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Tyson Foods knocks some value off Circle Foods
I posted that about Perot because I always remember his statement "So I guess you could say, the chickens keep on clucking and the people keep on plucking..." It cracks me up.— May 15, 2017 7:33 p.m.
Neighbors take sides in Normal Heights dog dispute
I'm just tired of people bringing their dogs to the grocery store. Home Depot, okay, maybe. Your f'ing dog can help you pick out paint colors. But grocery stores, Walmart and Target. Leave your f'ing dog home. Some people even buy fake "service dog" vests on the intenet. Don't get me wrong, I love dogs. I don't understand the flaunting of public health rules to bring your mutt in the store. What is next? Movie theaters, church, emergency room visit.— May 14, 2017 9:31 p.m.
University Ave. Radio Shack closing brings out comments
Here's some old electronics places... Gateway Electronics, Industrial Liquidators, Hurley's Electronics, San Diego Electronics Supply, Mud Shack, Shanks & Wright, Wagon Master... You're outlasting them all, Murphyjunk.— May 14, 2017 9:43 a.m.
Tyson Foods knocks some value off Circle Foods
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2017/m… "What are the odds that a person who has been unable to make more dramatic change than this in 12 years in a tiny rural state would be able to face and solve the problems of our great nation?" Mr. Perot asked after running through a parade of his trademark charts and graphs. Mr. Perot also gently mocked the state's poultry industry -- hence the "Chicken Feathers" -- saying that one out of five jobs in the last 12 years created in Arkansas was created in the poultry business. "Now, this is not an industry of tomorrow," the computer titan said. "If we decide to take this level of business-creating capability nationwide, we'll all be plucking chickens for a living. . . . So I guess you could say, the chickens keep on clucking and the people keep on plucking after 12 years of Governor Clinton's leadership."— May 14, 2017 8:27 a.m.
University Ave. Radio Shack closing brings out comments
Wow thanks for sharing that about Mouser. You saw his business go from the kitchen table to the big time. In the 70's I used to drive around the buildings in Kearny Mesa at night digging through the dumpsters for electronics parts.— May 14, 2017 8:05 a.m.
University Ave. Radio Shack closing brings out comments
What an interesting connection to Mouser. The story I heard was that Mouser was frustrated with the cost and turn-around for getting electronic parts and he started to sell small selection of electronics and it just kept growing. I used to get "will call" parts out in Lakeside in 1975 from Mouser. The Mouser family is set for generations. I only remember Pro-Am Electronics which competed in some segments with Radio Shack. Radio Shack missed another opportunity in *car audio installation*. Locally, there were independents like Erik The Reds, Mad Jacks and Dow Sound. even today, Best Buy makes money installing car audio. Also, Radio Shack did not install CB radios and antennas, so many independent stores picked up that business. In 1978 worked for an independent electronics store called Electronics Emporium in Kearny Mesa. It was run by a ham radio operator named Karl Brownstein. He later went to prison for operating a Ponzi scheme. There are still some independents around like Willy's Electronics, Western Radio and— May 13, 2017 7:33 p.m.
From one hot Oceanside neighborhood to another
I love Anita's. Every time I was in the area I stopped in for their delicious food and friendly service.— May 13, 2017 7:19 p.m.
University Ave. Radio Shack closing brings out comments
Once upon a time, Radio Shack franchises made money. They had healthy margins and not a lot of competition. "Radio Shack" is actually a term that HAM radio operators used because many of them had "ham shacks" in their back yards or garage where they could set up all the equipment. Radio Shack was bought by a leather good company called Tandy Leather. There are still some Tandy Leather stores around today; including one in Chula Vista and Escondido. They are probably fairing better in leather goods than cell phone accessories. When I went to Radio Shack, it was to buy parts. I used to troubleshoot and repair circuit boards to the component level. When electronics were migrating from analog to digital, board level repair really was difficult because of surface mount chips and sensitivity to static. Today "technicians" just replace the board and throw away the bad board. Ham radio operators used to build their own radios or buy kits at HeathKit. People started building their own computers in the late 70's and that is where Radio Shack missed the boat. They could have jumped in and sold circuit boards and other digital good like Jade Computer, Advanced Computer Products and so on. Rather than continue to cater to hobbyists, they decided to sell assembled computers. That left a big market to other independent retailers and mail order selling S-100 cards, memory and peripherals. Today, almost everything that Radio Shack sold can be found on a smartphone. Calculator, radio, TV, phone, recorder, alarm, camera, video recorder, weather, scanner, and of course a computer.— May 13, 2017 3:26 p.m.
University Ave. Radio Shack closing brings out comments
ctronics kits and learned some electronics from that experience. I later put a Realistic 23-Channel CB Radio Base Station on lay-away. It was $159.00 and I would take $10 a week to the store. I recall the employees of that store (and husband and wife team) later opened the subject franchise on University & 805. My experience with my CB base station was to add channel "24" and then learn how to had more illegal channels with various crystals. I later opened Future Electronics on University Avenue & Aragon. I was going to grow the business and put Radio Shack out of business. I was 18 years old, I lasted 6 months. Went back to fixing CB's in my garage for $25 and hour (amazing for a kid in 1977). I had learned computer programming in high school on an HP-2000F. When the TRS-80 came out, I was on the waiting list to buy one. After that I became an Apple Computer Dealer and went into the mail order computer business. Radio Shack was my childhood. It introduced me to electronics and it allowed me to program in BASIC at my home. I still do some electronics and have an amateur radio license, but Radio Shack became too expensive many years ago. I started buying from Mouser Electronics (started by a school teacher and originally operating out of Lakeside, California) it is now owned by Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett). I buy on the internet, I have not stepped into a Radio Shack store in years. I don't need a phone or radio controlled whatever. It's sad. It was a long run and a lot of fun in the good old days.— May 12, 2017 8:22 p.m.
San Diego slowdown is factor in SeaWorld's poor results
I think LegoLand is digging into SeaWorld San Diego. LegoLand is killing it with tourists who, many of, are doing the short drive from the North (LA & OC) to hit up LegoLand and the Safari Park. They stay in Carlsbad or Oceanside. That is replacing the old Zoo & SeaWorld visit duo. Ask any kid if they would like to go to Seaworld or LegoLand. I rest my case.— May 10, 2017 10:51 p.m.