Hourglass District

[codypet]

12 hours ago, JFW657 said:

Inasmuch as I've never even driven past either of those stores, much less been inside them, any intended humorous reference to their size is lost on me. 

I'll just say that it looks considerably bigger than the Orange & Michigan store and the S. Orange & Hoffner store.

Sorry. The joke was like this store, those two other stores are also former early 00's era Walgreen's converted to their respective stores.

Curry Ford and Peel

Conway and Hoffner

Toole's University ACE hardware (Featured in the most recent national ACE ad's)

[JFW657]

2 hours ago, codypet said:

Sorry. The joke was like this store, those two other stores are also former early 00's era Walgreen's converted to their respective stores.

Curry Ford and Peel

Conway and Hoffner

Toole's University ACE hardware (Featured in the most recent national ACE ad's)

Ahhhhhhh, I see now. 

Those pics would've added greatly to the "punch" of your initial commentary and I would have immediately gotten it.

As you may have noticed, I am a great proponent of using pictures and illustrations whenever possible. 

A little extra work, but always worth the effort.  

[JFW657]

14 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

I’m still waiting for @JFW657 to get all gussied up for a trip downtown with a report from the DGX!

 

14 hours ago, JFW657 said:

Been meaning to go, but..... CORONAVIRUS!!!!! 

On a side note.... I hope the unfortunate timing of the opening of this store just as a pandemic was about to break out, doesn't turn out in the end to result in their closure before they even get started. 

That would suck.

[JFW657]

I suppose that because they sell food and other necessities, they should do OK.

[jgardnerucf]

12 hours ago, codypet said:

University ACE hardware

That's the Alafaya Ace.   Across ye ole county line.

[spenser1058]

*ponders what Seminole County ever did to @jgardnerucf * (especially since it’s on its way to becoming blue)

[jgardnerucf]

Lol, knew you were gonna say something. That's why I threw that in there.      Did nothing, just don't care for: yesteryear outtadateness, bland boring roads with too many lights, dumb municipalities, pent up police in their city limits, crap mall(s), trying to be yupp winter springsians, tackiness everywhere on 8 lane roads. I don't know, just don't care for it. If you think about it, tell me, what the heck is there to like?   Anywho.

[spenser1058]

7 minutes ago, jgardnerucf said:

Lol, knew you were gonna say something. That's why I threw that in there.      Did nothing, just don't care for: yesteryear outtadateness, bland boring roads with too many lights, dumb municipalities, pent up police in their city limits, crap mall(s), trying to be yupp winter springsians, tackiness everywhere on 8 lane roads. I don't know, just don't care for it. If you think about it, tell me, what the heck is there to like?   Anywho.

Well, the Zoo is kinda fun...and Oviedo has cheekens!

Edited March 27, 2020 by spenser1058

[codypet]

11 hours ago, jgardnerucf said:

That's the Alafaya Ace.   Across ye ole county line.

I know its on Alafaya, but for some reason Tooles named it University Ace.  I'm good friends with a number of the managers in the franchise and they all refer to it as University.   They also refer to the OBT store as South Orange, and the Orange Ave store as Orlando.

Edited March 27, 2020 by codypet

[JFW657]

49 minutes ago, codypet said:

I know its on Alafaya, but for some reason Tooles named it University Ace.  I'm good friends with a number of the managers in the franchise and they all refer to it as University.   They also refer to the OBT store as South Orange, and the Orange Ave store as Orlando.

What about the Curry Ford & Conway location? 

Do they have a less than logical name for that one too, or do they "just not talk about it" ?   

[spenser1058]

Back in the pre-PC days...

(the “Helpful Hardware Man” is now “Helpful Hardware Folks” which works fine as a tag line but makes the jingle go sort of flat; but then, jingles are no longer used in ads much which is odd given I can remember many of them 50 years later and one of Barry Manilow’s most popular parts of his concerts are a medley of his commercial songs)

https://youtu.be/MRRQHHBcnp4

 

Edited March 27, 2020 by spenser1058

[JFW657]

15 minutes ago, spenser1058 said:

Back in the pre-PC days...

(the “Helpful Hardware Man” is now “Helpful Hardware Folks” which works fine as a tag line but makes the jingle go sort of flat; but then, jingles are no longer used in ads much which is odd given I can remember many of them 50 years later and one of Barry Manilow’s most popular parts of his concerts are a medley of his commercial songs)

I guess it's lucky for Charlie Harper he died when he did....

[codypet]

1 hour ago, JFW657 said:

What about the Curry Ford & Conway location? 

Do they have a less than logical name for that one too, or do they "just not talk about it" ?   

That one is Conway (which makes sense)

 

Edited March 27, 2020 by codypet

[jgardnerucf]

Well I don't like any of that. Lol

[spenser1058]

2 minutes ago, jgardnerucf said:

Well I don't like any of that. Lol

Oh my.

[JFW657]

2 hours ago, codypet said:

That one is Conway (which makes sense)

Threw us curve ball then, eh?

Zigged when we were expecting a zag. 

Sneaky.

[codypet]

Dollar Tree is open and packed!

[JFW657]

I.

AM.

THERE!!!  

[spenser1058]

18 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

I.

AM.

THERE!!!  

Don’t forget to wear your UCF mask!

[JFW657]

Well, I went there, but I just wore my regular everyday mask.

Not very crowded when I was there, but of course all the hand sanitizer and disinfectant were already gone, even at the 2 per customer limit. Rubbing alcohol was all gone too, though I did manage to score a couple of bottles of a sports injury liquid that contains a good bit of isopropyl alcohol. Better than nothing, I guess. 

Otherwise,, a pretty nice Dollar Tree.

Pretty big, too. Bigger I'd say than the East Colonial & Hampton store.

[spenser1058]

19 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

Well, I went there, but I just wore my regular everyday mask.

Not very crowded when I was there, but of course all the hand sanitizer and disinfectant were already gone, even at the 2 per customer limit. Rubbing alcohol was all gone too, though I did manage to score a couple of bottles of a sports injury liquid that contains a good bit of isopropyl alcohol. Better than nothing, I guess. 

Otherwise,, a pretty nice Dollar Tree.

Pretty big, too. Bigger I'd say than the East Colonial & Hampton store.

I want my Morrison’s back!

[spenser1058]

While you’re hanging out at the new Dollar Tree with @JFW657 , you can also pickup a pizza at Pizza Bruno. Maybe you’ll get lucky like Scott J did and get an unexpected BOGO!

https://www.scottjosephorlando.com/reviews/67-pizza/5232-takeout-review-pizza-bruno

[JFW657]

A new coffee house (as if another one was needed) has opened up in the strip center behind the new Dollar Tree on Curry Ford....

I think it's called George & Sam's or Sam & George's.

Something  like that.

 

[orlandoguy]

Dogs 'n coffee!

https://www.samandgeorge.co

[JFW657]

On 9/23/2019 at 1:25 PM, Jernigan said:

First tenant of the former ABC liquor store at Curry Ford and Crystal Lake is Floyd’s Barbershop.   That leaves 3 more spaces potentially available.

They've been working on that place for quite awhile now.