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Will there be less LHS's in the future because of the net? Yup. Will the traditional small town LHS go away? Probably. Will LHS's totally disappear? Nope - they just won't be as "local" as they used to be. <br /> <br />When I was in Dallas I went to Discount Trains (I think its called). It is, for all intents and purposes, a LHS. The place had a good amount of customers, all were buying stuff , the prices good, the stock outstanding, the building well lit, very clean and the staff seemed very very knowledgable, totally friendly (smiles everywhere - even the teenaged employees were very courteous). The workers there obviously knew several of the customers by name. My fiance and I spend nearly two hours just wandering around looking at everything (much more enjoyable when you can see stuff, not just look at pics on the net) and I ended up spending quite a bit more than I was planning to (we had just stopped by because I saw their listing on MRR and "wanted just to look"). This place will survive the internet. It would be interesting to see what it could become if it decides to join M.B. Klien and Caboose Hobbies in having an internet site to sell from also. <br /> <br />The LHS will not totally go away - just transform.
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