> and dont forget the loads of crap to jam into all those
> shitbox cars with
> $10k stereo systems in them......and the farting salt and
> pepper shakers
> also bring to mind the 'flyswat gun'......

Add the new electronic roulette game that gives an unsuspecting player a
nice shock.  Wow.  If you want a *real* shocking roulette game, come over my
place and sit on top of my 15kV 1.8kW PSU.  Throw a dice.  If it is a six, I
will flip the power switch :)

> the local hobby E-store store here (Jaycar) seems to be
> disapearing more and
> more now. The stores are still there but instead of selling
> PICs and the
> like they now stock "farting salt and pepper shakers"......
> yeah.... joy.
> And its looking like Farnell are starting to get narky about
> small orders.
> Unless you want a couple of hundred of something they arent all that
> interested.

This is surprising yet true of Jaycar.  Their philosophy,
which they continually harp on about, is that they are
dedicated to the electronics hobbyist, and not to consumer
electronics, but you do seem to lose that impression when you
walk into Jaycar these days.

As for Farnell, I really hope they do not change their
philosophy of "any size order, even 1 of something is OK,
and yes, you can pay cash at the trade counter", because I
really rely on them for a lot of components that the "little"
guys don't stock.

Rgs
Ian

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