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1. ☢️ :jhg_s: :jhg_n: :jhg_e: :jhg_e: :jhg_d: :denton_laugh: (nitrodubs@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 07:42:24 JST ☢️ :jhg_s: :jhg_n: :jhg_e: :jhg_e: :jhg_d: :denton_laugh:

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   • ☢️ :jhg_s: :jhg_n: :jhg_e: :jhg_e: :jhg_d: :denton_laugh:
   I'll give a few factoids I've learned from a lifetime in that business.
   
   Number one: Unless it's religiously maintained all CRE retail buildings leak. It's not if, it's when.
   
   Number two: Depending on the property operator once a store leaves it can either be picked clean down to the studs, or have all kinds of stuff left behind. At the earlier referenced job there was a former GNC that had all of its inventory paperwork, product sample tubs for displays, and even a lunchbox with food left behind. An adjacent storefront had filled out applications complete with Social Security Numbers hanging in a document file behind the counter. A third had all manner of cables and even baby pictures.
   
   Number three: If the power is switched off it is really difficult to see, even with flashlights. The sight-lines are meant for overhead fluorescent lighting, and really aren't conducive to not having electricity.
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   • ☢️ :jhg_s: :jhg_n: :jhg_e: :jhg_e: :jhg_d: :denton_laugh: (nitrodubs@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 07:42:25 JST ☢️ :jhg_s: :jhg_n: :jhg_e: :jhg_e: :jhg_d: :denton_laugh:
     I don't know if any post-apocalyptic fiction writers have really explored the whole "abandoned retail commercial real estate" side of things, but there's a lot of that out there, and likely a lot more coming.