Re: Those Who Have Come and Gone

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Richardson's Electronics itself isn't gone (www.rell.com). Richardson's
Electronics sold their alarm distribution business to Tri-Ed. So now there
are no more 'National' branded cameras out there on the market.

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:twPdr.40990$QC3.35513@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Let me see.
> Defensive Security Southwest (in good ole Jasper Texas, where you'd better
> look like Casper to stay alive - those boys up there aren't right)
> I remember going into all their branches and seeing a big, I mean really
> big, like 44 double D sized bra hanging over the font door that said
> "Thanks for your support". Another thing that was always on sale at the
> front counter was a "portable ground device". It consisted of a zipper
> sandwich sized baggie full of dirt and a big nail with bare copper wire
> wrapped around it and a lead extending out of the baggie.
> No one has a sense of humor anymore so I doubt that kind of thing would
> ever make it in today's corporate environment.
> Alarm Supply
> Richardson's Electronics
> Arrowhead Distribution
> Even guys that used to sell alarm parts, like North Supply, aren't doing
> it.

North Supply used to be Sprint North Supply.  They had a 17 page credit ap
and wanted copies of my in house financial before they would let me buy from
them with a credit card.  No surprise there...  LOL.  When I told them there
was no way I was turning over my in house financials they said they didn't
want my business.  Not kidding.

Didn't know Richardson was gone.  I used to do a bit of business with them,
but they let go the one guy there that would make sure I got what I needed
and I let them go.  Well, I just never got around to ordering from them.





> "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message
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> I have been working on a modestly large network cabling job the last few
> days.  Usually for the larger jobs I just buy the wire I am going to need,
> and for the smaller jobs I use the wire I have on the shelf.  Well, things
> haven't been that busy for network cable jobs, and I decided to go through
> the shelves and see what I had in partial boxes.  Turns out I had more
> than
> enough for the job.  I have Cat 5e cable from a range of years,
> distributors, and manufacturers.  Some of them aren't even in business
> anymore.  Seems in this business I have outlasted a lot of distributors. I
> think I'm going to go in the house and pour myself a cold one in my King
> Alarm beer mug.  Now if I only had an Arius shot glass I'ld toast my luck
> and survival with a boiler maker.  LOL.
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