I'm a huge fan of small, local hardware stores. And for most of the last 20 years, I have had the great fortune of living within a few minutes of a small neighborhood hardware shop. In this episode, I share why I think they are so great and tell a short story (that I spontaneously recalled) about how sweeping compound nearly closed the personal space gap between me and another shop patron I had never met. Mentioned during this episode:

• Jacobson's Ace Hardware of EC South
• Jacobson's Market
• An Example of Sweeping Compound