lot more lake homes now than in the 70's, so the population is there. Back in the day most of the locals worked local. They worked for farmers, elevators, equipment and car dealers that are now gone. They could run to the hardware store at lunch time. Now they drive into the larger towns to work and the hardware store is closed before they get home.
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