EDITOR'S NOTE: We reserve this space for readers to publicly say thanks to Good Samaritans. If you'd like to acknowledge a good deed, write to us in fewer than 300 words at the Maryland Gazette, P.O. Box 911, Annapolis, MD 21404 or e-mail: gazletters@mdgazette.com.

---

In this world with all the huge big business going on, being a small business is a constant struggle. I recall my wife asking me almost 23 years ago when we first opened our business in Lake Shore Plaza, "What if no one comes in?"

But thank God they did for 22 plus years. Sometimes happy - other times not so happy.

Getting your vehicle worked on is...