[sdiy] Joe Knows Electronics etc.

[Tony Kalomiris]

I like the way you think sir.
However, I am not so sure this internet generation would welcome this.
We lost a major electronics retailer in our town I used to frequent since I
was 16 years old.
I missed the friendly staff and the instant gratification factor. This was
my first stop after work on Friday.
Pick up my parts and be building that evening. Along with all these groovy
impulse items.
I plan on a drive to Ottawa's Active to pick up my chemicals and odds and
ends.
This idea and a revival of the hobby spirit might be feasible.
Sad , my nephew is now 18 and has no interests or hobbies, outside his
games and smart phone.
No magazines, no electronics stores (just one left), ..it's very sad.
His uncle has tried to get him interested, so now he's interested in
Computer Science.
There is hope after all ;)

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 3:20 AM, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:

>
> > On Oct 23, 2016, at 2:38 PM, Pete Hartman <pete.hartman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > It's a shame there aren't more brick & mortar electronics shops even in
> large metros (only found one in all of Chicagoland, with a few cycles of
> looking, and they too carry almost exclusively NTE parts).
>
> Perhaps you should start your own?
>
> ("Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.")
>
> I mean, if you see a need, and you have expertise in the field, and you
> might enjoy it, and you can deliver value to the customer, and you think
> you can run it profitably... why not?
>
>   -- Don
>
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> Don Tillman
> Palo Alto, California
> don at till.com
> http://www.till.com
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