Public libraries on every street (was British names)

[joywitch_m_curmudgeon]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> 
wrote:

> Ah, yes, making good use of B&N.  I find this approach works well 
> with 'Private Eye' at WH Smith.  Anyone else get their reading 
matter 
> this way?
> 

I do.  I've read the first few of Lemony Snicket's books that way (An 
Unfortunate Series of Events), as they are quite short and less than 
an hour's read for me.  I've also done quite a bit of research that 
way, without having to actually buy any books.  I go to B&N, or 
Borders, grab a book, find a chair in a corner and curl up for a nice 
read.  Much better than the public libraries, at least here in DC -- 
no waiting lists, no loud teenagers waiting for their turn at one of 
the few Internet connections, no smelly drunks looking for a place to 
nap, and you can even have a drink and a snack while you read.  In 
theory, I hate big corporate megastores that drive all the little 
stores out of business, but in practice I spend a lot of time in 
those big bookstores, although I try not to actually buy very many 
books there.

--Joywitch, being swallowed up by corporate America