On 9/5/2014 12:29 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 9/5/2014 10:21 AM, sf wrote:
>> > wrote:
>>> On 9/5/2014 9:15 AM, sf wrote:
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> On 9/4/2014 3:29 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> Hey Shelia, have you asked your butcher here for a pound of
>>>>>> bavette steak?
>>>>> Never. He usually comes by on Wednesday - I'll try to remember to ask
>>>>> about it.
>>>> Your butcher makes house calls?
>>> Yes.
>>> So does the fish man.
>>> And the milk is delivered by the postie, along with the daily newspaper.
>> Wow. We do companies now that will deliver, but you have to buy a lot
>> for that to happen and I certainly wouldn't call the truck driver a
>> "butcher". An order list does not a butcher (or fish monger) make.
>>
> He's a real butcher. He knows his products and takes special orders, as
> well as selling basics on 'spec'. One day a week he drives a truck
> rather than standing behind his counter.
> The fish man gets his fish fresh from the docks in Caithness in the
> morning, and delivers them the same day.
> This is a very rural area, and we've had a butcher and a fish man coming
> around for as long as I can remember. Years ago, we also had
> Johnny-the-Bread, who delivered freshly baked breads and rolls from his
> family's bakery.
>

Sounds totally charming!