Why do we collect?

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by JB5pro

I too was very lucky to go on house calls as a boy as the helper to a great man. It was great to visit the different people. I often try to find any of them that may still be alive. Seems crazy to many but i think everybody i ever met is special to me.

To me, that's a refreshing way of thinking actually.

[oldtvman]

Originally Posted by jstout66

I was lucky.. my Uncle had a TV/Sales repair store, and as a kid, I LOVED the back-room. All the sets lined up on the repair bench... the house calls.. and getting to unbox the NEW Zenith's. I can still smell those CC' 2s fresh out of the box......

That's the other thing that I miss being in a tv showroom when the wood cabinets were new and had that new car smell. Now the only time a set gives off an odor is when a components burns up.