Hello Bruce
On 27-May-00, you wrote:
> 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!"
>
Yes, seems more and more people here have been watching "Wall Street" (the
movie and the real thing) and embracing Sam Geckoe's motto, "Greed . . . is
good." Seems to be the way of the new millenium, starting with the gas
pumps.
Regards
--
Gary Hildebrand
ghldbrd_at_ccp.com
Received on Sat May 27 2000 - 15:45:15 BST