Although we don`t have HL here in Canada ,it`s always too bad if we lose another hobby shop.I remember as a kid ,there were all kinds of hobby shops around ,because that`s what kids did ,trains ,models ,crafts ,rockets ,COX airplanes etc. Now ,many kids are not into that stuff ,and the hobby has shrunk.
One day ,not soon i hope ,hobby shops might be a thing of the past, for whatever reason ,and that`s sad.But....perhaps I`m just an old fashioned ,nostalgic dinosaur...I don`t know.
But ,thankfully ,we have 6-7 hobby shops in my city all close to my home ,and I love to visit them often ,like going back to my childhood ,it brings back good memories.
Yessir ,losing a hobby shop for whatever reason is not a good thing.
Regards
paul t