[JakeStone]

Ah, Fry's...

Back in 2000ish, went to the Phoenix store to get parts to repair a friend's PC that had blown up.

I think it was around 2010, me and Grandpa went to the one in the Dallas area to build a PC "old school" because he'd built his ham radios from tubes and solder, it was time to stay current. Afterwards, he was a bit disappointed at how easy it was. He expected at least a spark from the power supply and we might have to buy new parts. On the other hand, he was pleased to see that the tinkerer and willing to make things was still running through the bloodline.

For the first few years here in CA, it was a great place to look at new toys and occasionally buy them. It was always good for buying a quick phone when one would die late night. Ingress kills phones, man, deal with it.

But yeah, the year before the plague was eerie and empty and "No, we're not closing." and now I'm sad.