Bob Dobbs wrote:


Much like the circumstance here where the HRO is smaller with an absence
of labeled prices that suggests haggling compared to the Fry's with a
bright ceiling populated by 1KW halogen lights every 20 feet or so and
lots of trinkets to catch your eye and deplete your budget resources.
I personally use HRO for its comprehensive stock of Amateur gear and as
a social gathering of Hams to swap bull**** while eating free donuts,
whereas Fry's is too big for that and no matter what I go for, I always
manage to see enough nifty toys to empty my wallet.

HRO in Burbank has prices marked. Fry's is closer. I usually just get
mail-order from Jun's in Culver City (hamcity.com).

Being in a border town it's not surprising to encounter as much if not
more Spanish than English, but somehow I would have guessed Atlanta's
location in deep Dixie would have served as insulation from the influx.

Houston is more Hispanic than anything else. I've lived in the Sunbelt
pretty much my whole life, and we've always had lots of Hispanics around
here.