It is with sadness that I need to inform our community that Ron and Scott Kimball - owners of Powertec will be closing their doors within the next few weeks. I have been blessed to have known them for these last 12 years and have spent countless hours just sitting there and talking to them, after looking for an excuse to just stop by for a single part. To enter their shop was like a sanctuary for me from times gone past - where you were instantly made to feel as if you are an old friend and where a man's handshake is his word. In this day and age it doesn't get much better than that - which is what I teach my students within my profession. The ending of this adventure for the both of them does not make them happy - this has been a partnership of mutual respect between a father and son who were able to spend quality time together - day in and day out. To those of you who have had the privilege of talking to either of them and after reading the kind words and history of Ron Kimball and Heald which have graced these forums - lets wish them the very best as they move on. I can sincerely say - that to have met and spent time with them has been a gift and it is an honor to call them my friends - You will both be greatly missed !