us to Schuylkill and Berks Counties
yesterday.
First to the "metropolis" of Port
Clinton where the restaurant in the
local hotel serves up delicious meals
in huge portions that assure no one
leaves hungry.
I feel sorry for the thousands of
people who drive through this town,
which takes about 25 seconds, who
pass right by this small place and
probably don't even know it's there.
Then it was on to the Port Clinton
Peanut Shop right across the street.
It's like walking into a old fashion
candy shop that's stocked to the roof
with all kinds of goodies and fresh
roasted peanuts! This place has more
candy than Willy Wonka's factory!
Next stop.......Cabela's!
This gigantic sporting goods
store has all kinds of things that
impress visitors.
There's a mountain scape
covered with full sized bears, deer,
moose, elk, buffalo and all sorts of
other critters. I don't know who shot
them all. But he must have had an
awful lot of ammunition!
There's a Piper Cub Seaplane
mounted from the roof hanging above
the dining area. I keep wondering how
they hung the thing! I mean it's not
like mounting a picture on your wall!
There's an aquarium housing
all sorts of fresh water fish including
one tank filled with Muskie that will
eventually be stocked in Pennsylvania
waterways. And huge Catfish!
I'll bet the guys from "Mudcats"
or "Hillbilly Handfishn'" would like
20 minutes in those tanks!
And guess what else? Are you
listening Walmart?
There was a team of greeters,
two to five at any one time, who made
sure everyone entering got a warm
"Hello" and an offer to help you find
whatever you were searching for!
They, or their replacements,
were also there as people left the store
to say "Goodbye" and "Thank you for
shopping at our store."
Since we were pretty much
"window shopping" we didn't buy
anything on this visit. Still, the staff
treated us as though we were "big
spenders" or, better yet, old friends.
They say "first impressions"
are important and the group at
Cabela's presented a good one!
Hope you're warmly
welcomed where ever you go and
that all your NEWS is good!
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