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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 199778" data-attributes="member: 9240">I've been going to B&amp;H since before anyone knew what the internet&nbsp; was - including Al Gore.&nbsp; Back in the day it was this upstairs shop run&nbsp; by a group of Hasidic Jewish guys.&nbsp; It looked like the photographic&nbsp; equivalent of a diamond row shop.&nbsp; They're a bunch of good folks who are&nbsp; very devout, so the high holy days mean no work.&nbsp; None.&nbsp; I had a guy&nbsp; working for me who was Hasidic and if I needed him to work late on&nbsp; Friday night (the Sabbath) I needed to offer to drive him home because&nbsp; he wasn't allowed to drive himself.&nbsp; I found this out because the first&nbsp; time I asked him to work late I drove past him as he was walking the 12&nbsp; miles between work and home because he wasn't allowed to ask anyone for&nbsp; assistance.&nbsp; I am not mocking the rules and regulations that surround&nbsp; their observances, btw.&nbsp; They may be a bit odd, but it's part of their&nbsp; community and I respect them incredibly for keeping them.&nbsp; I remember&nbsp; when NJ used to have laws (Blue Laws) that prevented businesses from&nbsp; operating on Sunday.&nbsp; A part of me misses that.I've got a reminder set to notify me when their ordering system comes up again (sundown on Saturday night <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 199778, member: 9240"] I've been going to B&H since before anyone knew what the internet was - including Al Gore. Back in the day it was this upstairs shop run by a group of Hasidic Jewish guys. It looked like the photographic equivalent of a diamond row shop. They're a bunch of good folks who are very devout, so the high holy days mean no work. None. I had a guy working for me who was Hasidic and if I needed him to work late on Friday night (the Sabbath) I needed to offer to drive him home because he wasn't allowed to drive himself. I found this out because the first time I asked him to work late I drove past him as he was walking the 12 miles between work and home because he wasn't allowed to ask anyone for assistance. I am not mocking the rules and regulations that surround their observances, btw. They may be a bit odd, but it's part of their community and I respect them incredibly for keeping them. I remember when NJ used to have laws (Blue Laws) that prevented businesses from operating on Sunday. A part of me misses that. I've got a reminder set to notify me when their ordering system comes up again (sundown on Saturday night :) ). [/QUOTE]

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