HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-12-25, Page 5Let's
Talk!
by Marilyn Arscott
What is your
wish this
Christmas?
Poor
attitude
drives
shoppers
away
('1 he following letter,
addrev:ed t(, 1 tic
l.uC1Fnow Dt,,trl(.l
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iron )
1 was lli town today and
as usual parking spaces
were at a'MC11111111/ Also
as usual there were a kw
of the stoic owners who
VC1t parked right Hi horn
()1 their stoles J happened
to see one bIo1C OW11Cr
who was parked 1rnnled.1
ately 111 11011 1/1 hC1 aloft
and 1 asked her why
would silt lake a spot that
i.1)tlOt11r:1 O1 h(:rs (.(1111(1
Usr. 1fe.t lr:1,1y Wil!) CO hr.( i.
Wit11 OW (.1lbtoll)r.1J
JJ11s prison s tcl,ly )flay
will have 1)rrt1 111 Jr.s1 yet
lh(. '/ Sy 1a(I sJr(: was
1,411, (:d t)lr;)r. undt111nra
that lhls is ;rally )her ;ail1
tudt, II is :also tilt apparent
altitude 4)1 other stupe
Owners. While many of
them may have excusCS
for parking 11) Clll)JCC 51)1)1s
Olt sample last O1' tilt, rnat
ter is that they are too laiy
to walk. 1)oes 11. not occur
to thein that perhaps many
ut their customers also
teel too la/y to walk?
When there is •nO handy
parking spot they simply
drive On tO a mall or
another town whe e park-
ing is Less of a, problem.
Perhaps it is time for
some of these inerdiallts
14) ask themselves why
they art doing poorly?
Could they enhance t41e►►
profit by being more cus'
tomer oriented? Many
times taking (are Of the
sr))all Ih►ngs makes hush
1lesses 'su((. esstul Parking
may seen) like a small
item but the selfish altl-
Iudc of somemerchants
really sticks 11) the craw of
many of us why try to
shop locally.
John Pyatt.
4
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Shawn Elphick
Lucknow
"1 wish for an orange
tractor and wagon."
Cathy Elphick
Lucknow
"I just wish for a Merry
Christmas and a white
one."
Joyce Adamson
Lucknow
"I just hope all my family
gets home safe any
sound."
James Bowerman
R.R. 5 Lucknow
James would like "a choo
Choc, train and a milk
truck for Christmas."
Mildred Irwin
Pinecrest Manor
"I would like•good trav-
elling weather for
Christmas, bad weather
just takes the cream off
the milk."
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