> I'd really just rather go to my local radio shack, but all of the
> ones around me have stopped selling any kind of electronic
> circuit components at all :D

It's the same here, and a common complaint elsewhere. Dick
Smith were the leading retailer for components for many years
(others came and went) but have moved into consumer goods.
The parts section gets smaller and smaller every month. The
list of Discontinued Items in the newsletter is depressing. Luckily
Jaycar Electronics is waving the flag in this part of the world.
I did go into DSE the other night, and the staff commented that
they hadn't seen me for a while ; I told them why. They said
they no longer receive any sort of electronic training because of
the paucity of components on sale. I left with my 2 tubs of cheap
blank CDs, which is about all DSE has that interests me now

;-(

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