I was not only in vocational electronics class, but I worked at a shop as well as "on the side" back in the seventies. There was plenty of work, and I didn't have to advertise for myself either. I'd do house calls for 10 bucks and made good money with CRT and flyback jobs. I saw lots of Zeniths/RCAs followed by everything else. I'd fix some B&Ws and repaired sets for resale too. Have tube caddy will travel!
You had to have a good relationship with the wholesale suppliers but they didn't mind "cash" customers! I did a lot of business with my Sylvania jobber.
I think it must have been some "mandatory" requirement that your High School Electronics Teacher had some military experience as well as being of "character"!
