You are right, you did say seemingly, and it was quite a difference when the seemingly

sterile and definitely vacant shelved quickie mart opened.
I remember how much a lot of people missed the store, particularly those customers waiting on Sundays for the clock to tic to high noon when it was legal to buy beer. Fred was quite the merchant, but he made sure we all watched the big clock behind the counter before we could even begin to ring up a beer purchase.
Thank you for your compliments and yes it is too bad that format doesn't work anymore.