On 6/19/2007 12:44 PM Loren Busch wrote: > Example: > I wanted some Sorbothane for mounting the Norcold I'm putting in. No way > could I find a link to a local supplier, ended up buying from McMaster-Carr > online. Someone locally lost out because I was not able to find a local > link. Yup. Broken links don't help the local guys, but local retailers often lose out because they don't have stock on what I'm looking for. I know their buying power is diminished every time I throw in the towel and order the goods from the web, but I don't like being limited by what they decide to keep on the shelves. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR |
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