Welcome to the wacky world of Gus, small town proprietor of the George Hardware Store. He builds a coffin for Baby, the dead dog of his customer Margie, plays bee badminton with his employees and listens to the dilemmas of all who end up sitting on ?The Bench.? Gus's deft and humorous handling of his customers? eccentricities draws you into the rich complexity of characters living in a small Southern town as it tickles your sense of the ridiculous.