Hi David,

>         i plan to return to the USA in october, but on the other coast. Is
> there anybody that lives there and can help me by telling places where I
> can found a lot of things (also surplus stores)?

There are a bunch of links at the bottom of my sirplus page at the URL

   http://www.ip.co.za/people/kalle/sirplus.htm#link

Cheers
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Kalle Pihlajasaari   kalle@ip.co.za   http://www.ip.co.za/ip
Interface Products   P O Box 15775, DOORNFONTEIN, 2028, South Africa
+ 27 (11) 402-7750   Fax: 402-7751    http://www.ip.co.za/people/kalle

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