A moment of silence...

From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin_at_bluefeathertech.com>
Date: Sat May 27 03:52:25 2000

        A moment of silence, if you would, please, for the death of
another long-lived electronics/computer surplus place.

        At the end of last month, Haltek Electronics, Mountain View,
CA closed their doors. Not because they wanted to, nor because
they didn't have a loyal following, but purely because of greed on
the part of their jackass of a landlord.

        It seems that their lease was up for renewal. Their landlord,
decided to get greedy, and wanted to at least double what they'd
been paying for rent (maybe even 2.5 or triple... I'm not certain).

        In any case, they could not have continued to make a
reasonable profit given what said landlord wanted to do, and there
was no better location available. They opted for a quiet and
dignified end.

        While they may rarely have had the best prices on test gear or
computer hardware, Haltek was a very helpful source of parts for
me and Lord only knows how many other electronics types in the
Bay Area and beyond.

        I sincerely hope their landlord ends up holding on to a
completely empty building for a VERY long time! Methinks he's a
graduate of the Bill Gates School of Compassion. :-P

        Whatever else happens, I pray that other surplus stores, such
as Weird Stuff and Sharon Industries, aren't next on the chopping
block.


-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Bruce Lane, Owner/Head Honcho,
Blue Feather Technologies (www.bluefeathertech.com)
kyrrin_at_bluefeathertech.com
"SCSI Users, Unite! Beware the IDEs of March!"
Received on Sat May 27 2000 - 03:52:25 BST