>  RH> of, so I bought a ruler.  It's a Baccarat crystal ruler of course,
>  RH> but...(LOL)
> 
> Pretty little thing but I'd rather have one that could stand getting
> knocked about with occaisional nicks from a rotary cutter.
> 
>
Me too.  I have plastic quilting rulers, and paper cutting rulers. My usual
go-to for that is stainless.
 
>  RH> Mine has such a small stack of books I don't even look.
> 
> Ours has a continually expanding section of books. When they first
> opened, the books fit on a single book case unit. Now they take up a
> whole wall and part of another one. Every so often they'll cull the
> books and have a table of freebies outside.

Mine has a book case that's generally half full, if that.  
 
> that space as well. That space is devoted to small household goods
> (dishes, glassware, small appliances, etc), book, electronics, knick
> knacks and odd pieces of furniture. The main store part has lots of
> furniture, tools, bathroom fixtures...............and a little bit of
> jewelry at the check out. It has been a good addition to the town.

Mine rarely has jewelry, although they did get a mother lode at one point. 
Another time they got an avalanche of expensive yarns from a store that
closed down.  My sister made out like a bandit.  
 
>  RH> A bunch of college kids, among others, got the supply chains hooked
>  RH> up.
> 
> They did quite well for themselves...and others.
> 
It was pretty cool to watch. 
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