REMEMBER WHEN ?

[W1GUH]

When you go into RS for an emergency part, go straight to the parts bin to look. But more and more lately when I've asked about something, the floor staff was informed and could answer my questions. Depends on the store, I guess.

RS, Lafayette, Olsen, BA -- all great memories, not to mention WRL and Walter Ashe. Every time I got something at any one fhem I wished I could have afforded the same part from Allied. But the others usually had that "4 for a buck" package schpiel & with my budget back then, that dictated RS or one of the others. And, yes, both RS and Lafayette on Comm. Ave. in Boston were FAMOUS for "No, but we can order it." Yea, right. The first, and last, time I ordered anything I got a completely wrong order & had to wait even longer.

In Pontiac, MI, we had Electronics Supply. It was primarily a wholesale distributor for TV repairmen, but the owner liked hams, even tho' he wasn't licensed, and if you had a ham license you could shop there. With a Novice or Tech license, you could buy stuff that was directly involved in transmitting and receiving. As a general or above you could by anytihg...like Police receivers...UHF TV Converters...FM tuners for the car, etc. He was a great guy. His main hobby was Stereo Realist photography and was famous for his 3D Slide shows. They were great!

[kb2vxa]

Hey, I almost forgot the lulz!

"Some followup on Burstein Applebees. What I heard was that the company was put together by 2 guys. I can't remember their names..."
Like, Bernstein and Applebee?

"I guess the Applebee's did not have enough capital to keep the electronics business going so they put together a restaurant chain..."
Oh, so THAT'S where Applebees came from!

"The Burstein's did not think that a restaurant called "Burstein's" would be very popular, so I don't know what they did."
Kansas City Bernstein, he runs a kosher deli
Kansas City Bernstein, his dill pickles are smelly...
(My apologies to John Sebastian and Nashville Katz.)

"Dammit. What was the name of that restaurant chain?"
If it were a snake it would bite you!

Oh I'm pulling your leg as usual so before you sic Snopes on me, the Applebee's chain was started by Bill and T. J. Palmer who opened their first restaurant, T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs, in Decatur, Georgia, on November 19, 1980.

[WØTKX]

^^^ Nice Snipe hunt, man. :rofl:

[X-Rated]

Hey, I almost forgot the lulz!

"Some followup on Burstein Applebees. What I heard was that the company was put together by 2 guys. I can't remember their names..."
Like, Bernstein and Applebee?

"I guess the Applebee's did not have enough capital to keep the electronics business going so they put together a restaurant chain..."
Oh, so THAT'S where Applebees came from!

"The Burstein's did not think that a restaurant called "Burstein's" would be very popular, so I don't know what they did."
Kansas City Bernstein, he runs a kosher deli
Kansas City Bernstein, his dill pickles are smelly...
(My apologies to John Sebastian and Nashville Katz.)

"Dammit. What was the name of that restaurant chain?"
If it were a snake it would bite you!

Oh I'm pulling your leg as usual so before you sic Snopes on me, the Applebee's chain was started by Bill and T. J. Palmer who opened their first restaurant, T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs, in Decatur, Georgia, on November 19, 1980.

Very lulzy. I doubt all that which I had heard was correct (That the descendents invested in the restaurant chain to get it started). It was just ham lore from Kansas City.

[W1GUH]

'vxa:

What I heard was that the company was put together by 2 guys.

Were they from Harrison?

[kb2vxa]

"What I heard was that the company was put together by 2 guys.
Were they from Harrison?"
Yeah, Sid and Herb with their cheap ill fitting clothes.

"Nice Snipe hunt, man."
Yeah, found one too.