Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

Get well soon all members and their spouses!

 

[hawkeye08]

Forgot to mention in earlier post (or maybe I did and forgot already)... my daughter took me to Garth Brooks concern Friday night... I am not a big fan of concerts, but have to say, Garth and crew put on a good show. High energy, audience participation, entertainment..

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 50F for the start, overcast, calm wind. Overcast remained all day, wind stayed light and high temp of 63F. Choir practice this morning, bike ride, and nap are all I accomplished today.

 

[txdon]

Gary Pyburn was a friend and recently passed away.

Wow, sorry to hear that. He was the owner and for the 7-8 years that I worked in his store, through high school and college and even as a part time after I got another job, during the 70s. He had a plane and went on hunting trips and usually brought back a animal and put it in the store freezer. He really held the store together. I started out as a sacker then stocker, then asst mgr. He gave me a few raised and I thought I was making a lot when my hourly wages were $1.40. I was able to buy a motorcycle to drive to work, many trips down Anderson Road. I got my little brother a job there in the meat market and then the store got robbed when he was working and he got a gun pointed at him. My brother quit shortly after.

 

[Thall303]

Gary shot several people breaking into his store on Almeda Road and one of them as the guy was crawling out of a window trying to get away. He was an interesting man to talk to.

 

[txdon]

I do remember the store being robbed at least 3 times when I was there, but never when I was working. I remember him having a gun. You did not need a license back then. It seemed the thief's favorite item were cases of cigarettes.

I had to "order the store" many times and still remember the size of all the cans. Back then we had to stamp the price on each item in ink. Then when the price went up we had a little bottle of squeeze alcohol and a rag to wipe off the the old price and stamp on the new price. The trickiest part was cutting open boxes of cereal without cutting the individual boxes inside - they were boxed tightly and you had to hold your finger just right to control the depth of the cut.

We worked by the bell system - One ring they needed me to sack, two rings they needed me to be a back-up checker. If we carried out the groceries the total average tip for a basket full of paper grocery bags was 25 cents (a basket not per bag).

 

[Thall303]

The courtesy booth on Almeda had 2 inch glass on the teller cage.

They sold boudin in the meat Dept. And cashed many payroll checks.

Also a convenience store next door that sold plate lunches and lots of beer.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wow, sorry to hear that. He was the owner and for the 7-8 years that I worked in his store, through high school and college and even as a part time after I got another job, during the 70s. He had a plane and went on hunting trips and usually brought back a animal and put it in the store freezer. He really held the store together. I started out as a sacker then stocker, then asst mgr. He gave me a few raised and I thought I was making a lot when my hourly wages were $1.40. I was able to buy a motorcycle to drive to work, many trips down Anderson Road. I got my little brother a job there in the meat market and then the store got robbed when he was working and he got a gun pointed at him. My brother quit shortly after.

I didn't realize it, but google shows it to still be there, and other locations too. I don't remember the awning on the front of the store, and I don't remember it being brick.

Google Maps

I would've quit too if I were your brother.

 

[txdon]

It was brick as the pic shows.

 

[RoyJackson]

2017-11-14, 0337

31 right now...high about 40.