I wrote:
>
> I was visiting Newbury, Southern England, yesterday an speculatively
> nipped into a camera shop next to the rail station. They had a
fairly
> small routine selection of bodies and lenses, then the guy brought
out
> the box of bits and pieces.
<snip>
>
> They also stock a very interesting range of fine Scottish malt
> whiskies!
and John Hudson replied
> Now that is an unusual business. A camera shop in an off licence or
an
> off licence in a camera shop! Haven't seen one of those before.
Nor had I. Apparently the story is that the owner is partial to a
classy dram and couldn't find his favourite tipple locally. The only
way he could get the stuff direct from the distilleries was as a
dealer ..... the rest is history!
John
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