Vince could give you directions to any place in the Chicagoland area from memory. I sure do miss having that resource available on the radio. The main reason though was Convenience and Cost . You see AES inc. Also AES inc.
Lets take a typical sales item like a dual band mobile.
Terry Sterman, W9DIA, made his last Illinois corporate decision, and shut Ericksons Communications down. Then the boys from Wisconsin proceeded to load up Ericksons' small ham radio inventory into AES's delivery truck. I heard that Terry, W9DIA, was home, in the land of Cheese Heads, in time for lunch. WQ9D, filed for and was divorced. Vince was than fired on May 1st.