There once was an LA outpost of a Japanese ramen chain that ended up shuttering, and they put up a note that said "Thank you for your patronage. Ramen Iroha is closed FOREVER" to spare me from any sense of false hope that it may reopen one day. 🥲
In grad school I went home for winter break and when I came back my favorite used book store that had been a fixture of the town for decades was gone and completely replaced by a boutique thrift clothing store. No sign, no warning, a real uncanny finger snap situation.
