Sure do. I loved going to Radio Shack, as a kid. I still have a few screwdrivers and whatnot, purchased there with allowance money. If they were still around, I’d be still shopping there. Microcenter is not bad, and of course ebay/amzn/newegg. Still there was a kind of charm about an old RS store, with the junky stereo equipment and made-in-Taiwan-or-wherever-was-cheapest toolsets and the guys behind the counter wearing ties. A lost era.
There are a few RadioShack left, though the one near me still has the parts cabinets from years ago, most of the store is bicycles, tobacco, and cell phones now.
No vapes? Seems like a good crossover market for DIY inhalers (or whatever vape machines are called), especially if they're already comfortable selling tobacco.
Probably - I don’t partake so I don’t really pay attention.
Yah, Forrest Mims' books were a massive part of my childhood.
I owned a couple of them. Unfortunately useless for understanding electronics. It is not their fault, they were no substitute for an electronics class.