On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:58:49 -0800, "Rich S."
wrote:

"VideoFlyer" wrote in message
...
Lowes and Home Dee-pot are *not* hardware stores. . . ;-)


That's true.....but they're the closest thing to a hardware store that I
have
seen for many years. Where did all the GOOD hardware stores go.

The only ones around the Northwest are McLendon's chain of stores
http://www.mclendons.com/. They *train* their staff!

I'll second that; they actually carry repair parts...not just replacement
assemblies.

I've had pretty good luck at Coast-To-Coast, too, though I think they're getting
hammered by the big box stores.

Ron Wanttaja