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Need a sack of flour? Some boards to repair the fence damaged in last week’s windstorm? Or maybe some framing lumber or some wool for a sweater? No problem, Phyllis. Jump in the jalopy and head on' down to Food Lion, Wal-Mart, Lowe’s or elsewhere to pick up whatever your little heart desires.' All these basic components of food, clothing, and shelter may be found at the grocery, lumberyard, or fabric store with good selection, low prices, and oh so much convenience. And think of it, many of these items may have traveled thousands of miles, perhaps across the ocean multiple times, before they reach the stores in Culpeper or Front Royal. Rapid transportation, economies of scale, and low cost energy, especially the Beverly Hillbilly’s “Texas Tea’ make these miracles of modem life possible.
It’s difficult to imagine now, but in years long past all of the above mentioned necessities of life could have been obtained in
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