The biggest regrets concerning your record collection

[AndyD.]

Andy, is the hot dog lady still in business on Church Street?

I think the family business got passed on. The vending mobile is still there. I am shocked at how many people here are familiar with Burlington!

[Gurn Blanston]

I think the family business got passed on. The vending mobile is still there. I am shocked at how many people here are familiar with Burlington!

Well, I didn't mean to be, I was just born there. But I got to Texas as quick as I could...

[Szykneij]

I think the family business got passed on. The vending mobile is still there. I am shocked at how many people here are familiar with Burlington!

At one time my wife was district manager for a retail chain that had a store on Church Street. She would plan her visits there for weekends when my son and I could keep her company and roam the city while she was at work. On our annual holiday season visit, we would stock up on maple syrup and pancake mix for Christmas presents. On one return trip, we kept the septuagenarian airport security staff busy for half an hour as they meticulously examined our 50-pound bag of maple syrup tins looking for whatever a couple with a 5-year-old kid might be smuggling from Burlington to Boston. It probably gave them something to do to kill some time since there was only one other passenger on the flight. 

[AndyD.]

At one time my wife was district manager for a retail chain that had a store on Church Street. She would plan her visits there for weekends when my son and I could keep her company and roam the city while she was at work. On our annual holiday season visit, we would stock up on maple syrup and pancake mix for Christmas presents. On one return trip, we kept the septuagenarian airport security staff busy for half an hour as they meticulously examined our 50-pound bag of maple syrup tins looking for whatever a couple with a 5-year-old kid might be smuggling from Burlington to Boston. It probably gave them something to do to kill some time since there was only one other passenger on the flight.

This is a great Christmas story, thanks! I have a big smile on.

As you probably know, most of the stores on Church Street have a high turnover rate. New stuff up, old stuff down all the time.