If you are into amateur radio, you may have run across an article at eHam.net discussing RadioShack’s changes from a hobby store to a personal electronics store.
Here’s a link to that article:
RadioShack -> Silent Key for HAM Radio.
RadioShack Sucks
And here is why I finally believe that statement:
excerpt taken from RadioShackSucks.com.
After existing since 1998, RadioShackSucks.com has come under legal attack by RadioShack Corporation in a Texas Court. This is a direct assault on YOUR First Amendment rights!
I have been a fan of the aforementioned site for a few years. My fondness came about from my employment at a franchise store. I discovered the site one day, at work, searching the web for complaints against the company (RS) so I could get a good laugh on a dreary day. I found a lot more.
I found complaints from customers AND employees, usually bitching about one another. What joy I had found!
I still read the stories at work, and share them with my fellow associates, and we sit back and laugh reading about the ignorance of customers, bad employees, and stupid moves that the company has made.
If you haven’t read anything from the site, I suggest that you do, for if RadioShaft does actually win the battle and closes the site, all the old stories will be gone. Please check it out by clicking the following links:
RadioShackSucks main page or go directly to the message board.
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING…HEAVY RAIN…AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FAYETTE…HARRISON…SCOTT…AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 952 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 KYZ036-037-041>043-049-080235- BOURBON KY-CLARK KY-FAYETTE KY-HARRISON KY-NICHOLAS KY-SCOTT KY- 952 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 ...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN FAYETTE...HARRISON...SCOTT...AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES... AT 946 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF CYNTHIANA TO HIGHLANDS...AND MOVING EAST AT 100 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * THESE STORMS WILL ALSO IMPACT... GEORGETOWN... PARIS... CYNTHIANA... CARLISLE... SILVER LAKE AND STONY POINT... PRETTY RUN AND WESTON... SEWELL SHOP... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OCCASIONAL VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS. DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && |
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING…HEAVY RAIN…AND 40 MPH WINDS
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 914 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 KYZ033-035>037-080145- FRANKLIN KY-HARRISON KY-HENRY KY-SCOTT KY- 914 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND 40 MPH WINDS... AT 913 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VISIBILITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * THIS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... LONGLICK... SKINNERSBURG... MALLARD POINT AND BIDDLE... MOON LAKE ESTATES AND ROGERS GAP... THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 75 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 129 AND 136. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE AWARE THAT A GUST FRONT PRECEDING THIS STORM WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WELL BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF ANY RAIN. && |