[sdiy] Joe Knows Electronics etc.

[Tony Kalomiris]

Active closed in Montreal and Toronto.
Ottawa is still open.
This was a shocker for me.

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Tony Kalomiris <weplar at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> --
>> Don Tillman
>> Palo Alto, California
>> don at till.com
>> http://www.till.com
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