tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6146857554694721547..comments2024-03-28T13:46:08.524-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Just FaucetsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39238773257675994452022-02-22T20:46:44.421-06:002022-02-22T20:46:44.421-06:00Multiple episodes of The Simpsons have had "s...Multiple episodes of The Simpsons have had "specialty shops" at the Springfield Mall, usually with hilarious names...many of them puns. There was the Springfield Sock Exchange, just one of countless examples. <br /><br />Someone in Manhattan opened a brick-and-mortar store called the New York Sock Exchange...but not for long. Wall Street was not amused. After complaints to the city, and legal action from the NYSE, the store was quickly shut down.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5356800788116075332022-02-22T19:20:48.714-06:002022-02-22T19:20:48.714-06:00"Wisenheimerhood." Perfect."Wisenheimerhood." Perfect. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065709548202393526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12536186376890177232022-02-22T13:01:55.251-06:002022-02-22T13:01:55.251-06:00I remember that SNL sketch. I also remember one th...I remember that SNL sketch. I also remember one that was its polar opposite. It was this small dry goods shop that had everything, and I mean <i>everything.</i> No matter what inane or bizarre thing you asked for -- a TV cut in half, an inflatable Chet Huntley doll, a crossbow made of solid chocolate ("Milk or dark?" asked the mild-mannered proprietor, played, I believe, by Bob Newhart) -- they had it.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63013073958108060772022-02-22T12:57:19.905-06:002022-02-22T12:57:19.905-06:00You can make the most mundane subject interesting;...You can make the most mundane subject interesting; now that is talent.Loviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377747416558039893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59617511357179379982022-02-22T11:54:06.763-06:002022-02-22T11:54:06.763-06:00David Letterman visits Just Bulbs and Just Shades:...David Letterman visits Just Bulbs and Just Shades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-DakHvUBM Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20660911662811600052022-02-22T11:51:33.887-06:002022-02-22T11:51:33.887-06:00Our tub has a pop-up drain plug, which I despise o...Our tub has a pop-up drain plug, which I despise on multiple counts. a.) It makes putting a hair-catching thingee over it more problematic. b.) It sometimes closes for no reason while using the shower. c.) It makes getting the hair out of the drain much more of a hassle (which is related to a., of course.)<br /><br />I'd probably prefer "a white rubber plug," with or without a chain, but have I bothered to do anything about it? Please! ; ) Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89204097162562695632022-02-22T09:39:14.068-06:002022-02-22T09:39:14.068-06:00What I think you were trying to remember (and Goog...What I think you were trying to remember (and Google bears me out on this) was the Scotch Boutique from SNL in 1978. Gilda Radner runs a mall store selling nothing but Scotch Tape.<br /><br />I recall during my years of train commuting that there was a shop on Northwest Highway in the Mount Prospect area specializing in cabinet knobs, or perhaps it was door handles. Their sign loudly announced their specialty, and was there for many years. <br /><br />The key here is Find Your Niche, get really good at something not many others can deliver. That can range from being the best brain surgeon to being the best guy for fitting drain parts together. Either way, you need them in order to get the job done properly, and you're really grateful when they do.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875378656423252469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20961200815976306602022-02-22T09:30:20.301-06:002022-02-22T09:30:20.301-06:00But it's not Just Faucets, as the photo shows ...But it's not Just Faucets, as the photo shows they also carry replacement toilet tank lids. /sClark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-77072448378310665432022-02-22T08:22:19.359-06:002022-02-22T08:22:19.359-06:00We also had a situation you had--our plumber sugge...We also had a situation you had--our plumber suggested we contact Just Faucets to find the bracket and screw that would hold the handle on a 20-year old shower fixture. Just Faucets didn't have one in stock, so they reached out to their contacts to find one. They found out Kohler hasn't sold it for years and no one has one. Didn't make a dime on all their work for us--I will go to them for new fixtures when we remodel that bathroom in the next year. Barb Spignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737494185074283166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76842434022825881232022-02-22T08:09:18.692-06:002022-02-22T08:09:18.692-06:00Marvelous story! As usual. I think of myself as ...Marvelous story! As usual. I think of myself as a pretty smart, knowledgable guy, which most of us do, I'm sure, but the people who man (and woman) the shelves of hardware stores beat us all out with the breath and the depth of their knowledge about things mechanical. A hearty thanks for their sharing that knowledge to all who ask.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com