Date:         Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:43:08 -0700
Reply-To:     "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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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.

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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