Radio Shack - Was:[geeks] Octane light bar

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I don't know if the stores in your country are actually 
the same company as RS in the United States.  A few 
years ago most of the international stores were spun off 
as Intertan.  Different stock too (not doing to bad, 
they had a 3 for 2 split about a year or so ago).  Bob

> Here they're still called Tandy - I guess that RS Components might have
> objected (http://rswww.com, follow link to History).  But they're still shit.
> My local branch went all sucky a couple of years ago.  I think it closed in
> the last couple of weeks.  Luckily, Maplins is even closer to home, and
> always had more stock too.
<snip> 
> You have my deepest sympathy.  Maplins is even closer than Tandy to where
> I live.
> 
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> Lord Protector David Cantrell     |     http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david