Keep your bodegas. Ain't none of you guys can beat our local gas station/post office//DMV/liquor store/UPS pickup point. We don't even need a special name for it. It's just The Store. Sure it's not within walking distance. But then not even the neighbors are either.

You can fill up your car, get your mail, buy new tabs for that car/boat/UTV/truck or get a fishing/hunting license, buy a 12 pack of beer, send a fax to your parole officer, and buy a gallon of milk with a frozen pizza to either cook there or take it home. It also has 2 tables and 5 chairs to relax at, (no purchase necessary). I know people who do all of that in one visit.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago

The only one of these I’m familiar with was deep in the North woods of Wisconsin, but it really was the do-everything infrastructure of the town. IIRC also had propane, ice, fishing stuff, automotive basics, local community bulletin boards, a few old arcade cabinets, and although inside seemed bigger than outside it was only as big as a medium-sized deli in NY.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 6 points 4 days ago

I didn't grow up quite that rural, but close enough that this comment is making me nostalgic.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And I thought the gas station/courthouse I saw was wild.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, they didn't go quite that far.

[–] orenj 2 points 4 days ago

I've got one of those within throwing distance of my job, it fuckin' rules

[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

That sounds like a Party Store combined with a really nice gas station.